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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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Valerkl

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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...

jdrui

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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.

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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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Error with URL

PlanPremiumCountryCosta RicaDeviceLenovo ThinkPadOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueHello, I am making an application that requires creating a playlist and then playing it on a loop. The problem I have is that when I enter the name of the...

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  Plan Premium Country Costa Rica Device Lenovo ThinkPad Operating System Windows 11    My Question or Issue Hello, I am making an application that requires creating a playl...

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SDA with commercial use with your agreement ?

Hello my name is Martin, I am 24 years old, i live in France and with a friend we work on an app using spotify API. We see the policy to use spotify dev and we want to discuss an agreement to create an app with a possibility to use spotify service an...

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Hello my name is Martin, I am 24 years old, i live in France and with a friend we work on an app using spotify API. We see the policy to use spotify dev and we want to discuss an agreement to create ...

Prague

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New Feature we need asap

Hi, We need to have the function to Play the search results in row, starting with the Last searched Song and than Go on with the further one, and so on..Make IT Happen!

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Hi,  We need to have the function to Play the search results in row, starting with the Last searched Song and than Go on with the further one, and so on.. Make IT Happen!

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Folower count 0 for top artist

PlanFreeCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueIn the endpoint >>https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/top/{type}the resut json for top artist follower count is 0

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Plan Free Country   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue In the endpoint >>https://api.spotify.com/v...

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401 Error in API Call.

I'm a design trying to learn to code through the Spotify API. I'm having a heck of a time getting my access_tokens saved to state and wondering if anyone has any advice. The code below will return a 401 but when I console.log(accessToken) it appears ...

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I'm a design trying to learn to code through the Spotify API. I'm having a heck of a time getting my access_tokens saved to state and wondering if anyone has any advice. The code below will return a ...

Liz994

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Android SDK - subscribeToPlayerState called multiple times

Hi,I'm a software engineer, and I'm working on a new application based on Spotify.I started to played a playlist, and it's works. But after, I tried to get the player state, and I don't know why, the function subscribeToPlayerState is called multiple...

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Hi, I'm a software engineer, and I'm working on a new application based on Spotify. I started to played a playlist, and it's works.   But after, I tried to get the player state, and I don't ...

Bebuck

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Solved!! Control multiple Spotify Accounts with one Application

PlanPremium Operating SystemWindows 10 Hello! I have the following problem. I would like to control several Spotify accounts with just 1 application. I've come this far. I made it so that when you click on a link, you have to register and agree, and ...

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Plan Premium   Operating System Windows 10   Hello! I have the following problem. I would like to control several Spotify accounts with just 1 application. I've come this far. I made ...

Shiva_9

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Need help with my web app

I am creating a flask application that is supposed to create a playlist in my account. The code below works when I am signed in, but when my friend signed in and tried to create a playlist, it was still being made in my account. If anyone could help ...

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I am creating a flask application that is supposed to create a playlist in my account. The code below works when I am signed in, but when my friend signed in and tried to create a playlist, it was st...

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Solved!! Did Spotify Sunset Librespot Capabilities?

Did Spotify sunset Librespot capabilities? Today my personal librespot --> Snapcast streaming capabilities no longer work. I can see the librespot device when selecting a cast device in the Android app, it connects and says it is playing. But no audi...

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Did Spotify sunset Librespot capabilities? Today my personal librespot --> Snapcast streaming capabilities no longer work. I can see the librespot device when selecting a cast device in the Androi...

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