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Updating the Criteria for Web API Extended Access

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...

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Ditch the phone app, create a Spotify music player!

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...

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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...

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Get Recommendations Endpoint Filters Request

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...

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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 request Filter by release date:...

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Refresh token works only once.

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_...

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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 k...

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Improvement idea

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...

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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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How can use the Start/Resume Playback command with an artist and music

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 ...

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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 th...

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When adding or updating playlist details, only works half the time

Whats up all -- I have a web app that uses both the "CreatePlaylist" + "Change Playlist Details" Web API calls. For the CreatePlaylist call, I always pass name and description. I noticed that half of the time the playlists have no description after b...

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Whats up all --   I have a web app that uses both the "CreatePlaylist" + "Change Playlist Details" Web API calls.   For the CreatePlaylist call, I always pass name and description. I no...

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Solved!! Insufficient Client Scope after Refresh Token

Hi All, I am trying to build an embedded application that will simply add the current song playing to a specified playlist [playlist_id]. The issue that I'm running in is that when I follow the guide on generating Authentication tokens, I'm getting "...

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Hi All,    I am trying to build an embedded application that will simply add the current song playing to a specified playlist [playlist_id]. The issue that I'm running in is that when I f...

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Vorschlag

Hallo ich hätte einen Vorschlag für die App, unzwar das Premium Benutzer einen animierten GIF als Profilbild verwenden können, wäre echt cool. LG

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Hallo ich hätte einen Vorschlag für die App, unzwar das Premium Benutzer einen animierten GIF als Profilbild verwenden können, wäre echt cool. LG

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Spotify embed iframe does not work properly on webpage

Hello everyone, I have issues on Spotify embed iframes on my webpage https://www.cycloergosum.com/cyclo-ergo-sum-podcast-stagione-1-2022 The play button does not produce any effect on desktop. On mobile it works. Could comeone help? Thanks

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Hello everyone, I have issues on Spotify embed iframes on my webpage   https://www.cycloergosum.com/cyclo-ergo-sum-podcast-stagione-1-2022   The play button does not produce any effec...

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No difference between "Next in queue" and "Next up" in /me/player/queue endpoint

The api endpoint `/v1/me/player/queue endpoint` does not seem to make a difference between tracks that are shown in the app as "Next in queue" and "Next up". I want to develop and app that dynamically creates a playlist, which might change shortly be...

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The api endpoint `/v1/me/player/queue endpoint` does not seem to make a difference between tracks that are shown in the app as "Next in queue" and "Next up".   I want to develop and app that d...

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Suggestion

The Spotify developers should add a listening party feature in the app itself rather than needing to use discord.

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The Spotify developers should add a listening party feature in the app itself rather than needing to use discord.

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Superuser Contribution Rename this board

Some people think that this is a board to reach out to the developers of Spotify. This is not the case.To prevent this misunderstanding, I recommend to rename this board to: Spotify for Third-Party Developers.

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Some people think that this is a board to reach out to the developers of Spotify. This is not the case. To prevent this misunderstanding, I recommend to rename this board to: Spotify for Third-Party...

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Home page terrible

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  

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App in german language

Dear developers & community, hoping you are all good, i'd like to adress you to suggest some changes in spotify in the german language, corrections to some words which aren't in german, for example:SupportCommunityPlaylistSongEtcI'd like to read:Unte...

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Dear developers & community, hoping you are all good, i'd like to adress you to suggest some changes in spotify in the german language, corrections to some words which aren't in german, for examp...

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App disabled, no email to appeal

PlanPremiumCountryThe Netherlands DeviceNot relatedOperating SystemNot related My Question or IssueMy Application has been "Disabled and blocked". Normally you'd get an email with the reason and an option to appeal, however I did not get an email. My...

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Plan Premium Country The Netherlands   Device Not related Operating System Not related   My Question or Issue My Application has been "Disabled and blocked". Normally you'd get a...

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API Falsely reports “ User not registered in the Developer Dashboard”

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 few friends registered testing my app. It works fine for most of them and myself. It...

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Give us an endpoint to decode new shortened share links

On mobile share-links are now shortened.For example: https://spotify.link/hRkBrwub9xbAs a developer who relied on the URL containing the trackID this makes it impossible for me to find which track is being passed on. The website redirects to the corr...

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On mobile share-links are now shortened. For example: https://spotify.link/hRkBrwub9xb As a developer who relied on the URL containing the trackID this makes it impossible for me to find which tr...

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Using HTTP-Only cookies for access tokens

My Question or IssueI have set up a Node app that follows the OAuth authorization flow with PKCE, but I can only receive access tokens in the HTTP response body. Ideally I want to use HTTP-only cookies as I would if I was using my own server to avoid...

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My Question or Issue I have set up a Node app that follows the OAuth authorization flow with PKCE, but I can only receive access tokens in the HTTP response body. Ideally I want to use HTTP-only coo...

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Using Spotify as an OIDC provider for firebase

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceLaptopOperating SystemLinux My Question or IssueI've configured Spotify with Firebase as an OIDC provider and am trying to login with it via popup. I've configured the redirect uri with the value that was provided to me...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Device Laptop Operating System Linux   My Question or Issue I've configured Spotify with Firebase as an OIDC provider and am trying to login with it via po...

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Homescreen thumbnails better than new active tiles.

I find the home screen is not intuitive and makes it harder to find music I actually want to listen to. The thumbails were great because they were grouped by theme or genre. I could easily scroll through to find what I wanted. Even though it was semi...

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I find the home screen is not intuitive and makes it harder to find music I actually want to listen to.    The thumbails were great because they were grouped by theme or genre. I could ea...

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