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Web API quota updates for Development Mode

Hey everyone, I've created this thread to share some updates to how quotas work for Development Mode apps on the Spotify Web API to help you better organize your projects. We've shared a Blog post that explains everything in detail. Here's the short ...

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Refresh token expiration: discussion thread

Hey everyone, I've created this thread to provide more insight on an upcoming change to how refresh tokens work for apps on the Spotify Web API. We've shared a blog post that explains what's changing and why. The short version: refresh tokens will no...

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Spotify Soloist: a new terminal based player for headless and DIY setups

Hey everyone, we've created this thread to share details about Spotify Soloist. Spotify Soloist is a new, lightweight Spotify client for headless setups. It runs as a background service, supports Spotify Connect, and works on Raspberry Pi and other L...

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Hey everyone, we've created this thread to share details about Spotify Soloist. Spotify Soloist is a new, lightweight Spotify client for headless setups. It runs as a background service, suppor...

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Request for moderator assistance: routing a technical partnership inquiry to Spotify R&D / CorpDev

Hi Spotify Developer Forum moderators, I'm reaching out here because I've been unable to contact the appropriate teams at Spotify (Corporate Development, Technology Partnerships, or R&D) through standard corporate channels. I'm the inventor of a prop...

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Hi Spotify Developer Forum moderators,   I'm reaching out here because I've been unable to contact the appropriate teams at Spotify (Corporate Development, Technology Partnerships, or R&D)...

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Spotify Developer Dashboard Keeps Flickering After Login

PlanPremiumCountry Device Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI am experiencing an issue with the Spotify Developer Dashboard.After logging in successfully, the Developer Dashboard continuously flickers or reloads, making the page unusable...

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Plan Premium Country   Device   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I am experiencing an issue with the Spotify Developer Dashboard. After logging in successf...

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Getting Client ID

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceiPhone 16 plusOperating SystemiOS 26.3.1 My Question or IssueI can’t figure out how to create an app or get my client ID anywhere. I have premium and I have never created an ID or app ever so the 1 ID per account rule doesn...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device iPhone 16 plus Operating System iOS 26.3.1   My Question or Issue I can’t figure out how to create an app or get my client ID anywhere. I have premium a...

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Unable to create new Spotify app – “New integrations are currently on hold”
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Superuser Contribution Web API quota updates for Development Mode

Hey everyone, I've created this thread to share some updates to how quotas work for Development Mode apps on the Spotify Web API to help you better organize your projects. We've shared a Blog post that explains everything in detail. Here's the short ...

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Hey everyone, I've created this thread to share some updates to how quotas work for Development Mode apps on the Spotify Web API to help you better organize your projects.   We've shared a B...

bdev2026

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Policy clarification for a noncommercial Android playback-queue companion

Hello Spotify for Developers team,I am developing Attacca, a small, noncommercial Android companion for Spotify.Attacca does not play, download, modify, or redistribute audio. While the user is listening in the official Spotify app with shuffle enabl...

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Hello Spotify for Developers team, I am developing Attacca, a small, noncommercial Android companion for Spotify. Attacca does not play, download, modify, or redistribute audio. While the user is l...

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No confirmation received for my Music Vibe Web API application

Hello Spotify Developer Support,I submitted an application for my app Music Vibe approximately 10 days ago to use the Spotify Web API.I have not received any confirmation email or update regarding my application.Could you please confirm whether my ap...

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Hello Spotify Developer Support, I submitted an application for my app Music Vibe approximately 10 days ago to use the Spotify Web API. I have not received any confirmation email or update regardin...

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Debloating spotify.

Hi, Spofify Staff. I noticed that one of the processes that are associated upon startup is a crash handler for the program. THIS IS THE COMMAND LINE THAT IS LAUNCHED: " PATH FOR USER " --type=crashpad-handler /prefetch:7 --max-uploads=5 --max-db-size...

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Hi, Spofify Staff.  I noticed that one of the processes that are associated upon startup is a crash handler for the program.  THIS IS THE COMMAND LINE THAT IS LAUNCHED:  " PATH ...

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Can a free, non-commercial app qualify for extended access?

PlanPremiumCountrySouth KoreaDeviceiPhone 14 ProOperating SystemiOS 26.5 My Question or Issue I'm an independent developer in South Korea. I built a free iOS app that picks music based on the driver's situation (place, weather, time of day, speed) an...

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Plan Premium Country South Korea Device iPhone 14 Pro Operating System iOS 26.5   My Question or Issue   I'm an independent developer in South Korea. I built a free iOS app that ...

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Following along with the curl API tutorial, keep getting "Missing/invalid/expired access token"

PlanFree/PremiumCountryUKDeviceMacbook AirOperating SystemMacOS My Question or IssueI'm following along with the Getting Started tutorial here. https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/tutorials/getting-started This is in the terminal app ...

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Plan Free/Premium Country UK Device Macbook Air Operating System MacOS   My Question or Issue I'm following along with the Getting Started tutorial here.   https://develop...

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Solved!! Authorisation in a CLI app

I'm trying to write a Python CLI program (no associated webpage, entirely on-device, mostly for my own personal use) that will create a playlist. This means I have to use authorisation code flow, not client credentials. However, all of the authorisat...

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I'm trying to write a Python CLI program (no associated webpage, entirely on-device, mostly for my own personal use) that will create a playlist. This means I have to use authorisation code flow, not...

SgtTab

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Inquiry About Quota Exceeded (429) Reset Time

PlanPremiumCountrySouth KoreaDevice-Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)Windows 11 My Question or Issue Hello,Our application is currently experiencing a quota limit issue with the Spotify Web API, and we are receiving a 429 Too Ma...

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Plan Premium Country South Korea Device - Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) Windows 11   My Question or Issue   Hello, Our application is currently ...

superhappy

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Focus on the (5) User(s)?

I've built an app using the WebAI for iOS devices, specifically targeted for users to create interesting playlists to add to their account. It doesn't create a lot of API calls, but it does need for the user to be able to log in to their account. Spo...

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I've built an app using the WebAI for iOS devices, specifically targeted for users to create interesting playlists to add to their account. It doesn't create a lot of API calls, but it does&nbsp...

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Allow to request the tracklist via /v1/me/playlists or /v1/users/playlists

I'm working on a simple application that analyzes the user's playlists and their tracks. Right now I have to make a call to `/v1/me/playlists`, and then do multiple requests to either `/v1/playlists/id` or `/v1/playlists/id/items` while iterating ove...

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I'm working on a simple application that analyzes the user's playlists and their tracks. Right now I have to make a call to `/v1/me/playlists`, and then do multiple requests to either `/v1/playlists/...

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App Remote SDK — UserNotAuthorizedException reproduces on 2 devices / 2 accounts, despite successful

Hi all,I'm hitting a persistent App Remote SDK issue that I can't resolve, and I've now confirmed it's not account- or device-specific on my end — hoping someone here (or a Spotify mod) recognizes it.Setup: Android app (React Native/Expo), using the ...

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Hi all, I'm hitting a persistent App Remote SDK issue that I can't resolve, and I've now confirmed it's not account- or device-specific on my end — hoping someone here (or a Spotify mod) recognizes ...

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Repeated API changes are breaking third-party integrations

Hello Spotify Team,I’m writing to ask you to stop making undocumented changes that break third-party integrations.These repeated changes cause unnecessary failures for users who rely on stable authentication and playback integrations outside the offi...

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Hello Spotify Team, I’m writing to ask you to stop making undocumented changes that break third-party integrations. These repeated changes cause unnecessary failures for users who rely on stable au...

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Feature Request: Allow iOS apps to wake a local Spotify playback session without starting playback o

Feature Request: Allow iOS apps to wake a local Spotify playback session without starting playback or forcing repeated app switchingI am developing an iOS application that integrates Spotify playback controls using the Spotify Web API and Spotify iOS...

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Feature Request: Allow iOS apps to wake a local Spotify playback session without starting playback or forcing repeated app switching I am developing an iOS application that integrates Spotify playba...

MadePossible

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Non-Streaming SDA for B2B events + Spotify Codes on free printed photos

Hi everyone,I'm developing a non-streaming interactive application for events and would appreciate some clarification on whether this use case complies with the Spotify Developer Policy and Spotify Codes Terms.The user flow is:An event attendee searc...

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Hi everyone, I'm developing a non-streaming interactive application for events and would appreciate some clarification on whether this use case complies with the Spotify Developer Policy and Spotify...

Ximzend

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Extended Quota Mode Request — Furtree (Client ID: fef4576af56c449685cb09eec108d082)

Hello Spotify Developer Platform team,I'm writing to request Extended Quota Mode access for our Web API integration, "Furtree" (Client ID: fef4576af56c449685cb09eec108d082).About Furtree: Furtree (furtree.de) is a link-in-bio platform built for the f...

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Hello Spotify Developer Platform team, I'm writing to request Extended Quota Mode access for our Web API integration, "Furtree" (Client ID: fef4576af56c449685cb09eec108d082). About Furtree: Furtree...

Reekey

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Solved!! Spotify for Developer Flickering After Making Second Application

PlanPremiumCountryThe Netherlands Device/Operating SystemWindows 10 computer and later tried it on a Windows 11 computer and an iPhone 16. My Question or IssueLet me start by sharing that I need to make this message logged out of my account, because ...

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Plan Premium Country The Netherlands   Device/Operating System Windows 10 computer and later tried it on a Windows 11 computer and an iPhone 16.     My Question or Issue Let ...

Daniel0203

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