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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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can't accept ToS

PlanPremium My Question or Issuecan't accept ToS PUT https://api.spotify.com/webapi-provisioning/user-developer-info 502

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  • Plan Premium     My Question or Issue can't accept ToS   PUT https://api.spotify.com/webapi-provisioning/user-developer-info 502  
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Can't access Dev Dashboard

Hi, I'm facing the following new issue: I'm logged in into https://developer.spotify.com. If I now try to access the dashboard I have to accept new Developer Terms. But this doesn't work on any browser. I always get a popup message that an error is o...

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  • Hi, I'm facing the following new issue: I'm logged in into https://developer.spotify.com. If I now try to access the dashboard I have to accept new Developer Terms. But this doesn't work on any ...
  • max1061
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Start/Resume Playback API "uris" Question

Hello I am trying to use the Start/Resume playback endpoint to play a selection of tracks for the user in a certain order. However, I noticed that when I insert a JSON array of the track uris that I want to play, the order of the array is not preserv...

  • Visitor
  • Hello I am trying to use the Start/Resume playback endpoint to play a selection of tracks for the user in a certain order. However, I noticed that when I insert a JSON array of the track uris that I ...
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Spotify API to get artist total stream month and day wise

My Question or Issue I am trying to implement the spotify APIs into my site is there any way to get artist total stream data month wise? i searched for the same thing an there are some third party API which is providing the data i want but is there a...

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  • My Question or Issue   I am trying to implement the spotify APIs into my site is there any way to get artist total stream data month wise? i searched for the same thing an there are some third...
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SpotifyAPI use in app that also uses MusicKit

Im making an app for dancers that has a custom music player with some custom features but I want to cater both to the Spotify and Apple Music users/dancers out there. So, I was wondering if I can use the Spotify API to load a user’s library and contr...

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  • Im making an app for dancers that has a custom music player with some custom features but I want to cater both to the Spotify and Apple Music users/dancers out there. So, I was wondering if I can use...
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api.spotify.com dns lookup tooks ~30 seconds

Operating System(Ubuntu) My Question or Issue Hey, I just tried to request from Postman application to api.spotify.com, when Postman initial request to api.spotify.com dns lookup toks 30 seconds. When the postman caches dns, response returns immedite...

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  • Operating System (Ubuntu)   My Question or Issue   Hey,   I just tried to request from Postman application to api.spotify.com, when Postman initial request to api.spotify.com dn...
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Jupyter Kernel Freezes using spotipy

My Question or Issue I am using the spotify API for developers for school. I am doing a data cleaning class and the algorithm I have I do send a lot of requests but not enough to be considered a threat (as I believe). It works sometimes however, half...

  • Casual Listener
  • My Question or Issue   I am using the spotify API for developers for school. I am doing a data cleaning class and the algorithm I have I do send a lot of requests but not enough to be consider...
  • dckook10
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Bug/Error for your advertisement

PlanFreeCountryCanadaDeviceSpotify app on high-end computer on windows 10Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issueit is not really inconvenient for me but I was thinking about repporting it because I assume that ads are in part founding the app...

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  •   Plan Free Country Canada Device Spotify app on high-end computer on windows 10 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue it is not really inconvenient for me but I was...
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Transfer Account

Hello, i want to transfer a spotify for developer app to another account. How can I do that ?

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  • Hello, i want to transfer a spotify for developer app to another account. How can I do that ?   
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error: 28 Failed to connect to api.spotify.com

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlands/UKDevicePHP/spotify-web-api-phpOperating SystemLinux My Question or IssueSince a couple of day I get the following error on multiple Spotify apps I have created. It seems like the ip address of our (shared) server is blo...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Netherlands/UK Device PHP/spotify-web-api-php Operating System Linux   My Question or Issue Since a couple of day I get the following error on multiple Spo...
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Please stop playing with the like button

Plan: PremiumCountry: USDevice: iPhone 13Operating System: 16.5.1Spotify user here for nearly a decade, just wanted to ask if we could please stop moving the like/“heart” button. It seems like every update it gets changed. Most of us are right handed...

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  • Plan: Premium Country: US Device: iPhone 13 Operating System: 16.5.1 Spotify user here for nearly a decade, just wanted to ask if we could please stop moving the like/“heart” button. It se...
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Unauthorized even though I'm using correct Access Token

PlanPremiumCountryIsraelDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI'm learning the Spotify API, and I've properly created a script that auto-generates a temporary Access Token for my application. To automate that process.I'm receiving a ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Israel Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I'm learning the Spotify API, and I've properly created a script that auto-generates a temporar...
  • Ximzend
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What is the best way to support Apple Music and Spotify in iOS app?

I am looking to support Apple Music and Spotify in an iOS app (Swift specifically) andI was wondering what the best way to support would be?Should I just use MusicKit and Spotify iOS SDK and then make models to support data from both?If so, then how ...

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  • I am looking to support Apple Music and Spotify in an iOS app (Swift specifically) and I was wondering what the best way to support would be? Should I just use MusicKit and Spotify iOS SDK and ...
  • Ximzend
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rate limits

Hi,I started playing around with the api last night and was able to query for track listings.. my code got stuck in a for loop searching for songs, and eventually it did hang. I got a message about resources had been used up, and since then my app wo...

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  • Hi, I started playing around with the api last night and was able to query for track listings.. my code got stuck in a for loop searching for songs, and eventually it did hang.  I got a message...
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Enpoint (Add Items to Playlist) stop working

Hi everyone! I am in the last phase of development of a personal project with the spotify api, everything works perfect when I am in the local host but when I change the domains to those offered by vercel the Add Items to Playlist enpoint stops worki...

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  • Hi everyone!   I am in the last phase of development of a personal project with the spotify api, everything works perfect when I am in the local host but when I change the domains to those off...
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Too many API requests

PlanPremium Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSo basically, Im working on my app where users can see their statistics, search for a songs etc. Everything worked fine. I started working on playlists creation, where user can create playlis...

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  •   Plan Premium   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue So basically, Im working on my app where users can see their statistics, search for a songs etc. Everything ...
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Solved!! can't get Followed Artists - Client credentials authentication not allowed

I am trying to get Followed Artists:https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/get-followedI am requesting Access Token: CLIENT_ID= &&\ CLIENT_SECRET= &&\ SCOPES=user-follow-read curl -X POST "https://accounts.spotify.com/api/token...

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  •   I am trying to get Followed Artists: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/get-followed I am requesting Access Token:     CLIENT_ID=<client_id> ...
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Api to get songs

If a create an account as developer and use an api to get songs list.Is it required for users to login with Spotify account to access api's ?

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  • If a create an account as developer and use an api to get songs list.Is it required for users to login with Spotify account to access api's ?
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    Song APi
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Mobile streaming SDK

The post where Spotify told us that third party apps using your mobile streaming SDK will not any longer have access to streaming Spotify content in a way that works for slowing down audio has moved (disappeared?). The bad news were published here:ht...

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  • The post where Spotify told us that third party apps using your mobile streaming SDK will not any longer have access to streaming Spotify content in a way that works for slowing down audio has moved ...
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