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Refresh token expiration: discussion thread

Hey everyone, I've created this thread to provide more insight on an upcoming change to how refresh tokens work for apps on the Spotify Web API. We've shared a blog post that explains what's changing and why. The short version: refresh tokens will no...

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ohnoesman2

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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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Kugelschreibert

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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...

sxvan

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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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Get Umbrella Genre From Track

Hello, I'm currently working on a website to sort tracks by genre.I've accepted that I have to use the genres the artist is categorized as. (I wonder why they don't offer it at track level, some artists have songs that have different genres. Apple mu...

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Hello,   I'm currently working on a website to sort tracks by genre. I've accepted that I have to use the genres the artist is categorized as. (I wonder why they don't offer it at track level...

Samurad

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Access Token

PlanFree/PremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceMacbook ProOperating SystemiOS 17 My Question or IssueI don't know how to get the access token. I have been watching YouTube videos but none of them is helping. Can someone please give me steps on how to get ...

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Plan Free/Premium Country United States Device Macbook Pro Operating System iOS 17   My Question or Issue I don't know how to get the access token. I have been watching YouTube videos ...

Ximzend

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Bug report on The Essential Johnny Cash album

PlanPremiumCountryUS DeviceMacBook Pro desktop app, Firefox browser app, Iphone app My Question or IssueOn the album "The Essential Johnny Cash," track 5, "There You Go", and track 6, "Ballad of a Teenage Queen" are both playing the wrong song -- "Fo...

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Plan Premium Country US   Device MacBook Pro desktop app, Firefox browser app, Iphone app   My Question or Issue On the album "The Essential Johnny Cash," track 5, "There You Go", ...

Ximzend

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Bloqueo canciones y de igual manera se siguen reproduciendo

Bloqueo canciones de algún albúm o playlist ajena y cuando reproduzco igual las escucho, NO quiero escuchar esas canciones pero bloqueandolas no soluciona nada

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Bloqueo canciones de algún albúm o playlist ajena y cuando reproduzco igual las escucho, NO quiero escuchar esas canciones pero bloqueandolas no soluciona nada

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Superuser Contribution Search via UPC not working

My Question or Issue:I am doing some discovery on your 'https://developer.spotify.com/console/get-search-item/' endpoint and am having issues when searching via 'upc'. I've tried several variations of the following with no luckhttps://api.spotify.com...

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My Question or Issue: I am doing some discovery on your 'https://developer.spotify.com/console/get-search-item/' endpoint and am having issues when searching via 'upc'.   I've tried seve...

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STOP a preview play when user advances page

I am using knightlab timeline to create a page-through memoir. (It's a js tool, but most of that is unknown to me. I just put my contents into a google sheet, and they build the pages.)https://timeline.knightlab.com/ Mostly, I use one-off youtube vid...

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I am using knightlab timeline to create a page-through memoir. (It's a js tool, but most of that is unknown to me. I just put my contents into a google sheet, and they build the pages.) https://time...

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Extract Record Label Data

I need to extract song metadata out of a Spotify playlist, but it needs to include the record label/publisher data that is found in the credits list (normally at the bottom of the credits page that says "Source: Universal Music" etc. Any way this is ...

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I need to extract song metadata out of a Spotify playlist, but it needs to include the record label/publisher data that is found in the credits list (normally at the bottom of the credits page that s...

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Retry-After header not exposed for browser only applications

The Retry-After header, which is provided for 429 (Too many requests) responses is not accessible for browser only applications. The 'Access-Control-Expose-Headers: Retry-After' is missing (at least for the /recommendations endpoint) which makes it n...

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The Retry-After header, which is provided for 429 (Too many requests) responses is not accessible for browser only applications. The 'Access-Control-Expose-Headers: Retry-After' is missing (at least ...

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Spotify embed only playin preview on webserver

PlanFreeCountryFranceDeviceRaspberry PiOperating SystemRaspbian My Question or Issue Hello, I am trying to embed a spotify player into a html webapge on my Rpi.The issue I have is that the embed is only playing a preview of the playlist's songs. When...

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Plan Free Country France Device Raspberry Pi Operating System Raspbian   My Question or Issue   Hello, I am trying to embed a spotify player into a html webapge on my Rpi. The i...

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(Mobile app) Discography display song list

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceSamsung S21 PlusOperating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueWhy is the discography only available by album? People don't know what album has their favorite songs. Discography should have an option to view a list of all son...

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Plan Premium Country USA  Device Samsung S21 Plus Operating System Android    My Question or Issue Why is the discography only available by album? People don't know what albu...

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Some track previews do not exist

Hi, it appears that some track previews don't exist, even though the Web API returns a URL. For example, the track with the ID:6OON4kMjTFqARMFrRbmlwyhas the following link to the preview:https://p.scdn.co/mp3-preview/b004ed71b638a0037a7bb895037179142...

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Hi, it appears that some track previews don't exist, even though the Web API returns a URL.   For example, the track with the ID: 6OON4kMjTFqARMFrRbmlwy has the following link to the previ...

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Enable play-back of the "Liked Songs"-playlist through the web-api

I want to be able to automatically start the playback of my "Liked Songs"-playlist. Getting a context_uri for that playlist would be straight-forward and great.

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I want to be able to automatically start the playback of my "Liked Songs"-playlist. Getting a context_uri for that playlist would be straight-forward and great.

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INVALID_CLIENT: Invalid client

export const authEndPoint = "https://accounts.spotify.com/authorize";const clientID = "7799cdc7bf7441ca8b1be906859e0fc8";const redirectUri = "http://localhost:3000/";const scopes = [ "user-read-currently-playing", "user-read-recently-played", "user-r...

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export const authEndPoint = "https://accounts.spotify.com/authorize"; const clientID = "7799cdc7bf7441ca8b1be906859e0fc8"; const redirectUri = "http://localhost:3000/"; const scopes = [ &nbsp...

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Is authentication required for each API request?

I have been through the authentication process which gives my Spotify app the necessary permissions to, for instance, create a playlist on my own Spotify account. I did so by opening the below URL in my browser, which led me to a Spotify page where I...

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I have been through the authentication process which gives my Spotify app the necessary permissions to, for instance, create a playlist on my own Spotify account.   I did so by opening the bel...

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App authorization
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whyyy api. just why

i just spent an embarrassing amount of openai assistant tokens to figure out that i have the reading comprehension skills of a goldfish. api, why must you pluralize the object type in your response if the request is singular? request:curl --request G...

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i just spent an embarrassing amount of openai assistant tokens to figure out that i have the reading comprehension skills of a goldfish.   api, why must you pluralize the object type in your r...

daydream-nation

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Behaviour of "Unfollow Playlist" with respect to playlist limit

Hi all! I'm currently working on an app that essentially wants to wipe the contents of a playlist, re-write it with a new set of tracks, and then trigger playout. I'm using the Web API and my original plan was:1. Remove all the songs via the "remove-...

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Hi all!   I'm currently working on an app that essentially wants to wipe the contents of a playlist, re-write it with a new set of tracks, and then trigger playout.   I'm using the Web ...

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