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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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Resend email about reason rejected my quota extension requests

I could not find the email where the application was rejected.I'm asking for it to be resent to me please. ClientID: 819ef8d2a16e48a28a7812da34b8948d I want to see the reason again, so I can try to make changes to it.

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I could not find the email where the application was rejected. I'm asking for it to be resent to me please.   ClientID: 819ef8d2a16e48a28a7812da34b8948d   I want to see the reason...

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Seemingly random 403 Error (even for users added to dev dashboard)

Heya!I'm developing a web API. I ask β testers to give me their email when they try to run my code so I can add them to the dashboard. If they run my code before I've added the email, I still get an accessToken and refreshToken 200 (and get the token...

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Heya! I'm developing a web API. I ask β testers to give me their email when they try to run my code so I can add them to the dashboard. If they run my code before I've added the email, I still get...

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[Bug] "repeat one song" mode sometimes goes to a next song

PlanFreeCountryJapanDeviceGoogle ChromeOperating SystemLinux (Ubuntu) My Question or Issue Hi, I am a software engineer in another field.I always play only 1 song for coding.However, from 2~4 month before, I found that Spotify sometimes goes to a nex...

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Plan Free Country Japan Device Google Chrome Operating System Linux (Ubuntu)   My Question or Issue   Hi, I am a software engineer in another field. I always play only 1 song fo...

Naveen99

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Change in "User's saved albums" endpoint sorting?

I was using the Web API's "User's Saved Albums" endpoint (/v1/me/albums) to check the user's most recently saved albums – but it seems it has changed to sort by recently played albums? Or what in the Spotify app is the sorting option "Recents" instea...

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I was using the Web API's "User's Saved Albums" endpoint (/v1/me/albums) to check the user's most recently saved albums – but it seems it has changed to sort by recently played albums? Or what in the...

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Weird isrc codes in isrc field

I am gettings songs from the api that have isrc codes, that as far as I understand, are not real isrc codes at all.Example: "USE830930169", "USE830928405", "USE830940185".If I had to guess the USE part stands for US electronic or something like that?...

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I am gettings songs from the api that have isrc codes, that as far as I understand, are not real isrc codes at all. Example: "USE830930169", "USE830928405", "USE830940185". If I had to guess the US...

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Clarifying developer guidelines on creating items using playlist data

My Question or IssueHello, I have been reading through the developer guidelines and policies on the Spotify developer site and wanted to clarify whether or not an idea violates the rules: If I built an app that allowed a user to select a playlist of ...

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My Question or Issue Hello,   I have been reading through the developer guidelines and policies on the Spotify developer site and wanted to clarify whether or not an idea violates the rules...

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Music scheduling and recommendation algorithm

PlanFree Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI want to study Spotify's recommendation algorithm using its API. I've set up a Spotify profile and defined a process where I play one track from a diverse music playlist daily, at a set time, f...

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Plan Free   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I want to study Spotify's recommendation algorithm using its API. I've set up a Spotify profile and defined a process w...

Ximzend

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Solved!! web API Forbidden 403 on PUT/DELETE Queue

PlanFree I successfully generated token for API and can make a POST requests with curl from my local machine on win10and from my dedicated linux server without problemsfor example:curl -X GET https://api.spotify.com/v1/playlists/********** -H "Author...

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Plan Free   I successfully generated token for API and can make a POST requests with curl from my local machine on win10 and from my dedicated linux server without problems for example: cu...

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preview_url is null when calling api from local

Country : JP My Question or Issue When I call the "Get a track" API from the Spotify Console (https://developer.spotify.com/console/get-track/), it returns a preview_url correctly.However, when I copy the curl command shown in the Spotify Console and...

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Country : JP   My Question or Issue   When I call the "Get a track" API from the Spotify Console (https://developer.spotify.com/console/get-track/), it returns a preview_url correctly. ...

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"Too many 429" but no 429s

I have been developing a script to organize my music in a particular way. While I was figuring it out, I made API calls quite inefficiently. I eventually figured out how to be much more efficient, but I've been getting a mysterious "too many 429s" fo...

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I have been developing a script to organize my music in a particular way. While I was figuring it out, I made API calls quite inefficiently. I eventually figured out how to be much more efficient, bu...

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Superuser Contribution Include Biography in Artist's Metadata in Web API

This question has been requested for a long time on the web-api's GitHub repo (https://github.com/spotify/web-api/issues/207), I am following it up in this forum.

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  This question has been requested for a long time on the web-api's GitHub repo (https://github.com/spotify/web-api/issues/207), I am following it up in this forum.

GlebKasyak

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“Unable to get content” message for Podcasts on Garmin 265

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueI have a Garmin Forerunner 265 that is a month or two old. I have previously loaded podcasts ...

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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 I have ...

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Webplayback SDK not working on MAC computers

Premium subscriptionI'm on PC Windows 10 I've made a player that works on PC in all browsers (chrome, firefox and edge) but can't for the life of me getting it working on my partners MAC in any browser. Does anyone have any idea why this would be? I'...

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Premium subscription I'm on PC Windows 10   I've made a player that works on PC in all browsers (chrome, firefox and edge) but can't for the life of me getting it working on my partners MAC i...

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Solved!! Web Playback SDK Playing song directly in browser issues (IOS/Safary)

Hey guys, I am developing an app that integrates the Web Playback SDK, but I am having severe issues with IOS/Safari, all other browsers work well but when I test it in IOS/Safari, I can't hear anything.Some people said that it is due to a Safari lim...

Music Fan

Hey guys, I am developing an app that integrates the Web Playback SDK, but I am having severe issues with IOS/Safari, all other browsers work well but when I test it in IOS/Safari, I can't hear anyth...

axion777

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Some ad fields are null in the "Get ads by account ID" endpoint

... but they are present on the "Get ad by ID" endpoint The following fields are missing/null:call_to_action.text,call_to_action.languagecall_to_action.clickthrough_urlassets.companion_asset_idassets.logo_asset_idFor example, from the "Get ads by acc...

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... but they are present on the "Get ad by ID" endpoint   The following fields are missing/null: call_to_action.text, call_to_action.language call_to_action.clickthrough_url assets.compan...

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I want search to only return songs with just . or , or - or ? etc. in the title, nothing else.

Hi, for a project I want to write sentences using song titles. I'm having trouble letting the API find songs that only have a single punctuation symbol in their title. Songs like . by Girl in Red for example. I'm pretty sure they exist, at least I wo...

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Hi, for a project I want to write sentences using song titles. I'm having trouble letting the API find songs that only have a single punctuation symbol in their title. Songs like . by Girl in Red for...

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[Web API] Search not returning certain album

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceLenovo Thinkpad T490Operating SystemLinux Manjaro My Question or IssueFor prototyping I am using my laptop to emulate a bluetooth speaker and have my phone connected to the laptop over bluetooth. My plan is to use the s...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Device Lenovo Thinkpad T490 Operating System Linux Manjaro   My Question or Issue For prototyping I am using my laptop to emulate a bluetooth speaker and h...

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429 Error: Too Many Requests After Accidental Infinite Loop

Hello, I'm working on an application using Bubble that interacts with the Spotify API, specifically the "Create Playlist", "Get track", and "Add items to Playlist" endpoints. Due to an oversight in my workflow, I accidentally triggered an infinite lo...

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Hello,   I'm working on an application using Bubble that interacts with the Spotify API, specifically the "Create Playlist", "Get track", and "Add items to Playlist" endpoints. Due to an overs...

vincent_20

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SDA streaming with commercial use ?

Hello so, with my friend we have an other project without bars. It is an app for party's but with functionality different of functionality with Spotify.I am really interested by this project and i think Spotify can be interested by this project to ! ...

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Hello so, with my friend we have an other project without bars. It is an app for party's but with functionality different of functionality with Spotify. I am really interested by this project and i ...

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How long does it take for spotify to review my extension request?

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueHi, i submitted an application for an extension request over a month ago and the submission h...

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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 Hi, i s...

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