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Important: App review and quota extension waiting times

The Spotify for developers platform helps many bring their ideas to life. Whether it's a short term app helping an artist’s release or something more long term - there is always a chance of success. Things start to grow and then you might also need w...

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looking for spotify specification json

hi all, im looking for the specification json file, for reference this github's api specifications. (https://github.com/OAI/OpenAPI-Specification/blob/main/schemas/v2.0/schema.json)i've found this but its not in json form (https://github.com/spotify/...

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  •   hi all,  im looking for the specification json file, for reference this github's api specifications. (https://github.com/OAI/OpenAPI-Specification/blob/main/schemas/v2.0/schema.json) i...
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Spotify embed

Can I use the voice command functionality for Spotify embed in my app that I am building for commercial purpose?

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  • Can I use the voice command functionality for Spotify embed in my app that I am building for commercial purpose?
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how to know if my song is featured in a editorial playlist with using API

Hello I'm Kensuke from Japan.Is there any way to know if my song is in a editorial playlist with using API?I can do this by searching my song's track id in each playlist ids getting from category's playlist, but it takes long time.I'd like to know th...

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  • Hello I'm Kensuke from Japan. Is there any way to know if my song is in a editorial playlist with using API? I can do this by searching my song's track id in each playlist ids getting from category...
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Removing User Access to Application

I am developing a programing integrating the Spotify web API in a school project. After reading the guidelines provided by Spotify it has become evident that there needs to be an easy way for the user to opt out of using the application, removing our...

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  • I am developing a programing integrating the Spotify web API in a school project. After reading the guidelines provided by Spotify it has become evident that there needs to be an easy way for the use...
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"Get User's Saved Tracks" is inaccurate

Plan: PremiumCountry: NA My Issue:My Spotify currently has a few new liked songs. The image below shows those songs. When I call "https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/tracks" I get the following response: https://pastebin.com/4N6JLtAd.There are a few discre...

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  • Plan: Premium Country: NA   My Issue: My Spotify currently has a few new liked songs. The image below shows those songs.   When I call "https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/tracks" I g...
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Solved!! API Get a Playlist's Items - Incorrect tracks

Plan - PremiumCountry - UKDevice - Levono laptopOperating System - Windows 10Category: API - Get a Playlist's ItemsCode: GET https://api.spotify.cm/v1/playlists/{playlist_id}/tracksMy Question or IssueI'm trying to extract the list of tracks from one...

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  • Plan - Premium Country - UK Device - Levono laptop Operating System - Windows 10 Category: API - Get a Playlist's Items Code: GET https://api.spotify.cm/v1/playlists/{playlist_id}/trac...
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Urgent. Transferring the app (Client ID and API keys) to another account

Hello. Today Spotify announced that it is going to completely shutdown services in Russia on Apr, 11. How may I transfer the app to another non-Russian account to ensure its functioning? Or shutdown will not affect API access for apps registered with...

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  • Hello. Today Spotify announced that it is going to completely shutdown services in Russia on Apr, 11. How may I transfer the app to another non-Russian account to ensure its functioning? Or shutdown ...
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do i need node Js in order to use the Spotify Api

i tried to fetch from the Spotify Api today using the Built in Fetch() in the browser it didn't work i got Error there was not Even a Response when I tried to fetch using Axios which is built on node js as I understand , it worked Fine does that mean...

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  • i tried to fetch from the Spotify Api today using the Built in Fetch() in the browser  it didn't work i got Error there was not Even a Response  when I tried to fetch using Axios which is ...
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SET PROFILE PICTURE USING API

Is there a way to change/set a profile picture using api requests?? if there isnt then can you please make it a thing

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  • Is there a way to change/set a profile picture using api requests?? if there isnt then can you please make it a thing
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Can't resume playback, can only play a new track (player/play API endpoint)

pressPlay(token, device_id) { const path = 'https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/player/play?device_id=' + device_id; axios({ method: 'put', url: path, headers: { 'Accept': 'application/json', 'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'Authorization': 'Bearer ' +...

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  • pressPlay(token, device_id) { const path = 'https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/player/play?device_id=' + device_id; axios({ method: 'put', url: path, headers: { 'Accept': 'appl...
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Why don't they launch a prepaid plan for a single user for 12 months? There are many people who live

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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Kannada Category

Hi there I have to make a request please add kannada songs on home page. Without searching I can't see kannada songs on home page rest all languages are available only kannada is not available so please add all types of kannada songs to home page lik...

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  • Hi there I have to make a request please add kannada songs on home page. Without searching I can't see kannada songs on home page rest all languages are available only kannada is not available so ple...
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WebPlayback SDK Initialization Error

I use WebPlayback SDK to play songs in my web app. It works correctly on my local machine. I can play songs. But when I deploy my app to AWS Beanstalk, the Player fails to initialize. I use fresh WebApiToken using my AWS url as redirect_url. WebApiTo...

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  • I use WebPlayback SDK to play songs in my web app. It works correctly on my local machine. I can play songs. But when I deploy my app to AWS Beanstalk, the Player fails to initialize. I use fresh Web...
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Auth API Invalid Client: Invalid Redirect URI

I access Spotify API on my local machine without any problem. I supply to spotify auth request my local address as redirect_uri parameter(http://localhost:8080) and I also added this URI in the Spotify Developer Console to the whitelist. But when I d...

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  • I access Spotify API on my local machine without any problem. I supply to spotify auth request my local address as redirect_uri parameter(http://localhost:8080) and I also added this URI in the Spoti...
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GET Request for the User's Following

PlanPremiumCountryUnited Arab EmiratesDeviceiPhone 13,PC,MacOperating SystemWin10,PC My Question or IssueI would like to have a way to GET the user followings

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  • Plan Premium Country United Arab Emirates Device iPhone 13,PC,Mac Operating System Win10,PC   My Question or Issue I would like to have a way to GET the user followings
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Spotify returning some tracks as null

I've been using the Spotify API for some time and since a little while, some of the tracks that it returns when asking for a playlist items are null. If I manually get that track ID and make the request for /tracks/{id}, it makes it correctly.I assum...

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  • I've been using the Spotify API for some time and since a little while, some of the tracks that it returns when asking for a playlist items are null. If I manually get that track ID and make the requ...
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Play music from Spotify in my app

PlanPremiumCountryUSMy Question or IssueI am trying to create an app (in Swift) which can stream or play music from Spotify in itself. But so far I am not able to find the correct set of APIs which can stream songs from Spotify. I saw APIs which can ...

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  • Plan Premium Country US My Question or Issue I am trying to create an app (in Swift) which can stream or play music from Spotify in itself. But so far I am not able to find the correct set of AP...
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Recommendation for cold-start users

Does the Spotify recommender system take account information, such as age and gender, into account? I.e. does the age and gender of a user impact the recommendations when such user have never listened to any tracks on the platform? I haven't been abl...

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  • ...istened to any tracks on the platform? I haven't been able to find any information on this in Spotify's publications. 
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Get Several Episodes error

Hi platform developers, I'm sending many different IDs to the'Get Several Episodes' endpoint. I expect that some of them may be episodes that may not exist when I send the request — either because the episodes were deleted, or the user keyed in an in...

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  • Hi platform developers,   I'm sending many different IDs to the'Get Several Episodes' endpoint. I expect that some of them may be episodes that may not exist when I send the request — either b...
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Quota Extension rejection

Plan: PremiumCountry: Canada Hello Spotify team and community. I submitted a request for a quota extension, and it was rejected after a few hours.The reasons given were the following:You did not provide enough information for us to assess your applic...

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  • Plan: Premium Country: Canada   Hello Spotify team and community.   I submitted a request for a quota extension, and it was rejected after a few hours. The reasons given were the...
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