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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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DJSHARON

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Superuser Contribution Can't find commercial app integration request?

Hey, So much like the title says, I've done some research and figured I would need to request approval from spotify before making commercial use out of my web-based API app. However, while I did find the google forms link from a forum, I can't find t...

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Hey,   So much like the title says, I've done some research and figured I would need to request approval from spotify before making commercial use out of my web-based API app. However, while I...

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Solved!! 503 Service unavailable

For a few weeks or even months, I'm regularly getting 503 Service Unavailable in my requests. Seems to be mostly when accessing any of thehttps://api.spotify.com/v1/me/player endpoints. I think it prominently started after the issues back in Septembe...

Music Fan

For a few weeks or even months, I'm regularly getting 503 Service Unavailable in my requests. Seems to be mostly when accessing any of the https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/player endpoints. I think it ...

nutella

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Curious how Blend distributes songs between two users

When I've created a Blend with others, my proportion of songs are way less than their's (I've like 5-10 songs on the blend and they have like 20-30). Is there a particular reason why this happens?

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When I've created a Blend with others, my proportion of songs are way less than their's (I've like 5-10 songs on the blend and they have like 20-30). Is there a particular reason why this happens?

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Track endpoints not returning all artist fields as documented

Bothhttps://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/#/operations/get-track and https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/#/operations/get-several-tracks indicate that a track artist's genres should be returned as par...

Gig Goer

Both https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/#/operations/get-track and https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/#/operations/get-several-tracks&...

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I deleted my old account and created a new one for a fresh start... Howeve

I deleted my old account and created a new one for a fresh start...However, I can't change my new account's email to the older one, and my email seems to be still taken even after the 16 days that I must wait...I even tried to check if the email is r...

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I deleted my old account and created a new one for a fresh start... However, I can't change my new account's email to the older one, and my email seems to be still taken even after the 16 days that ...

Ximzend

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"Noon Pacific"

Plan Free/Premium Country Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) The "Noon Pacific" app is a Spotify supported curated app of music that is no longer working. I was wonderin...

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  Plan   Free/Premium   Country       Device   (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)   Operating System   (iOS 10, Android Or...

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Getting HTTP 502 "Request was not transferred" for get followed artists

I have a script that runs periodically which gets followed artists for my personal account. Suddenly, it stopped working today because the server responds with HTTP 502 { "error": { "status": 502, "message": "Request was not transferred" }}It fails e...

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I have a script that runs periodically which gets followed artists for my personal account. Suddenly, it stopped working today because the server responds with HTTP 502 { "error": { "status": 502...

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Android app design problem

I'm currently working in the UX/UI field and trying to become an UX/UI designer. As a new learner I'm just trying to redraw the Spotify's music page from the screenshot that I took from my Xiaomi Mi 10T phone and I realize a design problem. The minut...

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I'm currently working in the UX/UI field and trying to become an UX/UI designer. As a new learner I'm just trying to redraw the Spotify's music page from the screenshot that I took from my ...

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Show Spotify Song On Stream

Hello, I simply want to show what spotify song is playing on my stream - how can I do that?I know my client ID and secret but not the redirect URI that I have to create in "edit Settings" in spotify developer dashboard - please help. KR D

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Hello,  I simply want to show what spotify song is playing on my stream - how can I do that? I know my client ID and secret but not the redirect URI that I have to create in "edit Settings" in...

Ximzend

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Am I really not allowed to make a discord bot?

I finally completed my discord bot after a lot of work and tried to request an extension so people could use it, but it got refused and this was the reason:However, building an integration with Discord is not permitted according to our terms and cond...

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I finally completed my discord bot after a lot of work and tried to request an extension so people could use it, but it got refused and this was the reason: However, building an integration with Dis...

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Rejected from Quota Extension, Can't seem to understand why?

Hi! This morning I got rejected for a quota extension from Spotify for these reasons:Metadata, cover art and audio content must be accompanied by a Spotify logo and a link back to the applicable artist, album, track, or playlist on the Spotify Servic...

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Hi! This morning I got rejected for a quota extension from Spotify for these reasons: Metadata, cover art and audio content must be accompanied by a Spotify logo and a link back to the applicable a...

Ximzend

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How do I create my own Spotify channel How do I run Spotify Executive my ch

Spotify also running my own channel through anchor app I want to subscribe and present this channel as spotify executive how can I do that. And the free music that is available at a premium of 45 is free music without copy right. How can I use this m...

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Spotify also running my own channel through anchor app I want to subscribe and present this channel as spotify executive how can I do that. And the free music that is available at a premium of 45 is...

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I wanna change cover image of playlist by API

PlanPremiumCountryJapan Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHi, I wanna change cover image of playlist by API of URL below.https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/#/operations/upload-custom-playlist-cover But this doc...

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  Plan Premium Country Japan   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hi, I wanna change cover image of playlist by API of URL below. https://developer.spotify.c...

Ximzend

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How to get albums' URIs in an automatic way.

Good morning. I created this morning a program in python which, giving in input the URI of an album, gives me back the list of the tracks present in that album (using the Spotify API).Following I continued the program in order to download the feature...

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Good morning. I created this morning a program in python which, giving in input the URI of an album, gives me back the list of the tracks present in that album (using the Spotify API). Following I c...

Ximzend

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Get User's Saved Audiobooks always returning HTTP 403.

https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/#/operations/get-users-saved-audiobooks. Using the documentation linked above, I'm trying to make an API request to get the current users saved audiobooks.However this constantly returns H...

Casual Listener

https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/#/operations/get-users-saved-audiobooks.   Using the documentation linked above, I'm trying to make an API request to get the cur...

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API Reference Correction

I think "shuffle_state" property in Get Playback State endpoint reference should be boolean rather than string.

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I think "shuffle_state" property in Get Playback State endpoint reference should be boolean rather than string.

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Solved!! Timeout on Successful POST to Queue endpoint

Hello,I have had a functioning web app for over a year now that lets users post songs to their queue from browser. With no changes from my end in this period, the app is now suddenly returning a timeout error of 1000ms exceeded from the add to queue ...

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Hello, I have had a functioning web app for over a year now that lets users post songs to their queue from browser. With no changes from my end in this period, the app is now suddenly returning a ...

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Remote disconnected after few seconds and appRemote(_ appRemote: didDisconnectWithError:) called.

I checked "NowPlayingView" demo provided by spotify, it is playing music in spotify and also providing control in my app to play/pause etc.but when i pause playback after few seconds Spotify is disconnecting and appRemote(_ appRemote: didDisconnectWi...

Newbie

I checked "NowPlayingView" demo provided by spotify, it is playing music in spotify and also providing control in my app to play/pause etc. but when i pause playback after few seconds Spotify is dis...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify SVG code doesn't work, heat transfer vinyl

I cut the svg and pasted it to the leather piece, however, the code does not work.the application does not read and does not find the music

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I cut the svg and pasted it to the leather piece, however, the code does not work. the application does not read and does not find the music

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Introduzione partiture in brani classici

Sarebbe opportuno introdurre (partiture originali/score) . Così da non dover uscire dall'app e avere tutto Pocket.Spotify mura al miglioramento ecco una chicca per migliorare il genere classico ( e lirico).

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Sarebbe opportuno introdurre (partiture originali/score) . Così da non dover uscire dall'app e avere tutto Pocket. Spotify mura al miglioramento ecco una chicca per migliorare il genere classico ( e...

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