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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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Jupyter Kernel Freezes using spotipy

My Question or Issue I am using the spotify API for developers for school. I am doing a data cleaning class and the algorithm I have I do send a lot of requests but not enough to be considered a threat (as I believe). It works sometimes however, half...

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My Question or Issue   I am using the spotify API for developers for school. I am doing a data cleaning class and the algorithm I have I do send a lot of requests but not enough to be consider...

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AI DJ comfort zone

Adjust how much the ai dj tries to put you out of your comfort zone with a slider.

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Adjust how much the ai dj tries to put you out of your comfort zone with a slider. 

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Adding Meta Data

Is it possible to add meta data to the Spotify library of songs. For example I would like to add dance style as a part of the meta data for each song. So that it can be filtered for tango dances for example.

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Is it possible to add meta data to the Spotify library of songs. For example I would like to add dance style as a part of the meta data for each song. So that it can be filtered for tango dances for ...

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Current song playing endpoint returning null

Hi! Ive made an app that requires people to authenticate with spotify and then that allows my app to fetch their currently playing song. The problem I have is that whenever I fetch a user's currently playing song, all fields return as null. I am conf...

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Hi! Ive made an app that requires people to authenticate with spotify and then that allows my app to fetch their currently playing song. The problem I have is that whenever I fetch a user's currently...

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Solved!! spotify player

when i use Spotify api can i get the complete song from Spotify-api and play it in my platform or i need premium account first by the why this project that i was build it with Spotify-api it is not commercial jut i want to put it in my resume (cv) th...

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when i use Spotify api can i get the complete song from Spotify-api and play it in my platform or i need premium account first by the why this project that i was build it with Spotify-api it is not c...

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Using Spotify with Python and No longer Working

PlanFree/PremiumCountryUSADevice(Dell Latitdue)Operating System(Windows 11.) My Question or IssueMay have hit the rate limit. I am using Python to pull in data for a dataset I am making for educational purposes.I have been saving the results as (so I...

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Plan Free/Premium Country USA Device (Dell Latitdue) Operating System (Windows 11.)   My Question or Issue May have hit the rate limit. I am using Python to pull in data for a dataset ...

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Volume control on embed

Hello, Is there a way to get a volume controller on Spotify embeds? Or is there a way to set the default volume to be lower as it is very loud out of the box. If there is no option for this with the embed code, does embedding via API have volume cont...

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Hello,  Is there a way to get a volume controller on Spotify embeds?  Or is there a way to set the default volume to be lower as it is very loud out of the box.  If there is no opti...

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Web Playback SDK

I am working on side project which is spotify clone so i want to play song in my project so how can i use web playback sdk in angular project.I follow https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-playback-sdk/tutorials/getting-started and used sam...

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I am working on side project which is spotify clone so i want to play song in my project so how can i use web playback sdk in angular project. I follow https://developer.spotify.com/documentati...

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Enhancing User Experience with Softer Colors for Song Lyrics

I think it would be great to choose softer colors so that users like me can read the song lyrics without straining our eyes too much. I have noticed that using warm colors like red, purple, and orange can be uncomfortable and cause eye irritation, wh...

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I think it would be great to choose softer colors so that users like me can read the song lyrics without straining our eyes too much. I have noticed that using warm colors like red, purple, and orang...

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How to get album's 'more releases' using the API?

I used the Get Artist's Albums endpoint, but it didn’t work as expected. It returned only the main release shown below and omitted the 4 alternative versions. Please help!Album link: https://open.spotify.com/album/0gH8thOJMa227eHocQ4N9u

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I used the Get Artist's Albums endpoint, but it didn’t work as expected. It returned only the main release shown below and omitted the 4 alternative versions. Please help! Album link: http...

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My Spotify does not show any lyrics

I used to have songs which show lyrics when I play them. Now my lyrics don’t appear AT ALL. There’s no option to show the lyrics. I have tried reinstalling, clear cache, etc. It still doesn’t show. I transfer Spotify to ipad and my android phone, bot...

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I used to have songs which show lyrics when I play them. Now my lyrics don’t appear AT ALL. There’s no option to show the lyrics. I have tried reinstalling, clear cache, etc. It still doesn’t show. I...

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Looking for clarity on the no ML/AI developer policy for a personal project

I am a rising Junior majoring in data science in the U.S. For a personal project this summer, I thought it would be interesting to develop a recommendation system for the student radio at my university that tries to cater to an indie/alt crowd. Ideal...

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I am a rising Junior majoring in data science in the U.S. For a personal project this summer, I thought it would be interesting to develop a recommendation system for the student radio at my universi...

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http://localhost:8888/login#error=state_mismatch

My Question or IssueWhen I click authenticate with spotify button in my application the URL returns this http://localhost:8888/login#error=state_mismatch. My spotify uri is this http://localhost:8888/callbackhttp://localhost:8888Not sure what to do i...

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My Question or Issue When I click authenticate with spotify button in my application the URL returns this http://localhost:8888/login#error=state_mismatch.  My spotify uri is this  ...

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Putting my Spotify clone app onto the Apple App Store - "Export Compliance Information" issue

Hey guys, I want to deploy my Spotify Clone onto the Apple App Store. My question is when it comes to the "Export Compliance Information", which tick to I select? I'm not familiar with encryption algorithms, nor do I know which one the Spotify API us...

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Hey guys, I want to deploy my Spotify Clone onto the Apple App Store. My question is when it comes to the "Export Compliance Information",  which tick to I select? I'm not familiar with encrypti...

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Upsteam dependency error, code 400 when trying to connect with web player

PlanPremiumCountryPolandDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 After successfully obtaining the auth token and creating a player instance in my web app, I keep getting this network error when I call player.connect(): Request:Request URL:https://cpapi.spo...

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Plan Premium Country Poland Device PC Operating System Windows 10   After successfully obtaining the auth token and creating a player instance in my web app, I keep getting this network...

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Use of audio analysis features as machine learning input

As of 8 May 2023, version 9 of the Spotify Developer Terms and the new Developer Policy have come into effect. In particular, articles IV.2.a.i of the Developer Terms and III.14 of the Developer Policy explicitly forbid any use of the Spotify Content...

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As of 8 May 2023, version 9 of the Spotify Developer Terms and the new Developer Policy have come into effect.   In particular, articles IV.2.a.i of the Developer Terms and III.14 of the Devel...

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API to fetch Podcast Stats

My team and I are developing an analytics platform for digital creators and Spotify podcast analytics is one of the features we'd like to have.Specifically, I would like an API endpoint to fetch metadata on the performance of uploaded podcasts by a u...

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My team and I are developing an analytics platform for digital creators and Spotify podcast analytics is one of the features we'd like to have. Specifically, I would like an API endpoint to fetch me...

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play, togglePlay, pause does not work in iframe api

I have implementeed an iframe api on my website.Since some days, the play control functions do not work.I cannot call play, toogleplay, pause on the embedcontroller in JavaScript.It does neither work in the JavaScript Console. The functions have no e...

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I have implementeed an iframe api on my website. Since some days, the play control functions do not work. I cannot call play, toogleplay, pause on the embedcontroller in JavaScript. It does neithe...

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No option to actually delete this so this is the next best thing

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