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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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Search Endpoint Bug - Response Inconsistency With Bearer Tokens

The search endpoint is returning different responses based on the bearer token given. When I use the bearer token generated by the web API documentation interface at https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/search - I get results...

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The search endpoint is returning different responses based on the bearer token given. When I use the bearer token generated by the web API documentation interface at https://developer.spotify.co...

Ximzend

Spotify Star

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Talking to a human regarding incorporating spotify into my game

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueI need to speak to someone in regards to incorporating Spotify into my game.I cannot find a c...

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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 need ...

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Business Idea
New business model
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API retrieving my data not user data

My Question or Issue I created a small app. A part of it displays a list of a user's playlists for them to select from. First I had issues with users being able to log in again as I had a cache folder in my git repository that was pushing old tokens....

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My Question or Issue   I created a small app. A part of it displays a list of a user's playlists for them to select from. First I had issues with users being able to log in again as I had a ca...

xfecid

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Getting Started

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueI am a first year high school, computer science teacher. I teach a course called Programming ...

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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 am a ...

Ximzend

Spotify Star

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Process music through machine learning model

PlanPremium CountryUSA My Question or IssueI'm a Computer Science major at my university and over winter break I want to work on a project that would use machine learning to transcribe lyrics for any song. Is there a way that I could use the Spotify ...

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  Plan Premium   Country USA   My Question or Issue I'm a Computer Science major at my university and over winter break I want to work on a project that would use machine learn...

Ximzend

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Monetization on Tiered Web app

Long time listener first time caller here, I am building a web application that I was hoping to enable playback of music via the Spotify Web API. I have read the terms a million times and see the examples provided, which means I can't charge a 5$/mon...

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Long time listener first time caller here,   I am building a web application that I was hoping to enable playback of music via the Spotify Web API. I have read the terms a million times and se...

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monetization
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Finding Top 100 Billboard Chart for Specific Timeframe

Where does spotify keep track of al the top 100 song charts? I am trying to find the top 100 for March of 2020 but I don't know where to look.

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Where does spotify keep track of al the top 100 song charts? I am trying to find the top 100 for March of 2020 but I don't know where to look.

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Playlist Location
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iOS SDK error 'Linker command failed with exit code 1'

I'm creating a Swift app using the Get Started iOS SDK guide, using the AppDelegate method. However, when I try to run the app on my device, I get this error: '.../SpotifyiOS.framework/Versions/A/SpotifyiOS': fat file missing arch 'arm64', file has '...

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I'm creating a Swift app using the Get Started iOS SDK guide, using the AppDelegate method. However, when I try to run the app on my device, I get this error:   '.../SpotifyiOS.framework/...

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Possible Bug
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Solved!! Public playlists not being returned in the web API

I use this website to create setlist playlists in my account. However when I try to fetch the playlists using GET /users/:userId/playlists these do not show up in the response. These are created as public playlists, but for some reason do not show up...

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I use this website to create setlist playlists in my account. However when I try to fetch the playlists using GET /users/:userId/playlists these do not show up in the response. These are created as p...

sanchitcop19

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API Bug
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Solved!! Something went wrong, we were not able to get your app. Try again later.

I have just created an app and I can't get into it's settings. Just to try out, created an another one and faced the same issue. I have tried to get help from Spotify Support but they redirected me to this community forum. So could you please help mo...

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I have just created an app and I can't get into it's settings. Just to try out, created an another one and faced the same issue. I have tried to get help from Spotify Support but they redirected me t...

protoya

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Can't access setting for a Spotify for Developers app

PlanPremiumCountryRomaniaDeviceWebMy Question or Issue Hi!I want to make an app in React which uses the Spotify Web Api. I successfully made an app in the dashboard, but when I try to access the settings for the app I get the following error: "Someth...

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Plan Premium Country Romania Device Web My Question or Issue   Hi! I want to make an app in React which uses the Spotify Web Api.   I successfully made an app in the dashboa...

Thalthewall

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Inquiry About Using Spotify API for Song Control in External App

Hello Spotify Community,I'm developing an application that intends to use Spotify's APIs to control song playback - specifically, starting and switching songs. However, the actual playback of the songs will occur through the Spotify app itself, not w...

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Hello Spotify Community, I'm developing an application that intends to use Spotify's APIs to control song playback - specifically, starting and switching songs. However, the actual playback of the s...

egehakankar

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Error during application creation

I get this error when creating an app:Something went wrong, we were unable to create your app. Please try again later.

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I get this error when creating an app: Something went wrong, we were unable to create your app. Please try again later.

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spotify dev app
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Something went wrong, we were not able to get your app. Try again later.

PlanPremiumCountryHongKongDeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 11My Question or IssueI’m trying to create a new app for integration with Lyricify (following this guide: https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/spotify/). I have encountered an issue ...

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Plan Premium Country HongKong Device Laptop Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue I’m trying to create a new app for integration with Lyricify (following this guide: https://...

TensorPho

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Possible Bug
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cannot connect to open.spotify.com

open.spotify.com does not have IPv6 anymore. It was pointed to a dual stacked GCP LB and now it points to a IPv4 only fastly CNAME. https://www.threads.net/@rayrob78/post/C0U7N-5IK_Z Please add tests so changes like this can be detected.

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open.spotify.com does not have IPv6 anymore.   It was pointed to a dual stacked GCP LB and now it points to a IPv4 only fastly CNAME.   https://www.threads.net/@rayrob78/post/C0U7N-5IK_...

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Can't access setting for a Spotify for Developers app

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceWebOperating SystemMacOSMy Question or IssueI want to make an app using the Spotify Web Api. I successfully made an app in the dashboard, but when I try to access the settings for the app I get the following error: "Somethi...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device Web Operating System MacOS My Question or Issue I want to make an app using the Spotify Web Api.   I successfully made an app in the dashboard, bu...

SpiredDragon81

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Can't Connect To App
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Request to Connect with Commercial Label Partnerships Manager Regarding App Status

Hello,I hope this message finds you well. I recently took over the development of an existing app for a small label/content producer. While working on fixing the Spotify integration, I discovered that the app's status is currently "Disabled and block...

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Hello, I hope this message finds you well. I recently took over the development of an existing app for a small label/content producer. While working on fixing the Spotify integration, I discovered t...

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Discussion
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User not registered in Developer Dashboard

I am having an issue with a small personal project I am working on. It was working perfectly for many users until one person I registered today. I make 3 requests to the Spotify API after getting an implicit grant from a user who I registered in my a...

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I am having an issue with a small personal project I am working on. It was working perfectly for many users until one person I registered today. I make 3 requests to the Spotify API after getting an ...

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How to get spotify source for linux

PlanFree/PremiumCountry DeviceAllOperating SystemUbuntu 22.10 My Question or IssueHow to get spotify source for linux?

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Plan Free/Premium Country   Device All Operating System Ubuntu 22.10   My Question or Issue How to get spotify source for linux?

Mao_Tse-Tung

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Source-spotify
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Getting Podcast ID

Hello, I am currently working on a discord bot, on replit and using mysql, that stores and displays podcast information. I am currently struggling on figuring out how to retrieve podcast any/all podcast information. I tried using endpoints/the search...

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Hello,   I am currently working on a discord bot, on replit and using mysql, that stores and displays podcast information.   I am currently struggling on figuring out how to retrieve po...

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