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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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Superuser Contribution Web API: Get Track's Audio Features: 403 error

Hello Spotify Team, I am currently working on a project to catalog my vinyl collection along with additional song information. I recently learned that the audio-features/{id} endpoint has been deprecated. Could this be the reason why it is returning ...

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Hello Spotify Team,   I am currently working on a project to catalog my vinyl collection along with additional song information.   I recently learned that the audio-features/{id} endpoi...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Unable to delete disabled/blocked app from dashboard

Hello! My app (Client ID: 6c6d681a1c15454b8820b0813f4dab36) has been disabled and blocked. The Edit and Delete buttons are not available, so I cannot remove it. I've reached the limit of development mode apps and cannot create a new one. Could a mode...

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Hello!   My app (Client ID: 6c6d681a1c15454b8820b0813f4dab36) has been disabled and blocked. The Edit and Delete buttons are not available, so I cannot remove it. I've reached the limit of dev...

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Is Spotify premium requirefor app developer account?d

I am developing app around Spotify which will access spotify via web api.Recently my app access got blocked by spotify with message that developer account does not have spotify premium plan. Is it necessary? I can take if it is must but it does not m...

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I am developing app around Spotify which will access spotify via web api. Recently my app access got blocked by spotify with message that developer account does not have spotify premium plan.&nbsp...

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403 Forbidden on all playlist track requests, even with new app and correct scopes

Hi everyone,I’m experiencing a persistent issue when trying to retrieve the items of any playlist using the Spotify Web API.Every request to: GET /v1/playlists/{playlist_id}/tracks returns: 403 Forbidden This happens even when:The playlist is fully o...

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Hi everyone, I’m experiencing a persistent issue when trying to retrieve the items of any playlist using the Spotify Web API. Every request to:   GET /v1/playlists/{playlist_id}/tracks &nbs...

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Is possible to sell a product that use spotify api/current_playing and login masked with no icon ec?

Hello Spotify Community,I am developing an application that uses the Spotify Web API, specifically the /me/player/currently-playing endpoint, to display the track that a user is currently listening to.Before posting, I searched the Community and the ...

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Hello Spotify Community, I am developing an application that uses the Spotify Web API, specifically the /me/player/currently-playing endpoint, to display the track that a user is currently listening...

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Album or artist genre from API

As an enthusiast developer, I find it ridiculous that the API doesn't minimally provide an album genre (could be the same as the artist genre) in album playlist batch request. While I understand that some audio metrics are Spotify proprietary and tha...

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As an enthusiast developer, I find it ridiculous that the API doesn't  minimally provide an album genre (could be the same as the artist genre) in album playlist batch request. While I understan...

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Extended Quota Request — Private Music Community Tool

PlanPremiumCountrySIngaporeDeviceMacbook Pro late 2016 My Question or Issue'm writing to request extended quota access for my app "Music Only" (Client ID: [05d1e6e31ccf465a84de32fe886550feWhat the app does: The Vault is a non-commercial, private tool...

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Plan Premium Country SIngapore Device Macbook Pro late 2016     My Question or Issue 'm writing to request extended quota access for my app "Music Only" (Client ID: [05d1e6e31ccf46...

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Superuser Contribution 403 Error: Active Premium Subscription Required Even Though Premium is Active

Hi everyone,I am facing an issue with the Spotify Web API after the recent developer access changes.I purchased a Spotify Premium subscription on the same account that owns my developer application. However, when I try to call certain endpoints such ...

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Hi everyone, I am facing an issue with the Spotify Web API after the recent developer access changes. I purchased a Spotify Premium subscription on the same account that owns my developer applicati...

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API access issue
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Forbidden despite getting Premium

My app still returns 403 Forbidden on all Web API calls even though authentication succeeds and Web API is enabled. It looks like the backend permissions for my app have not been updated.What should I do?

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My app still returns 403 Forbidden on all Web API calls even though authentication succeeds and Web API is enabled. It looks like the backend permissions for my app have not been updated. What sho...

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Will Spotify support HarmonyOS / WisePlay DRM?

PlanPremiumCountryHongKongDevicehuawei devicesOperating SystemopenharmonyMy Question or IssueHi Spotify Team,I'm a Spotify user in China using Huawei devices with HarmonyOS.Does Spotify have any plans to support HarmonyOS's DRM (WisePlay/ChinaDRM)?Cu...

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Plan Premium Country HongKong Device huawei devices Operating System openharmony My Question or Issue Hi Spotify Team, I'm a Spotify user in China using Huawei devices with HarmonyOS. Does...

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Text to Spotify Playlist Automation

Hey, I run a Wedding DJ company and am looking to create an automation tool that will automatically convert a text file into a Spotify Playlist once the client clicks the 'Submit' button. I don't have any coding/developer experience and would gladly ...

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 Hey, I run a Wedding DJ company and am looking to create an automation tool that will automatically convert a text file into a Spotify Playlist once the client clicks the 'Submit' button. I don...

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(partly) (auto) generate Playlist.
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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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Is it possible to query Spotify Live Events via API?

Hi everyone, I’m currently working on a project where I would love to fetch upcoming live events (concerts, shows, etc.) through the Spotify API.Specifically, I’m wondering if there’s a way to query upcoming events for a given area (e.g., a city or r...

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Hi everyone,   I’m currently working on a project where I would love to fetch upcoming live events (concerts, shows, etc.) through the Spotify API. Specifically, I’m wondering if there’s a wa...

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Solved!! [Playlists] Can't retrieve the tracks from my own playlist

PlanPremiumCountryFranceDeviceBash scriptOperating SystemLinux Ubuntu My Question or IssueAccording to the documentation, this code should allow me to retrieve tracks from my own playlists, either via the "items" field (former tracks) of the GET play...

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Plan Premium Country France Device Bash script Operating System Linux Ubuntu   My Question or Issue According to the documentation, this code should allow me to retrieve tracks from my...

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Inquiry: How to Move Application from Development to Production Mode

Hello Spotify Team,We are currently working on a Spotify Web API integration and would like to move our application from Development mode to Public/Production, as we need to allow more than 25 users to test and use the app.At the moment, the applicat...

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Hello Spotify Team, We are currently working on a Spotify Web API integration and would like to move our application from Development mode to Public/Production, as we need to allow more than 25 user...

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Remove app from my dashboard requests

I have an app created at spotify dev dashboardclient id:Spoiler (Highlight to read)2d4387663db94755b96c667fd6f687fe2d4387663db94755b96c667fd6f687feIt says its currently disabled, idk why honestly, created it long ago. anyway i need to create a new on...

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I have an app created at spotify dev dashboard client id: 2d4387663db94755b96c667fd6f687fe It says its currently disabled, idk why honestly, created it long ago. anyway i need to create a new one ...

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Pre-Policy Change Extended Quota Application - Radio Silence?

PlanPremiumCountryUSA My Question or IssueHey all, I had a pre-policy change Extended Quota application for a major project (with a decent user population as well) that I can’t seem to get a response on. I’d like to do a full widespread release but I...

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Plan Premium Country USA   My Question or Issue Hey all,   I had a pre-policy change Extended Quota application for a major project (with a decent user population as well) that I ca...

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got error 429 after 100 API calls in few minutes

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsDevicelaptop PC Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issuehii called the "{SPOTIFY_API_BASE}/artists/{artist_id}/albums" 100 times in few minutes (waiting 2 sec between each call, extra 5 sec every 10 calls).still af...

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Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device laptop PC  Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue hi i called the "{SPOTIFY_API_BASE}/artists/{artist_id}/albums" 100 times ...

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Superuser Contribution 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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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. ...

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