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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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Can I save track id and name?

PlanFree/PremiumCountryKRDevice(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueI'm developing SDA.I want to make chart, but it have to many request to api.To more less req...

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Plan Free/Premium Country KR Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue I'm develop...

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Right click menu on song not inverting

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceMacbook airOperating SystemMacOs My Question or IssueWhen right clicking on a song, a menu pops up. If there is enough space below the song the menu drops down. The order prioritizes Queue, then radio etc. But if there is no ...

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Plan Premium Country   Device Macbook air Operating System MacOs   My Question or Issue When right clicking on a song, a menu pops up. If there is enough space below the song the ...

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Is it possible to provide a Spotify code that takes you and plays that exact song ,?

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Solved!! Spotify Lossless

PlanPremiumCountryNederlandSamsung Galaxy 9Operating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueUse Tidal via Roon for music, and Spotify for walking and in the car. Would like to see Spotify start offering Lossless music, I think Spotify's app is the best ...

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Plan Premium Country Nederland Samsung Galaxy 9 Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Use Tidal via Roon for music, and Spotify for walking and in the car. Would like to see Spotif...

geopapa

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Permanent Authorization Token for Periodically Api Calls

My Question or Issue: Hello, I'm building a simple website with Flask and Spotipy. Everything is ok for now with the app, but I'm having some problems with the OAuth 2 authorization code flow. My idea was to implement a api function that if the user ...

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My Question or Issue:   Hello, I'm building a simple website with Flask and Spotipy. Everything is ok for now with the app, but I'm having some problems with the OAuth 2 authorization code flo...

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API Extension Request Not Reviewed for Long Time

Hi Team, we have applied for the API Extension Request on Oct 9 but it's still unreviewed. Please kindly check for us. App name: GiveawayWebsite: giveaway.com

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Hi Team, we have applied for the API Extension Request on Oct 9 but it's still unreviewed. Please kindly check for us.  App name: Giveaway Website: giveaway.com   

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Strange error for some spotify ids on audio-analysis request (might related to 429 error)

Hi,I noticed, that I get always an error on the audio-analysis endpoint for specific spotify ids.Error happens e.g. for "0czhnkeYm4fzpcaeIVjMJu"but everything works fine for example on "6L6HX2RwtQe2JbmxX3DzvD".This seams a bit different from the plai...

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Hi, I noticed, that I get always an error on the audio-analysis endpoint for specific spotify ids. Error happens e.g. for "0czhnkeYm4fzpcaeIVjMJu" but everything works fine for example on "6L6HX...

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spotify-social-listening making crash a java app

PlanFree/PremiumCountryFranceDeviceDell ServerOperating SystemRHEL My Question or Issuewhen my customer's use spotify on their phone using the Wifi network of their office our software crashes and the error message is about spotify-social-link.We ref...

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Plan Free/Premium Country France Device Dell Server Operating System RHEL   My Question or Issue when my customer's use spotify on their phone using the Wifi network of their office ou...

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Web API requests lead to "suspicious activity" e-mail with password reset

PlanPremiumCountryGermany / Server with application running in AustriaDeviceDedicated ServerOperating SystemDebian My Question or IssueMy application is used to get information about playlist and track IDs like track-name and authors or playlist-trac...

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  Plan Premium Country Germany / Server with application running in Austria Device Dedicated Server Operating System Debian   My Question or Issue My application is used to get i...

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Search issue with market

StepsThe target is find track "MØ - Blur" 1. On Spotify Web Site for desktop as a regular user: type "m blur" in search field and first result is target. Play is available. 2. On Spotify Dev Console create the next request in search example and targe...

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Steps The target is find track "MØ - Blur"   1. On Spotify Web Site for desktop as a regular user: type "m blur" in search field and first result is target. Play is available.   2. On ...

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Solved!! How do I use Spotify API to extract specific genres?

I would like to extract albums/titles within a specific genre as Rock, Classic, Hip-Hop - how do I do that? Thanks! Karsten

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I would like to extract albums/titles within a specific genre as Rock, Classic, Hip-Hop - how do I do that?   Thanks!   Karsten  

Ximzend

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Extract Music genres
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Needed clarity on song metrics

I have been using the tool Exportify in order to retrieve data on Spotify playlists with the intent to make a network analysis. However I have been met with various metrics and descriptions of the songs that appear on a given playlist, such as "Popul...

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I have been using the tool Exportify in order to retrieve data on Spotify playlists with the intent to make a network analysis. However I have been met with various metrics and descriptions of the so...

Ximzend

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How can I see my playlists and their songs through iOS SDK?

My basic requirement is that. how can I access or see my playlist and their tracks also manipulate them by iOS SDK. Please let me know is there any support for that?

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My basic requirement is that. how can I access or see my playlist and their tracks also manipulate them by iOS SDK. Please let me know is there any support for that?  

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Refreshing Access Token

Upon sending refresh access token request i only get this in my response{"access_token":"TOKEN REMOVED FOR SECURITY","token_type":"Bearer","expires_in":3600,"scope":"user-library-read user-read-email user-read-private user-top-read"}.where in documen...

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Upon sending refresh access token request i only get this in my response {"access_token":"TOKEN REMOVED FOR SECURITY","token_type":"Bearer","expires_in":3600,"scope":"user-library-read user-read-ema...

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Solved!! Regression in episodes API. Returning incorrect url in `next` and `previous` fields

My Question or Issue When calling the show episodes API to list podcast episodes, the URL ishttps://api.spotify.com/v1/shows//episodes?offset=20&limit=20 The response returned has the following "next": "https://api.spotify.com/v1/show//episodes?offse...

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My Question or Issue   When calling the show episodes API to list podcast episodes, the URL is https://api.spotify.com/v1/shows/<showid>/episodes?offset=20&limit=20   The res...

snelson21

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spotifycdn.com SSL Cert error

PlanPremiumCountryUSDevice(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating SystemDebian My Question or IssueOne of the provided CDN endpoints (audio4-gm-fb.spotifycdn.com) is not valid and is causing SSL errors. Can you work to resolve th...

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Plan Premium Country US Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System Debian   My Question or Issue One of the provided CDN endpoints (audio4-gm-fb.spotif...

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blocking twitter / X from app

Hi, I could block twitter on my fritz box router to avoid that my sons enters the internet on his amazon fire tablet via spotify ("Einstellungen" (settings), "Abo kündigen (cancel sbuscription (?), scrolling down on internal website and pressing the ...

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Hi, I could block twitter on my fritz box router to avoid that my sons enters the internet on his amazon fire tablet via spotify ("Einstellungen" (settings), "Abo kündigen (cancel sbuscription (?), s...

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Why am I getting a new refresh_token when I request a refreshed access token?

I am use the authorization code flow for authentication with my app. When my access_token is about to expire and I request a new one using my refresh_token, Spotify does the request but also provides me a new refresh_token and invalidates my previous...

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I am use the authorization code flow for authentication with my app. When my access_token is about to expire and I request a new one using my refresh_token, Spotify does the request but also provides...

deanja

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UTF8 characters in Spotify user id

Some API endpoints require the Spotify user id, one example being the "Create a playlist". I have noticed that some users have special (UTF-8) characters in their ID. Example:`débug` When I make an API call with that Spotify user ID, I get an error s...

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Some API endpoints require the Spotify user id, one example being the "Create a playlist".   I have noticed that some users have special (UTF-8) characters in their ID. Example: `débug` &nbs...

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