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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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Enable Now Playing icon in spotify app

I am using Spotify for Developers Web api.I develop an App to play a song,Skip previous,Skip Next button and the song play in Spotify App using React app.While song playing, Now Playing icon is in disable mode.So Previous ,Next not working when song ...

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I am using Spotify  for Developers Web api.I  develop an App to play a song,Skip previous,Skip Next button and the song play in Spotify App using React app.While song playing, Now Playing i...

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Integrating a Spotify playlist on a website that is independent of navigation

Hello, I'd like to integrate an audio player on my site that continues to play even when visitors navigate between the different pages of the site. The particularity is that I'd like the music not to be hosted on the site but directly via the Spotify...

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Hello,   I'd like to integrate an audio player on my site that continues to play even when visitors navigate between the different pages of the site. The particularity is that I'd like the mus...

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Excessive popups of deals on phone and tablets

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceGalaxy Tab S9 Ultra & Galaxy Z Flip 5Operating SystemAndroid My Question or Issue Every time I've opened Spotify on my tablet or phone recently, or even went back and forth between home and my music, I get the duo popup and i...

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Plan Premium Country   Device Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra & Galaxy Z Flip 5 Operating System Android   My Question or Issue   Every time I've opened Spotify on my tablet or phon...

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Popups
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Superuser Contribution Quota extension rejection reason

Hi, I recently applied for a quota extension so I could release a web-app to the public - I see that this request has been rejected, but can’t seem to see any reason attached to the rejection. Is it possible to see the reason for rejection so that I ...

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Hi, I recently applied for a quota extension so I could release a web-app to the public - I see that this request has been rejected, but can’t seem to see any reason attached to the rejection. Is it ...

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Chromecast doesn't name Spotify when casting Spotify

Hi,I'm currently developing an analytics system to monitor which applications are being used by the Chromecast devices connected to my network.Chromecast devices broadcast their current activity in the MDNS messages. Here are some examples of what is...

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Hi, I'm currently developing an analytics system to monitor which applications are being used by the Chromecast devices connected to my network. Chromecast devices broadcast their current activity ...

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Solved!! Get Playlist Items Service API

PlanPremiumCountryES DeviceAnyOperating SystemAny My Question or IssueHi,something changed in this api service because the following call used to work:playlist_id=fields=“total,items(added_at,added_by.id,track(name,id))”and now it doesnt work. Howeve...

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Plan Premium Country ES   Device Any Operating System Any   My Question or Issue Hi, something changed in this api service because the following call used to work: playlist_id=...

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cURL Timeout when using Tuna on OBS for Spotify API App

Hello! Im currently having an obs breaking issue rn thats causing my obs to freeze because when using the Tuna plugin to display a spotify song and etc it sends to my log in obs that theres a timeout with cURL trying to send spotify a comand/call, Im...

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Hello! Im currently having an obs breaking issue rn thats causing my obs to freeze because when using the Tuna plugin to display a spotify song and etc it sends to my log in obs that theres a timeout...

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Web Playback SDK Does Not Work In Flutter App Running On iOS and Android

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceiPhone 15 Simulator, AndroidOperating SystemiOS 17, Android 33 My Question or IssueI am developing an app using the Spotify Web API with Flutter. I want to support playback in the app. I was attempting to use a web view to h...

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  Plan Premium Country US Device iPhone 15 Simulator, Android Operating System iOS 17, Android 33   My Question or Issue I am developing an app using the Spotify Web API with Flu...

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Web Playback SDK lifecycle

Hi, I'm building a web application using the Web Playback SDK. First of all, I am absolutely thrilled how easy it was to get going with this and the features that it provides. I'm struggling to find information on the following: My web application is...

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Hi,   I'm building a web application using the Web Playback SDK. First of all, I am absolutely thrilled how easy it was to get going with this and the features that it provides. I'm struggling...

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Legal Restrictions on Artist, Album, Song Metadata

Is there any restrictions for accessing, downloading, and storing metadata for artists, albums, and songs, including song length, release date, etc. for personal or open-source projects? I see there are these types of information in the terms of serv...

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Is there any restrictions for accessing, downloading, and storing metadata for artists, albums, and songs, including song length, release date, etc. for personal or open-source projects? I see there ...

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Overwriting playlists

I have a playlist and I would like to put some songs (more than 100) in the playlist and overwrite the songs that were there previously. From the docs, it seems like I should be able to do that with PUT to /v1/playlists/playlist_id/tracks, right? But...

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I have a playlist and I would like to put some songs (more than 100) in the playlist and overwrite the songs that were there previously. From the docs, it seems like I should be able to do that with ...

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Solved!! /recommendations invalid request, status 400

PlanPremiumCountry PolandOperating SystemLinux pop-os My Question or IssueI am using /recommendations route. In most cases it works pretty well. But sometimes when i provide more data it responds with invalid request and status 400. It doesn't work c...

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Plan Premium Country  Poland Operating System Linux pop-os   My Question or Issue I am using /recommendations route. In most cases it works pretty well. But sometimes when i provide...

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What does it mean if a track has 'Soundtracks' genre?

API reference: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/get-track I'm using Spotify API to get track genres data for a research project. However, it's not clear to me how this variable is defined, generated (human or machine) or ...

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API reference: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/get-track   I'm using Spotify API to get track genres data for a research project. However, it's not clear to ...

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Spotify Integration on WordPress - Web Playback SDK API

Hello, community, I hope you're doing well. I am currently working on integrating Spotify into my WordPress website to ensure that the audio, specifically podcasts, continues playing even when users reload the page or navigate to internal pages. To a...

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Hello, community,   I hope you're doing well. I am currently working on integrating Spotify into my WordPress website to ensure that the audio, specifically podcasts, continues playing even wh...

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spotify hard style playlist integration with react native, how to do this?

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issuespotify hard style playlist integration with react native, how to do this?

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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 spotify...

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Inquiry About Integrating NFC Technology for Song Queueing with Spotify's API

I’m working on a project to create an independent speaker that integrates with Spotify. The idea is to enable users to queue songs by tapping their phones against the speaker, using NFC or a similar technology. Users would select a song on their Spot...

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I’m working on a project to create an independent speaker that integrates with Spotify. The idea is to enable users to queue songs by tapping their phones against the speaker, using NFC or a similar ...

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Solved!! Top artists endpoint returns same artist ID: "7ab5IU6f9rBvhgS4kuQjSh" for every artist

The spotify web api endpoint /me/top/artists (Web API Reference | Spotify for Developers) returns the same artist ID: "7ab5IU6f9rBvhgS4kuQjSh" for every single artist. But the the field "uri" is correct for example "spotify:artist:18ISxWwWjV6rPLoVCXf...

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The spotify web api endpoint /me/top/artists (Web API Reference | Spotify for Developers) returns the same artist ID: "7ab5IU6f9rBvhgS4kuQjSh" for every single artist. But the the field "uri" is corr...

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API Monthly listeners collecting data

Hello, Is it possible to collect artists' monthly listeners data from one specific country? I saw a lot of websites with this features but behind paywall. How can I do it by my own? I looked up in documentation, but I couldn't find any solution. Is i...

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Hello, Is it possible to collect artists' monthly listeners data from one specific country? I saw a lot of websites with this features but behind paywall. How can I do it by my own? I looked up in&nb...

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I want your songs API

Hello, I develop my own entertainment application like Instagram. so, I want spotify songs or music in my app. Tell me your process and your charges. If you can provide any contact number so it would be more helpful for me.PlanFree/PremiumCountryIndi...

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Hello, I develop my own entertainment application like Instagram. so, I want spotify songs or music in my app. Tell me your process and your charges. If you can provide any contact number so it would...

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Spotiffy no longer filling my ultrawide screen

As it used to work before now it no longer is visible on whole screen, now half of the screen is blackPlanPremiumCountryDKDeviceStationary pc rtx3070ti ryzen 7800xOperating SystemWindows 11Pls get it fixed

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As it used to work before now it no longer is visible on whole screen, now half of the screen is black Plan Premium Country DK Device Stationary pc rtx3070ti ryzen 7800x Operating System Wind...

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