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Updating the Criteria for Web API Extended Access

Hey, I created this thread to get your feedback on our blog post around changes to the Web API extended access criteria, which will take place on May 15th. Please share any of your thoughts on this change in the comments below. All of your feedback w...

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quota extension

Hey, so how could i get a quota extension on my app. since my app is stuck on "Development mode" please help me.

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Hey, so how could i get a quota extension on my app. since my app is stuck on "Development mode" please help me.

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Provide Radio Playlist ID

On the desktop app, when I click radio on a track, it brings me to a playlist with a unique ID for that tracks radio/suggested tracks. We can play that playlist via the play context api, however there's no way to retrieve that ID.Would Spotify consid...

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On the desktop app, when I click radio on a track, it brings me to a playlist with a unique ID for that tracks radio/suggested tracks. We can play that playlist via the play context api, however ther...

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Expose Radio playlist ID for tracks
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Error when trying to edit an App: Something went wrong while editing your app.

Hello devs, anyone else having this issue ? I have an app where I have some redirect URLS. I wanted to edit them because Spotify changed its policy to have 127.0.0.1 instead of localhost. See: https://developer.spotify.com/blog/2025-02-12-increasing-...

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Hello devs,   anyone else having this issue ? I have an app where I have some redirect URLS. I wanted to edit them because Spotify changed its policy to have 127.0.0.1 instead of localhost. &...

Robert52

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how to transfer developer account access to another account?

how to transfer developer account access to another account?i sold the app, so i need to transfer admin access to the developer account

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how to transfer developer account access to another account? i sold the app, so i need to transfer admin access to the developer account  

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Transferring Spotify app to another account

Hello, We'd like to transfer our Spotify applications to another account, could you please guide us on how to do so? Thanks, Lucas

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Hello,   We'd like to transfer our Spotify applications to another account, could you please guide us on how to do so?   Thanks,   Lucas

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Requesting Guidance on New Spotify Quota Requirements for Early-Stage Products

Hello Spotify Team and Community,I’m the founder of an early-stage product currently in the final phase of development, built around enhancing how users interact with and experience music in a unique, meaningful way.We’re preparing for launch soon, a...

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Hello Spotify Team and Community, I’m the founder of an early-stage product currently in the final phase of development, built around enhancing how users interact with and experience music in a uniq...

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Which Spotify Connect service to use?

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)My Question or IssueHello. We are a Chinese company that makes AI Robot dolls. We use an app to interact with our ...

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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 Hello. We are a...

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Is Offline Playback Licensing Possible for Third-Party Devices? (Similar to Mighty)

Hi everyone,I’m trying to understand whether it’s at all possible for third-party developers to obtain licensing approval from Spotify for offline playback on a dedicated hardware device. I’m aware that Spotify’s public SDKs do not allow offline func...

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Hi everyone, I’m trying to understand whether it’s at all possible for third-party developers to obtain licensing approval from Spotify for offline playback on a dedicated hardware device. I’m aware...

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Extended Quota Access for Time-Limited Nordic Campaign

PlanPremiumCountrySweden My Question or IssueHi Spotify Developer Team,I represent a communications agency that is developing a campaign for an international company primarily operating in the Nordic region. The campaign is built around a competition...

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Plan Premium Country Sweden   My Question or Issue Hi Spotify Developer Team, I represent a communications agency that is developing a campaign for an international company primarily op...

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Academic project - API rate limit

Hi, I’m a CS student working on an academic project using the Spotify Web API.Is there an official way to request academic access or higher rate limits for research purposes?

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Hi, I’m a CS student working on an academic project using the Spotify Web API. Is there an official way to request academic access or higher rate limits for research purposes?

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It’s Impossible for Indie Developers to Leave Development Mode — Catch-22 in Spotify’s Requirements

Hi Spotify Developer Team, I’m the developer of Mixport, a music-migration app that helps users move playlists between services (Spotify → Apple Music, etc.). I’m trying to move my Spotify app out of Development Mode, but the current requirements app...

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Hi Spotify Developer Team,   I’m the developer of Mixport, a music-migration app that helps users move playlists between services (Spotify → Apple Music, etc.). I’m trying to move my Spotify a...

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Access token returning as null on Android SKD

PlanFree/PremiumCountry DeviceAndroid Devices Operating SystemN/A My Question or IssueUsing Spotify SDK 2.1.2 for login and sign up by getting a user token.In the last few days we have been starting to get 'null' value on the accessToken (which is no...

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Plan Free/Premium Country   Device Android Devices   Operating System N/A   My Question or Issue Using Spotify SDK 2.1.2 for login and sign up by getting a user token. In t...

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The playlist 'Discover Weekly' is no longer being recognized as a user playlist.

PlanFreeCountryDEDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueWhen I retrieve the current user's playlists via the access point 'me/playlists', 'Discover Weekly' was previously included in the returned list. However, this playlist has been ...

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  Plan Free Country DE Device PC Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue When I retrieve the current user's playlists via the access point 'me/playlists', 'Discover We...

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WHY DOES EVERYTHING HAVE TO CHANGE EVERY WEEK

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 This entire platform has gone off the rails. We dont NEED NEW FEATURES every week who are th...

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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   ...

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Solved!! http://127.0.0.1:8888/callback no longer accepted as valid callback

PlanPremium CountryNLDevice Operating SystemLinux My Question or IssueThe API no longer accepts http://127.0.0.1:8888/callback as a valid callback. I get the error "INVALID_CLIENT: Invalid redirect URI"

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Plan Premium   Country NL Device   Operating System Linux   My Question or Issue The API no longer accepts http://127.0.0.1:8888/callback as a valid callback. I get the...

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What is the extent for the API usage?

I am curious with Spotify API usage. The terms of conditions state that it should be used in a non-commercializing way. Then does it mean that the whole app cannot earn any money or the functionality itself? In another words, I was wondering if it wo...

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I am curious with Spotify API usage.   The terms of conditions state that it should be used in a non-commercializing way. Then does it mean that the whole app cannot earn any money or the...

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Is SongDNA data going to be exposed in Spotify API?

With Spotify’s recent acquisition of WhoSampled and the announcement of the upcoming SongDNA feature, I’m wondering whether any of the data about samples, covers, and collaborators will eventually be exposed through the Spotify Web API. I'm a huge fa...

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With Spotify’s recent acquisition of WhoSampled and the announcement of the upcoming SongDNA feature, I’m wondering whether any of the data about samples, covers, and collaborators will eventual...

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API Request: Programmatic Podcast Show Submission

Hello Spotify Developer Community Team,We are developing an application and are highly interested in integrating a feature to allow our users to seamlessly submit their new podcast shows directly to Spotify without needing to manually go through the ...

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Hello Spotify Developer Community Team, We are developing an application and are highly interested in integrating a feature to allow our users to seamlessly submit their new podcast shows directly t...

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Unable to switch app from Development Mode to Production Mode – OAuth Social Login blocked

PlanFreeCountryjapanDeviceiPhone 8〜16 safari, Android chromeOperating System(iOS, Android) My Question or IssueWe are currently developing a public web service that uses Spotify authentication (OAuth) to allow users to sign in with their Spotify acco...

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Plan Free Country japan Device iPhone 8〜16 safari, Android chrome Operating System (iOS, Android)   My Question or Issue We are currently developing a public web service that us...

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Clicking "submitting a quota extension request" redirects back to "Basic Information"

PlanFree/PremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceTested on various different networks, devices, and browsers My Question or IssueSpent a while troubleshooting this with support only to be directed here for my issue, as they didn't have the abilities to solv...

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Plan Free/Premium Country United States Device Tested on various different networks, devices, and browsers   My Question or Issue Spent a while troubleshooting this with support only to ...

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