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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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Blank iframe on IOS

Hi everybody, I noticed since IOS 13+ that iframes are not working anymore. The iframe stays blank on IOS devices (works fine on Android). I've found that it's due to cookies from cross-sites being blocked. So does any one have an idea to solve this ...

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Hi everybody, I noticed since IOS 13+ that iframes are not working anymore.    The iframe stays blank on IOS devices (works fine on Android). I've found that it's due to cookies from...

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Question about Endorsement and promotion policy

Can someone please further explain the Endorsement and promotion policy? Am I able to create an app that creates playlists based on music festival lineups? I have read this article, and it sounds like it should not be a problem? https://www.lexology....

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Can someone please further explain the Endorsement and promotion policy?   Am I able to create an app that creates playlists based on music festival lineups?   I have read this article,...

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Update regarding your Spotify integration - Accepted via email but rejected on dashboard?

Hi, Im reaching out today as I've had a Spotify Integration Request rejected despite receiving an email to say it was approved/no further questions needed (screenshot attached). This most recent review was after a rejected application request which c...

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Hi,   Im reaching out today as I've had a Spotify Integration Request rejected despite receiving an email to say it was approved/no further questions needed (screenshot attached).   Thi...

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Solved!! Invalid client

I started making my own music display app. I chose to use the Spotify API, I don't have a premium subscription (can the problem arise because of this?) . I registered the app, got a secret client and a client ID. Here's my code. async getData(){ let ...

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I started making my own music display app. I chose to use the Spotify API, I don't have a premium subscription (can the problem arise because of this?) . I registered the app, got a secret client and...

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Sometimes adding a track to a playlist adds it twice

premiumiphone 13 miniios 16.4 my app adds a track to a specific position in a playlist. Sometimes the API adds twice the track as shown in the screen shot. It does not happen on certain tracks. Furthermore, it is also impossible to remove the copy of...

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premium iphone 13 mini ios 16.4   my app adds a track to a specific position in a playlist. Sometimes the API adds twice the track as shown in the screen shot. It does not happen on certain ...

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Shuffle

PlanPremiumCountryNederland Device Samsung Galaxy 9Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My IssueThe shuffle keeps on turning off when I turn it back on

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Plan Premium Country Nederland  Device  Samsung Galaxy 9 Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Issue The shuffle keeps on turning off when I turn...

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Search API only returns tracks for first listed artist

When using the search API to search for tracks with an artist filter, the desired track is only returned when the artist listed first on the track is used as a filter, not if any other listed artist are used in the filter. Here is an example: Searchi...

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When using the search API to search for tracks with an artist filter, the desired track is only returned when the artist listed first on the track is used as a filter, not if any other listed artist ...

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Authorization issue w/ iOS

PlanFree/PremiumCountryUnited StatesDevice(iPhone/Android) We recently just published our application to the Google Play store, however, ran into an issue with publishing it to the App Store with our iOS version. The issue seems to be with the Client...

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Plan Free/Premium Country United States Device (iPhone/Android)   We recently just published our application to the Google Play store, however, ran into an issue with publishing it to the...

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Adding a "play" or "state-changed" event to Embeds iframe API please.

Hi Spotify,I would like to ask you to add another event listener to your Embeds player iframe API please.Adding a "play" or "state-changed" event, as same as you got for your Web Playback SDK, and same as other players have as in Soundcloud/Mixcloud/...

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Hi Spotify, I would like to ask you to add another event listener to your Embeds player iframe API please. Adding a "play" or "state-changed" event, as same as you got for your Web Playback SD...

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Lyrics - Get 403 (spclient.wg.spotify.com)

PlanFamilyCountryGermany Operating SystemWindows 11Server: Debian 12 (Apache2) Hello,i have a problem. I want to get the lyrics from the API "spclient.wg.spotify.com". But the Problem is: Sometimes it works, sometimes it dont. Sometimes I just get ju...

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Plan Family Country Germany   Operating System Windows 11 Server: Debian 12 (Apache2)   Hello, i have a problem. I want to get the lyrics from the API "spclient.wg.spotify.com". B...

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lost context info when adding a track to the playlist playing

PlanPremiumCountry FR DeviceiPhone 13 miniOperating SystemiOS 16.5 My Question or IssueHello, New Spotify Developer I'm building a simple PHP app that shares the control of a playlist via an url.Here's how to reproduce the issue : -Playlist A is play...

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Plan Premium Country FR   Device iPhone 13 mini Operating System iOS 16.5   My Question or Issue Hello,  New Spotify Developer I'm building a simple PHP app that shares the ...

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Rotating sample of liked songs to download

Anybody aware of functionality or 3rd-party app that does as titled? Otherwise, I would potentially be interested in building it. Any suggestions on similar open source projects so I can review their gh repos? Thanks PlanPremium

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Anybody aware of functionality or 3rd-party app that does as titled?   Otherwise, I would potentially be interested in building it. Any suggestions on similar open source projects so I can rev...

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Solved!! Server Error when trying to recover last listened track /v1/me/player/recently-played

PlanPremiumCountryFranceDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11 Hi everyone !I would like to ask for your help with using the Spotify API.I'm trying to add the latest music I listened to on Spotify to my website, but when I try to retrieve this music, I g...

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Plan Premium Country France Device PC Operating System Windows 11     Hi everyone ! I would like to ask for your help with using the Spotify API. I'm trying to add the latest mu...

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Need a song search feature for my webapp

Hello everyone, I need a song song feature for my web app which is plan to use commercialy(in clubs/ bars cafes)I do not need streaming just the song names, artist and genre.i want to know if i am allowed to use it for my webapp if yes what is the pr...

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Hello everyone,   I need a song song feature for my web app which is plan to use commercialy(in clubs/ bars cafes) I do not need streaming just the song names, artist and genre. i want to kn...

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How to get data from Spotify for Podcasters

PlanFreeCountryPolandDeviceComputerOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueHello guys. Do you know how to get data via API from Spotify for Podcasters? We want to build own connector for Looker Studio and we want to get data about our podcasts...

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Plan Free Country Poland Device Computer Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Hello guys. Do you know how to get data via API from Spotify for Podcasters? We want to buil...

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Web API Bug: "Check if Users Follow Playlist" endpoint only returns false

Using my user ID rian290 for playlists I follow only returns false, when it should return true. Test: Used where: On Spotify Web API website Playlist ID: 3cEYpjA9oz9GiPac4AsH4nUser ID: rian290 (is my actual ID, not just my display ID: https://open.sp...

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Using my user ID rian290 for playlists I follow only returns false, when it should return true.   Test:   Used where: On Spotify Web API website  Playlist ID: 3cEYpjA9oz9GiPa...

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Device ID Retrieval Not Working

I'm trying to get a list of device id's connected to my spotify account but when I run my code to retrieve my device information it does not seem to work. I was able to get my auth token through Curl but not device information. This is the code i'm u...

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I'm trying to get a list of device id's connected to my spotify account but when I run my code to retrieve my device information it does not seem to work. I was able to get my auth token through Curl...

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I login to spotify for podcasters and none of my podcasts are there.

I started with anchor.fm and uploaded podcasts, moved over to spotify for podcasters and have loaded more podcasts. My system logged me out and now when I log back in I have no podcasts

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I started with anchor.fm and uploaded podcasts, moved over to spotify for podcasters and have loaded more podcasts. My system logged me out and now when I log back in I have no podcasts

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Ratings API?

Is there any way to get an item's ratings from the Spotify API? Through some hacking around, I found I can collect the total number of ratings and average score of all of them, but that's not all that helpful. I'd really like to see the spread of rat...

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Is there any way to get an item's ratings from the Spotify API?   Through some hacking around, I found I can collect the total number of ratings and average score of all of them, but that...

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