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Discuss building apps with Spotify APIs and SDKs
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 ...
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...
I tried to follow the instruction to create a web app using web api spotify but on callback I got "ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED", I tried every solutions I found on internet but it still the same. Any help ? (I tried on OPERA, CHROME and EDGE)
I tried to follow the instruction to create a web app using web api spotify but on callback I got "ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED", I tried every solutions I found on internet but it still the same. Any help...
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Hi everyone,I’m working in an automotive environment where we integrate the Spotify on Android Automotive OS and perform end-to-end (E2E) testing of infotainment features.As part of our testing, we need to validate real user flows, including login an...
Hi everyone, I’m working in an automotive environment where we integrate the Spotify on Android Automotive OS and perform end-to-end (E2E) testing of infotainment features. As part of our testing, ...
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I am trying to replicate the behaviour of the feature.fm presave feature. When I perform a presave action it takes me to a web page briefly which is the accounts.spotify.com/authorize page and then the spotify app opens up and shows that exact same p...
I am trying to replicate the behaviour of the feature.fm presave feature. When I perform a presave action it takes me to a web page briefly which is the accounts.spotify.com/authorize page and then t...
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceTried on Linux desktop and Android phone Trying to post this again because my first post was auto-deleted for some reason... My Question or IssueRecently, when trying to complete the OAuth flow for my own app https://spotif...
Plan Premium Country USA Device Tried on Linux desktop and Android phone Trying to post this again because my first post was auto-deleted for some reason... My Question or Issu...
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I am struggling to get multi-word genre search working via the search endpoint.Using the Web API, I try to set q to genre:hard rock which gets converted to: search?q=genre%3Ahard+rock&type=artist This ends up giving a bunch of results with the word "...
I am struggling to get multi-word genre search working via the search endpoint. Using the Web API, I try to set q to genre:hard rock which gets converted to: search?q=genre%3Ahard+rock...
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Hello, I’m building/built a cross-platform music sharing tool - users paste a link from one streaming service and get the equivalent on every other platform. Groups, shared playlists, audio recognition. Live product, billing active, NZ company incorp...
Hello, I’m building/built a cross-platform music sharing tool - users paste a link from one streaming service and get the equivalent on every other platform. Groups, shared playlists, audio ...
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PlanPremiumCountryUSAThe endpoint is returning an empty list despite having played and currently playing songs on Spotify.https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/player/recently-playedTest it out here: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/refere...
Plan Premium Country USA The endpoint is returning an empty list despite having played and currently playing songs on Spotify. https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/player/recently-played Test it...
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PlanFree/PremiumCountry DevicepcOperating System Windows 10 My Question or Issuei need to extend the number of users that can login with spotify on my web app, am building a "guess the song" game for me to play with my friends and i even bought spoti...
Plan Free/Premium Country Device pc Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue i need to extend the number of users that can login with spotify on my web app, am b...
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There is currently no endpoint to pin a playlist. This feature would be nice because I want my app to be able to pin a 'current playlist' for the user. This is something I do manually all of the time. The playlist creation endpoint and the https://de...
There is currently no endpoint to pin a playlist. This feature would be nice because I want my app to be able to pin a 'current playlist' for the user. This is something I do manually all of...
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The devicelist returned from Spotify is again and again malformed, messing up the name of the device. Other times the names are completely correct. I have not yet found the trigger for this. { "devices": [ { "id": "44be6fd55*****5c5d6e72ecb2acace96bd...
The devicelist returned from Spotify is again and again malformed, messing up the name of the device. Other times the names are completely correct. I have not yet found the trigger for this. ...
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Hello everyone!I’m the co-founder of MusicMatch, a physical music-themed board game with a companion web app (https://app.musicmatch.games).Before starting development, we would like to confirm whether our concept could be compatible with the Spotify...
Hello everyone! I’m the co-founder of MusicMatch, a physical music-themed board game with a companion web app (https://app.musicmatch.games). Before starting development, we would like to confirm w...
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Dear Spotify Developer Support Team, community, I am the developer of an App, a band management SaaS application for iOS built with Flutter. The App helps musicians manage gigs, setlists, finances, and band logistics. I am writing to request an exten...
Dear Spotify Developer Support Team, community, ...
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Hi, I'm getting an invalid_client / "Failed to get client" error on the client credentials token endpoint with a brand new app. Here's what I've tried:Created a fresh app in the developer dashboardVerified Client ID and Client Secret are correct — bo...
Hi, I'm getting an invalid_client / "Failed to get client" error on the client credentials token endpoint with a brand new app. Here's what I've tried: Created a fresh app in the developer dashbo...
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"Hello, I need help with Spotify Open Access allow-listing and Partner ID. My Client ID is: 54b25bdc3de148d2921f4e6dfa927a4f
"Hello, I need help with Spotify Open Access allow-listing and Partner ID. My Client ID is: 54b25bdc3de148d2921f4e6dfa927a4f
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Hello,I have built a full analytics website similar to artist.tools. The features were working very well until the new API regulations were introduced.We would now like to make our data tool publicly available. We have already received interest from ...
Hello, I have built a full analytics website similar to artist.tools. The features were working very well until the new API regulations were introduced. We would now like to make our data tool publ...
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I'm building a personal project using the Web Playback SDK. Since the February/March 2026 changes, player.connect() returns a promise that permanently stays pending. getOAuthToken is never called by the SDK. No error events fire — not authentication_...
I'm building a personal project using the Web Playback SDK. Since the February/March 2026 changes, player.connect() returns a promise that permanently stays pending. getOAuthToken is never called...
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I am trying to retrieve the tracks from a playlist Using the example here https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/get-playlist I just get the response {} for thishttps://api.spotify.com/v1/playlists/{playlistId}?market=GB&fields...
I am trying to retrieve the tracks from a playlist Using the example here https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/get-playlist I just get the response {} for this ...
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Hi Spotify Developer Team,I'm an independent developer building SoundSwipe, a mobile app (React Native / Expo, targeting iOS App Store) that helps Spotify users clean and curate their playlists through a swipe-based interface — swipe right to keep a ...
Hi Spotify Developer Team, I'm an independent developer building SoundSwipe, a mobile app (React Native / Expo, targeting iOS App Store) that helps Spotify users clean and curate their playlists thr...
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Hi, I'm developing an app and I'm stuck with a 403 Forbidden error when trying to fetch tracks from a playlist using GET /playlists/{playlist_id}/tracks.Here is the context:Plan: PremiumCountry: ItalyOS: Windows 10Environment: Development Mode.The pr...
Hi, I'm developing an app and I'm stuck with a 403 Forbidden error when trying to fetch tracks from a playlist using GET /playlists/{playlist_id}/tracks. Here is the context: Plan: Premium Cou...
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PlanPremiumCountryPortugalOperating SystemWindows 11 I had a Developer App created that I use to interact with stream deck, streamer.bot and a now playing overlay for obs created by me. It's all used localy on my pc. Since yesterday everything stoppe...
Plan Premium Country Portugal Operating System Windows 11 I had a Developer App created that I use to interact with stream deck, streamer.bot and a now playing overlay for obs created b...
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