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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}/...

  • Spotify
  • Spotify
  • AdrienCompDev
  • Casual Listener
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  • Possible Bug
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Adding html title tag into embedded iframe

Hello, is there any way, to automatically generate html title tag into iframe of embedded content? Page speed is suggesting this as accessibility aprovements.Thank you

  • Newbie
  • Hello,   is there any way, to automatically generate html title tag into iframe of embedded content?  Page speed is suggesting this as accessibility aprovements. Thank you
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  • accessibility
    embed
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Why aren't I allowed to create an voice controlled Spotify SDA?

PlanPremiumCountryAnyDeviceAnyOperating SystemAny My Question or IssueI was reading through the Spotify Developer Policy when I came across this in Section III:"Do not create a voice-enabled SDA that enables a user to control Spotify with their voice...

  • Visitor
  • Plan Premium Country Any Device Any Operating System Any   My Question or Issue I was reading through the Spotify Developer Policy when I came across this in Section III: "Do not cr...
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  • Discussion
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Inquiry about API rejection reasons

Dear Spotify Support,I am reaching out to inquire about the recent rejection of our API application due to "1.Modifies any Spotify visual content, e.g. cropping album artwork, overlaying images on album artwork, placing their brand/logo on album artw...

  • Newbie
  • Dear Spotify Support, I am reaching out to inquire about the recent rejection of our API application due to "1.Modifies any Spotify visual content, e.g. cropping album artwork, overlaying images o...
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  • api
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Android authentication failing since I was granted quota extension

I recently applied and was granted a quote extension for my app. Ever since then it seems no users can authenticate via the Android Spotify app remote. The code is all correct to the best of my knowledge and was working fine for me before.val connect...

  • Casual Listener
  • I recently applied and was granted a quote extension for my app. Ever since then it seems no users can authenticate via the Android Spotify app remote.   The code is all correct to the best of...
  • UndeadCretin
  • Casual Listener
  • 1141 Views
  • 2 replies
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[DEVELOPER][ANGULAR][WEB] Spotify Web SDK Player does not show up on page

I've been trying to implement the Spotify Web Player on Angular, following this tutorial on the Spotify Documentation Page (although it is shown in React). My goal is to have a web player like the one here at the bottom of the page Although I'm getti...

  • Regular
  • I've been trying to implement the Spotify Web Player on Angular, following this tutorial on the Spotify Documentation Page (although it is shown in React). My goal is to have a web player like t...
  • placcidfenis
  • Regular
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution 401 error on all PUT requests

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceDesktop, Windows 10, Chrome My Question or IssueHi, I'm making a react web app using Axios for fetch requests. My app already correctly sets a token and receives data from API endpoints such as 'https://api.spotify.co...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Country Australia Device Desktop, Windows 10, Chrome   My Question or Issue Hi, I'm making a react web app using Axios for fetch requests. My app already correctly sets a to...
  • ariost11
  • Visitor
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Documentation mistake or bug

This authorization request works for me in php-curl: $ch = curl_init(); //Escribo endpoint el indicado por api curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, 'https://accounts.spotify.com/api/token'); curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true); //IMPORTANTE ES UN...

  • Regular
  • This authorization request works for me in php-curl:       $ch = curl_init(); //Escribo endpoint el indicado por api curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, 'https://acc...
  • Bhanu3858
  • Visitor
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App retrieves my data for other users instead of theirs

My Question or Issue I've been trying to write some code that requires a user's playlist using the Spotify API. It works fine when I run the code on my computer and with my login details, but when I get my teacher to run it on their computer with the...

  • Regular
  • My Question or Issue   I've been trying to write some code that requires a user's playlist using the Spotify API. It works fine when I run the code on my computer and with my login details, bu...
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Help - How to restore to a snapshot of a playlist

Plan - Family PremiumCountry - CanadaDevice - Any Operating System - Windows 10My Question or Issue I'm looking to restore a playlist that was modified up to a week ago.Shared with family. I've never used Spotify for Developers, Web API.Just learned ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan - Family Premium Country - Canada Device - Any Operating System - Windows 10 My Question or Issue   I'm looking to restore a playlist that was modified up to a week...
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  • help request
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"Granted quota extension" for years... but nobody can connect now?

I have an app, been granted a quota extension for some 6 years. This month, nobody can connect but me. So it's behaving like there is no quota extension. It's rm-spot.com.Any others experiencing this? When I connected to my dashboard this month, I sa...

  • Regular
  • I have an app, been granted a quota extension for some 6 years.  This month, nobody can connect but me.  So it's behaving like there is no quota extension.  It's rm-spot.com. Any ...
  • spotartie2
  • Newbie
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Clarification on Developer Terms - Building Profiles of Users

Do not analyze the Spotify Content or the Spotify Service for any purpose, including without limitation, creating new or derived listenership metrics, benchmarking, functionality, usage statistics, user metrics, or building profiles of users, includi...

  • Casual Listener
  • Do not analyze the Spotify Content or the Spotify Service for any purpose, including without limitation, creating new or derived listenership metrics, benchmarking, functionality, usage statistics, u...
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  • Discussion
    Guidelines
    profiles
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Spotify Track Embed not signing in (Firefox)

The Spotify track embed iframe appears to have auth issues on Firefox. Having the track embedded into any webpage keeps the track to the preview version instead of the full song. This happens regardless whether the user is signed into Spotify in that...

  • Casual Listener
  • The Spotify track embed iframe appears to have auth issues on Firefox. Having the track embedded into any webpage keeps the track to the preview version instead of the full song. This happens regardl...
  • placcidfenis
  • Regular
  • 809 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 6 likes
  • Embeds
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Do streams via Web API count?

Hello, We are currently planning a fan portal for a client, and one feature that the client has requested is the ability for fans to listen to his songs through the portal. We plan to use https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api for this p...

  • Newbie
  • Hello,   We are currently planning a fan portal for a client, and one feature that the client has requested is the ability for fans to listen to his songs through the portal. We plan to use ht...
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  • Streams
    web-api
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Question about artist genre classification

Hi everyone! I'm new here, don't know much about development so it might be a silly question. Is there any information about how it works the artist genre classification? I'm trying to understand how it works and specially if there's a way to manuall...

  • Visitor
  • Hi everyone! I'm new here, don't know much about development so it might be a silly question. Is there any information about how it works the artist genre classification? I'm trying to understand how...
  • Ximzend
  • Spotify Star
  • 344 Views
  • 1 replies
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  • genre
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{"error":{"status":404,"message":"Invalid username"}} Error (Nodejs)

PlanFree/Premium CountryTurkey LanguageNodejs My Question or Issue From this code: const express = require('express') const app = express() var client_id = 'asd'; var client_secret = 'asd'; // Base64 encoding of the client_id and client_secret var en...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Free/Premium   Country Turkey   Language Nodejs   My Question or Issue   From this code:           const express = require('express'...
  • Ximzend
  • Spotify Star
  • 1628 Views
  • 3 replies
  • 2 likes
  • "currently-playing"
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API Invoke-RestMethod - Only active device shown

Hi, in powershell, when i get devices on my premium account, i see device only when Spotify app is opened on them. How do i get the ID of "another device"?Thanks!

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi, in powershell, when i get devices on my premium account, i see device only when Spotify app is opened on them.  How do i get the ID of "another device"? Thanks!
  • iOL
  • Casual Listener
  • 377 Views
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Spotify Codes not working

I'm trying to share a playlist with the code but I can't. The only option I get is the link, but the code doesn't show up even when I try to share an individual song. Both on PC and Android.

  • Visitor
  • I'm trying to share a playlist with the code but I can't. The only option I get is the link, but the code doesn't show up even when I try to share an individual song.  Both on PC and Android.
  • kaworu_bloodpaw
  • Roadie
  • 326 Views
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Spotify Blend Playlist IDs not returning any results when trying to get tracks

I'm trying to access track names using the Web API for a Blend playlist. The api works fine for any playlist ID/URI except for those that are blends. My queries return either an error or no results - I have tested with other non-blend playlist IDs an...

  • Newbie
  • I'm trying to access track names using the Web API for a Blend playlist. The api works fine for any playlist ID/URI except for those that are blends. My queries return either an error or no results -...
  • Ximzend
  • Spotify Star
  • 495 Views
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APP INTERFACE CHANGES

Hi App Developers, I note the desktop interface has changed and assuming some coding changes came with the different in the interface. With the changes came the loss of being able to drag and drop playlist in the left sidebar allowing custom orders. ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi App Developers, I note the desktop interface has changed and assuming some coding changes came with the different in the interface. With the changes came the loss of being able to drag and drop pl...
  • usersoch
  • Newbie
  • 374 Views
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Problem sending and receiving requests from my site to Spotify.

Hi to you. I have a site to which I have connected Spotify via API. Everything was fine until a while ago when I noticed that most of the requests from my site were being rejected by Spotify. I wanted to find out the reason for this and know what the...

  • Visitor
  • Hi to you. I have a site to which I have connected Spotify via API. Everything was fine until a while ago when I noticed that most of the requests from my site were being rejected by Spotify. I wante...
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