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February 2026 Spotify for Developers update: thread

Hey everyone, I’ve created this thread to provide an open space for discussion, feedback, concerns or ideas on an upcoming update to Spotify for Developers access. We’ve shared a blog post that explains what’s changing and why. Please use this thread...

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Search algorithm

How can i get the top result for a given search query using the search endpoint?I’m trying to implement a top result based on my search but the algorithm I have for it doesn’t give accurate results like the search in the native app.I’d love a top res...

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How can i get the top result for a given search query using the search endpoint? I’m trying to implement a top result based on my search but the algorithm I have for it doesn’t give accurate results...

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Solved!! Is the API failing?

I am a recent new developer, but I had my application working great just a couple of weeks ago. Through the API, I had my application doing just about everything I wanted (adjust volume, start a playlist, do previous and next track, pause, resume). I...

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I am a recent new developer, but I had my application working great just a couple of weeks ago.    Through the API, I had my application doing just about everything I wanted  (adjust v...

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Why was my app disabled and blocked?

My app stopped working with the last couple of hours. I checked the developer dashboard to find out it's disabled and blocked, with no explanation and no warning. How can I get more information and hopefully reverse this?

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My app stopped working with the last couple of hours. I checked the developer dashboard to find out it's disabled and blocked, with no explanation and no warning.    How can I get more in...

Larry-Person

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Adding vanilla JS examples

Hi, I tried using the Spotify Web API and it was a great experience.On the main page I started with, I saw that some of examples(https://github.com/spotify/web-api-examples) use the express framework to trigger the authorization request.I think this ...

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Hi, I tried using the Spotify Web API and it was a great experience. On the main page I started with, I saw that some of examples(https://github.com/spotify/web-api-examples) use the express framewo...

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where can I find 3rd party spotify apps?

I remember there used to be an option to discover apps / web apps that use Spotify's api. Where can I find that page? Thanks.

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I remember there used to be an option to discover apps / web apps that use Spotify's api. Where can I find that page? Thanks.

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curl from the Windows command line

on Windows 10...Just last month (and for years prior) I was able to add items to my playlists using successive curl commands from the command line as follows (sans carriage returns). It was cool because I could add any number of tracks to a playlist ...

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on Windows 10... Just last month (and for years prior) I was able to add items to my playlists using successive curl commands from the command line as follows (sans carriage returns).  It was c...

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No le aparece la playlist a mis amigos de otros paises

Holaa, tengo un problema con mi Playlist y es que no aparece a mis amigos de otro pais (colombia), aun si les mando el link, no le aparece...Yo soy de chile

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Holaa, tengo un problema con mi Playlist y es que no aparece a mis amigos de otro pais (colombia), aun si les mando el link, no le aparece... Yo soy de chile

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Spotify didn't accept DNS over TLS Traffic from Cloudflare DNS Servers

Spotify didn't accept DNS over TLS Traffic from Cloudflare DNS Servers Device(any Devices)Operating System(iOS 16.4.1, Android, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueSpotify didn't accept DNS over TLS Traffic from Cloudflare DNS Servers. Date 2023/04/...

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Spotify didn't accept DNS over TLS Traffic from Cloudflare DNS Servers   Device (any Devices) Operating System (iOS 16.4.1, Android, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue Spotify ...

_tobi

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Quota extension denied but explanation email not received

On the developer dashboard, I can see that my quota extension request was denied. However, I have not received an explanation email along with the denial. Request type: "Quota Extension"Date sent: March 23, 2023 at 13:17Client ID: 8132486e92e0460389c...

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On the developer dashboard, I can see that my quota extension request was denied. However, I have not received an explanation email along with the denial.    Request type: "Quota Extensio...

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API Request Limit for Enriching Million Playlist Dataset

Hi there Developer CommunityIn my thesis I am researching recommender systems and would like to enrich the Million Playlist Dataset with audio features. The Developer App does however limit my requests and since it is only used for research it does n...

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Hi there Developer Community In my thesis I am researching recommender systems and would like to enrich the Million Playlist Dataset with audio features. The Developer App does however limit my requ...

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List of songs to exclude in Get Recommendations

I am experimenting with using Spotify API and have stumbled upon the Get Recommendations call:https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/get-recommendationsI was wondering is there a way to add a parameter for songs to exclude, or ...

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I am experimenting with using Spotify API and have stumbled upon the Get Recommendations call: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/get-recommendations I was wondering is...

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Getting 429 with huge `Retry-After` numbers

Over the past week I've been getting 429 rejections (exceeded rate limit) with `Retry-After` values up to around 12 hours. I continue to get 429s for that entire interval with the `Retry-After` declining steadily, but it takes the original amount of ...

Music Fan

Over the past week I've been getting 429 rejections (exceeded rate limit) with `Retry-After` values up to around 12 hours. I continue to get 429s for that entire interval with the `Retry-After` decli...

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Web Playback SDK doesn't work in Safari

I am developing an app that integrates the Web Playback SDK, but I am having severe issues with Safari, all other browsers work well but when I test it in Safari, I can't hear anything.Looks like player.activateElement() is not accomplishing well the...

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I am developing an app that integrates the Web Playback SDK, but I am having severe issues with Safari, all other browsers work well but when I test it in Safari, I can't hear anything. Looks like...

gilbarbara

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partnership offer for video game projects

Hello, I contact you because I am currently interested in collaborating with you for different video game projects and helping the video game studio to develop. My name is Romain Legros I'm 18 years old and I'm a computer developer more precisely in ...

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Hello, I contact you because I am currently interested in collaborating with you for different video game projects and helping the video game studio to develop. My name is Romain Legros I'm...

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Spotify Premium Required

Everytime i got error message like "Spotify Premium Required" when i logged in through Spotify SDK

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Everytime i got error message like "Spotify Premium Required" when i logged in through Spotify SDK

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Spotify Premium Required
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How to add multiple songs in queue in spotify player using spotify ios sdk?

I am using spotify iOS SDK for playing songs and adding songs in queue. I have used following method to add songs in queue. appRemote.playerAPI?.enqueueTrackUri But above method is able to add only one song at a time. When we trigger above multiple t...

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I am using spotify iOS SDK for playing songs and adding songs in queue. I have used following method to add songs in queue.   appRemote.playerAPI?.enqueueTrackUri   But above method is ...

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Get my top tracks failed (security)

Im trying to get top tracks of a user that logged in correctly, but the Xml give this status:"User not registered in the Developer Dashboard" I don't know how to do to get access to the info for any user that is not register as a developer. The login...

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Im trying to get top tracks of a user that logged in correctly, but the Xml give this status: "User not registered in the Developer Dashboard"   I don't know how to do to get access to the in...

Ximzend

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using api for app android

it is possible to create an app on android studio that checks the statistics of your plays in a given period?

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it is possible to create an app on android studio that checks the statistics of your plays in a given period?  

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Developer question integrating spotify in mobile app
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Superuser Contribution Web Playback

Is Web Playback usable anymore?I mean, does/can anyone use it and can it be used by anyone else than Spotify's own in-browser player? There were showcases earlier...I can't find them anymore so I interpret it like the SDK is no longer "friendly" and ...

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Is Web Playback usable anymore? I mean, does/can anyone use it and can it be used by anyone else than Spotify's own in-browser player? There were showcases earlier...I can't find them anymore so I i...

Ximzend

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Sorting user albums by artist name or title with the We API

It seems like the endpoint to fetch the current user's saved albums, sorts the resulting albums by date added to library, and there seems to be know way of changing that, or is there?The client app currently has a drop-down box to sort albums by arti...

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It seems like the endpoint to fetch the current user's saved albums, sorts the resulting albums by date added to library, and there seems to be know way of changing that, or is there? The c...

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