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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...
I'm trying to revise my extension request (first time doing it with the new UI) and there's strange behavior when uploading screenshots/screencasts. All attempted uploads initially produced a "Something went wrong" error, but when I saved my request ...
I'm trying to revise my extension request (first time doing it with the new UI) and there's strange behavior when uploading screenshots/screencasts. All attempted uploads initially produced a "Someth...
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Jimin’s new song Like Crazy has been split in two versions in your global chart when both’s streams were combined the first day of the release, pls fix this bc it’s affecting the artist records and numbers. Please fix this error and combine the strea...
Jimin’s new song Like Crazy has been split in two versions in your global chart when both’s streams were combined the first day of the release, pls fix this bc it’s affecting the artist records and n...
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PlanPremium Country US I am unable to submit my quota extension request, even though all fields are filled out. I just get an error that says "An error happened while submitting the Extension Request." and it remains a draft. How can I fix this?
Plan Premium Country US I am unable to submit my quota extension request, even though all fields are filled out. I just get an error that says "An error happened while submi...
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I am a PhD student working on machine learning and music information retrieval. In one of my experiments I have gathered audio features from the Spotify API, for a few thousand tracks. No personal data or anything like that. Just track-specific value...
I am a PhD student working on machine learning and music information retrieval. In one of my experiments I have gathered audio features from the Spotify API, for a few thousand tracks. No personal da...
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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
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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I'm doing a YouTube tutorial on api's. Yesterday everything is alright, but now it is not at all. I now should get a Token in the console and learn about terminal and api's. But the console is gone. How can I continue the tutorial?
I'm doing a YouTube tutorial on api's. Yesterday everything is alright, but now it is not at all. I now should get a Token in the console and learn about terminal and api's. But the console is gone. ...
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Hello, I'm currently facing an issue when I retrieve the recently played tracks of this user: "clement-hugger"The API returns a 504 error with no other information :{"error": {"status": 504,"message": "Service didn't reply before timeout"}}For the ot...
Hello, I'm currently facing an issue when I retrieve the recently played tracks of this user: "clement-hugger" The API returns a 504 error with no other information : { "error": { "status": 5...
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Hi! tl;dr: Imagine a party. Typically, the host of the party is creating a playlist beforehand or a party guest can add their song wishes by using the party hosts device, where the Spotify app is installed on (e.g. laptop, smartphone). It would be mu...
Hi! tl;dr: Imagine a party. Typically, the host of the party is creating a playlist beforehand or a party guest can add their song wishes by using the party hosts device, where the ...
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Overnight the entire web API reference has changed, and every page has been overhauled... to show the exact same thing... but aesthetically pleasing... so where is the "Get Token" button that manually generates an OAuth token for you to use to test t...
Overnight the entire web API reference has changed, and every page has been overhauled... to show the exact same thing... but aesthetically pleasing... so where is the "Get Token" button that manuall...
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I have 2 needs related to the link between a Spotify User and a Spotify Artist.I want to allow my users to copy paste their profile link (i.e. open.spotify.com/user/theirId) and still be able to fetch the artist profile link associated to their accou...
I have 2 needs related to the link between a Spotify User and a Spotify Artist. I want to allow my users to copy paste their profile link (i.e. open.spotify.com/user/theirId) and still be able to f...
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I've read the various Spotify terms and conditions docs, but it's not entirely clear whether our use case is permitted. We have a telehealth app, and we want a patient to be able to select songs or playlists we provide via Spotify while they're waiti...
I've read the various Spotify terms and conditions docs, but it's not entirely clear whether our use case is permitted. We have a telehealth app, and we want a patient to be able to select songs or p...
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Is it possbile to fasten the process of the app review? I have a school project and need users to register this asap I got 403 error as it users need to be added explicitly on my dashboard
Is it possbile to fasten the process of the app review? I have a school project and need users to register this asap I got 403 error as it users need to be added explicitly on my dashboard &nb...
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PlanPremium CountrySingapore DeviceMacbook Air 2022, Iphone Operating SystemiOS My Question or Issuethe app i'm building makes playlists in Spotify. Embedding iframe to share spotify playlists doesn't always work. see attached image. In Chrome, when ...
Plan Premium Country Singapore Device Macbook Air 2022, Iphone Operating System iOS My Question or Issue the app i'm building makes playlists in Spoti...
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Hi,I am an engineer working at Songkick. For the last couple of weeks we were going through a regular Data Review with Spotify regarding the use of the API by Songkick.comOut of nowhere and for reasons unknown to us, ALL our oAuth Scopes for Spotify ...
Hi, I am an engineer working at Songkick. For the last couple of weeks we were going through a regular Data Review with Spotify regarding the use of the API by Songkick.com Out of nowhere...
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Hi, I am curious about an open source library on Github called CSpot. It appears to run on multiple platforms (even the PS-Vita from a fork) But i don't see any spotify library it is using. There is a company that is currently trying to sell a produc...
Hi, I am curious about an open source library on Github called CSpot. It appears to run on multiple platforms (even the PS-Vita from a fork) But i don't see any spotify library it is ...
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Okay, this is going to probably spark quite a discussion if it reaches people. Just an idea: a lot of us want to listen to music but it can be risky to bring our phones all over with us. The runner/hiker/athlete wants to listen to music and maybe rec...
Okay, this is going to probably spark quite a discussion if it reaches people. Just an idea: a lot of us want to listen to music but it can be risky to bring our phones all over with...
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I have a couple of use cases that aren't currently covered by the existing props and filters you can send to the get recommendations endpoint, so I figured I'd make a requestFilter by release date: if a user wants to listen to current music that soun...
I have a couple of use cases that aren't currently covered by the existing props and filters you can send to the get recommendations endpoint, so I figured I'd make a request Filter by release date:...
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I have created a function that generates a refresh token with the scope "streaming". When I use it once to generate a new access token it works perfectly fine and I'm returned a dictionary with the keys: [access_token, token_type, expires_in, refesh_...
I have created a function that generates a refresh token with the scope "streaming". When I use it once to generate a new access token it works perfectly fine and I'm returned a dictionary with the k...
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PlanPremiumCountry (any) Device(any)Operating System(any) My Question or IssueHello!I really like your service you do.I like to hear my favorite songs. My problem is that I don't like all the songs that much. I really wish I could set how much I like...
Plan Premium Country (any) Device (any) Operating System (any) My Question or Issue Hello! I really like your service you do. I like to hear my favorite songs. My proble...
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When using the Start/Resume Playback with an album I'm able to use offset for selecting the 5th song for that album for example, I would like to do the same when selecting an artist, selecting not the first song from that artist but maybe the 5th or ...
When using the Start/Resume Playback with an album I'm able to use offset for selecting the 5th song for that album for example, I would like to do the same when selecting an artist, selecting not th...
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