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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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dougcamplejohn

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Solved!! "Insufficient client scope" error with almost all the requests

Hiii. I'm trying to test the app's endpoints in Postman but I get 403 forbidden with the "Insufficient client scope" message in the body. I got my OAuth Token from the spotify console and all the permissions are set to yes. I'm really not sure what t...

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Hiii. I'm trying to test the app's endpoints in Postman but I get 403 forbidden with the "Insufficient client scope" message in the body. I got my OAuth Token from the spotify console and all th...

victorernan

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Forever pre-save

Hi there, I've seen companies provide a forever pre-save functionality as a feature. I was wondering if someone could guide me (& my developer) to build a similar feature. So, I'm an artist and have my own website and would like my audience to presav...

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Hi there,   I've seen companies provide a forever pre-save functionality as a feature. I was wondering if someone could guide me (& my developer) to build a similar feature.   So, I...

Ximzend

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504 "Service didn't reply before timeout" in recommendation flow

I am getting the following error: {"error": {"status": 504,"message": "Service didn't reply before timeout"}} for "/recommendations" and "/recommendations/available-genre-seeds". Client ID: 1e419b2959804564872d55dcc4770965. It worked yesterday though...

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I am getting the following error:  { "error": { "status": 504, "message": "Service didn't reply before timeout" } }   for "/recommendations" and "/recommendations/available-genre-se...

jinuo

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Spotify developer dashboard not allowing me to log in

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceDesktop pcOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueI am unable to log into the developer dashboard on my desktop. I am able to on my laptop however on my desktop any time I try to it just refreshes the page....

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Plan Premium Country United States Device Desktop pc Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue I am unable to log into the developer dashboard on my desktop. I am able to on m...

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Where can i find shows to test this https://api.spotify.com/v1/shows/{id}?

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Ximzend

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Solved!! Where can I find audiobooks on spotify to test this API https://api.spotify.com/v1/audiobooks/{id}?

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Ximzend

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403 Errors: player/queue GET and POST

PlanFreeCountryUnited States Whenever I try using the player/queue endpoints on spotify, I get 403 errors on my free account, but they work correctly when using them on my premium account. I don't see the documentation where it would list that these ...

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Plan Free Country United States   Whenever I try using the player/queue endpoints on spotify, I get 403 errors on my free account, but they work correctly when using them on my premium acco...

ethanlaj7

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Web API - mixed results setting volume on web player and phone

After having two testers look into it I've found the Set Playback Volume call in the Web API to be less reliable than expected, at least when used with the Web Player at open.spotify.com and the phone app. For one tester it only worked some of the ti...

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After having two testers look into it I've found the Set Playback Volume call in the Web API to be less reliable than expected, at least when used with the Web Player at open.spotify.com and the phon...

lucasryw

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Here there is every where premium

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  

Ximzend

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Total play count of songs over time (monthly)

I am attempting to conduct a research project which requires accessing the stream data/play count of any specific song over time. So far, I've found third-party APIs which offer this data (sites such as soundcharts.com) but only for very recent dates...

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I am attempting to conduct a research project which requires accessing the stream data/play count of any specific song over time. So far, I've found third-party APIs which offer this data (sites such...

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Looking for clarity on the no ML/AI developer policy for a personal project

I am a rising Junior majoring in data science in the U.S. For a personal project this summer, I thought it would be interesting to develop a recommendation system for the student radio at my university that tries to cater to an indie/alt crowd. Ideal...

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I am a rising Junior majoring in data science in the U.S. For a personal project this summer, I thought it would be interesting to develop a recommendation system for the student radio at my universi...

CRobbo

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Application authorization

PlanFreeCountryFranceDeviceDell Inspiron 15 7000Operating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueHi, I recently created a Spotify application for developers. I coded it on VSCode but ran into an authorization problem. I couldn't access my private playl...

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Plan Free Country France Device Dell Inspiron 15 7000 Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Hi, I recently created a Spotify application for developers. I coded it on VSCo...

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Web API • References / Artists / Get Artist's Albums - The albums are not displayed

Here is the response: { "external_urls": { "spotify": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/6wWVKhxIU2cEi0K81v7HvP" }, "followers": { "href": null, "total": 8740405 }, "genres": [ "german metal", "industrial", "industrial metal", "industrial rock", "neue ...

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Here is the response:   {     "external_urls": {         "spotify": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/6wWVKhxIU2cEi0K81v...

iv2

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Authorization stuck after getting token

Hi everyone! I had my project up and working fine on localhost, but in moving it over to netlify, I think I messed something up? The user is able to access the authorization, and it seems like it's going through, and then the app stops when it reache...

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Hi everyone! I had my project up and working fine on localhost, but in moving it over to netlify, I think I messed something up? The user is able to access the authorization, and it seems like it's g...

Prague

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Pague mas que el servicio

Me cobraron más que el valor del pago de estudiante. Me gustaría saber el motivo real y específico. Mi cuenta no es extranjera.PlanEstudiante premiumCountry DeviceiPhone 11 proOperating SystemiOS My Question or Issue

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Me cobraron más que el valor del pago de estudiante. Me gustaría saber el motivo real y específico. Mi cuenta no es extranjera. Plan Estudiante premium Country   Device iPhone 11 pro Oper...

Ximzend

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API integration for song codes in Shopify

Hello community, I would need the API code to have a functionality like in https://transparentgift.com/ That you search for a song and displays the spotify code in an image.

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Hello community,   I would need the API code to have a functionality like in https://transparentgift.com/  That you search for a song and displays the spotify code in an image. &nb...

mdavidmichael44

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is basic pitch artifical intelligence getting a upgrade soon?

is basic pitch artifical intelligence getting a upgrade soon? it needs a lot of love for electric guitars and other note matching upgrades?

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is basic pitch artifical intelligence getting a upgrade soon? it needs a lot of love for electric guitars and other note matching upgrades?  

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Audio Preview Clips Policy

Hello, I am thinking of creating a mobile app where users can listen to the audio preview version of the track and have the functionality to navigate to the Spotify app if they want to listen to the full version of the song. In other words, it's the ...

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Hello, I am thinking of creating a mobile app where users can listen to the audio preview version of the track and have the functionality to navigate to the Spotify app if they want to listen to the ...

LL217

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New releases from my country [IT] are not right.

PlanFree CountryItaly Operating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueHi guys, when i try to retrieve new releases from my country (Italy) with "new_releases = spotify.new_releases(country="IT", limit=50)" there is no album released in a month, althou...

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Plan Free   Country Italy   Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Hi guys, when i try to retrieve new releases from my country (Italy) with "new_releases = spoti...

edomari01

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I'm looking for some data on the Minnesota market.

I'm looking to begin a marketing campaign in Minnesota but need to know more about the spotify listener count (of non-premium users) and demographics of certain zip codes, is that something that you can help me with? So beginning with zip code 55125,...

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I'm looking to begin a marketing campaign in Minnesota but need to know more about the spotify listener count (of non-premium users) and demographics of certain zip codes, is that something that you ...

Ximzend

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