Spotify for Developers

Important: App review and quota extension waiting times

The Spotify for developers platform helps many bring their ideas to life. Whether it's a short term app helping an artist’s release or something more long term - there is always a chance of success. Things start to grow and then you might also need w...

Nikola
Moderator
2023-06-22 2:12:51 PM
Sunday
adilanchian
Regular
31429 Views
166 replies
21 likes

31429 Views
166 replies
21 likes

In what format is the offline_timestamp key in your personal data?

In the extended personal data, there is a key called "offline_timestamp". In the ReadMeFirst it has the following description: "This field is a timestamp of when offline mode was used, ifused.". When looking at these values, there seems to be no corr...

Artaro
Visitor
In the extended personal data, there is a key called "offline_timestamp". In the ReadMeFirst it has the following description: "This field is a timestamp of when offline mode was used, if used.". Wh...
2023-01-24 2:46:15 PM
270 Views
0 replies
1 likes

270 Views
0 replies
1 likes

Use api to search for specific songs that are mixed into longer sets/recordings

Hi there, I was wondering if it's possible to use the Spotify api to search for specific songs that are mixed into longer sets/recordings? Hope you can help with this. Kind regards, Olaf

Maestrolaf
Newbie
Hi there, I was wondering if it's possible to use the Spotify api to search for specific songs that are mixed into longer sets/recordings? Hope you can help with this. Kind...
2023-01-24 1:37:29 PM
348 Views
0 replies
0 likes
API Question

348 Views
0 replies
0 likes

Cannot delete tracks from a playlist using the API. Receiving 401 error.

PlanFree/PremiumCountryCanada My Question or IssueI've been trying and failing to delete tracks from a playlist using the API. Every method I attempt results in a 401 error from spotify. This is a JavaScript Web App and I'm performing both Oauth and ...

kcrb
Newbie
...rivate', 'playlist-modify-public', 'playlist-modify-private', Here is the code for my route handler in Node/express: &n...
2023-01-23 10:07:13 PM
2023-01-24 7:19:47 AM
Ximzend
Rising Star 1
460 Views
1 replies
0 likes
api
javascript

460 Views
1 replies
0 likes

Web Playback SDK - 404 not found after computer sleep

Hi all.I have created a web player to play my saved songs.If i close my laptop lid and reopen (Mac), calls to`https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/player/play?device_id=58c0a166ebaa633d9d6e47cf4226830ba1704062` return a 404 device not found (device being th...

sqram
Regular
Hi all. I have created a web player to play my saved songs. If i close my laptop lid and reopen (Mac), calls to `https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/player/play?device_id=58c0a166ebaa633d9d6e47cf42268...
2023-01-24 5:42:56 AM
313 Views
0 replies
0 likes
API Help
Help

313 Views
0 replies
0 likes

[Developer] Concrete rate limits

Hi! There are not concrete numbers regarding rate limits for the Spotify API. This documentation https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/guides/rate-limits/ tells us there is a 30 second window in which the number of requests are monitore...

greffgreff
Newbie
Hi! There are not concrete numbers regarding rate limits for the Spotify API. This documentation https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/guides/rate-limits/ tells us there is a ...
2023-01-23 8:52:26 PM
378 Views
0 replies
0 likes
Developer

378 Views
0 replies
0 likes

Inability to Getting Track Genre Information

(Windows 10 desktop) My Question or IssueIs there any way to get track genre information with Spotify API (python)?

Murat53
Casual Listener
(Windows 10 desktop) My Question or Issue Is there any way to get track genre information with Spotify API (python)?
2023-01-21 7:40:37 PM
2023-01-22 7:29:39 PM
Ximzend
Rising Star 1
1236 Views
5 replies
0 likes
Python

1236 Views
5 replies
0 likes

Canvas API

An API or additional endpoint on the existing Spotify API that provides a URL to a tracks given canvas in an mp4 format.

trevorwelsh
Visitor
An API or additional endpoint on the existing Spotify API that provides a URL to a tracks given canvas in an mp4 format.
2023-01-22 9:00:05 AM
330 Views
0 replies
2 likes

330 Views
0 replies
2 likes

[Win 10] Cannot play playlist using spotify uri

PlanPremiumCountryPolandDeviceLaptop, Spotify Desktop ClientOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHi All,I am trying to use spotify uri to auto-open spotify on a specific playlist and start playing it. However, I found that playlist uri with...

Bekonisko
Newbie
...potify:playlist:<playlist_id>:play' and it just does not work (with any playlist: neither my own public, my own private, nor just any public). I tried the same idea using track or album i...
2023-01-21 8:07:05 PM
727 Views
0 replies
3 likes

727 Views
0 replies
3 likes

Oembed not playing on website

- Premium- USA- Macbook Air I'm running into an issue with the oembed on my website not playing full tracks on the playlist. I'm logged into Spotify but the playlist in stuck in preview mode. Previously, when I was testing this on my localhost via Fl...

jolly-beans
Newbie
- Premium - USA - Macbook Air I'm running into an issue with the oembed on my website not playing full tracks on the playlist. I'm logged into Spotify but the playlist in stuck in preview ...
2023-01-20 12:59:25 AM
469 Views
0 replies
0 likes
audio preview
Oembed
Spotify Embed

469 Views
0 replies
0 likes

403 forbidden error on Spotify API

PlanPremiumClient ID04faea73cf99467b8c117a33870cd3bc My Question or Issue Hi team,I'm experiencing some 403 responses trying to connect to Spotify API, I've been checked my App Profile on Spotify App Dashboard and I've not seen any error, even I've r...

Guestpectacular
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Client ID 04faea73cf99467b8c117a33870cd3bc My Question or Issue Hi team, I'm experiencing some 403 responses trying to connect to Spotify API, I've been checked m...
2023-01-19 6:40:23 PM
2023-01-20 5:30:54 PM
Ximzend
Rising Star 1
1863 Views
3 replies
0 likes
403 error

1863 Views
3 replies
0 likes

Solved!! API masthead/v1/masthead returns 400 status code

There is a new bug that I have encountered on the API endpoint "https://www.spotify.com/api/masthead/v1/masthead". Specifically, the issue occurs when the "market" query parameter is set to "in", it returns a HTTP status code of 400. I have provided ...

Nishant1500
Casual Listener
There is a new bug that I have encountered on the API endpoint "https://www.spotify.com/api/masthead/v1/masthead". Specifically, the issue occurs when the "market" query parameter is set to "in", it ...
2023-01-18 3:53:09 PM
2023-01-20 2:31:17 PM
Nishant1500
Casual Listener
1297 Views
1 replies
1 likes
Desktop
Mobile

1297 Views
1 replies
1 likes

Superuser Contribution storing lyrics from API

PlanFreeCountryRepublic of KoreaDeviceSamSung Galaxy S20 UltraOperating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or IssueHi! We are learning Programming in SSAFY(https://www.ssafy.com/ksp/jsp/swp/swpMain.jsp, contact: **bleep** ). SSAFY stands for Samsung Soft...

seulseul
Casual Listener
Plan Free Country Republic of Korea Device SamSung Galaxy S20 Ultra Operating System Android Oreo My Question or Issue Hi! We are learning Programming in SSAFY(https://www.ssafy...
2022-10-13 7:18:21 AM
2023-01-20 9:01:34 AM
MarieAdkins
Newbie
2214 Views
4 replies
0 likes
lyric
Web API

2214 Views
4 replies
0 likes

Why can't I get the href of all of my playlists?

PlanPremiumCountryUSMy Question or IssueI created a dropdown menu that returns the href of the selected playlist: A lot of the playlists work, but there are some that don't return the href, such as this one: The playlist is public and is not collabor...

codestafa
Regular
...ome that don't return the href, such as this one: The playlist is public and is not collaborative. I'm using this endpoint. Has anyone experienced this issue before? T...
2023-01-08 7:16:01 PM
2023-01-20 8:21:24 AM
s_Makasu
Casual Listener
552 Views
1 replies
1 likes
"playlist"

552 Views
1 replies
1 likes

Spotify Web Playback SDK device connection issue

DeviceiPhone 13, Windows, raspberrypiOperating SystemiOS 16, Windows 11, Raspbian My Question or IssueUnable to connect to web playback sdk on all but my iphone. The server launches with no errors: Starting the development server...Compiled successfu...

luccassa5
Newbie
Device iPhone 13, Windows, raspberrypi Operating System iOS 16, Windows 11, Raspbian My Question or Issue Unable to connect to web playback sdk on all but my iphone. The server launches ...
2023-01-20 6:21:24 AM
693 Views
0 replies
1 likes
Desktop
Developer question
Spotify for Developers

693 Views
0 replies
1 likes

I would like to reapply for a quota extension and would like to know why it was denied.

PlanPremiumCountryJP I submitted my app Srive a couple of days back for a quota extension.My application was rejected, but the reason for the rejection is unclear.No email was sent, and the dashboard (https://developer.spotify.com/dashboard/applicati...

ot0m1
Newbie
Plan Premium Country JP I submitted my app Srive a couple of days back for a quota extension. My application was rejected, but the reason for the rejection is unclear. No email was sent...
2023-01-20 5:44:22 AM
463 Views
0 replies
0 likes
Extension Requests

463 Views
0 replies
0 likes

Is the "Noon Pacific" music app still being supported by "Spotify"?

The "Noon Pacific" music app would allow you to "Like" songs which could then be found on "Like Songs" Spotify playlist. This app has been supported by Spotify, but for some reason the app crashes every time you try to open it. Trust me, I've tried "...

kppkkp
Casual Listener
The "Noon Pacific" music app would allow you to "Like" songs which could then be found on "Like Songs" Spotify playlist. This app has been supported by Spotify, but for some reason the app crashes e...
2023-01-16 5:16:05 PM
2023-01-19 9:38:21 PM
Ximzend
Rising Star 1
1180 Views
1 replies
0 likes

1180 Views
1 replies
0 likes

Song Deletion Request, Privacy Questions

Hey Developer Community, We built a song recommender using Spotify's API, and one of our users requested us to remove their songs from our library due to privacy concerns.This means they wouldn't be found in the search field, and we wouldn't generate...

tiborviszneki
Regular
Hey Developer Community, We built a song recommender using Spotify's API, and one of our users requested us to remove their songs from our library due to privacy concerns. This means they w...
2023-01-18 8:39:46 AM
2023-01-19 8:54:00 PM
Ximzend
Rising Star 1
657 Views
1 replies
0 likes
api
Privacy

657 Views
1 replies
0 likes

I am getting a 502 Bad gateway error when trying to access the player API

When working on a C#/Blazor project that uses the SpotifyApi.Web nuget package (https://github.com/JohnnyCrazy/SpotifyAPI-NET) I am repeatedly getting a "SpotifyAPI.Web.APIException: Bad gateway" error. I am attempting to call the https://api.spotify...

sampledplum9
Casual Listener
When working on a C#/Blazor project that uses the SpotifyApi.Web nuget package (https://github.com/JohnnyCrazy/SpotifyAPI-NET) I am repeatedly getting a "SpotifyAPI.Web.APIException: Bad gateway" err...
2023-01-03 2:33:39 PM
2023-01-19 8:19:25 PM
sampledplum9
Casual Listener
1110 Views
2 replies
0 likes

1110 Views
2 replies
0 likes

Spotify Web API Request: GET Queue

There still seems to be no API endpoint for the queue is there any hope in getting one added?

user-removed
Visitor
There still seems to be no API endpoint for the queue is there any hope in getting one added?
2023-01-18 8:32:36 PM
2023-01-19 5:13:08 PM
wireframed
Music Fan
851 Views
3 replies
2 likes
api

851 Views
3 replies
2 likes

Possible down? Cannot handle Spotify Request Service unavailable

Service unavailable {"exception":"[object] (SpotifyWebAPI\\SpotifyWebAPIException(code: 503):

SongRocket
Visitor
Service unavailable {"exception":"[object] (SpotifyWebAPI\\SpotifyWebAPIException(code: 503):
2023-01-19 11:51:08 AM
663 Views
0 replies
0 likes

663 Views
0 replies
0 likes

Spotify Community

Help categories

Account & Payment

Using Spotify

Listen Everywhere

Spotify for Developers

Forum Posts

Important: App review and quota extension waiting times

In what format is the offline_timestamp key in your personal data?

Use api to search for specific songs that are mixed into longer sets/recordings

Cannot delete tracks from a playlist using the API. Receiving 401 error.

Web Playback SDK - 404 not found after computer sleep

[Developer] Concrete rate limits

Inability to Getting Track Genre Information

Canvas API

[Win 10] Cannot play playlist using spotify uri

Oembed not playing on website

403 forbidden error on Spotify API

Solved!! API masthead/v1/masthead returns 400 status code

Superuser Contribution storing lyrics from API

Why can't I get the href of all of my playlists?

Spotify Web Playback SDK device connection issue

I would like to reapply for a quota extension and would like to know why it was denied.

Is the "Noon Pacific" music app still being supported by "Spotify"?

Song Deletion Request, Privacy Questions

I am getting a 502 Bad gateway error when trying to access the player API

Spotify Web API Request: GET Queue

Possible down? Cannot handle Spotify Request Service unavailable

Help Wizard

Step 1

Just quickly...

FAQs

Ongoing Issues

Help categories

Account & Payment

Using Spotify

Listen Everywhere

Spotify for Developers