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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...
Hello, I am reaching out to seek assistance regarding an issue I've been facing while attempting to create a playlist on Spotify. Unfortunately, I keep encountering a persistent 401 error, which indicates an authentication or authorization problem.He...
Hello, I am reaching out to seek assistance regarding an issue I've been facing while attempting to create a playlist on Spotify. Unfortunately, I keep encountering a persistent 401 error, whi...
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Hello, to achieve the extended quota mode, you have to follow the design guidelines as documented here: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/designYou cannot crop any album artwork. However I have seen on multiple website the cropping of artis...
Hello, to achieve the extended quota mode, you have to follow the design guidelines as documented here: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/design You cannot crop any album artwork. Howeve...
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Hello, Can we get Unity SDK for Android & iOS platforms? Regards,Sankar Ganesh. R
Hello, Can we get Unity SDK for Android & iOS platforms? Regards, Sankar Ganesh. R
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Hi there. I would like to integrate the Spotify API into my application, but I couldn't find clear payment terms. I found information that using the Spotify API is free, but do you know if there are any limitations to the free usage of the API?I want...
Hi there. I would like to integrate the Spotify API into my application, but I couldn't find clear payment terms. I found information that using the Spotify API is free, but do you know if there are ...
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Hey,I used the client credential authorization workflow and successfully generated a access token. I am able to retrieve information regarding user accounts and playlists when using /users in the URL. However, when I use the /me to get my own playlis...
Hey, I used the client credential authorization workflow and successfully generated a access token. I am able to retrieve information regarding user accounts and playlists when using /users in the U...
Casual Listener
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I'm Looking for a programmer that knows how to interact with Spotify Friend Activity.I want to be able to programmatically access the Friend Activity so I can automatically play the songs my friends are playing or worst case, be able to save the info...
I'm Looking for a programmer that knows how to interact with Spotify Friend Activity. I want to be able to programmatically access the Friend Activity so I can automatically play the songs my friend...
Casual Listener
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Country: US Hello Spotify team, I have put in a request for an extension quota for 2 apps -App 1 - Playlist Genius AI (clientid - 3fa72a7c144d45918384ee91e36f0341) andApp 2 - Playlist Genius AI Pro (client id 5701724ebd9646dfbd2de17f58f2e9a1). Both t...
Country: US Hello Spotify team, I have put in a request for an extension quota for 2 apps - App 1 - Playlist Genius AI (clientid - 3fa72a7c144d45918384ee91e36f0341) and Ap...
Music Fan
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PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceLenovo Thinkpad, Chrome 114Operating SystemWindows 11 My Question or Issue Hey there, We ran into the following issue when using the Web Playback SDK.When requesting playback with the trackID "0RGl4d2uebT43Usk4KRbMq" th...
Plan Premium Country Germany Device Lenovo Thinkpad, Chrome 114 Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue Hey there, We ran into the following issue when usin...
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PlanFree CountryBrazil DeviceAll My Question or IssueWhen using the Spotify iframe in my website sidebar, the title of the episode of the podcast appears cut off, is there a way to show more characters? it is very confusing to undestand the title in ...
Plan Free Country Brazil Device All My Question or Issue When using the Spotify iframe in my website sidebar, the title of the episode of the podcast appears cut off, i...
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Hi, using the Web API, I noticed that requests to commands with side effects end earlier than the related changes appear. For example, if we call the endpoint Get the User's Queue immediately after Add Item to Playback Queue, we'll sometimes get the ...
Hi, using the Web API, I noticed that requests to commands with side effects end earlier than the related changes appear. For example, if we call the endpoint Get the User's Queue ...
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Is there a way to set the player color to black with iFrame API? If we embed manually, there is the option to use the black background color when creating the embed code. It adds &theme=0 to the podcast URL. I am not finding a way to achieve the same...
Is there a way to set the player color to black with iFrame API? If we embed manually, there is the option to use the black background color when creating the embed code. It adds &theme=0 to the ...
Regular
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I’m curious how to work around the design guideline that has attributed links. I made a receipt printer that prints out your listening history and got flagged for not attributing links to the song, but I can’t really attach a link to a printed out pa...
I’m curious how to work around the design guideline that has attributed links. I made a receipt printer that prints out your listening history and got flagged for not attributing links to the song, b...
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For my college project, I have collected audio features and information (song title, artist) of the song from Spotify API. Based on this data, I have created a dataset that I would like to publish.However, I am unsure about the licensing requirements...
For my college project, I have collected audio features and information (song title, artist) of the song from Spotify API. Based on this data, I have created a dataset that I would like t...
Spotify Star
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When accessing the https://api.spotify.com/v1/artists/71qeeXflQetBnl2rvpfgiH endpoint I expect to get back an object containing the id of the spotify artist that I passed. However, this particular id 71qeeXflQetBnl2rvpfgiH returns an object with the ...
<html> When accessing the https://api.spotify.com/v1/artists/71qeeXflQetBnl2rvpfgiH endpoint I expect to get back an object containing the id of the spotify artist that I passed. How...
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Hi, I have fetched the "echoprintstring" with audio analysis API. so according to documentation, this echoprintstring is the fingerprint of the audio in EchoString format. I'm building shazam like app. Now I want a way to create my own Echostring fin...
Hi, I have fetched the "echoprintstring" with audio analysis API. so according to documentation, this echoprintstring is the fingerprint of the audio in EchoString format. ...
Spotify Star
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CountryGermanyOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHello fellow developers, I'm currently experiencing an issue with the /search endpoint in the API. My ultimate goal is to obtain the Spotify IDs for songs listed in the listening history JS...
Country Germany Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hello fellow developers, I'm currently experiencing an issue with the /search endpoint in the API. My ultimate g...
Spotify Legend
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Although the committee was told that it was acceptable to conduct analytical studies using machine learning as long as it complied with the terms and guidelines, Section IV, 2-a-I makes it seem as if the use of machine learning is prohibited. I am a ...
Although the committee was told that it was acceptable to conduct analytical studies using machine learning as long as it complied with the terms and guidelines, Section IV, 2-a-I makes it seem as if...
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trying to make a lua that reads current playing (https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/player/currently-playing). now before this bs update that removed the easy button for getting bearer auth tokens with permissions you could set everything would work. now ...
trying to make a lua that reads current playing (https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/player/currently-playing). now before this bs update that removed the easy button for getting bearer auth tokens with pe...
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Hi! I've enjoyed using Spotify's API in my minor side project. The API's revamped documentation interface is outstanding this year—kudos to the team for their exceptional UX design!https://playlistvote.com/ & code https://github.com/roscrl/playlistvo...
Hi! I've enjoyed using Spotify's API in my minor side project. The API's revamped documentation interface is outstanding this year—kudos to the team for their exceptional UX design! https://playli...
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I am suggesting that for premium user made profile look like premium and also while sharing the song on snapchat WhatsApp add feature only for premium user can used different themes or it look like premium user and also who see my status know and hav...
I am suggesting that for premium user made profile look like premium and also while sharing the song on snapchat WhatsApp add feature only for premium user can used different themes or it look like p...
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