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Test out the new Spotify for Developers

Hey everyone, A new version of the Spotify for Developers website is coming soon! The new site includes a major redesign along with some new features and content. A beta version of the new website is ready for testing and we would love to hear what y...

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  • Spotify
  • Oleaasbo
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Welcome to the Spotify for Developers board!

Welcome to the Spotify for Developers board! This forum is the place for conversations about Spotify's Web API, Web Playback SDK, Widgets, and other developer tools. Here you can ask questions about the Spotify platform, chat with other developers, a...

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My live streams have stopped updated and reverted to an old update.

The track was on 16k+ live updated streams and then a few hours later I was logged out of the app and when I logged back in it was an old update that shows up on Spotify streams rather than artist app streams. And hasn’t updated since then even thoug...

  • Visitor
  • The track was on 16k+ live updated streams and then a few hours later I was logged out of the app and when I logged back in it was an old update that shows up on Spotify streams rather than artist ap...
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Notion Embedding

PlanFree/PremiumI have premium but I don't think this impacts the issue CountryUSA DeviceSurface Pro Operating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueWhen I embed a playlist or song or whatever from Spotify onto Notion it only shows a preview of the so...

  • Visitor
  • Plan Free/Premium I have premium but I don't think this impacts the issue   Country USA   Device Surface Pro   Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Whe...
  • Prague
  • Composer
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504 during call to getMyRecentlyPlayedTracks

Hello, I'm currently facing an issue when I retrieve the recently played tracks of this user: "clement-hugger"The API returns a 504 error with no other information :{"error": {"status": 504,"message": "Service didn't reply before timeout"}}For the ot...

  • Newbie
  • Hello, I'm currently facing an issue when I retrieve the recently played tracks of this user: "clement-hugger" The API returns a 504 error with no other information : { "error": { "status": 5...
  • gabepereira
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Superuser Contribution Test out the new Spotify for Developers

Hey everyone, A new version of the Spotify for Developers website is coming soon! The new site includes a major redesign along with some new features and content. A beta version of the new website is ready for testing and we would love to hear what y...

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  • Spotify
  • Hey everyone,   A new version of the Spotify for Developers website is coming soon! The new site includes a major redesign along with some new features and content.   A beta ver...
  • Oleaasbo
  • Newbie
  • 667 Views
  • 13 replies
  • 7 likes
  • Discussion
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Web API Reference "Get Token" button

Overnight the entire web API reference has changed, and every page has been overhauled... to show the exact same thing... but aesthetically pleasing... so where is the "Get Token" button that manually generates an OAuth token for you to use to test t...

  • Casual Listener
  • Overnight the entire web API reference has changed, and every page has been overhauled... to show the exact same thing... but aesthetically pleasing... so where is the "Get Token" button that manuall...
  • HopC
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Extension Request Media Upload Broken

I'm trying to revise my extension request (first time doing it with the new UI) and there's strange behavior when uploading screenshots/screencasts. All attempted uploads initially produced a "Something went wrong" error, but when I saved my request ...

  • Casual Listener
  • I'm trying to revise my extension request (first time doing it with the new UI) and there's strange behavior when uploading screenshots/screencasts. All attempted uploads initially produced a "Someth...
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  • Possible Bug
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Superuser Contribution Cannot login to Spotify developer console

I cannot login to the Spotify developer dashboard. I have signed up with Spotify through Facebook. I have created multiple apps using the dashboard before. Now, when I try to sign in through Facebook by  clicking the "login" button, I see a new windo...

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  • Casual Listener
  • I cannot login to the Spotify developer dashboard.    I have signed up with Spotify through Facebook. I have created multiple apps using the dashboard before. Now, when I try to sign in t...
  • Brittanicus
  • Casual Listener
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Hey Spotify, I noticed there was an error on Jimin's song "Like Crazy"

Jimin’s new song Like Crazy has been split in two versions in your global chart when both’s streams were combined the first day of the release, pls fix this bc it’s affecting the artist records and numbers. Please fix this error and combine the strea...

  • Visitor
  • Jimin’s new song Like Crazy has been split in two versions in your global chart when both’s streams were combined the first day of the release, pls fix this bc it’s affecting the artist records and n...
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Can't submit my quota extension request?

PlanPremium Country US I am unable to submit my quota extension request, even though all fields are filled out. I just get an error that says "An error happened while submitting the Extension Request." and it remains a draft. How can I fix this?

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  • Plan Premium   Country  US   I am unable to submit my quota extension request, even though all fields are filled out. I just get an error that says " An error happened while subm...
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May I publish an open source dataset that contains Spotify Audio Features?

I am a PhD student working on machine learning and music information retrieval. In one of my experiments I have gathered audio features from the Spotify API, for a few thousand tracks. No personal data or anything like that. Just track-specific value...

  • Casual Listener
  • I am a PhD student working on machine learning and music information retrieval. In one of my experiments I have gathered audio features from the Spotify API, for a few thousand tracks. No personal da...
  • Ximzend
  • Roadie
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Embedded playlist on mobile

Hi, I have a website that has embedded playlists on it. In Windows, all the browsers play full songs on my website without a problem. However, Safari browser on my mobile phone plays only 30 seconds although i'm logged in spotify web as a premium use...

  • Regular
  • Hi,   I have a website that has embedded playlists on it. In Windows, all the browsers play full songs on my website without a problem. However, Safari browser on my mobile phone plays only 30...
  • Ximzend
  • Roadie
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  • embed
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Music snippets for my social media app project

My Question or IssueI am a product manager, and I'm working on a social media project, where users can add music to video posts. I'd appreciate some help

  • Newbie
  • My Question or Issue I am a product manager, and I'm working on a social media project, where users can add music to video posts.  I'd appreciate some help
  • jakecarting
  • Casual Listener
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How to get to console? It's gone. Yesterday it wasn't.

I'm doing a YouTube tutorial on api's. Yesterday everything is alright, but now it is not at all. I now should get a Token in the console and learn about terminal and api's. But the console is gone. How can I continue the tutorial?

  • Visitor
  • I'm doing a YouTube tutorial on api's. Yesterday everything is alright, but now it is not at all. I now should get a Token in the console and learn about terminal and api's. But the console is gone. ...
  • donsebas77
  • Casual Listener
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Creating an app allowing to easily add songs as a party guest

Hi! tl;dr: Imagine a party. Typically, the host of the party is creating a playlist beforehand or a party guest can add their song wishes by using the party hosts device, where the Spotify app is installed on (e.g. laptop, smartphone). It would be mu...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi!   tl;dr:   Imagine a party. Typically, the host of the party is creating a playlist beforehand or a party guest can add their song wishes by using the party hosts device, where the ...
  • mashmia
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Solved!! Secure account

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Free/Premium Country   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue  
  • ich-bins-nochmal
  • Casual Listener
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Songkick Spotify API oAuth scopes disabled without reason!!

Hi,I am an engineer working at Songkick. For the last couple of weeks we were going through a regular Data Review with Spotify regarding the use of the API by Songkick.comOut of nowhere and for reasons unknown to us, ALL our oAuth Scopes for Spotify ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi, I am an engineer  working at Songkick. For the last couple of weeks we were going through a regular Data Review with Spotify regarding the use of the API by Songkick.com Out of nowhere...
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Is it possible to have Spotify for artists APIs?

I have 2 needs related to the link between a Spotify User and a Spotify Artist.I want to allow my users to copy paste their profile link (i.e. open.spotify.com/user/theirId) and still be able to fetch the artist profile link associated to their accou...

  • Casual Listener
  • I have 2 needs related to the link between a Spotify User and a Spotify Artist. I want to allow my users to copy paste their profile link (i.e. open.spotify.com/user/theirId) and still be able to f...
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Allowed to use it for on-hold music?

I've read the various Spotify terms and conditions docs, but it's not entirely clear whether our use case is permitted. We have a telehealth app, and we want a patient to be able to select songs or playlists we provide via Spotify while they're waiti...

  • Visitor
  • I've read the various Spotify terms and conditions docs, but it's not entirely clear whether our use case is permitted. We have a telehealth app, and we want a patient to be able to select songs or p...
  • Ximzend
  • Roadie
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  • question
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App review

Is it possbile to fasten the process of the app review? I have a school project and need users to register this asap I got 403 error as it users need to be added explicitly on my dashboard

  • Newbie
  • Is it possbile to fasten the process of the app review?  I have a school project and need users to register this asap I got 403 error as it users need to be added explicitly on my dashboard &nb...
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Is using this library a no-no and will my account get banned if i use it?

Hi, I am curious about an open source library on Github called CSpot. It appears to run on multiple platforms (even the PS-Vita from a fork) But i don't see any spotify library it is using. There is a company that is currently trying to sell a produc...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi, I am curious about an open source library on Github called CSpot.  It appears to run on multiple platforms (even the PS-Vita from a fork)  But i don't see any spotify library it is ...
  • CheezeBreeze
  • Casual Listener
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