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Web API quota updates for Development Mode

Hey everyone, I've created this thread to share some updates to how quotas work for Development Mode apps on the Spotify Web API to help you better organize your projects. We've shared a Blog post that explains everything in detail. Here's the short ...

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Refresh token expiration: discussion thread

Hey everyone, I've created this thread to provide more insight on an upcoming change to how refresh tokens work for apps on the Spotify Web API. We've shared a blog post that explains what's changing and why. The short version: refresh tokens will no...

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Todos desenvolvedores pobres motim excluir do brasil

Todos os desenvolvedores estão indignados, vamos excluir nossas contas para que o Spotify reconsidere o caso após bloquear nossos segredos e aplicativos essenciais. Precisamos nos unir e excluir nossas contas para que a equipe de investidores pare de...

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Todos os desenvolvedores estão indignados, vamos excluir nossas contas para que o Spotify reconsidere o caso após bloquear nossos segredos e aplicativos essenciais. Precisamos nos unir e excluir noss...

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Superuser Contribution locked out for 24 hours with no warning

Hi Spotify Developer Support,I ran into what appears to be a bug or significant UX oversight in the developer dashboard tonight.I created an app before I had Spotify Premium set up. The dashboard allowed me to create it but showed an error indicating...

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Hi Spotify Developer Support, I ran into what appears to be a bug or significant UX oversight in the developer dashboard tonight. I created an app before I had Spotify Premium set up. The dashboard...

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Playlist options for personal app development

Hello Developer community, and Spotify. Longtime listener, first-time caller. Investor, also, if that matters. PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceiPhone 17 Pro Max, Macbook Air 2019, iPad Pro (newest)Operating SystemiOS 26, MacOS Sonoma My Question or IssueI...

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Hello Developer community, and Spotify. Longtime listener, first-time caller. Investor, also, if that matters.   Plan Premium Country USA Device iPhone 17 Pro Max, Macbook Air 2019, iPad ...

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Can oEmbed have artist information

When using the oEmbed API it returns the title and thumbnail of the item you are requesting, but it doesn't return artist name. On the website that I am working on we created a poster in front of the Spotify embed so we can load the player before the...

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When using the oEmbed API it returns the title and thumbnail of the item you are requesting, but it doesn't return artist name. On the website that I am working on we created a poster in front of the...

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Verify email for Developer Access

My account (family premium) which i've had for 7 years has had its email verified but i'm unable to proceed with application creation - i'm stuck completely. Has anyone had this issue before and could help me resolve it? I receive the email, click ve...

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My account (family premium) which i've had for 7 years has had its email verified but i'm unable to proceed with application creation - i'm stuck completely. Has anyone had this issue before and coul...

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Spotify Developer Email Verification Issue

PlanPremium CountryCanada IssueHi, I have a Spotify account that I am trying to use for development. When I sign into my account, I am asked to verify the email before I can create an app through the Spotify Developer Dashboard. However, when I click...

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Plan Premium   Country Canada   Issue Hi,   I have a Spotify account that I am trying to use for development. When I sign into my account, I am asked to verify the email befo...

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Episode artwork returning show-level artwork via API despite unique per-episode artwork existing

I'm building a WordPress integration using the Spotify Web API to display podcast episode data, and I've noticed that the images field returned for episodes is consistently returning the show-level artwork rather than the unique per-episode artwork t...

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I'm building a WordPress integration using the Spotify Web API to display podcast episode data, and I've noticed that the images field returned for episodes is consistently returning the show-level a...

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Expose Mix / Transition Controls in Spotify Web API

Request to extend Spotify’s playback APIs to support fine-grained transition (“Mix”) control between tracks in a user’s playlist. Proposed CapabilitiesAdd a transition configuration object that can be applied between consecutive tracks in a playlist ...

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Request to extend Spotify’s playback APIs to support fine-grained transition (“Mix”) control between tracks in a user’s playlist.   Proposed Capabilities Add a transition configuration object...

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Quota Extension Request pending since Dec 2025 - Does a missing Premium subscription block the revie

Hello Spotify Developer Community,I submitted a Quota Extension request for my app on December 19, 2025. However, it has been over three months and the status hasn't even changed to "In Review" yet.Recently, I noticed the following warning message on...

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Hello Spotify Developer Community, I submitted a Quota Extension request for my app on December 19, 2025. However, it has been over three months and the status hasn't even changed to "In Review" yet...

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Rate limits way too low still - 26th April 2026

API rate limits are still way too low. I literally run 1 bit of code that does 3 requests and it hits the limits...it''s a joke.... please increase the rate limit for the depreciated endpoints that you kept as despite you keeping them temporarily the...

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API rate limits are still way too low. I literally run 1 bit of code that does 3 requests and it hits the limits...it''s a joke.... please increase the rate limit for the depreciated endpoints that y...

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How do I link my dev account to Premium? (Can't find the option)

Hi everyone,Quick question: I have an old dev account that I want to keep using, but I need to link it to my Spotify Premium account to comply with the new requirements.I've looked through the Developer Dashboard but can't find where to do this. Is i...

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Hi everyone, Quick question: I have an old dev account that I want to keep using, but I need to link it to my Spotify Premium account to comply with the new requirements. I've looked through the De...

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Disabled and blocked app (client 90f97f1e8e3f4935b2794206f72954a8)

I ran afoul of hitting the api too hard on a personal project due to a coding bug. Can I please get this app either unblocked or deleted? I'll abide by the limitations going forward. PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDevice(Macbook Pro late 2025)

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I ran afoul of hitting the api too hard on a personal project due to a coding bug.  Can I please get this app either unblocked or deleted? I'll abide by the limitations going forward.   &...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution We were not able to get your app

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceWeb My Question or IssueI’m trying to create a new app for integration with Home Assistant (following this guide: https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/spotify/). I’ve created the app, but when I go into the settings t...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device Web   My Question or Issue I’m trying to create a new app for integration with Home Assistant (following this guide: https://www.home-assistant.io/integra...

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Shared likes feature development?

Not a help request, just a query Please delete if needed. The query was relating to interest in a feature. Wondering if a public like button could be a pathway to greater collaborative engagement? A public like function whereby the user simply taps a...

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Not a help request, just a query Please delete if needed.    The query was relating to interest in a feature. Wondering if a public like button could be a pathway to greater  collabo...

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Implentation of spotify player

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceMacbookOperating SystemApple My Question or IssueI am trying to implement Spotify player controls to my website but I keep getting the error message Spotify Player ErrorRequest failed with status code 400 I have completed ev...

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Plan Premium Country UK Device Macbook Operating System Apple   My Question or Issue I am trying to implement Spotify player controls to my website but I keep getting the error message...

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The Spotify embed is accessible due to the ""Preview" label

I was trying to embed one of my public Spotify playlist on my WordPress website. However, I got an accessibility flag saying the preview label was structured in an inaccessible way. According to the accessibility requirements, the

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I was trying to embed one of my public Spotify playlist on my WordPress website. However, I got an accessibility flag saying the preview label was structured in an inaccessible way.  According t...

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Pre integration question for my project

PlanFree/PremiumCountry USA My Question or IssueHello, I am new to spotify development. However, my question is more around terms of service "Are we allowed?" type question.So we all know what Discord is and how Spotify account can be connected to it...

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Plan Free/Premium Country USA   My Question or Issue Hello, I am new to spotify development. However, my question is more around terms of service "Are we allowed?" type question. So we a...

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Clear rate limit for new app

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceMacbook Pro M1Operating SystemTahoe My Question or IssueDuring testing of a new app, the rate limit was triggered and started at 600s. After they expired, it again reset to 600s. And then to 17hours! The code is set to abid...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device Macbook Pro M1 Operating System Tahoe   My Question or Issue During testing of a new app, the rate limit was triggered and started at 600s.  After ...

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Can't access my public playlist via web api

PlanPremiumCountryGhanaDevice(Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10) My Question or IssueI am about to go crazy here. I have tried every script you can think off. Set the right scopes, store refresh token, even used client credentials and STI...

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  Plan Premium Country Ghana Device (Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10)   My Question or Issue I am about to go crazy here. I have tried every script you can think ...

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