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Changes to Web API

Folks, some news on changes to the web API has been posted on the Spotify For Developers blog. We want to reiterate the main message from the blog that we're committed to providing a safe and secure environment for all Spotify stakeholders. As such w...

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Important: App review and quota extension waiting times

The Spotify for developers platform helps many bring their ideas to life. Whether it's a short term app helping an artist’s release or something more long term - there is always a chance of success. Things start to grow and then you might also need w...

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msPlayed is londer than track.duration_ms

I'm working with Spotify streaming data and noticed that for multiple songs the amount of time spent streaming the song is longer than its actual duration, which shouldn't be possible. In most cases, the two numbers are only off by a few milliseconds...

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  • I'm working with Spotify streaming data and noticed that for multiple songs the amount of time spent streaming the song is longer than its actual duration, which shouldn't be possible. In most cases,...
  • Jatin_21
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Superuser Contribution [API] Delete / Remove songs from queue

Can we please get an API endpoint that removes a song in the queue by its index or other?Thanks. EDIT:3 and a half years. Wow... And to think that this was going to be added while i was working on my project.

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  • Can we please get an API endpoint that removes a song in the queue by its index or other? Thanks.   EDIT: 3 and a half years. Wow...  And to think that this was going to be added whi...
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Web API - Get New Releases API Returning Old Items

PlanPremiumCountryUS My Question or IssueThe Get New Releases API (https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/get-new-releases) is only returning items over a month old.

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  • Plan Premium Country US   My Question or Issue The Get New Releases API (https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/get-new-releases) is only returning items over a mont...
  • coho1
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Quota Limit?

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueHello I would like to know if my app would pass the Design and guideleness to ask for more qu...

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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 Hello I...
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Allowing users to customise audio playback

Hello, I would like to know whether my idea would be in compliance with the Spotify SDA Terms.My website would allow users to stream audio using the spotify web player. This would only be available to premium users (Spotify premium users, not premium...

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  • Hello,  I would like to know whether my idea would be in compliance with the Spotify SDA Terms. My website would allow users to stream audio using the spotify web player. This would only be av...
  • Ximzend
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spotify search function not working

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlands Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issuei use the spotipy library to use python to get metadata about albums. i use the searhc function to find the albums but now everytime my script gets at the search it does not...

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  • Plan Premium Country Netherlands   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue i use the spotipy library to use python to get metadata about albums. i use the searhc functio...
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Question about commercial SDA and synchronisation

PlanFree/PremiumMy Question or IssueHi, I have a few questions on integrating Spotify SDK to our app as it's quite unclear whether we can integrate. 1 - Our app plays videos but if we implement a Spotify integration, we would mute all audio, and play...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Free/Premium My Question or Issue Hi, I have a few questions on integrating Spotify SDK to our app as it's quite unclear whether we can integrate.   1 - Our app plays videos but if w...
  • Ximzend
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Android app remote SDK doesn't work?

PlanPremiumCountryIndiaDeviceXiaomi Mi A3, Google Pixel 6a, EmulatorOperating SystemAndroid 13, 14 My Question or IssueI want to create an app for personal use that can control playback in Spotify. So I tried to use the app remote SDK (https://github...

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  • Plan Premium Country India Device Xiaomi Mi A3, Google Pixel 6a, Emulator Operating System Android 13, 14   My Question or Issue I want to create an app for personal use that can contr...
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Superuser Contribution Animated 30-Second Ad for Spotify

Hi! My name is Maddie Hansen, and I created a 30-second animated ad for Spotify.I would love to get contact info for someone on the Spotify design team so they can take a look at it and see if they'd be interested in using it. Here is a link to the i...

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  • Hi! My name is Maddie Hansen, and I created a 30-second animated ad for Spotify. I would love to get contact info for someone on the Spotify design team so they can take a look at it and see if they...
  • Joan
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Support for restricted devices, specifically sonos speakers

PlanPremiumCountryCanada DeviceAPIOperating SystemAPI My Question or IssuePlease allow the ability to action restricted devices via the API. If you want to keep it restricted then maybe an additional flow is required or a setting somewhere in the app...

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  • Plan Premium Country Canada   Device API Operating System API   My Question or Issue Please allow the ability to action restricted devices via the API. If you want to keep it res...
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Need help figuring how to not run into a Server to Server Rate Limit

I am building a Web-App that includes a Spotify Integration.Essentially, I am grabbing a User's Followed Artists and building a cache to later display them and do stuff like automatic (complex) playlist generation, notifications, ect.For this I've se...

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  • I am building a Web-App that includes a Spotify Integration. Essentially, I am grabbing a User's Followed Artists and building a cache to later display them and do stuff like automatic (complex) p...
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remove device

Spotify got connected to an unknown device when I did not choose to switch devices. How to delete/remove devices that are definitely not mine to prevent this from happening again

  • Visitor
  • Spotify got connected to an unknown device when I did not choose to switch devices. How to delete/remove devices that are definitely not mine to prevent this from happening again
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v1/search offset paremeter changes total results

CountryUnited StatesOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen using the '/v1/search' API endpoint, it returns a total amount of search results relating to the query. However, when attempting to change the offset, this total amount of result...

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  •   Country United States Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue When using the '/v1/search' API endpoint, it returns a total amount of search results relating to the query...
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Cannot load App Dashboard site to create an App

Plan PremiumCountry Spain Device DesktopOperating System Windows 11 Pro My Question or IssueI can't access the URL https://developer.spotify.com/dashboard/create. Whenever I try I found this error on a top bar: Spoiler (Highlight to read)We could not...

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  • Plan Premium Country Spain   Device Desktop Operating System Windows 11 Pro   My Question or Issue I can't access the URL https://developer.spotify.com/dashboard/create. Wh...
  • Migamo
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Social Impact - Select Listening

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceVariedOperating SystemVaried My Question or IssueGreetings! This note is intended for your Social Impact Department. Let me first thank you for your awesome service! I love my Spotify account and appreciate the access to so...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Varied Operating System Varied   My Question or Issue Greetings! This note is intended for your Social Impact Department.   Let me first thank yo...
  • Novy
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  • Select Listening
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Spotify Authorization error

PlanFreeCountryIndiaDeviceSamsungOperating SystemAndroid 14 My Question or IssueAm trying to integrate Spotify with Flutter app, I have created project in Spotify developer portal and given details like app package name, SHA1 fingerprint and redirect...

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  • Plan Free Country India Device Samsung Operating System Android 14   My Question or Issue Am trying to integrate Spotify with Flutter app, I have created project in Spotify developer p...
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Does the public user API endpoint now require user authentication?

I am currently building a server-side application using the Spotify API. Since I don't want to interact with any private user resources, I use client credentials for authentication. While this works for all the music data endpoints, I am having issue...

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  • I am currently building a server-side application using the Spotify API. Since I don't want to interact with any private user resources, I use client credentials for authentication.   While th...
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Using songs on spotify for commercial reasons

hello we are developing an app where users are creating their own videos now we also want to add music into their videos. Can we use spotify api to use songs on spotify commercially?

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  • hello we are developing an app where users are creating their own videos now we also want to add music into their videos. Can we use spotify api to use songs on spotify commercially?  
  • Ximzend
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Playlists com autodestruição.

Apenas uma sugestão: Poderia haver uma forma de criar uma Playlist de música com "Timer" de autodestruição com tempo a escolher para audestruição (Exemplo 1 dia, ou 1 semana, ou 1 mês e destruição a qualquer momento posterior. Tempo maior seria desne...

  • Casual Listener
  • Apenas uma sugestão:  Poderia haver uma forma de criar uma Playlist de música com "Timer" de autodestruição com tempo a escolher para audestruição (Exemplo 1 dia, ou 1 semana, ou 1 mês e destrui...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution API - v1/shows/{id}/episodes - resume_point returns incorrect data

PlanPremium CountryUK DeviceConsistent across MacOS 14.6.1, Android 14, and reproducible at https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/get-a-shows-episodes Operating SystemMacOS 14.6.1, Android 14, and the API My Question or IssueI...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium   Country UK   Device Consistent across MacOS 14.6.1, Android 14, and reproducible at https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/get-a-shows...
  • matt_parish
  • Casual Listener
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