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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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  • simonmares
  • Newbie
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Bug with offset for method "Get User's Top Artists and Tracks"

How can I get 150 items from method "Get User's Top Artists and Tracks" with 3 request? My queries found a bug with the offset value and couldn't get more than 100 items. - If set limit 50 and offset 0 - response with 50 itemshttps://api.spotify.com/...

  • Music Fan
  • How can I get 150 items from method "Get User's Top Artists and Tracks" with 3 request? My queries found a bug with the offset value and couldn't get more than 100 items.   - If set limit...
  • Aurorum
  • Newbie
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    bug
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Can we remove the Loading Screen when we start the Auth flow in android kotlin (compose)

When the native App written in kotlin starts I call this method always :- private fun sendAuthRequest() { val request = AuthorizationRequest.Builder( SpotifyConstants.SPOTIFY_CLIENT_ID, AuthorizationResponse.Type.TOKEN, SpotifyConstants.SPOTIFY_REDIR...

  • Casual Listener
  • When the native App written in kotlin starts I call this method always :-    private fun sendAuthRequest() { val request = AuthorizationRequest.Builder( SpotifyConstants.S...
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  • Android
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Various Number of Results

Hello everyone,I have encountered an issue with the Spotify API and need some help. When using the API request "https://api.spotify.com/v1/artists/61qDotnjM0jnY5lkfOP7ve/albums," I receive a total of 136 albums. However, when I check in the Spotify a...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hello everyone, I have encountered an issue with the Spotify API and need some help. When using the API request "https://api.spotify.com/v1/artists/61qDotnjM0jnY5lkfOP7ve/albums," I receive a total ...
  • zuecke4
  • Casual Listener
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Design Changes

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 I need to make some design changes to our website . How do I go about doing this? Cannot fin...

  • Visitor
  • 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...
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500 internal server error

i got a token by making a post request using the client credentials and{ 'grant_type':'client_credentials','scope': 'user-read-recently-played'} in header. as data for that post request. But when i use this token to get recently played tracks- https:...

  • Newbie
  • i got a token by making a post request using the client credentials and { 'grant_type':'client_credentials', 'scope': 'user-read-recently-played'} in header. as data for that post request.   ...
  • Ximzend
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Can we use playlist info as a prompt for a GPT model

In the developer policy it's stated that: "Do not use the Spotify Platform or any Spotify Content to train a machine learning or AI model or otherwise ingest Spotify Content into a machine learning or AI model." I understand that we can't train an AI...

  • Newbie
  • In the developer policy it's stated that:  "Do not use the Spotify Platform or any Spotify Content to train a machine learning or AI model or otherwise ingest Spotify Content into a machine lea...
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    GPT
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[API] Audiobooks API returns 404 not found for shows

Hi there,I'm starting development on Spotify API, and found a potential bug. On search API, I query for Harry Potter audiobooks (GET /v1/search?q=harry+potter&type=audiobook) that returns some results :- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (ID 2IEB...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi there, I'm starting development on Spotify API, and found a potential bug.   On search API, I query for Harry Potter audiobooks (GET /v1/search?q=harry+potter&type=audiobook) that retu...
  • Prague
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  • Possible Bug
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Solved!! 403 error on GET v1/me/top/tracks

I have been working on an App using Kotlin which uses spotify API and to fetch user spotify account data and to play some music using the spotify App Remote. Now as I proceeded with the app it is working all fine in my device but when I give the App ...

  • Casual Listener
  • I have been working on an App using Kotlin which uses spotify API and to fetch user spotify account data and to play some music using the spotify App Remote.   Now as I proceeded with the app ...
  • _error
  • Casual Listener
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refresh token always invalid

so, i have a personal project where i want to achieve my currently playing tracks from spotify to my website. i run it in localhost:3000/ and i set the redirect uri to localhost:3000/callback. so when i authorized my account and got the refresh token...

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  • Newbie
  • so, i have a personal project where i want to achieve my currently playing tracks from spotify to my website. i run it in localhost:3000/ and i set the redirect uri to localhost:3000/callback. so whe...
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[API] Audiobooks API returns 404 not found for shows

Hi there,I'm starting development on Spotify API, and found a potential bug. On search API, I query for Harry Potter audiobooks (GET /v1/search?q=harry+potter&type=audiobook) that returns some results :- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (ID 2IEB...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi there, I'm starting development on Spotify API, and found a potential bug.   On search API, I query for Harry Potter audiobooks (GET /v1/search?q=harry+potter&type=audiobook) that retu...
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Weird Spotify POST 500 Playback Error

I'm using Electron and WideVine to play with the Spotify Web Playback API and everything works fine, I start a song but then it plays only for about three seconds and then skips to the next track and so on. I get this Error about three times:POST htt...

  • Music Fan
  • I'm using Electron and WideVine to play with the Spotify Web Playback API and everything works fine, I start a song but then it plays only for about three seconds and then skips to the next track and...
  • Koteyk0o
  • Music Fan
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  • 6 replies
  • 1 likes
  • Desktop Windows
    Playback Error
    Widevine
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How do I know that my app token has been rate limited?

Plan: PremiumCountry: USDevice: Macbook Pro M2 Max Hello Everyone, I'm running some code using the spotipy package in python and was wondering how I could get the request_header that says what kind of error I may be receiving. When I run my code, it ...

  • Newbie
  • Plan: Premium Country: US Device: Macbook Pro M2 Max   Hello Everyone,  I'm running some code using the spotipy package in python and was wondering how I could get the request_header t...
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  • API Help
    API Key
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Podcast player embed iframe behavior

PlanFreeCountryUSADeviceMacBook Pro M1, iPhone 11 Pro, iPadOperating SystemMacOS, iOSMy Question or Issueive embedded the Spotify player iframe into a Beaver Builder based Wordpress page. Works fine on desktop, but on iOS, when scrolling down to div ...

  • Visitor
  • Plan Free Country USA Device MacBook Pro M1, iPhone 11 Pro, iPad Operating System MacOS, iOS My Question or Issue ive embedded the Spotify player iframe into a Beaver Builder based Wordpress...
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  • Question
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Scopes ignored at the "Authorize" endpoint

I'm trying to connect my app to Spotify using Web API. When I do a GET request to Autohrize endpoint, I get redirected to login screen of Spotify.Code (dart) at "code_screenshot.png". Then, I put my mail and my pass (in the "login_screen.jpg"), but w...

  • Newbie
  • I'm trying to connect my app to Spotify using Web API. When I do a GET request to Autohrize endpoint, I get redirected to login screen of Spotify. Code (dart) at "code_screenshot.png".   ...
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  • Possible Bug
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Is there a way to retrieve the audio stream of a tune in order to play it on a bot discord?

PlanPremiumCountryFranceMy Question or IssueI'm in the process of creating a bot discord that would be linked to a Spotify premium account so that it could play music that comes from Spotify, but after going through the documentation, I couldn't find...

  • Visitor
  • Plan Premium Country France My Question or Issue I'm in the process of creating a bot discord that would be linked to a Spotify premium account so that it could play music that comes from Sp...
  • Ximzend
  • Spotify Star
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  • 1 replies
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  • Discussion
    informations
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Is making a visualizer allowed with the Spotify API?

I have read the Compliance Tips and I'm still not sure whether making a visualizer to go along with a Spotify music player is a supported use case. I would be generating the visuals with code according to song data from the Web API. No other copyrigh...

  • Newbie
  • I have read the Compliance Tips and I'm still not sure whether making a visualizer to go along with a Spotify music player is a supported use case. I would be generating the visuals with code accordi...
  • CheeroIp
  • Roadie
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  • 2 replies
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  • Question
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Spotify API Inquiry

I am curious to start a personal project with Spotify. I have read the API documentation, but I wasn't able to find this specific API request type anywhere. Is it possible for the API to retrieve the #minutes a user has listened to a track/artist in ...

  • Casual Listener
  • I am curious to start a personal project with Spotify. I have read the API documentation, but I wasn't able to find this specific API request type anywhere. Is it possible for the API to retrieve the...
  • Ximzend
  • Spotify Star
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  • Feature Request
    Question
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Documentation incorrect about GET /me/player/currently-playing?

The API documentation for these endpointshttps://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/get-information-about-the-users-current-playbackhttps://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/get-the-users-currently-playing-track...

  • Music Fan
  • The API documentation for these endpoints https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/get-information-about-the-users-current-playback https://developer.spotify.com/documentation...
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  • Possible Bug
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Superuser Contribution Unable to accept Developer TOS

When I attempt to accept the Developer Terms of Service, I check the box that says I accept, then click the "Accept the Terms" button. The page reloads and under the navigation bar at the top of a page, a red error bar appears which states, "There wa...

  • Newbie
  • When I attempt to accept the Developer Terms of Service, I check the box that says I accept, then click the "Accept the Terms" button. The page reloads and under the navigation bar at the top of a pa...
  • ManuDz
  • Casual Listener
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  • 12 replies
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  • Terms of Service
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Can't access API anymore, did I exceed limits?

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 Hi folks, I was starting to make a music search app and was able to keep querying the API fo...

  • Music Fan
  • 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   ...
  • axion777
  • Music Fan
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  • api calls no longer working
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