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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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i found the mistake, please remove topic

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  • i found the mistake, please remove topic
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how to integrate java springboot with spotiify api

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

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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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Superuser Contribution Test out the new Spotify for Developers

Hey everyone, A new version of the Spotify for Developers website is coming soon! The new site includes a major redesign along with some new features and content. A beta version of the new website is ready for testing and we would love to hear what y...

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  • Hey everyone,   A new version of the Spotify for Developers website is coming soon! The new site includes a major redesign along with some new features and content.   A beta version...
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Links to link.tospotify.com no longer work

For some time around 2020, the Spotify App used links to "link.tospotify.com" instead of the usual URL to "open.spotify.com" including the song/playlist ID when sharing songs or playlists.Recently, I've tried to open one of those links and it seems t...

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  • For some time around 2020, the Spotify App used links to "link.tospotify.com" instead of the usual URL to "open.spotify.com" including the song/playlist ID when sharing songs or playlists. Recently,...
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Play a specific playlist at a certain time on a mobile device

PlanPremiumCountryItaly DeviceiPad ProOperating System(iOS 17.0) My Question or IssueHi, for my Restaurant i would like to launch and play a specific playlist at a given time. For example i would like to play Playlist A at 06.00 am, Playlist B at 11....

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  • Plan Premium Country Italy   Device iPad Pro Operating System (iOS 17.0)   My Question or Issue Hi, for my Restaurant i would like to launch and play a specific playlist at a giv...
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Getting a public Playlist

PlanPremiumCountryDenmarkDeviceWEBMy Question or IssueGreetings. From C# I am searching for public Playlist using https://api.spotify.com/v1/search?q=MTMs+utterly&type=playlistI give my Client Credentials Token in the Header and the call is successfu...

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  • Plan Premium Country Denmark Device WEB My Question or Issue Greetings.   From C# I am searching for public Playlist using  https://api.spotify.com/v1/search?q=MTMs+utterly&ty...
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Can't use spotify api, "Premium required" but i have premium

PlanFamily PremiumOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueI tried to use python to play, pause and search for songs, but i'm getting same error:{ "error" : { "status" : 403, "message" : "Player command failed: Premium required", "reason" : "PR...

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  • Plan Family Premium Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue I tried to use python to play, pause and search for songs, but i'm getting same error: {     "error"...
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Error Forbidden 403

PlanFreeCountryIndonesia DeviceMacBook Air M1Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueHello guys, I'm having a 403 Forbidden erro issue when trying to use the Spotify API, the token I was given was fresh. I'm trying...

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  • Plan Free Country Indonesia   Device MacBook Air M1 Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue Hello guys, I'm having a 403 Forbidden er...
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Solved!! Just fetching the data

So I'm Creating a reactjs app of Spotify but I have created my own user database,I just want to use api to fetch the artist can I do that or will I need to do the authentication too with Spotify

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  • So I'm Creating a reactjs app of Spotify but I have created my own user database, I just want to use api to fetch the artist can I do that or will I need to do the authentication too with Spotify &...
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authorization code

I read the article: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/tutorials/code-flow , but I’m writing a simple console application in kotlin and I have nowhere to redirect the user and I can’t get the authorization code. How can this be fixed...

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  • I read the article: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/tutorials/code-flow , but I’m writing a simple console application in kotlin and I have nowhere to redirect the ...
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Does Spotify need to be Premium to play previews?

I am currently developing an app that I will use SpotifyAPI, and I need to verify because I can't see it in the docs(or maybe i missed it) if playing the 30-sec preview needs to be premium. If yes, the client account (which means my acc) that is prem...

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  • I am currently developing an app that I will use SpotifyAPI, and I need to verify because I can't see it in the docs(or maybe i missed it) if playing the 30-sec preview needs to be premium. If yes, t...
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Solved!! HTML page instead of response

Hello, I would like to write an application in Kotlin that uses the Spotify API. To start with I would like to just understand what is going on and wrote the following code: val client = HttpClient(CIO)suspend fun main(args: Array) { val otvet:String...

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  • Hello, I would like to write an application in Kotlin that uses the Spotify API. To start with I would like to just understand what is going on and wrote the following code:   val client = Htt...
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using spotify api to stream audio in my app

Can i use spotify api to stream the audios in my app, i am trying to build a karaoke app

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  • Can i use spotify api to stream the audios in my app, i am trying to build a karaoke app    
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Playlist issues

My playlists aren’t shuffling they just keep going even if I change the song or playlist it just goes back to the next one in order even crossing playlists no matter what I do.PlanPremiumCountryusDevice(iPhone se 3Operating System(iOS 10, Android Ore...

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  • My playlists aren’t shuffling they just keep going even if I change the song or playlist it just goes back to the next one in order even crossing playlists no matter what I do. Plan Premium Countr...
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Desktop App Buttons too small

I was an Tidal user and i made an inquiry to get bigger buttons for the desktop app and they changed it in few weeks! When you hover over the play button in the music list, you need exactly to hit that button. The biggest fail is the fast forward lin...

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  • I was an Tidal user and i made an inquiry to get bigger buttons for the desktop app and they changed it in few weeks!   When you hover over the play button in the music list, you need exactly ...
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Spotify SSO Verification for Authenticating Artist Identity

Hello Spotify Developer Community!I hope this message finds you well. I'm working on an exciting project, a copyrights marketplace, where artists can trade, sell, or license their works. As you can imagine, the integrity of our platform hinges on the...

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  • Hello Spotify Developer Community! I hope this message finds you well. I'm working on an exciting project, a copyrights marketplace, where artists can trade, sell, or license their works. As you can...
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Superuser Contribution Unhandled Runtime Exception while calling https://api-partner.spotify.com/ads/v2

while calling the : https://api-partner.spotify.com/ads/v2/ad_accounts/ad_account_id/aggregate_reports?entity_type=AD&report_start=2023-07-01T00:00:00Z&report_end=2023-07-03T00:00:00Z&fields=CLICKS&granularity=DAY i got error :{"sp_trace_id": "005f53...

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  • while calling the : https://api-partner.spotify.com/ads/v2/ad_accounts/ad_account_id/aggregate_reports?entity_type=AD&report_start=2023-07-01T00:00:00Z&report_end=2023-07-03T00:00:00Z&am...
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Smart TV Samsung zeigt Plattencover nicht mehr

Keine der folgenden Informationen ist erforderlich. Je mehr Sie jedoch zur Verfügung stellen, desto einfacher wird es für uns sein, zu versuchen, Ihnen zu helfen.PlanKostenlos/PremiumLand GerätWindows-PC 64 BitBetriebssystemWindows 10Meine Frage oder...

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  • Keine der folgenden Informationen ist erforderlich. Je mehr Sie jedoch zur Verfügung stellen, desto einfacher wird es für uns sein, zu versuchen, Ihnen zu helfen. Plan Kostenlos/Premium Land &nbs...
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Solved!! API: How to get playlists that feature a specific track or artist

Some 3rd party apps like chartmetric show which Spotify playlists a song has been added to. The official Spotify app, in the artist page, shows playlists that feature songs by that artist. However, none of this seems to be available on the API. Am I ...

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  • Some 3rd party apps like chartmetric show which Spotify playlists a song has been added to. The official Spotify app, in the artist page, shows playlists that feature songs by that artist. ...
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API get user's saved tracks by user id

Hi,I'm a software engineer, and I'm working on a new application based on Spotify.I would like to know if it's possible to get a user's saved tracks, by the user id ? My goal is to add a service on a Springboot application, to get users saved tracks ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi, I'm a software engineer, and I'm working on a new application based on Spotify. I would like to know if it's possible to get a user's saved tracks, by the user id ?   My goal is to add a...
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