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February 2026 Spotify for Developers update: thread

Hey everyone, I’ve created this thread to provide an open space for discussion, feedback, concerns or ideas on an upcoming update to Spotify for Developers access. We’ve shared a blog post that explains what’s changing and why. Please use this thread...

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pndbeats

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Solved!! Quota Extension Request tab not visible in Developer Dashboard

Hi,I recently received an email confirming that my Partner Application has progressed to the next stage and that I should complete the next step via the “Extension Requests” / “Quota Extension Request” section in the Developer Dashboard. However, thi...

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Hi, I recently received an email confirming that my Partner Application has progressed to the next stage and that I should complete the next step via the “Extension Requests” / “Quota Extension Requ...

Hayterwave

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Superuser Contribution February 2026 Spotify for Developers update: thread

Hey everyone, I’ve created this thread to provide an open space for discussion, feedback, concerns or ideas on an upcoming update to Spotify for Developers access. We’ve shared a blog post that explains what’s changing and why. Please use this thread...

Spotify

Hey everyone, I’ve created this thread to provide an open space for discussion, feedback, concerns or ideas on an upcoming update to Spotify for Developers access.   We’ve shared a blog post...

pndbeats

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Spotify Developer app

Country: United StatesDevice: Windows 11 PCOperating System: Windows 11My Question or Issue:I deleted a Spotify Developer app, but my account still shows that I have 1 app in development. Because of this, I cannot create a new app. I have already tri...

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  Country: United States Device: Windows 11 PC Operating System: Windows 11 My Question or Issue: I deleted a Spotify Developer app, but my account still shows that I have 1 app in develo...

ribezaz

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Spotify Web API returns 403 Forbidden on library save despite user-library-modify scope

Hi team,I’m building a local browser app using Spotify Authorization Code with PKCE.Auth works, playback works, search works, and reading the user profile works. The access token includes both `user-library-read` and `user-library-modify`.Confirmed g...

Newbie

Hi team, I’m building a local browser app using Spotify Authorization Code with PKCE. Auth works, playback works, search works, and reading the user profile works. The access token includes bot...

Ximzend

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Spotify keeps breaking librespot and go-librespot

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDevicelibrespot, go-librespotOperating SystemLinux My Question or IssueI got premium in order to play Spotify on my snapserver using librespot and go-librespot. But Spotify keep making changes which repeatedly break these apps...

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Plan Premium Country Canada Device librespot, go-librespot Operating System Linux   My Question or Issue I got premium in order to play Spotify on my snapserver using librespot and go-...

semmu

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Superuser Contribution API App not allowing writes - 403 error

We have an app, on a premium user account. We are trying to create and/or write tracks to a playlist.Everything we do is giving us a 403 error.We can see our tokens are correct from the auth, and the calls should work.The app is in development mode -...

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We have an app, on a premium user account.  We are trying to create and/or write tracks to a playlist. Everything we do is giving us a 403 error. We can see our tokens are correct from the ...

LambertSpot

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Extended Quota Request — Linger, a Geo-Social Music Discovery App

Hi Spotify Developer Community, I'm an independent developer building Linger, a geo-social music app for iOS and Android where users drop songs onto a live map tied to their real-world location. Drops are ephemeral — they expire after 24 hours unless...

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Hi Spotify Developer Community,   I'm an independent developer building Linger, a geo-social music app for iOS and Android where users drop songs onto a live map tied to their real-world locat...

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Missing Playlist Items for Public Playlists

Hello, I see the update to the Playlist API as stating:"The items of the playlist. Note: This field is only available for playlists owned by the current user or playlists the user is a collaborator of." This is a bit prohibitive, especially for publi...

Gig Goer

Hello,   I see the update to the Playlist API as stating: "The items of the playlist.  Note: This field is only available for playlists owned by the current user or playlists the us...

Ximzend

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Superuser Contribution Policy clarification: private-room music guessing game using Spotify APIs

PlanDeveloper / policy clarification question. Test users may be Free or Premium; I’m asking whether Premium-only usage would be permitted.CountryGermanyDeviceWeb app and mobile app. Testing on Android phone, iPhone/browser, and desktop browser.Opera...

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Plan Developer / policy clarification question. Test users may be Free or Premium; I’m asking whether Premium-only usage would be permitted. Country Germany Device Web app and mobile app. Testin...

LambertSpot

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Best Practices for Restricting Spotify’s New Messaging Feature with Mosyle

With Spotify recently rolling out an in-app Messages feature, I’m trying to find out if there are any Managed App Configuration (AppConfig PLIST) keys available for MDMs like Mosyle to disable or restrict this functionality.From what I can see on the...

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With Spotify recently rolling out an in-app Messages feature, I’m trying to find out if there are any Managed App Configuration (AppConfig PLIST) keys available for MDMs like Mosyle to disable or res...

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Solved!! When was v1/albums deprecated? How to fetch multiple albums

PlanFree/PremiumCountryUSDevice(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating SystemWindows 11 / MacMy Question or Issuehttps://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/get-multiple-albums when was get several albums deprec...

Music Fan

Plan Free/Premium Country US Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System Windows 11 / Mac My Question or Issue https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web...

dangling-rubber

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Solved!! Web API ratelimit

I am developing an app which will allow users to publish their playlists to a feed. However in order to visit the feed, published playlists will have to be fetched one by one (as the current spotify api does not have an endpoint to fetch multiple pla...

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I am developing an app which will allow users to publish their playlists to a feed. However in order to visit the feed, published playlists will have to be fetched one by one (as the current spotify ...

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Solved!! 403 Forbidden on Add Tracks to Playlist API despite valid scopes

I have a Next.js app hosted on Vercel. The app successfully:- Authenticates user- Returns playlist-modify-private- Returns playlist-modify-public- Returns user-read-private- Creates playlists successfully- Searches tracks successfully However:POST /v...

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I have a Next.js app hosted on Vercel.   The app successfully: - Authenticates user - Returns playlist-modify-private - Returns playlist-modify-public - Returns user-read-private - Create...

Ximzend

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Request for extended API Quota

We are a music label and have developed an internal application that allows us to manage playlists with ease. To further enhance our workflow and support our growing requirements, we would like to request an extended quota for API usage.Could you ple...

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We are a music label and have developed an internal application that allows us to manage playlists with ease. To further enhance our workflow and support our growing requirements, we would like to re...

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Persistent 429 Error for Personal App in Development Mode (Client ID: 6088d0c...)

Required Info:Plan: PremiumCountry: CanadaDevice: Asus ZenBook Flip UX360UAOperating System: Windows 10 Pro (WSL2 / Ubuntu 24.04)My Question or Issue:Hi, I am reaching out after an extensive troubleshooting session with standard support (Tiffany M).R...

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Required Info: Plan: Premium Country: Canada Device: Asus ZenBook Flip UX360UA Operating System: Windows 10 Pro (WSL2 / Ubuntu 24.04) My Question or Issue: Hi, I am reaching out after an extens...

Oniriel

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[Feature Proposal] Expose folders in the api

I have a app that allows creating playlists. It would be really great if I could put all the playlist that my app makes into a certain folder so it is in its own nice category. I propose the api endpoints for folders to be:[GET] me/folders?limit=...&...

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I have a app that allows creating playlists. It would be really great if I could put all the playlist that my app makes into a certain folder so it is in its own nice category.   I propose the...

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Unable to Create More than 1 App on a Paid Subscription

PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDeviceLenovo YogaOperating SystemWindows 10I am trying to create another APP Id on mty developer dashboard and it is disable. I opted to pay for a subscrition and nothing. The app that existis is under developer modMy Question...

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Plan Premium Country Brazil Device Lenovo Yoga Operating System Windows 10 I am trying to create another APP Id on mty developer dashboard and it is disable. I opted to pay for a subscrition ...

Ximzend

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garmin

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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  

Billy-J

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Folder API legalty question

Can I legally, personal-use only, automate the folder browser API from an external program?I need to upload my local library into Spotify. However, my files are structured on folders/playlists/songs, not just playlists/songs as the official WebAPI ex...

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Can I legally, personal-use only, automate the folder browser API from an external program? I need to upload my local library into Spotify. However, my files are structured on folders/playlists/so...

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Superuser Contribution artist releases sort order

Original note: I feel like /artists/{id}/albums was (and should be) returning releases in popularity order, to match the Popular Releases section of the artist page in the app. This seems to have broken recently, and the releases are currently coming...

Spotify Legend

Original note: I feel like /artists/{id}/albums was (and should be) returning releases in popularity order, to match the Popular Releases section of the artist page in the app. This seems to have bro...

Phi00738

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