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Refresh token expiration: discussion thread

Hey everyone, I've created this thread to provide more insight on an upcoming change to how refresh tokens work for apps on the Spotify Web API. We've shared a blog post that explains what's changing and why. The short version: refresh tokens will no...

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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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Music Recommendation System

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueCan I use Spotify's Web API for accessing User's recent tracks and generating A recommended p...

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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 Can I u...

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Is it possible find from what provider/aggregator song is pulle from?

HeyI'm investigating a faked song. For that, I'd like to find out, on which distributor it was uploaded. Is there any possibility to do this? Are the distributor's feeds public?

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Hey I'm investigating a faked song. For that, I'd like to find out, on which distributor it was uploaded. Is there any possibility to do this? Are the distributor's feeds public?

kaworu_bloodpaw

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I intend to create an app that integrates Spotify, but I need approval.

I intend to create an app that integrates Spotify. I would like to put my app in the IOS store. I want to start working on a license agreement with Spotify. Because Spotify states, "III. Some prohibited applicationsThis section of the Developer Polic...

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I intend to create an app that integrates Spotify. I would like to put my app in the IOS store. I want to start working on a license agreement with Spotify.   Because Spotify states, " III. S...

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INVALID_CLIENT: Invalid redirect URI

Hey guys, been working with the API a little bit and so far so good but I'm going through authentication. I get successful token and get the object for user and everything but when I push to production I get the above error. After some research I hav...

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Hey guys, been working with the API a little bit and so far so good but I'm going through authentication. I get successful token and get the object for user and everything but when I push to producti...

GiantTripod

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Best Desktop Framework for Spotify Web Playback API

PlanPremiumDeviceWindows DesktopOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueI've followed the guide and tried initializing the player in a simple Electron app, but it doesn't seem to work and it seems like it's an issue with others (I'd love to be...

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Plan Premium Device Windows Desktop Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue I've followed the guide and tried initializing the player in a simple Electron app, but it doesn't ...

ZackAttax

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Why does app switch to different podcast in the middle of an episode?

Every day this week, I've been listening to Spotify podcasts on my Roku TV and, several times a day, the app just switches to a different podcast when I'm in the middle of listening to an episode. No warning or reason at all. Not even sure how it dec...

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Every day this week, I've been listening to Spotify podcasts on my Roku TV and, several times a day, the app just switches to a different podcast when I'm in the middle of listening to an episode. No...

Crestel123

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coming directly to last listened podcast episode

PlanFreeCountryGermanyDeviceXiaomi 12TOperating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueIn the past it was much better when listening to several podcasts. You opened a podcast you listened, lets say, a couple of weeks ago, and the you landed on the last ep...

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Plan Free Country Germany Device Xiaomi 12T Operating System Android   My Question or Issue In the past it was much better when listening to several podcasts. You opened a podcast you ...

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Need help on how I can receive a license agreement for integrating Spotify in my app!

My Question or IssueNeed help on how I can receive a license agreement for integrating Spotify in my app!Step by Step... Thanks.

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My Question or Issue Need help on how I can receive a license agreement for integrating Spotify in my app! Step by Step... Thanks.

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BUG - Artist field on saved tracks does not actually return gerne

Artist field on saved tracks does not actually return gerne I understand that Spotify only has genres for artists, not for individual tracks. However, in the documentation and example of the Get User's Saved Tracks endpoint it states that the generes...

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Artist field on saved tracks does not actually return gerne   I understand that Spotify only has genres for artists, not for individual tracks. However, in the documentation and example of t...

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Artist Genres not being returned from /tracks route

Hey all! I'm making requests to the GET /tracks, and whereas the documentation here states that genres will be returned within the artists field, I'm seeing that's not the case in my responses. Is this no longer supported within the API?

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Hey all!   I'm making requests to the GET /tracks, and whereas the documentation here states that genres will be returned within the artists field, I'm seeing that's not the case in my respons...

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Can We Use Spotify Name and Logo for FaucetSounds Application Marketing

Hello Spotify Team, I hope this email finds you well. My name is Hamza Mahmood(Senior Software Engineer), and I am the developer behind the FaucetSounds Application. We are excited to inform you that we are utilizing the Spotify SDK and Public API to...

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Hello Spotify Team,   I hope this email finds you well. My name is Hamza Mahmood(Senior Software Engineer), and I am the developer behind the FaucetSounds Application. We are excited to inform...

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Spotify Name and Logo for FaucetSounds Application Marketing
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Wordpress elementor spotify

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My questionHello,I've just integrated spotify playlists on my kliversmedia.com/k2m page but I'm having a problem....

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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 Hello, I'v...

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Design Guidelines Clarification

I recently submitted a quota increase request and it was rejected for the following reason:Metadata, cover art and audio content must be accompanied by a Spotify logo and a link back to the applicable artist, album, track, or playlist on the Spotify ...

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I recently submitted a quota increase request and it was rejected for the following reason: Metadata, cover art and audio content must be accompanied by a Spotify logo and a link back to the appli...

vladllen1054

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Search query for type:artist not working

I've been struggling for consistent results using the search API. I've posted a couple times before sharing inconsistencies from results. As of today, any search with type:artist returns no results. This is also true in the search documentation (so i...

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I've been struggling for consistent results using the search API. I've posted a couple times before sharing inconsistencies from results. As of today, any search with type:artist returns no results. ...

ammonha

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Multiple related albums exists, but API only returns one

I've written an app which lets me to flag certain albums as 'featured' within my app, which has been working fine, but I noticed today that some albums which I was sure I had flagged had lost their flag, so I looked into it a bit further. After pulli...

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I've written an app which lets me to flag certain albums as 'featured' within my app, which has been working fine, but I noticed today that some albums which I was sure I had flagged had lost their f...

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Solved!! Issues with /artists/albums

I'm having issues getting an artist's albums from the API. Using the form at https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/get-an-artists-albums I use the following values:id = 7n2Ycct7Beij7Dj7meI4X0limit = 50 The response says total ...

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I'm having issues getting an artist's albums from the API.   Using the form at https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/get-an-artists-albums  I use the followi...

rsouthward

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get-artist-albums: market parameter

Hi, i was looking a little into the api, especifically to the endpointhttps://api.spotify.com/v1/artists/{id}/albums In this example https://developer.spotify.com/console/get-artist-albums/?id=02kJSzxNuaWGqwubyUba0Z&include_groups=single&limit=2&offs...

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Hi, i was looking a little into the api, especifically to the endpoint https://api.spotify.com/v1/artists/{id}/albums   In this example  https://developer.spotify.com/console/get-...

rsouthward

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Jam Carplay integration

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceiPhone 13 proOperating SystemiOS 17.2.1 My Question or IssueI've been searching for a way to quickly and easily start a jam and share the link/qr code with car passengers. My first thought was to create a siri shortcut to c...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device iPhone 13 pro Operating System iOS 17.2.1   My Question or Issue I've been searching for a way to quickly and easily start a jam and share the link/qr c...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Iframe embedcontroller.play() broken

Since today it’s not possible anymore to play the song via the embed controller. It did works before thoughI’ve created a simple codepen example:https://codepen.io/inlet/pen/oNVZvNa/4cbea3abe4d01ad9e2ded39e48dcd179If the Spotify team can have a look ...

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Since today it’s not possible anymore to play the song via the embed controller. It did works before though I’ve created a simple codepen example: https://codepen.io/inlet/pen/oNVZvNa/4cbea3abe...

pbrouwer

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