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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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Error 500 since a few hours

Hi!We got this error 500 a few hours ago on our production app with the Spotify API: "{\"error\": {\"status\": 500, \"message\": \"com.spotify.hermes.service.RequestTimeoutException: Request timed out: 06148f8a8eabca-b086af-f570-fb10-3dd7210d. Host: ...

Roadie

Hi! We got this error 500 a few hours ago on our production app with the Spotify API:   "{\"error\": {\"status\": 500, \"message\": \"com.spotify.hermes.service.RequestTimeoutException: Reque...

Ximzend

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[Web API] Get Several Tracks maximum ids

Documentation for get several tracks endpoint says that maximum ids in the query can be up to 100. However in practise, I find the limit is 50.Either mis-documented or the API is not behaving as expected

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Documentation for get several tracks endpoint says that maximum ids in the query can be up to 100.   However in practise, I find the limit is 50. Either mis-documented or the API is not beh...

lmmx

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Solved!! Authentication Service Unavailable

Android Studio 2022KotlinPixel 4 API 33 Emulator Following the Getting Started tutorial to set up Spotify SDK in my Kotlin app. I set up authentication the preferred way according to the tutorial, using the Spotify client. If I run the app on the emu...

Music Fan

Android Studio 2022 Kotlin Pixel 4 API 33 Emulator   Following the Getting Started tutorial to set up Spotify SDK in my Kotlin app. I set up authentication the preferred way according to the...

ktt

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Spotify improvements

Goodnight I don't know if they'll see it, if they do it's a cool idea to do with Spotify and I want my part in it Why don't you create a version similar to a social network, so Spotify can be more sociable with friends, add stories and even real-time...

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Goodnight I don't know if they'll see it, if they do it's a cool idea to do with Spotify and I want my part in it 🤣 Why don't you create a version similar to a social network, so Spotify can be more...

osornios

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Server needed?

My Question or Issue Hi, I'm building an app (for personal use only) that will allow me to scan QR codes of songs I have in my room and play a Spotify song in the background.I'm making this in Expo, (react native) do I need a server for this?

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My Question or Issue   Hi, I'm building an app (for personal use only) that will allow me to scan QR codes of songs I have in my room and play a Spotify song in the background. I'm making thi...

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Need Spotify to be running while playing from a client?

Understand there is 'Spotify Connect' and allows to switch between playback devices. I'm building a Java client using Spotify Web API and noticed that when I tried to play any tracks, it needs Spotify desktop client to be running and the song plays t...

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Understand there is 'Spotify Connect' and allows to switch between playback devices. I'm building a Java client using Spotify Web API and noticed that when I tried to play any tracks, it needs Spotif...

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INVALID_CLIENT: Invalid redirect URI

const REDIRECT_URI = 'http://localhost:3000/callback'; const SCOPES = 'user-library-read user-read-playback-position'; // Redirect to Spotify authorization page app.get('/login', (req, res) => { const queryParams = querystring.stringify({ response_ty...

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          const REDIRECT_URI = 'http://localhost:3000/callback'; const SCOPES = 'user-library-read user-read-playback-position'; // Redirect to Spotify authorization pa...

Ximzend

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API Suggestion: Get Artist Card/Artist Most Popular Cities

My Question or IssueRecently spotify shipped a new feature at the bottom of each artist page, which includes a number of photos, a description of the artist, artist social media tags, and the 5 cities that have the most listeners of that artist. I th...

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My Question or Issue Recently spotify shipped a new feature at the bottom of each artist page, which includes a number of photos, a description of the artist, artist social media tags, and the 5 cit...

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Feature Request
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Web API - Searching by Artist Genre and release date showing limited results

PlanPremium CountryUS My Question or IssueI have recently created a Spotify Web API that searches tracks based on artist genre and also track release date. However I have a feeling that it’s not collating all tracks within the date range.For example,...

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Plan Premium   Country US   My Question or Issue I have recently created a Spotify Web API that searches tracks based on artist genre and also track release date. However I have a fe...

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429 error on share embeds on my website when using public ip

They were loading fine when just testing locally, but upon trying to visit my site with my public ip/domain name all the share embeds just fail to load with 429. This happens when using my public ip both on and off my home network. ty much if anyone ...

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They were loading fine when just testing locally, but upon trying to visit my site with my public ip/domain name all the share embeds just fail to load with 429. This happens when using my public ip ...

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Access tokens in Chrome

PlanPremiumCountryUKOperating SystemWindows 10 My IssueI have a web app which uses Spotipy to hit the `current_user_top_tracks` endpoint. In Edge, the app successfully uses an access token to make the calls. In Chrome, the app finds the access token ...

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Plan Premium Country UK Operating System Windows 10   My Issue I have a web app which uses Spotipy to hit the `current_user_top_tracks` endpoint. In Edge, the app successfully ...

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403 Insufficient client scope
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Getting 500 on v1/me/episodes

PlanFreeCountryIndiaOperating System(Linux) My Question or IssueGetting 500 on v1/me/episodes even specifying these two scopes "scope": "user-library-read user-read-playback-position"

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Plan Free Country India Operating System (Linux)   My Question or Issue Getting 500 on v1/me/episodes even specifying these two scopes "scope": "user-library-read user-read-playback...

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How to add link to your website?

I have been running a blog on the slinger tennis ball machine to play on the tennis court. I have extended that blog and ranked with the help of some SEO and some developers. Now, I just want to make this a little advance. I want to start a podcast a...

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I have been running a blog on the slinger tennis ball machine to play on the tennis court. I have extended that blog and ranked with the help of some SEO and some developers.    Now, I ju...

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Spotify policy

Can I save user account data into database once they have logged in and accepted permissions?

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Can I save user account data into database once they have logged in and accepted permissions?

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Configurar duo não funciona / SETTING UP DUO DOESN'T WORK

PlanPremium/duoCountry Devicepc windows 11 edgeOperating SystemWindows 11The indication of users via link in the configuration of the premium duo plan is returning a json

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Plan Premium/duo Country   Device pc windows 11 edge Operating System Windows 11 The indication of users via link in the configuration of the premium duo plan is returning a json  

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Superuser Contribution Valence as a measure of happiness

In Spotify's API is something called Valence, that describes the musical positiveness conveyed by a track. Tracks with high valence sound more positive (happy, cheerful, euphoric), while tracks with low valence sound more negative (sad, depressed, an...

Roadie

In Spotify's API is something called Valence, that describes the musical positiveness conveyed by a track. Tracks with high valence sound more positive (happy, cheerful, euphoric), while tracks with ...

Ximzend

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Follow Show via Web API

Hello, I have been playing around with the `/me/following` endpoint that can be used to follow users or artists: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/follow-artists-users However, it seems it doesn't currently support followi...

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Hello, I have been playing around with the `/me/following` endpoint that can be used to follow users or artists: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/follow-artists-user...

jsds94

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User Authorization failing in production

User Authorization failing in production on our app Mixonset and a few othersGetting this error from authenticating through the Spotify app{ error = "unknown_error"; "error_description" = "An unknown error has occured"; "spotify_version" = "8.9.19.57...

Music Fan

User Authorization failing in production on our app Mixonset and a few others Getting this error from authenticating through the Spotify app {     error = "unknown_error";    ...

Zeyu

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Api has been Disabled and blocked

PlanPremiumMy Question or IssueI have been using the API for some time, but It has been disabled and blocked without any mail or warning informing me what I did that caused this issue. Is there someone I can contact to get it unblocked after I've fix...

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Plan Premium My Question or Issue I have been using the API for some time, but It has been disabled and blocked without any mail or warning informing me what I did that caused this issue. Is ...

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Embedding all episodes of a podcast on a wordpress website

Hi There, I want to embed a full podcast serie with all episodes on my wordpress site. however if i embed the link to my site i see only one episode (trailer or last episode). Is there a way to get all the episodes of a podcast in the player (like a ...

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Hi There,    I want to embed a full podcast serie with all episodes on my wordpress site. however if i embed the link to my site i see only one episode (trailer or last episode). Is there...

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