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Spotify Soloist: a new terminal based player for headless and DIY setups

Hey everyone, we've created this thread to share details about Spotify Soloist. Spotify Soloist is a new, lightweight Spotify client for headless setups. It runs as a background service, supports Spotify Connect, and works on Raspberry Pi and other L...

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Web API quota updates for Development Mode

Hey everyone, I've created this thread to share some updates to how quotas work for Development Mode apps on the Spotify Web API to help you better organize your projects. We've shared a Blog post that explains everything in detail. Here's the short ...

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yu0223

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😭😭Can Spotify help me in this ??????? 😭😭

I have made a motivational app where users can listen motivational music, watch motivational videos, and photos the music section in my app i want that Spotify shall play music but ui of the shall be mine whatever views royalties shall be of Spotify ...

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I have made a motivational app where users can listen motivational music, watch motivational videos, and photos  the music section in my app i want that Spotify shall play music but ui of the sh...

ribezaz

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Can't receive invite to developer app

I do not receive email with invitation to developer app. Owner of the app invited me twice already, but I did not see anything in my inbox, nor in spam folder. I am using gmail and when I created account, need to login, confirm something all emails a...

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I do not receive email with invitation to developer app. Owner of the app invited me twice already, but I did not see anything in my inbox, nor in spam folder. I am using gmail and when I created acc...

Ximzend

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Superuser Contribution Spotify for artists API

Hi all, I am in the process of working with the Spotify API and am wondering how I go about allowing an artist to login and see their own tracks. I was thinking that perhaps all Spotify accounts are linked to Artists once they get an artist profile c...

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Hi all,    I am in the process of working with the Spotify API and am wondering how I go about allowing an artist to login and see their own tracks. I was thinking that perhaps all Spotif...

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Subject: Developer API Extended Access Request / Shades Media (2M+ Community)

Hi Spotify Developer Team,My name is Alvaro Mena, founder of Shades (formerly known as Raplume), a music and culture media brand with over 2 million followers across platforms and 500,000 monthly listeners on Spotify. I'm currently building a dedicat...

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  Hi Spotify Developer Team, My name is Alvaro Mena, founder of Shades (formerly known as Raplume), a music and culture media brand with over 2 million followers across ...

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PUT /me/library unordered

The endpoint mentioned in the title (https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/save-library-items) seems to add URIs not following the order passed in the querystring

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The endpoint mentioned in the title (https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/save-library-items) seems to add URIs not following the order passed in the querystring

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Development Apps

Is there a way to fill out a form or anything to request to be able to create another development app? Im currently using an app on my OBS to show the current song I am playing during recording/stream but i also wanted to add a second app for viewer ...

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Is there a way to fill out a form or anything to request to be able to create another development app?  Im currently using an app on my OBS to show the current song I am playing during record...

JBayudz

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Disabled and blocked apps – need removal/unblock; no Delete button; cannot create new app

PlanPremiumCountryCroatiaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueI’ve had several private apps in my Developer Dashboard “Disabled and blocked” for quite some time. When I originally built them, I had very limited knowledge of the Spot...

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Plan Premium Country Croatia Device PC Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue I’ve had several private apps in my Developer Dashboard “Disabled and blocked” for quite some ...

musikm8froh

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Created APP yesterday, Deleted it today and wanted to recreate it - You have created too many apps!

I am just starting my app. I created it yesterday and since I was getting a 429 since yesterday looking up 1 Track! I decided to delete my App and start again with a clean slate just in case. I deleted the App (now I have 0 Apps) I went back to add o...

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I am just starting my app. I created it yesterday and since I was getting a 429 since yesterday looking up 1 Track! I decided to delete my App and start again with a clean slate just in case. I delet...

jha13

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Question About Wording of "Development Mode" on Developer Dashboard

Hi there, I had a quick question about the specific wording on the developer dashboard and it's implications for building apps: When you switch to the "User Management" tab while in a project, a banner appears: "Manage the Spotify users you want to a...

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Hi there,   I had a quick question about the specific wording on the developer dashboard and it's implications for building apps:   When you switch to the "User Management" tab while in...

JBayudz

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Is a music-quiz app using Spotify Connect allowed under your terms?

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenMy Question or IssueHi,I'd like a clear answer to one question before I take a product further: does anything in Spotify's terms prevent the use case below, and if so, exactly which rule applies?What it doesA music party-quiz ...

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Plan Premium Country Sweden My Question or Issue Hi, I'd like a clear answer to one question before I take a product further: does anything in Spotify's terms prevent the use case below, an...

Ximzend

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Close Developer Account

Hi, was told to create a post here to have my Spotify Developer account closed but still keep my normal account active.

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Hi, was told to create a post here to have my Spotify Developer account closed but still keep my normal account active. 

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Get Artist's Albums returns different results for the same market=JP request between local and Verce

Hi Spotify Developer Community,I am seeing inconsistent results from the Get Artist's Albums endpoint.Endpoint:GET https://api.spotify.com/v1/artists/4DWoP2E15iZt51Kk0rCCsR/albums?include_groups=album,single&market=JP&limit=10Artist:オワリカラ / OWARIKARA...

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Hi Spotify Developer Community, I am seeing inconsistent results from the Get Artist's Albums endpoint. Endpoint: GET https://api.spotify.com/v1/artists/4DWoP2E15iZt51Kk0rCCsR/albums?include_group...

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Add import/export to other services

I run MixMoose.com, which is a 3rd party app with streaming functionality. I was asked by a user to add import and export to other services. Is this okay, or will this be a violation of terms? I see a site like tune my music and assume it uses the ap...

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I run MixMoose.com, which is a 3rd party app with streaming functionality.  I was asked by a user to add import and export to other services.  Is this okay, or will this be a violation of t...

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We got the approval but 'Extension Requests' button is missing

Hello everyone I am a mobile app developer and I recently received an email confirming that my Partner Application has progressed to the next stage and that I should complete the next step via the “Extension Requests” section in the Developer Dashboa...

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Hello everyone   I am a mobile app developer and I recently received an email confirming that my Partner Application has progressed to the next stage and that I should complete the next step v...

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Request to Enable Access to Audio Feature Endpoint for a New Spotify App

Hello Spotify Support Team,I’m developing a non-commercial educational project calledGenerative Cover Art Creation that generates covers for singles by analysing metadata. This project relies on the Spotify API for accessing detailed music data.I reg...

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Hello Spotify Support Team, I’m developing a non-commercial educational project called Generative Cover Art Creation that generates covers for singles by analysing metadata. This project relie...

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Quota Extension Request tab missing from Dashboard after May 2025 update

PlanPremium DuoCountrySouth KoreaDeviceWindows PC (Chrome Browser)Operating SystemWindows 11My Question or IssueHello,I am a university student in South Korea developing a project called "OrangeBeats", a web application that converts YouTube playlist...

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Plan Premium Duo Country South Korea Device Windows PC (Chrome Browser) Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue Hello, I am a university student in South Korea developing a project...

N1ghttfall

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[URGENT HELP] Error 429 Web API after recent changes.

Hello,I’ve been using the Spotify Web API in my web app primarily for searching albums. It was working fine initially, but after recent changes, it stopped working unless the account had a Premium subscription. After upgrading to Premium, the functio...

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Hello, I’ve been using the Spotify Web API in my web app primarily for searching albums. It was working fine initially, but after recent changes, it stopped working unless the account had a Premiu...

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Policy clarification request for a Turkish music timeline party game (Kaset)

I am building Kaset, a Turkish-language music timeline party game focused on Turkish songs. The product is in prototype stage; before implementing anything with Spotify, I want to clarify the policy boundary.Kaset would not host, cache, download, pro...

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I am building Kaset, a Turkish-language music timeline party game focused on Turkish songs. The product is in prototype stage; before implementing anything with Spotify, I want to clarify the policy ...

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How should I correctly handle Spotify Web API 429 rate limits?

Hi, I am a student building a small web project using the Spotify Web API. I am currently testing locally, and sometimes my app receives this error:Spotify request failed (429)I understand that 429 means the app is making too many requests too quickl...

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Hi, I am a student building a small web project using the Spotify Web API. I am currently testing locally, and sometimes my app receives this error: Spotify request failed (429) I understand t...

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Web Playback SDK behavior inside WKWebView on iOS

PlanPremiumCountryVN, JPDevice(iPhone X....)Operating System(iOS 18, iOS 26) My Question or IssueHello Spotify development team,We are integrating the Spotify Web Playback SDK inside WKWebView in a native iOS application.We would like your support re...

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Plan Premium Country VN, JP Device (iPhone X....) Operating System (iOS 18, iOS 26)   My Question or Issue Hello Spotify development team, We are integrating the Spotify Web Playback ...

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