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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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Solved!! HTTPError: 403 Client Error: Forbidden for url: /tracks?position=0

My Python script that uses Spotipy stopped working yesterday after working fine for months.The full error message is... HTTP Error for POST to https://api.spotify.com/v1/playlists//tracks with Params: {'position': 0} returned 403 due to Insufficient ...

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My Python script that uses Spotipy stopped working yesterday after working fine for months. The full error message is...   HTTP Error for POST to https://api.spotify.com/v1/playlists/<PL...

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403 Insufficient client scope
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Podcast only for external website subscribers

Hello, I would like to recreate the same experience of podcasts accessible only to subscribers of my website that can be seen here: https://open.spotify.com/show/6GSnbFz5qzNuKnLmGzQbPc (Making Sense with Sam Harris - Subscriber Content). On Spotify a...

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Hello, I would like to recreate the same experience of podcasts accessible only to subscribers of my website that can be seen here: https://open.spotify.com/show/6GSnbFz5qzNuKnLmGzQbPc (Making Sense ...

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Cool uses of the Spotify API

Hi! I didn't see a place where people are sharing the cool stuff they're able to do with the API? Thought it could be fun to have a place for this?

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Hi! I didn't see a place where people are sharing the cool stuff they're able to do with the API? Thought it could be fun to have a place for this? 

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Solved!! generate a complete list of playlists containing text string

Hi! For Black History Month I wanted to generate a list of playlists on Spotify that contain the string "Black History Month" - this search query works great https://api.spotify.com/v1/search?query=black+history+month&type=playlist&market=US&locale=e...

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Hi! For Black History Month I wanted to generate a list of playlists on Spotify that contain the string "Black History Month" - this search query works great       https://api.spot...

morgan_wills

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Question about banned uses of API

Hello everyone! The Spotify Developer Policy section II.4.c states that "You must not offer metadata, cover art, and/or Audio Preview Clips as a standalone service or product". I have a question about what this means in practical terms. Let's say I'm...

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Hello everyone!   The Spotify Developer Policy section II.4.c states that "You must not offer metadata, cover art, and/or Audio Preview Clips as a standalone service or product".   I ha...

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Inquiry Regarding API Integration for Accessing User Search History

Dear Spotify Support Team,I hope this message finds you well. I am reaching out as a developer interested in enhancing the user experience within our application by integrating with Spotify's API. Specifically, we aim to provide users with the abilit...

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Dear Spotify Support Team, I hope this message finds you well. I am reaching out as a developer interested in enhancing the user experience within our application by integrating with Spotify's API. ...

Prague

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Feature Request
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/me/top/tracks endpoint returns album_type of EP, SINGLE, ALBUM

Using the Web API, I'm finding that when you ask for user's top items and specifying tracks, each track has an album_type of either "EP" or "SINGLE" or "ALBUM". This goes against what is documented — and found with other endpoints — of "album", "sing...

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Using the Web API, I'm finding that when you ask for user's top items and specifying tracks, each track has an album_type of either "EP" or "SINGLE" or "ALBUM".   This goes against what is docum...

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"Add songs" removed?

The "add songs" function was my favorite Spotify feature. I don't understand why this has been removed.The "recommended" selection is unfortunately relatively poor compared to the "add songs" function.Do I have a chance of getting it back?Thank you!P...

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The "add songs" function was my favorite Spotify feature. I don't understand why this has been removed. The "recommended" selection is unfortunately relatively poor compared to the "add songs" funct...

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Embed not working

Got an issue embedding this? Embed renders but play button does nothing and spins? Other podcasts embedded same way work? Any ideas?

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Got an issue embedding this?   Embed renders but play button does nothing and spins? Other podcasts embedded same way work?   <iframe style="border-radius:12px" src="https://open.spo...

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Solved!! Web API 502 Bad Gateway for top items endpoints when offset and limit exceed total

Hi, I have started getting 502 Bad Gateway errors when paginating using the "next" link from the API response body, when "limit" is not initially set to a factor of the total items. I was successfully paginating with a "limit" of 49, which allowed me...

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Hi, I have started getting 502 Bad Gateway errors when paginating using the "next" link from the API response body, when "limit" is not initially set to a factor of the total items.   &nbs...

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The response type of artist endpoint is marked as Integer in document, but actually return float

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 am the author of RSpotify: https://github.com/ramsayleung/rspotify, a popular community-dri...

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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 I am th...

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Getting http 403 after calling API

Our app has Spotify playlist fetching integration for quite some time (since 2020) working without any problems, however starting from about two to three weeks ago, we have been getting 403 errors. We had previously used a different email address but...

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Our app has Spotify playlist fetching integration for quite some time (since 2020) working without any problems, however starting from about two to three weeks ago, we have been getting 403 errors. W...

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how do I send a tune to a friend

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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App that creates Playlists from your iMessage chats - AutoSpoto

PlanFree/PremiumCountry DeviceMacBookOperating System(iOS) My Question or IssueLooking for feedback on our app that creates Spotify playlists out of your iMessage chats. Available free to download on the Mac App Store, named AutoSpoto: https://apple....

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  Plan Free/Premium Country   Device MacBook Operating System (iOS)   My Question or Issue Looking for feedback on our app that creates Spotify playlists out of your iMessag...

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No shuffle button

PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomDevice(iPhone 11)Operating SystemMy Question or Issuejust got premium duo and no shuffle button and have tried un downloading and reinstalling

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Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device (iPhone 11) Operating System My Question or Issue just got premium duo and no shuffle button  and have tried un downloading and reinstalling ...

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Solved!! 403 Forbidden error when using Auth Flow PKCE

My Question or IssueI am working with Auth Flow PKCE for the first time. I am trying to authenticate a user and just display their username and display name on successful authentication. I am able to authenticate my account (my client ID is in the ap...

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My Question or Issue I am working with Auth Flow PKCE for the first time. I am trying to authenticate a user and just display their username and display name on successful authentication. I am able ...

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OAuth2 PKCE Token Exchange failed error

Hi, I have managed to successfully authenticate users via OAuth2 PKCE. I have added the list of test users via the developer dashboard as well.Sometimes I get the 'token exchange failed' error, even while trying to authenticate a user who has been ad...

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Hi,  I have managed to successfully authenticate users via OAuth2 PKCE. I have added the list of test users via the developer dashboard as well. Sometimes I get the 'token exchange failed' err...

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Can't play music on Chrome Browser.

Can't play music on Chrome Browser. Try to delete history, caches, cookies and then refresh website but does not work

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Can't play music on Chrome Browser. Try to delete history, caches, cookies and then refresh website but does not work

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API 403: Player command failed: Premium required

Have used premium account credential in spotify web api and used "Authorization code" flow to get access token. I can able to access profile detail by using the token but when trying to play the song by episode uri in this link "https://api.spotify.c...

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Have used premium account credential in spotify web api and used "Authorization code" flow to get access token. I can able to access profile detail by using the token but when trying to play the song...

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I can have data on artists who are female or LGBTQIA

I would like to have access to a filter so that I can have data on artists who are female or LGBTQIA from a certain genre of music.

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I would like to have access to a filter so that I can have data on artists who are female or LGBTQIA from a certain genre of music.

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