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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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Sintypitch

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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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Spotify API Inquiry

I am curious to start a personal project with Spotify. I have read the API documentation, but I wasn't able to find this specific API request type anywhere. Is it possible for the API to retrieve the #minutes a user has listened to a track/artist in ...

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I am curious to start a personal project with Spotify. I have read the API documentation, but I wasn't able to find this specific API request type anywhere. Is it possible for the API to retrieve the...

Ximzend

Spotify Star

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Feature Request
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Documentation incorrect about GET /me/player/currently-playing?

The API documentation for these endpointshttps://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/get-information-about-the-users-current-playbackhttps://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/get-the-users-currently-playing-track...

Music Fan

The API documentation for these endpoints https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/get-information-about-the-users-current-playback https://developer.spotify.com/documentation...

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Possible Bug
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Can't access API anymore, did I exceed limits?

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue Hi folks, I was starting to make a music search app and was able to keep querying the API fo...

Music Fan

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

axion777

Music Fan

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api calls no longer working
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The player API returns HTTP response 202 instead of 204

The documentation about the play / pause functionality of the Web Player API (https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/pause-a-users-playback) lists 204 as the expected response to a successful request, but instead the API return...

Music Fan

  The documentation about the play / pause functionality of the Web Player API (https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/pause-a-users-playback) lists 204 as the expected r...

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SDA app status "blocked and disabled" randomly

PlanFree/PremiumCountryUSDeviceWeb BrowserOperating SystemWindows 10, MacOS, etc. My Question or IssueI am currently developing a web app, mostly for the purpose of playlist generation. I was going through the steps of complying with the Developer Po...

Newbie

Plan Free/Premium Country US Device Web Browser Operating System Windows 10, MacOS, etc.   My Question or Issue I am currently developing a web app, mostly for the purpose of playlist ...

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Documentation error on get-users-saved-tracks

Hello, There is a minor error in the API documentation of the `get-users-saved-tracks`:All examples are using the `v1/me/shows` API endpoint instead of `v1/me/tracks`.Not a roadblock. Just so it can be fixed. Have a nice day.

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Hello,   There is a minor error in the API documentation of the `get-users-saved-tracks`: All examples are using the `v1/me/shows` API endpoint instead of `v1/me/tracks`. Not a roadblock. ...

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api documentation
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can't accept ToS

PlanPremium My Question or Issuecan't accept ToS PUT https://api.spotify.com/webapi-provisioning/user-developer-info 502 Screenshot from 2023-07-28 12-05-39.png

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Plan Premium     My Question or Issue can't accept ToS   PUT https://api.spotify.com/webapi-provisioning/user-developer-info 502   Screenshot from 2023-07-28 12-05-39.p...

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Can't access Dev Dashboard

Hi, I'm facing the following new issue: I'm logged in into https://developer.spotify.com. If I now try to access the dashboard I have to accept new Developer Terms. But this doesn't work on any browser. I always get a popup message that an error is o...

Newbie

Hi, I'm facing the following new issue: I'm logged in into https://developer.spotify.com. If I now try to access the dashboard I have to accept new Developer Terms. But this doesn't work on any ...

max1061

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Start/Resume Playback API "uris" Question

Hello I am trying to use the Start/Resume playback endpoint to play a selection of tracks for the user in a certain order. However, I noticed that when I insert a JSON array of the track uris that I want to play, the order of the array is not preserv...

Visitor

Hello I am trying to use the Start/Resume playback endpoint to play a selection of tracks for the user in a certain order. However, I noticed that when I insert a JSON array of the track uris that I ...

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Spotify API to get artist total stream month and day wise

My Question or Issue I am trying to implement the spotify APIs into my site is there any way to get artist total stream data month wise? i searched for the same thing an there are some third party API which is providing the data i want but is there a...

Newbie

My Question or Issue   I am trying to implement the spotify APIs into my site is there any way to get artist total stream data month wise? i searched for the same thing an there are some third...

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Analytics
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SpotifyAPI use in app that also uses MusicKit

Im making an app for dancers that has a custom music player with some custom features but I want to cater both to the Spotify and Apple Music users/dancers out there. So, I was wondering if I can use the Spotify API to load a user’s library and contr...

Newbie

Im making an app for dancers that has a custom music player with some custom features but I want to cater both to the Spotify and Apple Music users/dancers out there. So, I was wondering if I can use...

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App Development
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api.spotify.com dns lookup tooks ~30 seconds

Operating System(Ubuntu) My Question or Issue Hey, I just tried to request from Postman application to api.spotify.com, when Postman initial request to api.spotify.com dns lookup toks 30 seconds. When the postman caches dns, response returns immedite...

Newbie

Operating System (Ubuntu)   My Question or Issue   Hey,   I just tried to request from Postman application to api.spotify.com, when Postman initial request to api.spotify.com dn...

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dns
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Jupyter Kernel Freezes using spotipy

My Question or Issue I am using the spotify API for developers for school. I am doing a data cleaning class and the algorithm I have I do send a lot of requests but not enough to be considered a threat (as I believe). It works sometimes however, half...

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My Question or Issue   I am using the spotify API for developers for school. I am doing a data cleaning class and the algorithm I have I do send a lot of requests but not enough to be consider...

dckook10

Casual Listener

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Bug/Error for your advertisement

PlanFreeCountryCanadaDeviceSpotify app on high-end computer on windows 10Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issueit is not really inconvenient for me but I was thinking about repporting it because I assume that ads are in part founding the app...

Visitor

  Plan Free Country Canada Device Spotify app on high-end computer on windows 10 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue it is not really inconvenient for me but I was...

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"Windows" "Bug"
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Transfer Account

Hello, i want to transfer a spotify for developer app to another account. How can I do that ?

Newbie

Hello, i want to transfer a spotify for developer app to another account. How can I do that ?   

Ximzend

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error: 28 Failed to connect to api.spotify.com

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlands/UKDevicePHP/spotify-web-api-phpOperating SystemLinux My Question or IssueSince a couple of day I get the following error on multiple Spotify apps I have created. It seems like the ip address of our (shared) server is blo...

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  Plan Premium Country Netherlands/UK Device PHP/spotify-web-api-php Operating System Linux   My Question or Issue Since a couple of day I get the following error on multiple Spo...

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Please stop playing with the like button

Plan: PremiumCountry: USDevice: iPhone 13Operating System: 16.5.1Spotify user here for nearly a decade, just wanted to ask if we could please stop moving the like/“heart” button. It seems like every update it gets changed. Most of us are right handed...

Newbie

Plan: Premium Country: US Device: iPhone 13 Operating System: 16.5.1 Spotify user here for nearly a decade, just wanted to ask if we could please stop moving the like/“heart” button. It se...

6z2t1-_oigqv3

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Unauthorized even though I'm using correct Access Token

PlanPremiumCountryIsraelDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI'm learning the Spotify API, and I've properly created a script that auto-generates a temporary Access Token for my application. To automate that process.I'm receiving a ...

Visitor

Plan Premium Country Israel Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I'm learning the Spotify API, and I've properly created a script that auto-generates a temporar...

Ximzend

Spotify Star

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What is the best way to support Apple Music and Spotify in iOS app?

I am looking to support Apple Music and Spotify in an iOS app (Swift specifically) andI was wondering what the best way to support would be?Should I just use MusicKit and Spotify iOS SDK and then make models to support data from both?If so, then how ...

Newbie

I am looking to support Apple Music and Spotify in an iOS app (Swift specifically) and I was wondering what the best way to support would be? Should I just use MusicKit and Spotify iOS SDK and ...

Ximzend

Spotify Star

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