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Discuss building apps with Spotify APIs and SDKs
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...
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...
Dear Hiring Team,I hope you are doing well.I wanted to follow up regarding my previous email where I shared a Business Requirements Document (BRD) based on my analysis of a potential revenue-impacting issue in Spotify’s ad-supported model.I understan...
Dear Hiring Team, I hope you are doing well. I wanted to follow up regarding my previous email where I shared a Business Requirements Document (BRD) based on my analysis of a potential revenue-impa...
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Hi,I’ve been building a small app called TrackList that maps Strava runs to a user’s listening history (songs mapped to route segments to generate a visual poster).I recently started letting a few people try it and have ~25 users actively using it no...
Hi, I’ve been building a small app called TrackList that maps Strava runs to a user’s listening history (songs mapped to route segments to generate a visual poster). I recently started letting a fe...
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My SuggestionHey Spotify Devs,Great job on the DJ, I'm straight vibin'Besides the switching it up function - which is great btwI would like to suggest to also add a button to let DJ know it's on the right track.Staying in the same vibe of the current...
My Suggestion Hey Spotify Devs, Great job on the DJ, I'm straight vibin' Besides the switching it up function - which is great btw I would like to suggest to also add a button to let DJ know it's...
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I work with a distributor and the API access for the app I use to validate artists IDs has been revoked under the new terms. I just need access to the artist API. Is there a process for providing API access to providers?
I work with a distributor and the API access for the app I use to validate artists IDs has been revoked under the new terms. I just need access to the artist API. Is there a process for providing API...
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Hi I am a student, and I am looking to use free dataset provided by spotify and in this community? Where can i find a document or post that spotify itself approved this?
Hi I am a student, and I am looking to use free dataset provided by spotify and in this community? Where can i find a document or post that spotify itself approved this?
Spotify
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PlanPremiumCountryUSA My Question or IssueI am using the Spotify Web API endpoint:GET /v1/tracks/{id}to fetch track details. However, I am not consistently receiving the popularity field in the response for some tracks.
Plan Premium Country USA My Question or Issue I am using the Spotify Web API endpoint: GET /v1/tracks/{id} to fetch track details. However, I am not consistently receiving th...
Spotify
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Hi,I have a Spotify Premium account but I cannot access the Developer Dashboard.All Dashboard URLs return 404 and I only see the public landing page.I need Developer Mode enabled to create an app and use the Web API for personal use.Please enable Dev...
Hi, I have a Spotify Premium account but I cannot access the Developer Dashboard. All Dashboard URLs return 404 and I only see the public landing page. I need Developer Mode enabled to create an a...
Spotify
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Hi everyone,I run a platform that has been approved for access to the Spotify API and currently has around 50 active users. All features strictly follow the limits and requirements defined in Spotify’s API Terms of Service. I’m planning to build a da...
Hi everyone, I run a platform that has been approved for access to the Spotify API and currently has around 50 active users. All features strictly follow the limits and requirements defined in Spoti...
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Country: TaiwanDevice: N/AOperating System: N/AMy Question or Issue:I am a student developer in Taiwan currently participating inRed Bull Basement 2026, an international student innovationcompetition organized by Red Bull.I am developing a music-focu...
Country: Taiwan Device: N/A Operating System: N/A My Question or Issue: I am a student developer in Taiwan currently participating in Red Bull Basement 2026, an international student innovation ...
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PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceMacbook ProOperating SystemmacOS14 My Question or IssueWhen I copy a link to a song I want the the player to start playing the song without having to do a second click on the play button.I was hoping appending a "?play"...
Plan Premium Country Germany Device Macbook Pro Operating System macOS14 My Question or Issue When I copy a link to a song I want the the player to start playing the song wit...
Newbie
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Hello,We are currently working on an application that requires integration with Spotify services, and we would like to clarify both the technical capabilities and the legal boundaries of the Spotify APIs.Specifically, we would like to understand:Is i...
Hello, We are currently working on an application that requires integration with Spotify services, and we would like to clarify both the technical capabilities and the legal boundaries of the Spotif...
Spotify Star
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Hello,I am contacting you with a question regarding the use of Spotify images in a web service I am currently developing.I plan to use artist profile images and album cover images provided by Spotify.I would like to know if I can use square artist pr...
Hello, I am contacting you with a question regarding the use of Spotify images in a web service I am currently developing. I plan to use artist profile images and album cover images provided by Spo...
Spotify Star
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Hi Spotify Developer Team,I'm an independent developer building TrackLine, a music trivia game for Android where players listen to songs and place them on a timeline in chronological order. The app uses the Spotify Web API for search and authenticati...
Hi Spotify Developer Team, I'm an independent developer building TrackLine, a music trivia game for Android where players listen to songs and place them on a timeline in chronological order. The app...
Casual Listener
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Dear Spotify Developer Support, I am currently working on a physical, card-based party game concept and would like to ensure that I fully comply with Spotify’s platform policies. The concept involves printed cards containing QR codes that redirect us...
Dear Spotify Developer Support, I am currently working on a physical, card-based party game concept and would like to ensure that I fully comply with Spotify’s platform policies. Th...
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Hi all, I've made my first website and used a Spotify API so users can make playlists from artists selected on my site. I've now completed the site and opened it up, however as my API says 'Development mode', do I need to move this on? as it's a newl...
Hi all, I've made my first website and used a Spotify API so users can make playlists from artists selected on my site. I've now completed the site and opened it up, however as my API says '...
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PlanPremiumOperating SystemWindows 11 My QuestionI'm developing a web app with React for school that displays the current top 50 songs to users. The API requests are entirely backend, so we would be using the client credentials flow (we don't want to...
Plan Premium Operating System Windows 11 My Question I'm developing a web app with React for school that displays the current top 50 songs to users. The API requests are entirely backend...
Music Fan
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When trying to login to my app at https://app.crates.music when it redirects to the Spotify authorize endpoint I'm getting a 500 response. Not sure what to do here, didn't change anything on my end.
When trying to login to my app at https://app.crates.music when it redirects to the Spotify authorize endpoint I'm getting a 500 response. Not sure what to do here, didn't change anything on my ...
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceiPhone 16 plusOperating SystemiOS 26.3.1 My Question or IssueI can’t figure out how to create an app or get my client ID anywhere. I have premium and I have never created an ID or app ever so the 1 ID per account rule doesn...
Plan Premium Country USA Device iPhone 16 plus Operating System iOS 26.3.1 My Question or Issue I can’t figure out how to create an app or get my client ID anywhere. I have premium a...
Spotify Star
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PlanPremium CountryArgentina DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueHi everyone,I'm using the Authorization Code with PKCE flow on an ASP.NET Core backend.I'm trying to save tracks and albums to my own library using:PUT /v1/me/tracksPU...
Plan Premium Country Argentina Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hi everyone, I'm using the Authorization Code with PKCE flow on an ASP.NET Core b...
Casual Listener
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My application (0d435f8b5ec84110a8614b6051ba268b) was disabled and blocked following the API update. This is my only application, and there is no option to delete it. I am a premium subscriber. I would like to delete the application and start over. A...
My application (0d435f8b5ec84110a8614b6051ba268b) was disabled and blocked following the API update. This is my only application, and there is no option to delete it. I am a premium subscriber. I wou...
Newbie
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