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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...
My Question or Issue Is there any option to send a request, for example on the endpoint: https://api.spotify.com/v1/artists/{id}/albums, with a token assigned to the application, not to a particular user of the Spotify account? I have an app created ...
My Question or Issue Is there any option to send a request, for example on the endpoint: https://api.spotify.com/v1/artists/{id}/albums, with a token assigned to the application, not to a pa...
Spotify Star
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Hi,I'm trying to do an Alarm iOS app with the App remote sdk as the streaming sdk is deprecated, but I'm not sure it's possible.Would it be possible to wake up the Spotify app and play music from a background task without human interaction ?
Hi, I'm trying to do an Alarm iOS app with the App remote sdk as the streaming sdk is deprecated, but I'm not sure it's possible. Would it be possible to wake up the Spotify app and play music from...
Not applicable
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PlanPremiumCountryUruguayDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHi. I was looking to new music for my playlists and the recommended songs don't play. I also tried with songs from artists profiles and the same thing happens, just can l...
Plan Premium Country Uruguay Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hi. I was looking to new music for my playlists and the recommended songs don't play. I also t...
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Hii,I'm using your api but I'm able to play the 30 sec demo the preview_url. But in api I do not get the original track link to play in my audio player. Please reply it's urgent. **bleep** /**bleep**
Hii, I'm using your api but I'm able to play the 30 sec demo the preview_url. But in api I do not get the original track link to play in my audio player. Please reply it's urgent. ...
Regular
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My Question or Issue Is there such an API endpoint to log in with an artist account and get the data from this account? Like in the case of a regular Spotify account, e.g. endpoint /v1/me/tracks ? Thanks
My Question or Issue Is there such an API endpoint to log in with an artist account and get the data from this account? Like in the case of a regular Spotify account, e.g. endpoint /v1...
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Hi there,This is a Problem regarding the web api get playback state /v1/me/playerthe timestamp field is inconsistent. I am trying to accurately get users playback / progress timeThe documentation says : timestamp [integer] - Unix Millisecond Timestam...
Hi there, This is a Problem regarding the web api get playback state /v1/me/player the timestamp field is inconsistent. I am trying to accurately get users playback / progress time The documen...
Newbie
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Hello, I wrote a Python script to update playlists (throught API calls). It works fine, but I have to generate a new token each hour from the Spotify Web API Console. Is there a way to get a permanent token in order to be able to use it in a schedule...
Hello, I wrote a Python script to update playlists (throught API calls). It works fine, but I have to generate a new token each hour from the Spotify Web API Console. Is there a way to get a...
Casual Listener
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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
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
Spotify Star
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PlanFree/PremiumCountryBelgiumDeviceBrowserOperating SystemAny My Question or IssueI am having some issues using the spotify sdk in an angular project. I've managed to set-up a working player, but this player does not work if other components try to ...
Plan Free/Premium Country Belgium Device Browser Operating System Any My Question or Issue I am having some issues using the spotify sdk in an angular project. I've managed to set-up...
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Operating SystemWindows 11My Question or IssueI'm trying to get the lyrics to the song by querying https://spclient.wg.spotify.com/color-lyrics/But I can't, I get the answer that the wrong token, or the client. Can you give me a hint, or give me a co...
Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue I'm trying to get the lyrics to the song by querying https://spclient.wg.spotify.com/color-lyrics/ But I can't, I get the answer that the wrong to...
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PlanPremiumCountryCanada (but currently vacationing in Mexico) DeviceNotebookOperating SystemPOP!OS Linux Maybe I am way out of my element here, but I am interested in trying to use the Spotify API to search if an album exists on Spotify or not. Usin...
Plan Premium Country Canada (but currently vacationing in Mexico) Device Notebook Operating System POP!OS Linux Maybe I am way out of my element here, but I am...
Spotify Star
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I am trying to change a playlist cover by this endpoint https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/#/operations/upload-custom-playlist-cover I have 401 Unauthorized response, but the token is ok because i tried changing playlist de...
I am trying to change a playlist cover by this endpoint https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/#/operations/upload-custom-playlist-cover I have 401 Unauthorized r...
Spotify Star
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PlanFreeAustralia Device2021 MacMiniOperating SystemMacOSDev EnvironmentBubble.io (for building web apps) My Question or IssueI started developing a web app last year that successfully accessed the Spotify URL External feature because I was able to p...
Plan Free Australia Device 2021 MacMini Operating System MacOS Dev Environment Bubble.io (for building web apps) My Question or Issue I started developing a web app last yea...
Spotify Star
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On larger Playlist the shuffle function does not properly randomize song selection and instead often plays the same songs whenever I shuffle
On larger Playlist the shuffle function does not properly randomize song selection and instead often plays the same songs whenever I shuffle
Spotify Star
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ホーム画面が急に見辛くなりました。デュオアカウントですが、もう一人の方は前のまま。私だけ縦画面でプレイリストがでかく表示されています。前の方が自分の興味のあるプレイリストや、新曲などわかりやすくて好きだったのに、今のやつは不便です。とても使いにくい。長年Spotifyを使ってきているので、どうか前の仕様に戻していただけませんか？
ホーム画面が急に見辛くなりました。 デュオアカウントですが、もう一人の方は前のまま。私だけ縦画面でプレイリストがでかく表示されています。 前の方が自分の興味のあるプレイリストや、新曲などわかりやすくて好きだったのに、今のやつは不便です。とても使いにくい。 長年Spotifyを使ってきているので、どうか前の仕様に戻していただけませんか？
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All of the following API calls fail when the IDs are supplied via the JSON body. In the documentation, it is stated that supplying them via the body should work. As this used to work flawlessly before. DELETE /me/tracksDELETE /me/albumsDELETE /me/sho...
All of the following API calls fail when the IDs are supplied via the JSON body. In the documentation, it is stated that supplying them via the body should work. As this used to work flawlessly befor...
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I'm new to using the Spotify API and am struggling with pulling the selected user's top songs in the short term. I'm using Spotipy and flask to run my program on a local server. I get prompted to sign into Spotify and I've managed to pull my saved so...
I'm new to using the Spotify API and am struggling with pulling the selected user's top songs in the short term. I'm using Spotipy and flask to run my program on a local server. I get prompted to sig...
Spotify Star
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I want to embed my own podcast on my website and the embed displays the mention 'example' (in Dutch: 'voorbeeld'). I have no idea why and how I can fix this.I have a family Premium plan and live in The Netherlands.My Spotify podcast is linked to my A...
I want to embed my own podcast on my website and the embed displays the mention 'example' (in Dutch: 'voorbeeld'). I have no idea why and how I can fix this. I have a family Premium plan and live ...
Casual Listener
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I have a problem with Web API in my Flutter app. I'm trying to change the image of a playlist with the 'Custom Playlist Cover Image' endpoint. My request is in the next reply.
I have a problem with Web API in my Flutter app. I'm trying to change the image of a playlist with the 'Custom Playlist Cover Image' endpoint. My request is in the next reply.
Casual Listener
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I want to integrate Spotify in my application
I want to integrate Spotify in my application
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