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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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Solved!! Control multiple Spotify Accounts with one Application

PlanPremium Operating SystemWindows 10 Hello! I have the following problem. I would like to control several Spotify accounts with just 1 application. I've come this far. I made it so that when you click on a link, you have to register and agree, and ...

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Plan Premium   Operating System Windows 10   Hello! I have the following problem. I would like to control several Spotify accounts with just 1 application. I've come this far. I made ...

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Need help with my web app

I am creating a flask application that is supposed to create a playlist in my account. The code below works when I am signed in, but when my friend signed in and tried to create a playlist, it was still being made in my account. If anyone could help ...

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I am creating a flask application that is supposed to create a playlist in my account. The code below works when I am signed in, but when my friend signed in and tried to create a playlist, it was st...

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Solved!! Did Spotify Sunset Librespot Capabilities?

Did Spotify sunset Librespot capabilities? Today my personal librespot --> Snapcast streaming capabilities no longer work. I can see the librespot device when selecting a cast device in the Android app, it connects and says it is playing. But no audi...

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Did Spotify sunset Librespot capabilities? Today my personal librespot --> Snapcast streaming capabilities no longer work. I can see the librespot device when selecting a cast device in the Androi...

cpt_tater

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PlanFree/Premium - BothCountryUSA (can be used anywhere Discord is available)DeviceAll Devices. Operating SystemANY My Question or IssueI am building a Discord Bot Application for different function, one of which is Playing Music. I want to know if i...

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Plan Free/Premium - Both Country USA (can be used anywhere Discord is available) Device All Devices.  Operating System ANY   My Question or Issue I am building a Discord Bot Appli...

Ximzend

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Is there an API Endpoint to crontrol the playback speed of a podcast on the current device_

PlanFree/PremiumCountryDE DeviceAPI AccessOperating SystemLinuxMy Question or IssueIs there an API Endpoint to crontrol the playback speed of a podcast on the current device? I want not able to find this in the API Documentationt. Thank you! Kind reg...

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Plan Free/Premium Country DE   Device API Access Operating System Linux My Question or Issue Is there an API Endpoint to crontrol the playback speed of a podcast on the current device?...

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Solved!! Getting duration from embed episode with ID

I'm using spotify podcast to be hosted by a website. I need to get the podcast duration from embed link. Something like this "https://open.spotify.com/embed/episode/26CbyH3PccV573LrPKmmcb"What API exactely should call? note that I'm using node.jsThan...

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I'm using spotify podcast to be hosted by a website. I need to get the podcast duration from embed link. Something like this "https://open.spotify.com/embed/episode/26CbyH3PccV573LrPKmmcb" What AP...

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embed episode duration by ID
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embed iframe doesn't work on safari

PlanPremium CountrySingapore DeviceMacbook Air 2022, Iphone Operating SystemiOS My Question or Issuethe app i'm building makes playlists in Spotify. Embedding iframe to share spotify playlists doesn't always work. see attached image. In Chrome, when ...

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  Plan Premium   Country Singapore   Device Macbook Air 2022, Iphone   Operating System iOS   My Question or Issue the app i'm building makes playlists in Spoti...

angelos23

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ECONNRESET error

Operating SystemMAC My Question or Issue:I am getting an ECONNRESET error when I am using Spotify's public API, specifically recently-played. I have scheduled getting all the recent-played of my users in a cron job. Does anyone know the solution for ...

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Operating System MAC   My Question or Issue: I am getting an ECONNRESET error when I am using Spotify's public API, specifically recently-played. I have scheduled getting all the recent-play...

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Combined genre playlists

I’m not a developer, I’m a carpenter. We listen to Spotify all day in the workshop, and usually listen to artists radio playlists to get a shuffled playlist but then change to a different genre after an hour or so. We like a flow of music and can go ...

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I’m not a developer, I’m a carpenter. We listen to Spotify all day in the workshop, and usually listen to artists radio playlists to get a shuffled playlist but then change to a different genre after...

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Need API Access to fetch Spotify songs in my app

DeviceAndroid and IOS My Question or IssueAccessing Spotify's vast library of songs and playlists within an application requires the utilization of Spotify's Web API. This API provides developers with the tools and endpoints necessary to retrieve son...

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  Device Android and IOS     My Question or Issue Accessing Spotify's vast library of songs and playlists within an application requires the utilization of Spotify's Web API. Thi...

Ximzend

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Need to access music data

We are developing an app and we need to stream music for user's posts in our platform (like Instagram does for user's posts). I did not find any way of contacting spotify team to implement the above mentioned feature

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We are developing an app and we need to stream music for user's posts in our platform (like Instagram does for user's posts).   I did not find any way of contacting spotify team to implement t...

Ximzend

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Feature Request
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Need postman collection for upload an sample audio file to spotify

My Question or IssueTo integrate the Spotify APIs I need where to get the API doc for uploading an sample audio file

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My Question or Issue To integrate the Spotify  APIs I need where to get the API doc for uploading an sample audio file

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SPotify POST API for upload a sample audio file
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After a few minutes, /me/player returns null for paused player

I've got a all the auth and access tokens working, and I can display my "Now Playing" track with a call to /me/player. So, in Windows, I pull up the client, start playing. Call the api, get lots of JSON. And if I pause the currently playing track, th...

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I've got a all the auth and access tokens working, and I can display my "Now Playing" track with a call to /me/player.  So, in Windows, I pull up the client, start playing.  Call the api, g...

mwexler

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Why chartmetric have the rights to resell spotify data to the public?

I'm not sure to be at the right place here but I was wondering how is it possible/legal that I have to pay 1200$ a year to get access to data on users and playlists on spotify?Should those data that Spotify have be free to their users? In the end (as...

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I'm not sure to be at the right place here but I was wondering how is it possible/legal that I have to pay 1200$ a year to get access to data on users and playlists on spotify? Should those data t...

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Not sure about modifying any Spotify visual content

Hi there, I've submitted an extension quota that has been rejected, because: Modifies any Spotify visual content, e.g. cropping album artwork, overlaying images on album artwork, placing their brand/logo on album artwork (Design Guidelines)But I'm pr...

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Hi there, I've submitted an extension quota that has been rejected, because:   Modifies any Spotify visual content, e.g. cropping album artwork, overlaying images on album artwork, placing the...

g_weck

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When using the API to Get Recently Played Tracks, Context is Null / empty

When using the API to Get Recently Played Tracks, I am able to successfully get all the tracks I need, but the information returned is incomplete. Specifically, the Context field is always null.There is 1 method of getting context to appear, and that...

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When using the API to Get Recently Played Tracks, I am able to successfully get all the tracks I need, but the information returned is incomplete. Specifically, the Context field is always null. T...

Ximzend

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Developer Dashboard isn't working

On my desktop my the spotify developer page wont load but on my laptop on the same network it will

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On my desktop my the spotify developer page wont load but on my laptop on the same network it will

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Something went wrong, we could not load this dashboard page. Try again later.

PlanPremiumCountryUSDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI keep getting the same error message when trying to log in to the Developer Dashboard. I have tried logging in on multiple browsers (Chrome/Firefox) and get the same error me...

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Plan Premium Country US Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I keep getting the same error message when trying to log in to the Developer Dashboard. I have trie...

Chromes

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Webplayer SDK sometimes stuck on same song

I'm developing a web app using the Javascript SDK and I've noticed sometimes it gets stuck on one song seemingly forever. If I press next, it just keeps playing the same song. If I press back, however, it will go to a different song on the playlist (...

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I'm developing a web app using the Javascript SDK and I've noticed sometimes it gets stuck on one song seemingly forever. If I press next, it just keeps playing the same song. If I press back, howeve...

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Organizing musics in playlists

PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDeviceRedmi 10 PrimeOperating SystemAndroid 13 My Question or IssueI would like to talk about two options that would make life easier for some mobile users The option to place a playlist inside another (at least the private pl...

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Plan Premium Country Brazil Device Redmi 10 Prime Operating System Android 13   My Question or Issue I would like to talk about two options that would make life easier for some mobile ...

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Facilitating organization
Playlist Organization
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