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Important: App review and quota extension waiting times

The Spotify for developers platform helps many bring their ideas to life. Whether it's a short term app helping an artist’s release or something more long term - there is always a chance of success. Things start to grow and then you might also need w...

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delete spotify for developers

The issue's about the following: I accepted your spotify for develpers earlier and would like to undo it

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  • The issue's about the following: I accepted your spotify for develpers earlier and would like to undo it
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Introducing Playlistation: Automate your playlist creation with smart playlists

Hi everyone, I’m excited to introduce Playlistation, a new app that lets you create smart playlists for Spotify. With Playlistation, you can set filters based on various criteria like artist, genre, track duration, release date, and even deeper audio...

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  • Hi everyone,   I’m excited to introduce Playlistation, a new app that lets you create smart playlists for Spotify. With Playlistation, you can set filters based on various criteria like artist...
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Check Out Kathmandux.com - Your Source for Lyrics to Nepali, Hindi, and English Songs!

Hi everyone,I'm excited to share a project I've been working on, Kathmandux.com – a comprehensive website where you can find lyrics to the latest Nepali, Hindi, and English songs. We update the site regularly with accurate and verified lyrics, perfec...

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  • Hi everyone, I'm excited to share a project I've been working on, Kathmandux.com – a comprehensive website where you can find lyrics to the latest Nepali, Hindi, and English songs. We update the sit...
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Running Spotify from a USB Drive for Classic Car Head Units

PlanPremiumCountryIndonesiaDevice Operating System My Question or IssueHello,I am interested in the possibility of programming Spotify onto a USB drive so that it can be used to play music through the head unit of a classic car. The goal is to have a...

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  • Plan Premium Country Indonesia Device   Operating System     My Question or Issue Hello, I am interested in the possibility of programming Spotify onto a USB drive so that i...
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Solved!! Block video cdn

Hello, I'm using a filtering DNS to block some domain on my child's phone.I want to block also video on Spotify and I try to identify domain of CDN linked to video streaming.Where can I find a list of domains used by purpose?Like image-cdn-ak.spotify...

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  • Hello,  I'm using a filtering DNS to block some domain on my child's phone. I want to block also video on Spotify and I try to identify domain of CDN linked to video streaming. Where can I fi...
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unique problem with spotify phone app on android

unique problem with spotify phone app on androidso im disabled and i control my phone with screen sharing ( smart life, ac, ect ).they all work fine, but when i try to open spotify, it doesn't work. screen goes black.when i open the app, i can see it...

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  • unique problem with spotify phone app on android so im disabled and i control my phone with screen sharing ( smart life, ac, ect ). they all work fine, but when i try to open spotify, it doesn't wo...
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Will the sleep timer ever be brought back?

As of today 09.28.2024 the sleep timer is missing not only from Android but also the web browser and IOS. There have been suggestions about uninstalling and reinstalling the app which I have done but the timer is still missing. It was an amazing and ...

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  • As of today 09.28.2024 the sleep timer is missing not only from Android but also the web browser and IOS. There have been suggestions about uninstalling and reinstalling the app which I have done but...
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Ability to retrieve track language

The Track Web API provides a lot of useful information and more can even be retrieved from the Get Audio Analysis endpoint. A track additionally has a lot of metadata flags such as the explicit flag but there is no language attribute on the track obj...

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  • The Track Web API provides a lot of useful information and more can even be retrieved from the Get Audio Analysis endpoint. A track additionally has a lot of metadata flags such as the explicit flag ...
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Options for SSL/TLS decryption (corporate network)

Company performs SSL/TLS decryption for all outbound traffic. This breaks a lot of Spotify components due to certificate pinning(?). I've identified the following hostnames:apresolve.spotify.comlogin5.spotify.comguc3-spclient.spotify.comguc3-dealer.s...

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  • Company performs SSL/TLS decryption for all outbound traffic. This breaks a lot of Spotify components due to certificate pinning(?). I've identified the following hostnames: apresolve.spotify.com l...
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Spotify Local Files got deleted (IOS)

PlanFreeCountryHungaryDeviceiPhone 15 Pro MaxOperating SystemiOS 17.6.1 My Question or IssueSo I had all my mp3 files in the Spotify Local Files Folder (which was really a lot of files), there was a bug that annoyed me thinking by re-downloading the ...

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  • Plan Free Country Hungary Device iPhone 15 Pro Max Operating System iOS 17.6.1   My Question or Issue So I had all my mp3 files in the Spotify Local Files Folder (which was really a lo...
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Why is my Spotify playlist rearranging itself randomly?

Has anyone else noticed their Spotify playlists reshuffling themselves? I've organized my songs in a specific order, but lately, it seems like Spotify is randomly changing the sequence. It's really frustrating when I want to listen to my tracks in th...

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  • Has anyone else noticed their Spotify playlists reshuffling themselves? I've organized my songs in a specific order, but lately, it seems like Spotify is randomly changing the sequence. It's really f...
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Spotify Pauses randomly

PlanPremium DuoCountryUSADeviceIPhone 13/ PCOperating SystemiOS 17.6.1 / Windows 11 - 64 bitWhat seems to be happening [I'm using Spotify on my Phone (IOS) and on my computer while doing work; My Spotify pauses in the middle of songs I got a notice e...

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  • Plan Premium Duo Country USA Device IPhone 13/ PC Operating System iOS 17.6.1 / Windows 11 - 64 bit What seems to be happening [I'm using Spotify on my Phone (IOS) and on my computer whil...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Commercial use of Track Features and Analysis data

PlanFreeCountryJapanMy Question or IssueHi, I have a legal question and Spotify support told me to ask here.I am a staff working at a TV station. I want to use the Track Features and Analysis data I GET from the Spotify Web API as a reference for cas...

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  • Plan Free Country Japan My Question or Issue Hi, I have a legal question and Spotify support told me to ask here. I am a staff working at a TV station. I want to use the Track Features and Anal...
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Solved!! Ban on using audio features of a song for ML or algorithms

Can someone shed some light on why and when the audio features from the API were banned from being used for Machine Learning or any algorithms in general? I'm curious because there are a lot of papers that have used them for that, but maybe the ban i...

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  • Can someone shed some light on why and when the audio features from the API were banned from being used for Machine Learning or any algorithms in general? I'm curious because there are a lot of paper...
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AI discussion questions

PlanPremiumCountryUS I have a few interview questions I'd like to ask for an essay I am writing in school about how Spotify's AI is providing our generation a more personalized connection to music than ever before, and if a developer could please ans...

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  • Plan Premium Country US     I have a few interview questions I'd like to ask for an essay I am writing in school about how Spotify's AI is providing our generation a more personalized...
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When I try to listen to Spotify on my TV’s Music plays, but no sound and songs skip after 10 seconds

Free/Premium: PremiumCountry: USA DeviceFireTv and all of my other tv’s are also operating through Firesticks Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueDoes not happen when I listen connect my iphone or laptop to my ...

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  • Free/Premium: Premium Country: USA   Device FireTv and all of my other tv’s are also operating through Firesticks    Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc....
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Superuser Contribution Recommendations webapi endpoint includes hidden artists

The endpointhttps://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/get-recommendationsincludes results of "hidden" artists of user that token was used to make API callis there way through API to filtter this out or get rid of?

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  • The endpoint https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/get-recommendations includes results of "hidden" artists of user that token was used to make API call is there way throug...
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Web Vitals CLS

Hello there,I see that your iframe causes a CLS, which counts on CLS for the domain where is embedded. Details are in the attachment. url: https://open.spotify.com/embed/album/4AXYDG2kzQS2tocSYHlVRlPlease try to prevent CLS, it's bad for the user exp...

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  • Hello there, I see that your iframe causes a CLS, which counts on CLS for the domain where is embedded. Details are in the attachment.   url: https://open.spotify.com/embed/album/4AXYDG2kzQ...
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Play DJ from Alexa

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceAlexa AutoOperating SystemIOS My Question or IssueLove that I can request Spotify songs, albums, artists, playlists from Alexa as I'm driving. Is there some way to launch the DJ via Alexa? Some "code word"? Thanks!Brian

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Alexa Auto Operating System IOS   My Question or Issue Love that I can request Spotify songs, albums, artists, playlists from Alexa as I'm driving.&nbsp...
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