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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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JoaoAranha

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Matrix numbers for the recordings contained in "Hromata" by Xarhakos album

PlanPremiumCountryGreeceHello, I am looking the matrix numbers of the recordings contained in the album "HROMATA" by Stavros Harhakos. The matrix code is 7xcg followed by four digit numbers. Thank you.

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Plan Premium Country Greece Hello, I am looking the matrix numbers of the recordings contained in the album "HROMATA" by Stavros Harhakos. The matrix code is 7xcg followed by four digit numbers. ...

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Feature Request
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I get ads on premium account

My Question or IssueI have my premium account but I have received some images promoting new albums and artists, while listening to music, why is that? PlanPremiumCountryColombia Device(iPhone 12)Operating System(iOS 17)

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My Question or Issue I have my premium account but I have received some images promoting new albums and artists, while listening to music, why is that?  Plan Premium Country Colombia  ...

Ximzend

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Ads in premium account
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Not getting the email verification mail for Spotify for Developers Console

PlanPremium Family Plan Device(iPhone 13 Pro, Laptop, Desktop)Operating System(iOS 17.1.1, Windows 10, Windows 11, Ubuntu.) My Question or IssueI am not getting the email verification mail for Spotify for Developers Console. I have tried several time...

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Plan Premium Family Plan   Device (iPhone 13 Pro, Laptop, Desktop) Operating System (iOS 17.1.1, Windows 10, Windows 11, Ubuntu.)   My Question or Issue I am not getting the email ...

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Artist Stats

My Question or Issue Hello Guys ,I wanted to find out if it is possible to get weekly stats on artists tracks and if so how does one go about this

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My Question or Issue   Hello Guys ,I wanted to find out if it is possible to get weekly stats on artists tracks and if so how does one go about this   

Ximzend

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Solved!! Authentification

PlanFree/PremiumCountryFranceDeviceWindows computer and multiple android devices and emulatorsOperating SystemWindows 11 and Android api level 33My Question or IssueMy authentification link for my android app :"https://accounts.spotify.com/authorize?...

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Plan Free/Premium Country France Device Windows computer and multiple android devices and emulators Operating System Windows 11 and Android api level 33 My Question or Issue My authentificat...

SacBruine

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Embeded episodes display in Preview mode only

CountryPolandDevicePC, Mac, Android My Question or IssueWe are encountering difficulties embedding Polish podcast episodes. For some reason, you can only see the episodes in Preview mode. We experimented with different shows and here are some observa...

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Country Poland Device PC, Mac, Android   My Question or Issue We are encountering difficulties embedding Polish podcast episodes. For some reason, you can only see the episodes in Preview ...

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Delay in replying to quota extension request

Hello everyone, I'm applying for a quota extension, but I haven't heard anything back. The last feedback you gave on the forums was that it would take up to 6 weeks, and we've been waiting almost two months. Is there anything I can do to get some fee...

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Hello everyone, I'm applying for a quota extension, but I haven't heard anything back. The last feedback you gave on the forums was that it would take up to 6 weeks, and we've been waiting almost two...

Ximzend

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Struggling appRemote continuous connectivity in iOS

Dear Spotify Developer Team,We have been actively integrating with the Spotify iOS SDK and APIs for our application, and while the integration has been valuable, we have encountered a few challenges that are affecting the user experience.AppRemote Di...

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Dear Spotify Developer Team, We have been actively integrating with the Spotify iOS SDK and APIs for our application, and while the integration has been valuable, we have encountered a few challenge...

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AppRemote connectivity in iOS
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SDK to import playlist from spotify to other app

I am creating an app for people to be able to tip DJ’s in events. Since most DJ’s have spotify accounts and their playlist over there, can they have that same playlist in my new app?

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I am creating an app for people to be able to tip DJ’s in events. Since most DJ’s have spotify accounts and their playlist over there, can they have that same playlist in my new app?   

Ximzend

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Solved!! Add Playlist Likes/Saves to the API

PlanFree/PremiumCountryGermanyDeviceAPIOperating SystemAPI My Question or IssueI would really appreciate having a legal method to track the likes/saves of playlists. It would be extremely helpful to include this variable in the API.

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Plan Free/Premium Country Germany Device API Operating System API   My Question or Issue I would really appreciate having a legal method to track the likes/saves of playlists. It would...

Ximzend

Spotify Star

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Feature Request
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Suggestion for using the Spotify API

Hello, I want to try creating a website and using the Spotify API. I aim to display top artists and songs based on each city in Indonesia. Is it possible to create that? If so, could you please provide references and suggestions on which API I should...

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Hello, I want to try creating a website and using the Spotify API. I aim to display top artists and songs based on each city in Indonesia. Is it possible to create that? If so, could you please provi...

Ximzend

Spotify Star

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[API] /v1/me/player/currently-playing - Item is null when currently playing is an Episode

Hit the API a few times each time with a different Podcasts playing, but the item was never populated in the response. Not much else to say, so let me know if you need more info from me. Here's one of the responses: { "timestamp": 1692423775753, "con...

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Hit the API a few times each time with a different Podcasts playing, but the item was never populated in the response. Not much else to say, so let me know if you need more info from me. Here's ...

Icarus21

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Embed code generated contains errors

Creating an embedable iframe generates wrong code:According to standards the width attribute is a unitless value in pixels. 100% is wrong. https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/iframe#width

Music Fan

Creating an embedable iframe generates wrong code: <iframe style="border-radius:12px" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/playlist/37i9dQZF1DXcBWIGoYBM5M?utm_source=generator" width="100%" hei...

Ximzend

Spotify Star

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Superuser Contribution HTTP 403 from Spotify API with message "Your client does not have permission to get URL ..."

PlanPremiumCountryUnited States My Question or IssueI'm using the Spotify API to develop an integration. I stopped working on it for a bit, and just started picking it back up today. Now, I get an HTTP 403 when making any request, with the error "You...

Casual Listener

Plan Premium Country United States   My Question or Issue I'm using the Spotify API to develop an integration. I stopped working on it for a bit, and just started picking it back up today....

Guestpectacular

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Using Spotify API in a GPT

Hi. I don't know much about coding (and pretty much nothing about APIs), but I want to create a GPT with access to Spotify - but I'm stuck. I've found the OpenAPI at https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sonallux/spotify-web-api/main/fixed-spotify-open-a...

Casual Listener

Hi. I don't know much about coding (and pretty much nothing about APIs), but I want to create a GPT with access to Spotify - but I'm stuck.   I've found the OpenAPI at https://raw.githubu...

Ximzend

Spotify Star

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Solved!! Permission Request for Academic Use of Spotify Data for Machine Learning

PlanFreeCountryGermanyOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueDear Spotify Support Team,I am writing to seek permission to use Spotify's data for a non-commercial academic project related to song hit prediction, as part of my Master's thesis. ...

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Plan Free Country Germany Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Dear Spotify Support Team, I am writing to seek permission to use Spotify's data for a non-commercial ac...

Ximzend

Spotify Star

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Endpoint return null track with non-null wrapper

Endpoint Get Playlist Items can give null track with non-null wrapper. The same sometimes happen with search endpoint (one of items is null). Reproduced when call Web API from android and from console on page of endpoint. For examplehttps://api.spoti...

Music Fan

Endpoint Get Playlist Items can give null track with non-null wrapper. The same sometimes happen with search endpoint (one of items is null). Reproduced when call Web API from android and from c...

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Sportify for Artist API

Hi All,I'm currently engaged with the Spotify API and am exploring how to enable artists to log in and access their own tracks. I'm considering whether all Spotify accounts become associated with artists once they create an artist profile. Is it poss...

Casual Listener

Hi All, I'm currently engaged with the Spotify API and am exploring how to enable artists to log in and access their own tracks. I'm considering whether all Spotify accounts become associated with...

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Regarding the issue of obtaining music progress bar time and playlist progress time

I would like to know which API is used to obtain the total duration of playing songs. Currently, the song details page of we is returned through onMetadataChange and the song list is obtained through getQueue. They would like to know which method is ...

Newbie

I would like to know which API is used to obtain the total duration of playing songs. Currently, the song details page of we is returned through onMetadataChange and the song list is obtained through...

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Feature Request
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Configure Equalizer in the API

PlanFree/PremiumCountryAllDeviceiPhones My Question or IssueIs it possible to configure the equalizer using the API?I am interested in both reading the most used / saved equalizer configs from the user as well as setting equalizer parameters from my ...

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Plan Free/Premium Country All Device iPhones     My Question or Issue Is it possible to configure the equalizer using the API? I am interested in both reading the most used / save...

Ximzend

Spotify Star

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