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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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Solved!! C# - /me/player/play "PREMIUM_REQUIRED" - Logged in with Token

PlanFamily/PremiumCountryGermanyDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Hi. I try to build a litte C# Script to play a Song with the Spotify-API.I am logged in as a member of an family premium account and i have a login-token to call ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Family/Premium Country Germany Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue   Hi. I try to build a litte C# Script to play a Song with the Spotify-API. I am...
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Monthly listeners API endpoint

PlanFreeCountryItalyDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueCollecting these info in attached picture is crucial for me and it would be amazing having an API endpoint! In the last few days I read about lot of people asking for it ...

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  •   Plan Free Country Italy Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Collecting these info in attached picture is crucial for me and it would be amazing ha...
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Playlist API Endpoint inconsistency

TL;DR: If a playlist like https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DZ06evO3FRpH0 is queried with the id using the playlist API endpoint it shouldn't say 404 since other Endpoints explicitly give out a href for that resource, but rather give the met...

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  • TL;DR: If a playlist like https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DZ06evO3FRpH0 is queried with the id using the playlist API endpoint it shouldn't say 404 since other Endpoints explicit...
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Huge Discrepancy Between Retry-After and Rate-Limit-Reset Headers

Hey Spotify team/community,I'm working on a Discord bot that tracks new music releases for users from artists they follow or listen to frequently.Been running into some weird rate limiting issues lately that I can't figure out.My bot got rate limited...

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  • Hey Spotify team/community, I'm working on a Discord bot that tracks new music releases for users from artists they follow or listen to frequently. Been running into some weird rate limiting issu...
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My app stopped working as of March 3, 2025.

I didn't change anything in my app, but it stopped working. In the app console I see the error "Error checking releases for artist: Expecting value: line 1 column 1 (char 0)". So the problem is in the API itself. But what happened? My application was...

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  • I didn't change anything in my app, but it stopped working. In the app console I see the error "Error checking releases for artist: Expecting value: line 1 column 1 (char 0)". So the problem is in th...
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me/top/tracks bug

me/top/tracks returns 502 "Error while loading resource" when I send a request with limit=50 and offset=650. What's weird is both offsets of 600 and 700 work, and the total is 721. Seems like a bug?

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  •   me/top/tracks returns 502 "Error while loading resource" when I send a request with limit=50 and offset=650. What's weird is both offsets of 600 and 700 work, and the total is 721. Seems like...
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Do podcasts stream differently than short songs?

I am trying o create an app that is basically a radio interface foe spotify and songs are working fine but when i try to run podcasts, the playback does not work frequently, so i am guessing that the way Spotify streams long podcasts may be different...

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  • I am trying o create an app that is basically a radio interface foe spotify and songs are working fine but when i try to run podcasts, the playback does not work frequently, so i am guessing that the...
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Bug? A Playlist Made Public Again No Longer Appears in the API

Title: Bug? A Playlist Made Public Again No Longer Appears in the APIHi everyone,I’m experiencing a strange issue with the Spotify API, and I wanted to check if other developers have encountered the same behavior.IssueI’m using the following endpoint...

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  • Title: Bug? A Playlist Made Public Again No Longer Appears in the API Hi everyone, I’m experiencing a strange issue with the Spotify API, and I wanted to check if other developers have encountered ...
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App Suddenly Missing

PlanFree/PremiumCountryUS My Question or IssueI was using my app, when it suddenly stopped working. Went to my dashboard and it's just gone. Was this accidental or intentional? I didn't receive an email or anything on the dashboard so I assume it was...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country US   My Question or Issue I was using my app, when it suddenly stopped working. Went to my dashboard and it's just gone. Was this accidental or intentional? I did...
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C# script to play/pause?

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows My Question or IssueIs there a way for me to run a script in javascript or C# that toggles pause/play on my spotify account?

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows   My Question or Issue Is there a way for me to run a script in javascript or C# that toggles pause/play on my spotify accou...
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Aggiungere in coda nella scheda episodio a pagamento

PlanPremiumCountryItaly DeviceOnePlus 8Operating SystemAndroid 13 My Question or IssueNella scheda di un episodio a pagamento (quindi un contenuto extra) non c'è la possibilità dal menù di aggiungere in coda l'episodio o segnarlo come finito. Se inve...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Italy    Device OnePlus 8 Operating System Android 13   My Question or Issue Nella scheda di un episodio a pagamento (quindi un contenuto extra)...
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Missing Preview URL using Client Credentials

I have noticed that the preview_url field is always null when using the Client Credentials flow and I don't see any thing in the documentation describing what flows have access to preview urls. Is this an intended feature, just not documented(maybe i...

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  • I have noticed that the preview_url field is always null when using the Client Credentials flow and I don't see any thing in the documentation describing what flows have access to preview urls. Is th...
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Solved!! Questions regarding quota extension rejection: Commercial SDA

My quota extension has been rejected 3 times so far. It seems every time, there is a different reason and this has cost me a lot of time. The first two times, I have had to clarify on things in the next application submission, but then I just receive...

  • Music Fan
  • My quota extension has been rejected 3 times so far. It seems every time, there is a different reason and this has cost me a lot of time. The first two times, I have had to clarify on things in the n...
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Extension request help

Hi Spotify Community, I submitted a Scope Extension request for my Spotify app on February 27, but I haven't heard back yet.My app, "TicketBird" (Client ID: 827aa6f068dc47fdb2a426b22a2ed14f), utilizes Spotify's API to allow Spotify Premium users to p...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi Spotify Community, I submitted a Scope Extension request for my Spotify app on February 27, but I haven't heard back yet. My app, "TicketBird" (Client ID: 827aa6f068dc47fdb2a426b22a2ed14f), utili...
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Solved!! API calls to get list of all collaborative playlists given a genre, category, or keyword

I'm an artist who's also a software engineer looking to do something clever for the music community. I am having a hard time finding playlists to submit my song to. Lots of platforms have high costs and often deliver bot playlists. Also it's hard to ...

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  • I'm an artist who's also a software engineer looking to do something clever for the music community.    I am having a hard time finding playlists to submit my song to. Lots of platforms h...
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n8n with spotify

PlanoLivre PaísBrasilSistema operacional(Windows 10) Minha pergunta ou problemaOlá a todos, estou usando n8n(dev) para automatização e gostaria de obter os parâmetros ''preview_url'', mas é nulo. Qual é o problema? Por que não tenho o valor?

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  • Plano Livre  País Brasil Sistema operacional (Windows 10)   Minha pergunta ou problema Olá a todos, estou usando n8n(dev) para automatização e gostaria de obter os parâmetros ''prev...
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Webplayback SDK not working as Premium user

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceMacBook ProOperating SystemOSX My Question or IssueI'm using the Web Playback SDK as a Premium User. As of today I get 'This functionality is restricted to premium users only' in the java script console when I try to pl...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Germany Device MacBook Pro Operating System OSX   My Question or Issue I'm using the Web Playback SDK as a Premium User. As of today I get 'This functional...
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Test coding project 403 Forbidden

PlanPremiumCountryPortugalDeviceWindows 10 Laptop My Question or IssueI am making a webpage where a song plays and you have to guess what year it came out as a test coding project. It worked yesterday but today stopped working, I barely played maybe ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Portugal Device Windows 10 Laptop   My Question or Issue I am making a webpage where a song plays and you have to guess what year it came out as a test coding projec...
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sdk web player device id timeout/obsolete

PlanPremiumCountryDenmarkDevice(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating SystemRaspbian My Question or IssueI have a spotify connect player running on a Raspberry Pi. It is supposed to run more or less all the time the RPi is on. H...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Denmark Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System Raspbian   My Question or Issue I have a spotify connect player running...
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