Announcements

Help Wizard

Step 1

NEXT STEP

Spotify for Developers

Discuss building apps with Spotify APIs and SDKs

Start a topic

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...

Spotify

Oncloud

Newbie

49970 Views

157 replies

18 likes

Discussion
  • 49970 Views
  • 157 replies
  • 18 likes

Track Stream Data

I'm currently building a tool using the Spotify API and have noticed that individual track stream counts aren’t available through the API. However, websites like Kworb.net and Songstats display stream numbers for specific songs. I'm curious — how are...

Newbie

I'm currently building a tool using the Spotify API and have noticed that individual track stream counts aren’t available through the API. However, websites like Kworb.net and Songstats display strea...

264 Views

0 replies

0 likes

Discussion
  • 264 Views
  • 0 replies
  • 0 likes

Is it possible to implement Spotify login using the Spotify app on iOS without requesting the app-re

I’m working on an iOS app and trying to implement Spotify authentication using the native Spotify app (not a webview or browser login). I’ve been looking into the Spotify iOS SDK, but it seems that the authentication flow using the Spotify app requir...

Newbie

I’m working on an iOS app and trying to implement Spotify authentication using the native Spotify app (not a webview or browser login).   I’ve been looking into the Spotify iOS SDK, but it see...

237 Views

0 replies

1 likes

authorization
  • 237 Views
  • 0 replies
  • 1 likes

Sptoify JAM

Hello fellow jammers!I want to ask if it's possible to get control of the JAM function of spotify? As i have a product i would like to make where i put the qr code on some small screens where people can join a jam!But right now it seems like theres n...

Newbie

Hello fellow jammers! I want to ask if it's possible to get control of the JAM function of spotify? As i have a product i would like to make where i put the qr code on some small screens where peo...

259 Views

0 replies

0 likes

Feature Request
Question
  • 259 Views
  • 0 replies
  • 0 likes

Spotify "Follow" button?

I'm looking to add a "Follow on Spotify" button to my website, but can't seem to find any info about it in 2025, only old videos that are no longer useful. I mean, I know I could just put a button on my website with the link to my page, but I'd like ...

Gig Goer

I'm looking to add a "Follow on Spotify" button to my website, but can't seem to find any info about it in 2025, only old videos that are no longer useful. I mean, I know I could just put a button on...

Ximzend

Spotify Star

371 Views

1 replies

0 likes

Question
  • 371 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 0 likes

iOS & Android Remote SDK loses connection after paused for 30s or more

PlanPremiumCountryNZOperating SystemiOS & Android (all supported models) My Question or IssueWe are developing an app targeting practicing musicians and are attempting to use your remote SDK's for iOS and Android as the method of communication betwee...

Casual Listener

Plan Premium Country NZ Operating System iOS & Android (all supported models)   My Question or Issue We are developing an app targeting practicing musicians and are attempting to use...

ribezaz

Spotify Star

644 Views

5 replies

1 likes

Feature Request
Possible Bug
Question
  • 644 Views
  • 5 replies
  • 1 likes

Spotify typescript sdk missing documentation

The `@spotify/web-api-ts-sdk` package is almost completely undocumented, with basic documentation for a couple of the authorization methods, with the rest of the documentation relying on an understanding of the web API endpoints. Solution: Add jsdoc ...

Casual Listener

The `@spotify/web-api-ts-sdk` package is almost completely undocumented, with basic documentation for a couple of the authorization methods, with the rest of the documentation relying on an understan...

295 Views

0 replies

0 likes

@spotify web-api-ts-sdk
SDK
Web SDK
  • 295 Views
  • 0 replies
  • 0 likes

[API] Option to get access tokens with a quicker expiry

Currently, I am debugging some issues with my token refreshing, and having to wait an hour or more before my code can be tested. A simple fix to this would be to simply add an `expires` field to the `https://accounts.spotify.com/api/token` endpoint, ...

Casual Listener

Currently, I am debugging some issues with my token refreshing, and having to wait an hour or more before my code can be tested. A simple fix to this would be to simply add an `expires` field to the ...

afterlifepro

Casual Listener

401 Views

2 replies

0 likes

API access token
Spotify Web API
  • 401 Views
  • 2 replies
  • 0 likes

Superuser Contribution Upstream Connect Error on Embeds

We are working on a group project that uses spotify embeds and the embeds are giving us upstream connection errors and not loading. I'm not sure how to fix this error or if this is related to an outage of some kind or not. We are kind of dependent on...

Newbie

We are working on a group project that uses spotify embeds and the embeds are giving us upstream connection errors and not loading. I'm not sure how to fix this error or if this is related to an outa...

SoulfulMedia

Casual Listener

2810 Views

38 replies

14 likes

Possible Bug
Question
  • 2810 Views
  • 38 replies
  • 14 likes

Will there be the option to add if the song has a music video to the API?

Hi guys,Now that Spotify has started adding music videos to songs I'm wondering if it will be made public to add this to the JSON object for the track. Maybe like a boolean or even an object to show if the track has a video an the data on it?Thanks,E...

Newbie

Hi guys, Now that Spotify has started adding music videos to songs I'm wondering if it will be made public to add this to the JSON object for the track. Maybe like a boolean or even an object to s...

224 Views

0 replies

0 likes

Feature Request
Music video
switch to video
video mode
Video On Spotify
Videos
  • 224 Views
  • 0 replies
  • 0 likes

Beta Software Program - Spotify

I'm new at Developer mode - but I did request for apple's - Testflight app and asked for a code/reedemtion. I'm already a bluebubbles app developer - I know about API's and Tokens and JSons. Could someone help me get a direct invite or link to ask to...

Casual Listener

I'm new at Developer mode - but I did request for apple's - Testflight app and asked for a code/reedemtion.    I'm already a bluebubbles app developer - I know about API's and Tokens and ...

kaworutk3

Casual Listener

1748 Views

4 replies

0 likes

  • 1748 Views
  • 4 replies
  • 0 likes

How to estimate high/low energy segments in Spotify tracks without preview_url?

Helluuur! I'm working on a personal project that involves analyzing the energy of Spotify tracks and adapting playback accordingly.In many cases, the tracks lack a preview_url, which makes traditional audio analysis impossible. To work around this, I...

Visitor

Helluuur!   I'm working on a personal project that involves analyzing the energy of Spotify tracks and adapting playback accordingly. In many cases, the tracks lack a preview_url, which makes...

250 Views

0 replies

0 likes

Question
  • 250 Views
  • 0 replies
  • 0 likes

Inquiry Regarding Integration of Spotify into a Multichannel Audio Player System

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueHere are a few questions we’d like to clarify:Integration via Web Playback SDK:Is it possible...

Newbie

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 Here ar...

Ximzend

Spotify Star

331 Views

1 replies

0 likes

Question
  • 331 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 0 likes

Request to Maintain Access to Spotify API (User’s Top Artists Endpoint)

Hi Spotify team, We’re a small app development company with hundreds of active users, and we’ve integrated Spotify features to create a more personalized and engaging experience for them. One key part of that is the ability to fetch a user’s top arti...

Visitor

Hi Spotify team,   We’re a small app development company with hundreds of active users, and we’ve integrated Spotify features to create a more personalized and engaging experience for them. On...

239 Views

0 replies

0 likes

spotify api
  • 239 Views
  • 0 replies
  • 0 likes

Search track by year range

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceWeb APIOperating SystemWeb API My Question or IssueCould you show an example of query for a track in a range of years? From the examples and the query form https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/search ...

Newbie

Plan Premium Country   Device Web API Operating System Web API   My Question or Issue Could you show an example of query for a track in a range of years? From the examples and the...

305 Views

0 replies

0 likes

Question
Search
Web API
  • 305 Views
  • 0 replies
  • 0 likes

WebAPI /me/top/tracks return 502 for a specific offset

I got 502 status code for /me/top/tracks when paging. I narrowed it down to a specific offset (1304) that is causing the error. i.e. This failedhttps://api.spotify.com/v1/me/top/tracks?limit=1&offset=1304 But these succeededhttps://api.spotify.com/v1...

Casual Listener

I got 502 status code for /me/top/tracks when paging. I narrowed it down to a specific offset (1304) that is causing the error.   i.e. This failed https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/top/tracks?lim...

365 Views

0 replies

0 likes

Possible Bug
  • 365 Views
  • 0 replies
  • 0 likes

Missing API endpoints for prereleases

My Question or IssueIs there any way to retrieve prereleases via the API? They seem to be similar to albums but with a different resource, and the track IDs are not retrievable.

Regular

My Question or Issue Is there any way to retrieve prereleases via the API? They seem to be similar to albums but with a different resource, and the track IDs are not retrievable. 

ribezaz

Spotify Star

455 Views

1 replies

1 likes

Feature Request
  • 455 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 1 likes

Solved!! Spotify Web API: 403 Forbidden on /v1/audio-features even with official playlists and valid token (V

PlanFree(for testing) premium(for personal use)CountryVenezuelaDeviceIphone 15Operating SystemWindows 11, IOS 17 My Question or IssueHi Spotify Developer Team, I’m developing an app that uses the Spotify Web API, specifically the /v1/audio-features e...

Casual Listener

  Plan Free(for testing) premium(for personal use) Country Venezuela Device Iphone 15 Operating System Windows 11, IOS 17   My Question or Issue Hi Spotify Developer Team, I’m de...

nikolaspikolas

Regular

991 Views

1 replies

0 likes

Question
  • 991 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 0 likes

Website Embeded espisodes starting in random places

When embeding episodes on the website (wordpress based) using the embed code with the start at 0:00 tick box selected episodes are still starting in middle. How can I ensure that the episodes as starting at 0:00? Here's the code for embed which spoti...

Visitor

When embeding episodes on the website (wordpress based) using the embed code with the start at 0:00 tick box selected episodes are still starting in middle.    How can I ensure that the e...

Ximzend

Spotify Star

469 Views

1 replies

0 likes

Possible Bug
Question
  • 469 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 0 likes

I wish the Audiobook Listening Time information was more accessible on the device.

DeviceSamsung s10eOperating SystemWindows My Question or IssueI find that the information associated with Audiobook Listening Time is not readily available to the userbase. I have been trying to identify how much time I have used, what I have remaini...

Casual Listener

Device Samsung s10e Operating System Windows   My Question or Issue I find that the information associated with Audiobook Listening Time is not readily available to the userbase.&nbsp...

Ximzend

Spotify Star

1023 Views

1 replies

0 likes

Suggested Feature
  • 1023 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 0 likes

WebAPI and the SimplifiedAlbumObject

I'm seeing a few inconsistencies that I was hoping SPOTIFY could help with: #1 - Up until yesterday, when retrieving albums via the /artists/{id}/albums request, the albums being returned included external_ids, copyrights, [record] label, and popular...

Newbie

I'm seeing a few inconsistencies that I was hoping SPOTIFY could help with:   #1 - Up until yesterday, when retrieving albums via the /artists/{id}/albums request, the albums being returned in...

313 Views

0 replies

0 likes

Question
  • 313 Views
  • 0 replies
  • 0 likes