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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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Didn't get rejection reason mail for my application

My Question or IssueI'd like to know the rejection reason for my app withclient id: 072e7b216bc64ce38431a781a15c0857It states that i got an email but I did not. Can you please resend it? My mail has recently changed:**bleep**

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  •   My Question or Issue I'd like to know the rejection reason for my app with client id: 072e7b216bc64ce38431a781a15c0857 It states that i got an email but I did not. Can you please rese...
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Spotify Integration - "You must not analyze the Spotify Content"

Dear Spotify team, We have been submitting for 6 months now a quota extension request, which has again been refused for the third time for the following reason now : "You must not analyze the Spotify Content or the Spotify Service for any purpose, in...

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  • Dear Spotify team,   We have been submitting for 6 months now a quota extension request, which has again been refused for the third time for the following reason now :   "You must not a...
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Embed widget stops showing songs for 30 seconds after 4 plays on different tracks

We have integrated the spotify Embed widget using the following tag:Viewing the widget from a browser that is NOT logged into Spotify, we noticed that for some reason all the traces disappear and then reappear after 20/30 seconds if "Play" is clicked...

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  • We have integrated the spotify Embed widget using the following tag: <iframe src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/album/6cXKuDNiHJEHKGAQ4P7y5z?utm_source=generator" width="100%" height="352" frame...
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Integration with Klaviyo

Is it possible to integrate Spotify with Klaviyo so I can send targeted emails to customers who listen to specific artists or genres?

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  • Is it possible to integrate Spotify with Klaviyo so I can send targeted emails to customers who listen to specific artists or genres?  
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Get Artist API is not returning any or all Genres

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceMacbookOperating SystemMacOS sequoia (Postman Web API) My Question or IssueHas anyone noticed any issue with the Get Artist API not returning any genres for an artist, or returning significantly less genres than previously? ...

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  • Plan Premium Country US Device Macbook Operating System MacOS sequoia (Postman Web API)   My Question or Issue Has anyone noticed any issue with the Get Artist API not returning any ge...
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Solved!! Will Spotify Officials Be Able to Log In to My App for Quota Extension Review?

I applied for a quota extension for my app, but my app requires "Login with Spotify" for testing. However, since my app is currently in development mode, only users I manually add in the "User Management" tab can log in.Will Spotify officials be able...

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  • I applied for a quota extension for my app, but my app requires "Login with Spotify" for testing. However, since my app is currently in development mode, only users I manually add in the "User Manage...
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How to get only public playlists that are shown on profile while using playlist-read-private scope?

My Question or IssueI want to make a 'added to profile' Public Playlists page just like on the official spotify however when I call Get Current User's Playlists or Get User's Playlists while under playlist-read-private scope it will return ALL public...

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  • My Question or Issue I want to make a 'added to profile' Public Playlists page just like on the official spotify however when I call Get Current User's Playlists or Get User's Playlists while under&...
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Personal music analytics tool

Hi, We’re working on a lightweight personal music analytics tool that lets Spotify users visualize their own listening behavior in a creative and engaging way. Here’s a quick summary of how it works:– A user connects their Spotify account via OAuth.–...

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  • Hi,   We’re working on a lightweight personal music analytics tool that lets Spotify users visualize their own listening behavior in a creative and engaging way. Here’s a quick summary of how ...
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May I publish an open source dataset that contains Spotify Audio Features?

I am a PhD student working on machine learning and music information retrieval. In one of my experiments I have gathered audio features from the Spotify API, for a few thousand tracks. No personal data or anything like that. Just track-specific value...

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  • I am a PhD student working on machine learning and music information retrieval. In one of my experiments I have gathered audio features from the Spotify API, for a few thousand tracks. No personal da...
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Subject: Inquiry About Integrating Spotify Content into a Third-Party App

PlanFree/PremiumCountryIndia Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueI am developing a third-party application and would like to integrate Spotify content, s...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country India   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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Extension Requests: extention rejected with no explanation

I have developed a webpage that uses the spotify API and applied for an extension request on the developer page. I followed all the instructions and have now been rejected. How can I see the reason for rejection? I have not received any message or em...

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  • I have developed a webpage that uses the spotify API and applied for an extension request on the developer page. I followed all the instructions and have now been rejected. How can I see the reason f...
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Spotify rate limits other than the 30s window

Im using the spotify web api and have added all the delays, batching, and request limiting I can. The only issue is that after a few hours of using the API, i get rate limited. Correct me if i’m wrong, but when delaying requests to only fire 1 every ...

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  • Im using the spotify web api and have added all the delays, batching, and request limiting I can. The only issue is that after a few hours of using the API, i get rate limited. Correct me if i’m wron...
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Superuser Contribution Concerts API

I saw recently that there was a Concerts feature in both Spotify's desktop app and mobile app. Is this feature accessible via the API? I know that this feature is relatively new, but I'm curious if this will become available via the API as well.

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  • I saw recently that there was a Concerts feature in both Spotify's desktop app and mobile app. Is this feature accessible via the API? I know that this feature is relatively new, but I'm curious if t...
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Adding music library API to our social media app

We have developed a social media app , It's ready for lunch but we are looking for a Music library to integrate the API to give our future users the option of adding music to their videos to make it more interesting and engaging. how your plan for bu...

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  • We have developed a social media app ,  It's ready for lunch but  we are looking for a Music library to integrate the  API to give our future users the option of adding music to their ...
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Usage of Spotify API in social media app

I am developing a social media application that enables users to add music from the Spotify API to their posts and stories (images or videos). I would like to know if this usage is permitted under Spotify’s terms and, if so, how I can request the nec...

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  • I am developing a social media application that enables users to add music from the Spotify API to their posts and stories (images or videos). I would like to know if this usage is permitted under Sp...
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query time for tracks

My Question:Good afternoon. I have this API > https://api.spotify.com/v1/artists/id and I want to check the popularity index for a group of songs. But I want to know how long I can query between songs. Is there any API recommendation, i.e., how to qu...

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  • My Question: Good afternoon. I have this API > https://api.spotify.com/v1/artists/id and I want to check the popularity index for a group of songs. But I want to know how long I can query between...
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Deleted API pre-Nov 27

I accidentally deleted my pre-Nov 27 (2024) API. Can it be restored? My new API has tighter limits due to Spotify’s policy changes.

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  • I accidentally deleted my pre-Nov 27 (2024) API. Can it be restored? My new API has tighter limits due to Spotify’s policy changes.
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Solved!! Revolutionizing Playlists with AI – OpenAI-Powered Auto Playlist Generator 🚀

Enhancing an Automatic Playlist Generator – Seeking Guidance for Full-Scale IntegrationHello everyone,My team and I recently built an automatic playlist generator as part of the IEEE Confluence Hackathon. The project leverages the Spotify API and Ope...

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  •   Enhancing an Automatic Playlist Generator – Seeking Guidance for Full-Scale Integration Hello everyone, My team and I recently built an automatic playlist generator as part of the IEEE Co...
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Superuser Contribution Amazon Echo name changed to some serial number

PlanPremiumCountryHungaryDeviceAmazon Echo Dot 3genOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSince yesterday when I request the available devices via API Reference, I receive this: "id": "d0e0c8da-1a4b-4b72-b7ff-4f089fd41d92","is_active": true,"...

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  • Plan Premium Country Hungary Device Amazon Echo Dot 3gen Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Since yesterday when I request the available devices via API Reference, I re...
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Urgent: Extension requests pending

My team recently submitted an extension request for various scopes. We have not heard back from the Spotify team yet.We are waiting for this approval to go to market.This is extremely urgent to us.Thank you for your help.

  • Casual Listener
  • My team recently submitted an extension request for various scopes. We have not heard back from the Spotify team yet. We are waiting for this approval to go to market. This is extr...
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