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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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Genres endpoint seems incomplete

Hi, it seems that there are missing values in the response of "Get Available Genre Seeds" endpoint. ExempleIf you query the endpoint you get a fixed response :{ "genres": [ "acoustic", "afrobeat", "alt-rock", "alternative", "ambient", "anime", "black...

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  • Hi, it seems that there are missing values in the response of "Get Available Genre Seeds" endpoint.   Exemple If you query the endpoint you get a fixed response : { "genres": [ "acoust...
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Solved!! Malformed JSON Web API Playback

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceWeb BrowerOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI am calling using the v1/me/player/play endpoint. I am getting Response 400 Malformed json. I had followed this This is my code: import requestsheaders = { 'Conte...

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  • Plan Premium Country Canada Device Web Brower Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I am calling using the v1/me/player/play endpoint. I am getting Response 400 Malfo...
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DATA-DRIVEN DJING: Total Plays

Hello! FEATURE REQUEST: the ability to pull "Total Plays" for each song in a playlist. I come from a background of analytics and programming, and I'm now using my skills in the music industry! One stream of income is through DJing. When I prepare my ...

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  • Hello!   FEATURE REQUEST: the ability to pull "Total Plays" for each song in a playlist.   I come from a background of analytics and programming, and I'm now using my skills in the mu...
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Reverse lookup a playlist.

I would like to search for a playlist that contains a specific song.Can I reverse lookup from a song to get a list of playlists that contain that song?

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  • I would like to search for a playlist that contains a specific song. Can I reverse lookup from a song to get a list of playlists that contain that song?
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playing song previews

PlanFree/Premium My Question or IssueI want to play little bits of random songs as part of a guessing game based on 3,5 and 10 seconds of the song. I don't want to do this with the player SDK since it's behind a paywall. being able to play the whole ...

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  • Plan Free/Premium   My Question or Issue I want to play little bits of random songs as part of a guessing game based on 3,5 and 10 seconds of the song. I don't want to do this with the playe...
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Is there a way to get the songs my friends have listened to programmatically?

I see the web API allows you to get the public information, but is there any way to have my friends allow my code to pull their own song histories? That way I can make a playlist out of their songs without asking them what they listened to.

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  • I see the web API allows you to get the public information, but is there any way to have my friends allow my code to pull their own song histories? That way I can make a playlist out of their songs w...
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can I embed playlist on my website

I am not sure I qualify as a developer. I just have a blog on a website, and I'd like to embed a playlist to my favorite songs (that I did not write).

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  • I am not sure I qualify as a developer. I just have a blog on a website, and I'd like to embed a playlist to my favorite songs (that I did not write).
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[Request Quota Extension] We wish to integrate Spotify API with we our music creation tool

Hi Spotify Team, We are developing a music creation tool to help music lovers create songs with no music background. To better navigate users to cook their melodies, we would like to learn what are their preferences on Spotify. Our application client...

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  • Hi Spotify Team,    We are developing a music creation tool to help music lovers create songs with no music background. To better navigate users to cook their melodies, we would like to l...
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API Specify Playlist Location in Folder

I've created a Python program that stores my Discover Weekly automatically, but I'd like to specify the location for these newly-created Spotify playlists. I'm not sure if this is possible since it's not explicitly mentioned in the documentation, and...

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  • I've created a Python program that stores my Discover Weekly automatically, but I'd like to specify the location for these newly-created Spotify playlists. I'm not sure if this is possible since it's...
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Suddenly NO AUDIO - Embedded Webplayer SDK inside WebView (UWP/Xaml)

PlanPremiumCountryFRDeviceDesktop APP => UWP application on Windows 11.Operating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueEverything was working, and suddenly, the Webplayer SDK provide no SOUND at all. It seems working well, because music is running, bu...

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  • Plan Premium Country FR Device Desktop APP => UWP application on Windows 11. Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Everything was working, and suddenly, the Webplayer S...
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Prohibited Apps

Hello, one of the developer guidelines for prohibited apps says you can't put content from another streaming service next to Spotify content. It's kind of vague and I was hoping to get a more definitive answer about what I want to do. Am i allowed to...

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  • Hello, one of the developer guidelines for prohibited apps says you can't put content from another streaming service next to Spotify content. It's kind of vague and I was hoping to get a more definit...
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Refresh token replying with ETIMEDOUT

When getting an access_token using a refresh_token i get a ETIMEDOUT error. I have used your code from this page: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/general/guides/authorization/code-flow/ under the section Request a refreshed Access Token H...

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  • When getting an access_token using a refresh_token i get a ETIMEDOUT error. I have used your code from this page: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/general/guides/authorization/code-flow/ u...
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Quota Extension Rejected

Hi, My quota extension was recently rejected and no reason was provided and I didn't violate any of the terms of the app development.

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  • Hi,   My quota extension was recently rejected and no reason was provided and I didn't violate any of the terms of the app development.  
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In what format is the offline_timestamp key in your personal data?

In the extended personal data, there is a key called "offline_timestamp". In the ReadMeFirst it has the following description: "This field is a timestamp of when offline mode was used, ifused.". When looking at these values, there seems to be no corr...

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  • In the extended personal data, there is a key called "offline_timestamp". In the ReadMeFirst it has the following description: "This field is a timestamp of when offline mode was used, if used.". Wh...
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Use api to search for specific songs that are mixed into longer sets/recordings

Hi there, I was wondering if it's possible to use the Spotify api to search for specific songs that are mixed into longer sets/recordings? Hope you can help with this. Kind regards, Olaf

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  • Hi there,   I was wondering if it's possible to use the Spotify api to search for specific songs that are mixed into longer sets/recordings?   Hope you can help with this.   Kind...
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Cannot delete tracks from a playlist using the API. Receiving 401 error.

PlanFree/PremiumCountryCanada My Question or IssueI've been trying and failing to delete tracks from a playlist using the API. Every method I attempt results in a 401 error from spotify. This is a JavaScript Web App and I'm performing both Oauth and ...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country Canada   My Question or Issue I've been trying and failing to delete tracks from a playlist using the API. Every method I attempt results in a 401 error from spot...
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Web Playback SDK - 404 not found after computer sleep

Hi all.I have created a web player to play my saved songs.If i close my laptop lid and reopen (Mac), calls to`https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/player/play?device_id=58c0a166ebaa633d9d6e47cf4226830ba1704062` return a 404 device not found (device being th...

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  • Hi all. I have created a web player to play my saved songs. If i close my laptop lid and reopen (Mac), calls to `https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/player/play?device_id=58c0a166ebaa633d9d6e47cf42268...
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[Developer] Concrete rate limits

Hi! There are not concrete numbers regarding rate limits for the Spotify API. This documentation https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/guides/rate-limits/ tells us there is a 30 second window in which the number of requests are monitore...

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  • Hi! There are not concrete numbers regarding rate limits for the Spotify API. This documentation https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/guides/rate-limits/ tells us there is a ...
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Inability to Getting Track Genre Information

(Windows 10 desktop) My Question or IssueIs there any way to get track genre information with Spotify API (python)?

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  •   (Windows 10 desktop)   My Question or Issue Is there any way to get track genre information with Spotify API (python)?
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