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/playlists API Endpoint Issue Fixed

We wanted to provide an update regarding issues identified in the “/playlists” API endpoints. We have investigated the reported concerns of null results appearing in responses and have fixed the behaviour in the “/me/playlists” and “/users/{user_id}/...

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API to fetch Podcast Stats

My team and I are developing an analytics platform for digital creators and Spotify podcast analytics is one of the features we'd like to have.Specifically, I would like an API endpoint to fetch metadata on the performance of uploaded podcasts by a u...

  • Visitor
  • My team and I are developing an analytics platform for digital creators and Spotify podcast analytics is one of the features we'd like to have. Specifically, I would like an API endpoint to fetch me...
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play, togglePlay, pause does not work in iframe api

I have implementeed an iframe api on my website.Since some days, the play control functions do not work.I cannot call play, toogleplay, pause on the embedcontroller in JavaScript.It does neither work in the JavaScript Console. The functions have no e...

  • Casual Listener
  • I have implementeed an iframe api on my website. Since some days, the play control functions do not work. I cannot call play, toogleplay, pause on the embedcontroller in JavaScript. It does neithe...
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  • No option to actually delete this so this is the next best thing
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App

I need help on trying to input Spotify in an app I have ,to play music for my user? How do i go about doing this? Is there a plan i should pay for or what?

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  • I need help on trying to input Spotify in an app I have ,to play music for my user? How do i go about doing this? Is there a plan i should pay for or what?  
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Getting Most Recent Results when Searching for Podcast Episodes in the Spotify API

I pretend to get the most recent episodes for when their title or description contain some text like, for example, "tim ferriss". Is this possible? I managed to search for certain strings with Search for Item option but I can't figure out how to sort...

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  • I pretend to get the most recent episodes for when their title or description contain some text like, for example, "tim ferriss". Is this possible? I managed to search for certain strings with S...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Why is refreshing access token returning "invalid client"?

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceEdge browserOperating Systemwindows 10 My Question or IssueI always receive this error when I run my fetch call to refresh my access_token: {error: 'invalid_client', error_description: 'Invalid client'}I have checked my clie...

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  • Plan Premium Country UK Device Edge browser Operating System windows 10   My Question or Issue I always receive this error when I run my fetch call to refresh my access_token: {error: ...
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Solved!! Dynamic CDN domains for images?

Gooday, I would like to ask if the CDN's where the images are hosted are always the same or change overtime? I'm using NextJS and need to whitelist these domains for my images.This is what I'm trying to do: https://nextjs.org/docs/api-reference/next/...

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  • Gooday,   I would like to ask if the CDN's where the images are hosted are always the same or change overtime?   I'm using NextJS and need to whitelist these domains for my images. Thi...
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504 during call to getMyRecentlyPlayedTracks

Hello, I'm currently facing an issue when I retrieve the recently played tracks of this user: "clement-hugger"The API returns a 504 error with no other information :{"error": {"status": 504,"message": "Service didn't reply before timeout"}}For the ot...

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  • Hello, I'm currently facing an issue when I retrieve the recently played tracks of this user: "clement-hugger" The API returns a 504 error with no other information : { "error": { "status": 5...
  • xKevz
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Recently Played API return GATEWAY TIMEOUT ERROR

I'm working on an mobile application with Laravel backend, when I was creating APIs for mobile application I must have to get access token from SPOTIFY for that I setup Spotify web authentication to get access token. API flow with web authentication ...

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  • I'm working on an mobile application with Laravel backend, when I was creating APIs for mobile application I must have to get access token from SPOTIFY for that I setup Spotify web authentication to ...
  • xKevz
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Elgato Stream Deck plugin not working with WIFI?

Hi there!I'm using the Streamdeck Spotify plugin (from Bar Raiders) to control my music. I recently found out that my internet, Starlink, keeps preventing me from allow it to work, I'm thinking spotify's API maaay have something to do with it? Like i...

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  • Hi there! I'm using the Streamdeck Spotify plugin (from Bar Raiders) to control my music. I recently found out that my internet, Starlink, keeps preventing me from allow it to work, I'm thinking s...
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Is it possible to access a basic API through the local client

From what I remember you could get a basic local api client setup in C#, but from what I can see it's not possible anymore. I don't want to peg Spotify endpoints every second just to get the currently playing song when said song is played locally. An...

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  • From what I remember you could get a basic local api client setup in C#, but from what I can see it's not possible anymore.   I don't want to peg Spotify endpoints every second just to get the...
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Connecting Spotify to a social media

Greetings, we are a young team of developers who are developing a social network. We would like to implement in our social network the functionality of integrating a user page with a spotify account and to display information about the music being li...

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  • Greetings, we are a young team of developers who are developing a social network. We would like to implement in our social network the functionality of integrating a user page with a spotify account ...
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api, preview link

PlanFreeDevice(all)Operating System(all) My Question or IssueHello, could you please explain why some tracks do not have a preview playback link

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  •   Plan Free Device (all) Operating System (all)   My Question or Issue Hello, could you please explain why some tracks do not have a preview playback link
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API 403: "Player command failed: Premium required" on Premium Account

PlanPremium IndividualCountryUnited KingdomDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10, Linux. My Question or Issue Interacting with the API at the /v1/me/player/next endpoint gives an error code 403: {"error" : {"status" : 403,"message" : "Player com...

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  • Plan Premium Individual Country United Kingdom Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10, Linux.   My Question or Issue   Interacting with the API at the /v1/me/player/next e...
  • Ximzend
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Strava commercial intergation

Hi, According to Developer Policy (IV. Streaming and Commercial Use):Commercial use restrictions. Except for the limited commercial uses for Non-Streaming SDAs (set out below) commercial uses are not permitted for SDAs. That point in general closes t...

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  • Hi,   According to Developer Policy (IV. Streaming and Commercial Use): Commercial use restrictions. Except for the limited commercial uses for Non-Streaming SDAs (set out below) commercial u...
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Seeking Assistance: Receiving 401 Error when Creating a Playlist on Spotify

Hello, I am reaching out to seek assistance regarding an issue I've been facing while attempting to create a playlist on Spotify. Unfortunately, I keep encountering a persistent 401 error, which indicates an authentication or authorization problem.He...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hello,  I am reaching out to seek assistance regarding an issue I've been facing while attempting to create a playlist on Spotify. Unfortunately, I keep encountering a persistent 401 error, whi...
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Design Guidelines Cropping

Hello, to achieve the extended quota mode, you have to follow the design guidelines as documented here: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/designYou cannot crop any album artwork. However I have seen on multiple website the cropping of artis...

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  • Hello, to achieve the extended quota mode, you have to follow the design guidelines as documented here: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/design You cannot crop any album artwork. Howeve...
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No way to check if playlist has been deleted via API

I have a web app that creates a playlist for users, and stores the playlistID for later, so if the user returns it can update that playlist. However, if the user creates a playlist, I store the playlistID, and then they go off on their own and delete...

  • Casual Listener
  • I have a web app that creates a playlist for users, and stores the playlistID for later, so if the user returns it can update that playlist. However, if the user creates a playlist, I store the playl...
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Unity SDK for Android & iOS

Hello, Can we get Unity SDK for Android & iOS platforms? Regards,Sankar Ganesh. R

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  • Hello,         Can we get Unity SDK for Android & iOS platforms?   Regards, Sankar Ganesh. R
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  • Unity SDK for Android & iOS
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Payment Spotify API

Hi there. I would like to integrate the Spotify API into my application, but I couldn't find clear payment terms. I found information that using the Spotify API is free, but do you know if there are any limitations to the free usage of the API?I want...

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  • Hi there. I would like to integrate the Spotify API into my application, but I couldn't find clear payment terms. I found information that using the Spotify API is free, but do you know if there are ...
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