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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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tuftii

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Flutter support

Hello Spotify team and thanks for opening this developers forum.I am working on a flutter app for android/ios and I was looking for a way to integrate the spotify native sdks into it. I found a great plugin here: https://github.com/brim-borium/spotif...

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Hello Spotify team and thanks for opening this developers forum. I am working on a flutter app for android/ios and I was looking for a way to integrate the spotify native sdks into it. &n...

vinaymori

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Recently played list empty

PlanPremiumCountryIT, DE, AT DeviceSamsung Galaxy S20+Operating SystemAndroid 12.1 My Question or IssueWhen I use the Spotify webclient in the browser (tried with up-to-date Firefox, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge) the "Recently Played" list is empty....

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Plan Premium Country IT, DE, AT   Device Samsung Galaxy S20+ Operating System Android 12.1   My Question or Issue When I use the Spotify webclient in the browser (tried with up-t...

mr-manuel

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Spotify says I need premium when I already have it

Hello everyone, I just upgraded to spotify premium 3 to 4 hours ago, however when I run my application in pycharm it keeps saying I still need to upgrade it: Error starting playback: 403 - {"error" : {"status" : 403,"message" : "Player command failed...

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Hello everyone, I just upgraded to spotify premium 3 to 4 hours ago, however when I run my application in pycharm it keeps saying I still need to upgrade it:   Error starting playback: 403 - {...

Ximzend

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What's the best way to search for multiple tracks by multiple ISRC IDs?

Let's say I have an array with like 1000 ISRC IDs, what would be the best way to get all of these ISRC IDs' Spotify IDs so that I'd be able to play them / add them to a user's playlist etc..?I only saw the Search API's ability to search for ISRC IDs,...

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Let's say I have an array with like 1000 ISRC IDs, what would be the best way to get all of these ISRC IDs' Spotify IDs so that I'd be able to play them / add them to a user's playlist etc..? I only...

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Spotify search API returns incorrect results (compared to web app)

When searching for e.g. "Who Are You ? - Lilova" in the spotify app, I get the correct song ID: "Who Are You ? - Lilova" returned at index 1. When I perform the query via the API:curl 'https://api.spotify.com/v1/search?type=track&limit=10&q=Who+Are+Y...

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When searching for e.g. "Who Are You ? - Lilova" in the spotify app, I get the correct song ID: "Who Are You ? - Lilova" returned at index 1.   When I perform the query via the API: curl 'htt...

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Number of listeners by city

As a concert promoter and programmer, I would like to get data about artists listeners by city or top 100 cities for artist. It would be a great deal, I can pay 100$ for this option. Please make it public, it's not a confidential information. Want to...

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As a concert promoter and programmer, I would like to get data about artists listeners by city or top 100 cities for artist. It would be a great deal, I can pay 100$ for this option. Please make it p...

Prague

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When to use spotify web playback sdk vs web api

Hi, I'm developing a music events listing web app using nextjs, and supabase as backend. I'm trying to add functionality where if a user uses spotify (and they have a premium account) to authenticate with my app, they can stream music directly from t...

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Hi, I'm developing a music events listing web app using nextjs, and supabase as backend. I'm trying to add functionality where if a user uses spotify (and they have a premium account) to authenticate...

FabGotbig

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Solved!! Receiving a 403 status when getting user's top items

From what I am reading it is a bad OAuth request, but I cannot identify what I am doing wrong. TIA! import { useEffect, useState } from "react"; import "./App.css"; import axios from "axios"; function App() { const CLIENT_ID = "501594440ad341babe6b49...

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From what I am reading it is a bad OAuth request, but I cannot identify what I am doing wrong. TIA!   import { useEffect, useState } from "react"; import "./App.css"; import axios from "...

Haikalin

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Non-Streaming SDA quota extension refused : commercial SDA

Hello Spotify Community, I sent a request to extend my quota of my app. But I have received this message : This is a notification that your submission was not approved for the following reason(s) : The Spotify Platform can not be used to develop comm...

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Hello Spotify Community,  I sent a request to extend my quota of my app. But I have received this message :   This is a notification that your submission was not approved for the...

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something went wrong, try it later

PlanPremiumCountryAustriaDeviceComputer,Iphone 14 proOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or Issuei installed a plugin on my stream deck from BarRaider thats the only spotify plugin i found in the app and online. Than i need to creat a app in the d...

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Plan Premium Country Austria Device Computer,Iphone 14 pro Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue i installed a plugin on my stream deck from BarRaider thats the only s...

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Not able to rewind

I am not able to rewind or forward the songs that i am playing. It feels like Spotify has hanged when it comes to forwarding, rewinding or playing the previous song.kindly Help and get this issue clarified at the earliest.

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I am not able to rewind or forward the songs that i am playing. It feels like Spotify has hanged when it comes to forwarding, rewinding or playing the previous song.kindly Help and get this issue cla...

Ximzend

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Does quota modes apply to Android SDK API as well?

I am planing to develop an Android app (simple player) which would communicate with Spotify app through Android SDK API (PlayerApi for controlling playback and ContentApi to browse recommendations). I won't use Web API, which apparently has usage lim...

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I am planing to develop an Android app (simple player) which would communicate with Spotify app through Android SDK API (PlayerApi for controlling playback and ContentApi to browse recommendations). ...

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Logo use on sticker

My Question or IssueI am planning on promoting my music through the use of stickers, on which I would like to include only the Spotify icon. The sticker is a bit mysterious, I'd add the icon just to clarify it's about music and to entice people to lo...

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My Question or Issue I am planning on promoting my music through the use of stickers, on which I would like to include only the Spotify icon. The sticker is a bit mysterious, I'd add the icon just t...

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Programming list to print. A Braille list.

PlanFree/PremiumCountryUSA Device Alexa device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueHi.An acquaintance is totally blind and has a Spotify subscription but has no...

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Plan Free/Premium CountryUSA   Device Alexa device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question...

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Access to XMLHttpRequest at 'https://api.spotify.com/v1/me' from origin

My Question or Issue: Im a fairly new developer trying to setup spotify integration for a web app I'm building. So far I've been able to get the access_token stored as a cookie, but when the frontend loads, I get the error:"Access to XMLHttpRequest a...

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My Question or Issue:   Im a fairly new developer trying to setup spotify integration for a web app I'm building. So far I've been able to get the access_token stored as a cookie, but when the...

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Timeout error playlist cover image update

Hi!It's been 24 hours now we are getting more and more timeout error (even after waiting 20s) or simply process not working on this playlist cover update endpoint:https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/upload-custom-playlist-co...

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Hi! It's been 24 hours now we are getting more and more timeout error (even after waiting 20s) or simply process not working on this playlist cover update endpoint: https://developer.spotify.com/do...

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Can we please have office hours?

I just received feedback on my app and did not receive extended quota. I need more direction. Can you please provide office hour for myself and the community?

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I just received feedback on my app and did not receive extended quota. I need more direction. Can you please provide office hour for myself and the community?  

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Get Recommendations returns songs that don't fit the parameters requested.

CountryUSA My Question or IssueMaking a simple request to recommendations (using Spotipy) returns empty or inaccurate songs. My goal is to create a playlist filled with songs whose audio_features are as similar to the request as possible. However, yo...

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Country USA   My Question or Issue Making a simple request to recommendations (using Spotipy) returns empty or inaccurate songs. My goal is to create a playlist filled with songs whose audio...

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Spotify API only works with my account even after I added Users

My Question or IssueRecently I have made an app using the Spotify API that displays your top 5 songs and 5 recommendations. The app works great with my account, but it does not work with any other accounts even after I added them in the Dashboard.The...

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  My Question or Issue Recently I have made an app using the Spotify API that displays your top 5 songs and 5 recommendations. The app works great with my account, but it does not work with an...

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