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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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DJSHARON

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Solved!! Web API search with a query > 144 characters returns 404

Plan: PremiumHello, third party app developer here.I hit a strange issue in development while searching for a very long track title.It appears that there is a hard limit of 144 characters for the `q` query parameter in the Web API /search endpoint.Se...

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Plan: Premium Hello, third party app developer here. I hit a strange issue in development while searching for a very long track title. It appears that there is a hard limit of 144 chara...

czac1

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Uzbek language

PlanFree/PremiumCountrySpoiler (Highlight to read)UzbekistanUzbekistanDevice(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue My question: We need to add the Uzbek language...

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Plan Free/Premium Country Uzbekistan Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue &nb...

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Is Dashboard down?

I tried to login into developer platform, but the top right button keep showing login even after a successful login, and we I tried to open my project directly with the link it shows "Something went wrong, we could not load this dashboard page. Try a...

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I tried to login into developer platform, but the top right button keep showing login even after a successful login, and we I tried to open my project directly with the link it shows " Something w...

Ximzend

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Solved!! Authorization code flow on backend/server

I'm working on a project using the Spotify API that I'm migrating from my local machine over to an Azure Function. It uses the Authorization Code Flow for access to the Spotify data of whomever logs in on my program. The issue is, of course, that the...

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I'm working on a project using the Spotify API that I'm migrating from my local machine over to an Azure Function. It uses the Authorization Code Flow for access to the Spotify data of whomever logs ...

Ximzend

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Solved!! Error when trying to access user's profile

I have created an application on Spotify Dashboard that converts all my songs from the collection liked songs to a playlist using a programming language Python. Everything was fine untill yesterday, when I encountered the following issue and I do not...

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I have created an application on Spotify Dashboard that converts all my songs from the collection liked songs to a playlist using a programming language Python. Everything was fine untill yesterday, ...

TumFlyG

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Solved!! iFrame API script not working

Since yesterday the iFrame API widget stopped working. https://open.spotify.com/embed/iframe-api/v1 includes the script https://embed-cdn.spotifycdn.com/embed/_next/static/iframe_api.e0ba1237fa40e188feef.jswhich can no longer be found (404). Either t...

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Since yesterday the iFrame API widget stopped working.   https://open.spotify.com/embed/iframe-api/v1 includes the script https://embed-cdn.spotifycdn.com/embed/_next/static/iframe_api.e0...

sushants

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BUG | DELETE 'https://api.spotify.com/v1/playlists/{playlist_id}/tracks' not working

I'm trying to Remove Playlist Item with the below request:DELETE https://api.spotify.com/v1/playlists/{playlist_id}/tracks I'm getting the Response Status: 200 OKAnd in the response body, I can see:{ "snapshot_id": "SnapshotIdText"} But when I make a...

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I'm trying to Remove Playlist Item with the below request: DELETE https://api.spotify.com/v1/playlists/{playlist_id}/tracks   I'm getting the Response Status: 200 OK And in the response...

Jaspal

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Trouble with displaying public artist info on NextJS/Typescript App

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueI'm trying to display a list of artist albums by artist ID - with this code snippet & a clien...

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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 ...

Ximzend

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"Artists page"
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change DJ voice

I like the DJ function but would you please offer an option to CHANGE the DJ voice?

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I like the DJ function but would you please offer an option to CHANGE the DJ voice?

jpslyrix

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Embed to site only allows for preview

Hello - I am trying to embed a track on to our website but every time we try spotify gives us a preview file and not the whole track. Video attached: https://a.cl.ly/Jrum1bDe PlanFree/PremiumCountryUSA

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Hello - I am trying to embed a track on to our website but every time we try spotify gives us a preview file and not the whole track. Video attached: https://a.cl.ly/Jrum1bDe  Plan Free/Premiu...

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Superuser Contribution Dashboard issue update

Hey folks, this is Alvaro from the Spotify DevRel team. Thank you for reporting the issues with the Dashboard. We’re aware of the problem and we are working to get it fixed as I type.We’ll update you as soon as we have more news on the fix. Thanks fo...

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Hey folks, this is Alvaro from the Spotify DevRel team. Thank you for reporting the issues with the Dashboard. We’re aware of the problem and we are working to get it fixed as I type. We’ll up...

Crumbzui

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Update
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Discover Weekly Within API

Hello - I know that if your Discover Weekly playlist is refreshed, it's not simple (and maybe impossible) to recover the songs from the previous week.I am aware of the myriad of ways to backup the Discover Weekly playlist both manually and programmat...

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Hello -  I know that if your Discover Weekly playlist is refreshed, it's not simple (and maybe impossible) to recover the songs from the previous week. I am aware of the myriad of ways to ...

c-seruby

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Superuser Contribution Scope extension request

Hi,We asked for a scope extension ('app-remote-control') for our app few days ago. Since then we are not able to see the status of the request, and now the link to send another request seems to be missing in the developer dashboard.How can we know wh...

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Hi, We asked for a scope extension ('app-remote-control') for our app few days ago.   Since then we are not able to see the status of the request, and now the link to send another request...

charlize977

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Scope Extension
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401 error

{'error': {'status': 401, 'message': 'Invalid access token'}}What i need to do in this sutiation ?import jsonfrom dotenv import load_dotenvimport osimport base64from requests import post, getload_dotenv()client_id = os.getenv('CLIENT_ID')client_secre...

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{'error': {'status': 401, 'message': 'Invalid access token'}} What i need to do in this sutiation ? import json from dotenv import load_dotenv import os import base64 from requests import pos...

Ximzend

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Group Session code information

I'm currently looking into doing some development involving the new group session feature added to mobile devices. Is this feature exposed on the web API in anyway which would allow information such as the session code/link to be retrieved? Thanks, A...

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I'm currently looking into doing some development involving the new group session feature added to mobile devices. Is this feature exposed on the web API in anyway which would allow information such ...

LaitEau

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Superuser Contribution [ANGULAR][iFrameApi] Stuck in preview mode after authenticating

UPDATE: I guess auth has been working fine this whole time, its just the issue of the iFrame going into preview mode whenever I display the webpage in a mobile format using Chrome Inspector. Hi to you,I'm trying to integrate an iFrame into my web app...

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UPDATE: I guess auth has been working fine this whole time, its just the issue of the iFrame going into preview mode whenever I display the webpage in a mobile format using Chrome Inspector.   ...

Alfred111

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Problems with Android App Bundle release

Plan: PremiumCountry: Device: And AndroidOperating System: Android My Question or IssueHello. I'm trying to create an Android App using SpotifyAppRemote API following the instructions in the quick start guide. But there is a problem when I run the re...

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Plan: Premium Country:  Device: And Android Operating System: Android   My Question or Issue Hello.   I'm trying to create an Android App using SpotifyAppRemote API f...

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Rerelease
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Having issues with accessing Client ID and Client secret

This is the first time I've worked with Spotify's API so bare with me on this one. I've already created my application on Spotify and when I try to access my Client ID and Client secret under my applications settings im prompted with "Something went ...

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This is the first time I've worked with Spotify's API so bare with me on this one. I've already created my application on Spotify and when I try to access my Client ID and Client secret under my appl...

SakinaMosavi

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401 No token provided

I want to get as a JSON file the contents of my Spotify library, mainly liked songs and playlists. Spotify's web API provides that, but I am not experienced with web applications.However I am experienced with Python, and I try to implement what the S...

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I want to get as a JSON file the contents of my Spotify library, mainly liked songs and playlists. Spotify's web API provides that, but I am not experienced with web applications. However I am exper...

christian-kaku

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401 Unauthorized
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Solved!! "Insufficient client scope" error with almost all the requests

Hiii. I'm trying to test the app's endpoints in Postman but I get 403 forbidden with the "Insufficient client scope" message in the body. I got my OAuth Token from the spotify console and all the permissions are set to yes. I'm really not sure what t...

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Hiii. I'm trying to test the app's endpoints in Postman but I get 403 forbidden with the "Insufficient client scope" message in the body. I got my OAuth Token from the spotify console and all th...

victorernan

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