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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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stefanbathman

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Android SDK - crossfading

Hi there I have noticed that there’s no ability to set or enable the crossfading in spotify android sdk. Wondering if a ticket can be open to add this feature? thanks

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Hi there  I have noticed that there’s no ability to set or enable the crossfading in spotify android sdk.  Wondering if a ticket can be open to add this feature?  thanks

Puglifiled

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AI Spotify Policy in Apps such as PlaylistAI and Playlistable

Hi all, I've been looking for an easy way to create new playlists and better organize my Spotify account when I stumbled upon apps like PlaylistAI (https://www.playlistai.app/) and Playlistable (https://playlistable.io/) and was hoping to develop a s...

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Hi all,  I've been looking for an easy way to create new playlists and better organize my Spotify account when I stumbled upon apps like PlaylistAI (https://www.playlistai.app/) and Playlistabl...

Ximzend

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Spotify is randomly timing out my API requests?

I have made an app in python that needs to update a UI with currently playing song info around every second (I have a progress bar for the songs duration) but my requests are randomly timed out with spotify returning a 401. I use spotipy to interact ...

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I have made an app in python that needs to update a UI with currently playing song info around every second (I have a progress bar for the songs duration) but my requests are randomly timed out with ...

DylenLiverman

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Optimizing API Calls to Avoid Rate Limits for Playlist Recommendations

Hello everyone, I am Japanese, so my English may be unnatural. I've been working on a project where I generate playlist recommendations based on specific playlists using the Spotify API. Recently, I've encountered an issue where my calls to `sp.playl...

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Hello everyone,   I am Japanese, so my English may be unnatural. I've been working on a project where I generate playlist recommendations based on specific playlists using the Spotify API. Rec...

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Android SDK Auth Window Not Showing up

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDevicePixel 4a, Android EmulatorOperating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueI've been trying to use the Getting Started with Android SDK article from Spotify to set up Remote Playback in my React Native Android App. I a...

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Plan Premium Country United States Device Pixel 4a, Android Emulator Operating System Android   My Question or Issue I've been trying to use the Getting Started with Android SDK articl...

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Server methods hidden from Express.js server

Hello, I am trying to build an app to experiment with the API but I have ran into some problems.When I try to call methods like SpotifyWebApi.authorizationCodeGrant() or SpotifyWebApi.refreshAccessToken() I get unresolved functions error. Apparently ...

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Hello, I am trying to build an app to experiment with the API but I have ran into some problems. When I try to call methods like SpotifyWebApi.authorizationCodeGrant() or SpotifyWebApi.refreshAccess...

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Idea for an AI powered search engine

Hey Spotify people, I noticed myself looking for the perfect synthy playlist for focussing that would match my taste and the vibe I'm looking for. And than I thought to myself, wouldn't it be awesome if there was this feature you can prompt the kinda...

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Hey Spotify people,   I noticed myself looking for the perfect synthy playlist for focussing that would match my taste and the vibe I'm looking for. And than I thought to myself, wouldn't it b...

Justin0122

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Authorisation code for Tracks

Unable to get the Authorisation token for Get tracks.Please help me with steps.PlanFree/PremiumCountryIndia

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Unable to get the Authorisation token for Get tracks. Please help me with steps. Plan Free/Premium Country India    

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Cannot download any new music no matter who I’m looking for says cannot load page

My Question or IssueI cannot download any new artists every time I try it says cannot load page doesn’t matter what artist I’m after it will not work. What is the problem? I know my account is up-to-date. My next payment is due in March.

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    My Question or Issue I cannot download any new artists every time I try it says cannot load page doesn’t matter what artist I’m after it will not work. What is the problem? I know my...

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Spotify Integration with react native

Hello, I want to build a reels app like tiktok. The user can upload a video and choose a music from spotify api and the music will be played on the video when viewing the reel. I just want to know how to get started and I want an estimate cost for th...

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Hello, I want to build a reels app like tiktok. The user can upload a video and choose a music from spotify api and the music will be played on the video when viewing the reel. I just want to know ho...

Ximzend

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Time-Based Song Retrieval

This proposal suggests the implementation of a new feature in the Spotify API to retrieve liked songs based on a specified time range. The objective is to offer users a convenient way to access and manage their favorite songs from a particular period...

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This proposal suggests the implementation of a new feature in the Spotify API to retrieve liked songs based on a specified time range. The objective is to offer users a convenient way to access and m...

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Listening offline in a custom app

PlanFree/PremiumCountryUSAOperating SystemiOS/Android My Question or IssueI am trying to figure out how I can build an app that would allow me to integrate Spotify for offline playback in my app.

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Plan Free/Premium Country USA Operating System iOS/Android   My Question or Issue I am trying to figure out how I can build an app that would allow me to integrate Spotify for offline pl...

DaveCa

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Is Music playback on esp32 possible with free tier Spotify API?

Hi there!Actually I'm thinking about creating a custom online music streaming device out of esp32 microcontroller for PERSONAL USE ONLY...the idea is that the device will connect with Wi-Fi and then stream a selected top 50 chart from Spotify charts ...

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Hi there! Actually I'm thinking about creating a custom online music streaming device out of esp32 microcontroller for PERSONAL USE ONLY...the idea is that the device will connect with Wi-Fi and the...

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Solved!! Server error for user-read-recently-played endpoint

I am working on a project using the Spotify API and the user-read-recently-played endpoint. I keep getting {'error': {'status': 500, 'message': 'Server error.'}}. I used the spotipy library with the same endpoint and it worked. When I use requests an...

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I am working on a project using the Spotify API and the user-read-recently-played endpoint. I keep getting {'error': {'status': 500, 'message': 'Server error.'}}. I used the spotipy library...

martinweiss

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EMBED PLAYLISTS

embed playlists skipping songs. when i play the first song the next songs are random and not In order.possibly bug

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embed playlists skipping songs. when i play the first song the next songs are random and not In order. possibly bug 

ron_on1

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Authorization: code_verifier was incorrect

Hi,We are having some trouble implementing the IOS Spotify SDK. We use it in the context of user authorisation in order to get the `code`. We pass the `code` to our api (where it is transformed). Our api (nodejs) calls a spotify token endpoint and we...

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Hi, We are having some trouble implementing the IOS Spotify SDK. We use it in the context of user authorisation in order to get the `code`. We pass the `code` to our api (where it is transformed)....

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How do I get the "objective" versions of the Spotify-generated playlists?

I'm talking about playlists like RapCaviar, mint, Rock This etc.Most of them are "made for me", but there obviously exists a more "objective" version, as I can open them in a private window and see a *very* different version of the same playlist.Is t...

Newbie

I'm talking about playlists like RapCaviar, mint, Rock This etc. Most of them are "made for me", but there obviously exists a more "objective" version, as I can open them in a private window and s...

Ximzend

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Spotify community needs

My Question or IssueWhy can't I message my friends or followers songs and talk about them. Even be able to make snippets of parts of the song. It would be much cooler to message friends directly on the app rather than sharing through another app.

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My Question or Issue Why can't I message my friends or followers songs and talk about them. Even be able to make snippets of parts of the song. It would be much cooler to message friends directly on...

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Is creating a personalized media recommender against the TOS

CountryUnited Kingdom My Question or IssueI am creating a media recommender, specifically a white box algorithm, I was reading the TOS specifically section IV 2.a.i. which states:"using the Spotify Platform or any Spotify Content to train a machine l...

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Country United Kingdom   My Question or Issue I am creating a media recommender, specifically a white box algorithm, I was reading the TOS specifically section IV 2.a.i. which states: "usin...

Ximzend

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