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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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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...

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Error when trying to create access token

Plan: FreeCountry: United StatesOperating System: Windows 10 My Question or IssueFor my music app, I'm trying to create an access token and use it to fetch my online profile using the Spotify API but I keep getting an error message saying 'Failed to ...

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Plan: Free Country: United States Operating System: Windows 10   My Question or Issue For my music app, I'm trying to create an access token and use it to fetch my online profile ...

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403 forbidden error on Spotify API, v2

PlanPremiumClient ID04faea73cf99467b8c117a33870cd3bc I'm facing the same issues with the Spotify API for my application Guestpectacular (04faea73cf99467b8c117a33870cd3bc) as I did back in January 2023. After my last post, the issue disappeared, and I...

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Plan Premium Client ID 04faea73cf99467b8c117a33870cd3bc   I'm facing the same issues with the Spotify API for my application Guestpectacular (04faea73cf99467b8c117a33870cd3bc) as I did back...

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access token 415

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue i try to get access token from a service in angular 17 applicationthe same code works if pla...

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Need more GET Params for User's Saved Tracks

Hey all! Been messing around with the API this weekend. very fun, and excited to be here in the forum. I'm a bit confused on the lack of parameters available for a user's saved tracks (docs here). It would be really helpful if I could filter using ar...

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Hey all! Been messing around with the API this weekend. very fun, and excited to be here in the forum.   I'm a bit confused on the lack of parameters available for a user's saved tracks (docs ...

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OpenApi/Swagger description for the Web API

As Spotify has not updated the RAML description for the Web API for 5 years, I started to write a parser for the Web API reference documentation to generate a machine-readable format of the documentation. From this machine-readable documentation, I a...

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As Spotify has not updated the RAML description for the Web API for 5 years, I started to write a parser for the Web API reference documentation to generate a machine-readable format of the docu...

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Spotify stats or current_user_top_artists API call broken

I listen on quite a few devices (Echo, Android, Laptop), but using the current_user_top_artists API call, it seems clear that something isn't right. When I pull the results back for "short_term", I can see the following on the list (the first number ...

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I listen on quite a few devices (Echo, Android, Laptop), but using the  current_user_top_artists API call, it seems clear that something isn't right. When I pull the results back for "short_te...

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I dont get video when playing songs on my tablet.

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue

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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  

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Invalid Client Error only on when deployed on Vercel

I am currently working on a project which fetches data from the Spotify API, and my requests work perfectly fine when run locally, but when I deploy my app to Vercel and try to use a live version of the project, the requests are currently failing wit...

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I am currently working on a project which fetches data from the Spotify API, and my requests work perfectly fine when run locally, but when I deploy my app to Vercel and try to use a live version of ...

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Solved!! [SubFront][Partnership] Spotify payment API?

I would like to build a subscription management platform. Does Spotify have a billing API? The concept would be to consolidate users' monthly subscription payments for them. End User's would simply integrate their account to our platform, and we will...

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I would like to build a subscription management platform. Does Spotify have a billing API?   The concept would be to consolidate users' monthly subscription payments for them. End User's would...

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How to get currently playing track from Spotify Embed

PlanFreeCountryUSDeviceWebsite ChromeOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI currently have the Spotify embed player on a website, I want to know what song is currently playing on the player and provide the user with information based on tha...

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Plan Free Country US Device Website Chrome Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I currently have the Spotify embed player on a website, I want to know what song is curren...

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How can I fix the "Spotify keeps pausing" bug?

This bug is very frustrating, as it disrupt my listening experience. There are a number of possible causes for this bug, please elaborate

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This bug is very frustrating, as it disrupt my listening experience. There are a number of possible causes for this bug, please elaborate

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Why some song doesn't have preview_url with WebAPI but trackURL always have

When you call WebApi sometimes preview_url is null but when you access to the track url, you always have the preview available. Why we don't have access to the previewURL you use ??

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When you call WebApi sometimes preview_url is null but when you access to the track url, you always have the preview available. Why we don't have access to the previewURL you use ??

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Why some song doesn't have preview_url with WebAPI but trackURL always have

When you call WebApi sometimes preview_url is null but when you access to the track url, you always have the preview available. Why we don't have access to the previewURL you use ??

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When you call WebApi sometimes preview_url is null but when you access to the track url, you always have the preview available. Why we don't have access to the previewURL you use ??

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No encuentro tema en reproducción en grandes listas de reproduccion.

En una lista de reproducción o playlist el tema que está sonando se pinta de verde las letras del tema. Ahora bien si nos movemos en el listado o el reproductor salta a otro tema aleatorio se nos pierde la visualizacion donde estabamos. Aca se puede ...

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En una lista de reproducción o playlist el tema que está sonando se pinta de verde las letras del tema. Ahora bien si nos movemos en el listado o el reproductor salta a otro tema aleatorio se nos pie...

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Rate Limited Indefinitely

Hi!I'm having an error with the API right now, I'm very new to development and accidentally sent too many get request to the http://api.spotify.com/v1/audio-features?ids=?Now I've noticed that every time I make a request at that endpoint I get the 42...

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Hi! I'm having an error with the API right now, I'm very new to development and accidentally sent too many get request to the http://api.spotify.com/v1/audio-features?ids=? Now I've noticed that ev...

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Wrong duration_ms of track with Automix

When I play the playlist Shuffle Syndrome (posted bellow) with Automix on and try to get the duration_ms of the first track with the Get Playback State endpoint, I get the wrong (not-shortened/not-mixed) duration back.Example: The first track is Hook...

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When I play the playlist  Shuffle Syndrome (posted bellow) with Automix on and try to get the duration_ms of the first track with the Get Playback State endpoint, I get the wrong (not-short...

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Solved!! 403 Error for POST QUEUE with Premium Account

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceHP LaptopOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueI am trying to make a program that allows me to add a song to my queue using the Add Item to Playback Queue. I have gotten to the point where I am trying to add a track...

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Plan Premium Country US Device HP Laptop Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue I am trying to make a program that allows me to add a song to my queue using the Add Item to...

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api endpoint not working except currently-playing endpoint

PlanFreeCountryIndiaDevicehp pavilionOperating System Windows 11 My Question or IssueI am attaching images for your better understanding. From that you can see, it receives request but only follows command of playing song means in my app songs are pl...

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Plan Free Country India Device hp pavilion Operating System  Windows 11   My Question or Issue I am attaching images for your better understanding. From that you can see, it recei...

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Solved!! Spotify Web Playback SDK example playback buttons don't work

PlanPremiumCountry USA DeviceMacbook Pro 2021Operating SystemmacOs Monterey My Question or IssueI was following the tutorial for Web Playback SDK at https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-playback-sdk/guide/But the playback buttons for toggl...

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Plan Premium Country USA   Device Macbook Pro 2021 Operating System macOs Monterey   My Question or Issue I was following the tutorial for Web Playback SDK at https://develop...

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