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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}/...

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  • AdrienCompDev
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Scope hidding

DeviceWindows 10Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue Hello, I was doing some tests with spotify api, and I've found a way to hide the scopes a user allows an application to use when you access accounts.spotify....

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  • Device Windows 10 Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue   Hello,   I was doing some tests with spotify api, and I've found ...
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Need help testing this webapp i built!

Hi guys!, i made a webapp that can instantly clone the Discover Weekly playlist - https://suxxvi.github.io/DiscoverWeeklyToNewPlaylist/ , can you guys test it to see if it works for you? for me its been working every single time but for some of my fr...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi guys!, i made a webapp that can instantly clone the Discover Weekly playlist - https://suxxvi.github.io/DiscoverWeeklyToNewPlaylist/ , can you guys test it to see if it works for you? for me its b...
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Organising your playlist

Hey everyone, The goal is for the script to analyse the original playlist you provide aka analyse every single song in that playlist for danceability, energy, valence, instrumentales, acousticness, speechiness and so on. It should analyse the value o...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hey everyone,   The goal is for the script to analyse the original playlist you provide aka analyse every single song in that playlist for danceability, energy, valence, instrumentales, acoust...
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Player issue

HelloI was using a Spotify premium account and was initialing a player through developer account.Things were working fine , but once my plan expired and then I renewed it again.From that time when I try to initialize Spotify player it throws an error...

  • Newbie
  • Hello I was using a Spotify premium account and was initialing a player through developer account. Things were working fine , but once my plan expired and then I renewed it again. From that time w...
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Inquiry about Uploading Songs and Obtaining Licensing on Spotify

Dear Spotify Team,I hope this email finds you well. I am writing to inquire about the procedure for uploading songs to Spotify and obtaining the necessary licenses to distribute my music on your platform. As an aspiring musician, I am eager to share ...

  • Visitor
  • Dear Spotify Team, I hope this email finds you well. I am writing to inquire about the procedure for uploading songs to Spotify and obtaining the necessary licenses to distribute my music on your pl...
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  • Songs upload
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search songs

Hello, I have a problem with searching for music in my iOS app. Users from different countries cannot find the same track. For example, a user from Ukraine can find the track 'Broken Cash Machine,' while a user from another country cannot.

  • Music Fan
  • Hello, I have a problem with searching for music in my iOS app. Users from different countries cannot find the same track. For example, a user from Ukraine can find the track 'Broken Cash Machine,' w...
  • 7anooch
  • Casual Listener
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timeout errors in API calls

I've been using the spotify API to get metadata on ~5000 albums or so. Perhaps I wasn't doing rate limiting properly or something, but I suddenly found my API calls timing out and I haven't been able to make a single API call in well over a day. I ca...

  • Casual Listener
  • I've been using the spotify API to get metadata on ~5000 albums or so. Perhaps I wasn't doing rate limiting properly or something, but I suddenly found my API calls timing out and I haven't been able...
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EmbedController.loadUri loads the previous version of the playlist

Plan - PremiumCountry - CyprusDevice - Macbook ProClient - Chrome Hi Spotify Team,I'm working on a project that involves Spotify Web API and Spotify IFrame API.Project components are:1. Web browser client with IFrame API Embed Controller2. Applicatio...

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  • Plan - Premium Country - Cyprus Device - Macbook Pro Client - Chrome   Hi Spotify Team, I'm working on a project that involves Spotify Web API and Spotify IFrame API. P...
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Quota Extension Reject

Hello, We are a funded start-up in the process of releasing a music application and associated product. We keep getting quota rejections from Spotify, with no guidance or messaging as to why. We have followed Spotify's T&C pretty closely and need mor...

  • Visitor
  • Hello,   We are a funded start-up in the process of releasing a music application and associated product.   We keep getting quota rejections from Spotify, with no guidance or messaging ...
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Please help - OAuth in React-Native not working

Hi there, I'm currently a student working on a side project utilizing Spotify's api through spotify-api-web-node. I've pretty much been following this tutorial exactly (https://medium.com/javascript-in-plain-english/react-native-full-authentication-f...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi there, I'm currently a student working on a side project utilizing Spotify's api through spotify-api-web-node. I've pretty much been following this tutorial exactly (https://medium.com/javascript-...
  • jackgibson
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Deeplinking for LG TVs

We're looking to deeplink from our own Smart TV application to Spotify's on a WebOS LG TV. This is possible with WebOS, but we need Spotify's application ID to check if it's installed and then to direct the user to the app, ideally to our playlists. ...

  • Newbie
  • We're looking to deeplink from our own Smart TV application to Spotify's on a WebOS LG TV. This is possible with WebOS, but we need Spotify's application ID to check if it's installed and then to dir...
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Bug when using offset greater than 49 when pulling top tracks

When using the endpoint https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/top/tracks with the offset parameter greater than 49, the response is returned with an offset of 50 and a limit of 0. It is possible to get more than the 50 top tracks, for example by using an off...

  • Casual Listener
  • When using the endpoint https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/top/tracks with the offset parameter greater than 49, the response is returned with an offset of 50 and a limit of 0. It is possible to...
  • campbell21e
  • Casual Listener
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Access error to authorization uri to get authorization code

PlanPremiumCountryJapan DeviceWindows11 PCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or Issue -I have tried to get my liked tracks list as json with coding python/spotipy according to api reference below.I have used Jupyter Lab as editor.https://develope...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Country Japan   Device Windows11 PC Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue   -I have tried to get my liked tracks list as json  with coding py...
  • meowsa00
  • Casual Listener
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Undefined symbol: _OBJC_CLASS_$_SPTAppRemote

Device(MacBook Air, M2, 2022, macOS Ventura 13.2.1) My Question or IssueFrom the Github sample project, I kept getting this error:Undefined symbol: _OBJC_CLASS_$_SPTAppRemoteMy import of library process is just simply dragging, then copy is needed, c...

  • Visitor
  • Device (MacBook Air, M2, 2022, macOS Ventura 13.2.1)   My Question or Issue From the Github sample project, I kept getting this error: Undefined symbol: _OBJC_CLASS_$_SPTAppRemote My impor...
  • debutinfotech
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Check User's Saved Shows required scopes

Hi !The https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/check-users-saved-shows endpoint states that the "user-library-read" scope is required but my users have granted it and the endpoint still returns an "Insufficient client scope" 40...

  • Newbie
  • Hi ! The https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/check-users-saved-shows endpoint states that the "user-library-read" scope is required but my users have granted it...
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Iframe track without play button

PlanFreeCountryThailandDevicePC DesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueFrom time to time for my application iframe with embedded track is displayed without control elements (Play button). Can I somehow influence the appearance of these...

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  • Plan Free Country Thailand Device PC Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue From time to time for my application iframe with embedded track is displayed without con...
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Spotify Web Api

I am trying to make an api call to https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/playlistsSo the first time I make the call everything is good but if I make a change and then rerun my website I then get this error: User not registered in the Developer Dashboard Enou...

  • Visitor
  • I am trying to make an api call to  https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/playlists So the first time I make the call everything is good but if I make a change and then rerun my website I then get th...
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Seeing what other people are listening to

As Spotify only allows you to connect to Facebook to view what your friend is listening to. Is it possible to implement a feature for adding a friend who may not have Facebook, for example and be able to see what they are listening to. Thank you

  • Visitor
  • As Spotify only allows you to connect to Facebook to view what your friend is listening to. Is it possible to implement a feature for adding a friend who may not have Facebook, for example and be abl...
  • Ximzend
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Solved!! Get currently playing track API - Getting a 400 & 404 error

Premium- Family PlanUnited Arab Emirates I am trying to use the Get currently playing track API and I am getting 400 & 404 error "Only valid bearer authentication supported" & "Invalid Username" , I am able to use the Search API which works perfectly...

  • Casual Listener
  • Premium- Family Plan United Arab Emirates   I am trying to use the Get currently playing track API and I am getting 400 & 404  error "Only valid bearer authentication supported" &amp...
  • Ximzend
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OperaGX "player" error?

PlanFree/PremiumCountryArgentinaDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHello, good morning, I hope you are very well, I come to inform you of an error or bug that I found in a web browser regarding Spotify, the browser used would...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country Argentina Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hello, good morning, I hope you are very well, I come to inform you of an error or...
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