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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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Solved!!Superuser Contribution API blocked

Hi my name is Joe, I am a software engineering student, and for the final project of my course I have been developing a songSharing app using Spotify’s web API, my project is due in a weeks time and the worst has happened my account has been ‘blocked...

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Hi my name is Joe,   I am a software engineering student, and for the final project of my course I have been developing a songSharing app using Spotify’s web API, my project is due in a weeks ...

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iOS SDK missing the user-read-playback-position scope

I have been attempting to authorize the user-read-playback-position scope using the iOS SDK, but this scope was never included in the framework (you can see the included scopes here). Are there any known workarounds to use the above scope, or is poss...

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I have been attempting to authorize the user-read-playback-position scope using the iOS SDK, but this scope was never included in the framework (you can see the included scopes here). &nbs...

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Get Artist's Albums not returning all albums

I should be able to get all albums by Get Artist's Albums if I don't fill the market param, but it's not working anymore.This is working in 2021, and I found it not working last year, I really hope it can be brought back, since it's the only way to g...

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I should be able to get all albums by Get Artist's Albums if I don't fill the market param, but it's not working anymore. This is working in 2021, and I found it not working last year, I really...

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Unable to get access token using authorization code flow

PlanFreeCountryUSADeviceMacbook Pro late 2017Operating SystemMacOS My Question or Issue I am trying to do the authorization code flow using Spotify's API to ultimately add songs to a playlist. I am building this from scratch, and not using any librar...

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Plan Free Country USA Device Macbook Pro late 2017 Operating System MacOS   My Question or Issue  I am trying to do the authorization code flow using Spotify's API to ultimat...

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Issue with embeds downloading random files in Safari.

Hi everyone, I'm building a site in Webflow for a client and have a page that is loaded with Spotify Player embeds. I've been having an issue where upon page load (Only in Safari) it downloads a ton of files with names like "10YFj2pOqUUjsqAPX5ZMeh" w...

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Hi everyone,   I'm building a site in Webflow for a client and have a page that is loaded with Spotify Player embeds. I've been having an issue where upon page load (Only in Safari) it downloa...

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Spotify on Facebook Page-About-Websites and social links only links Users not Artists or else.

My Question or IssueWe have a problem. On Facebook page editing the about -Websites and social links- you select the Spotify and its asks you for the username. When you put the username and you click it ( only is you put an Artist username ) it doesn...

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  My Question or Issue We have a problem.  On Facebook page editing the about -Websites and social links- you select the Spotify and its asks you for the username.  When you p...

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Spotify on Facebook Page-About-Websites and social links only links Users not Artists or else.
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Blocked from API

Hi my name is Joe, I am a software engineering student, and for the final project of my course I have been developing a songSharing app using Spotify’s web API, my project is due in a weeks time and the worst has happened my account has been ‘blocked...

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Hi my name is Joe,   I am a software engineering student, and for the final project of my course I have been developing a songSharing app using Spotify’s web API, my project is due in a weeks ...

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Quota Extension Submission for Third Time

PlanPremiumCountryUSA My Question or IssueMy team and I have submitted our quota extension for the third time a couple weeks ago and I was hoping to get an update on an answer. We were surprised by our last denial but we have re-worked our app to the...

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  Plan Premium Country USA   My Question or Issue My team and I have submitted our quota extension for the third time a couple weeks ago and I was hoping to get an update on an answe...

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Guys, it’s horrible, pls go back to old one

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Guys, it’s horrible, pls go back to old one

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I have a problem with SDK

I´m testing the code in the Getting Started page of Web Playback SDK, and when I try to implement the page throws me the error that I need a Spotify Premium account, but I am already premium with a student accountI'm copying the token the page throws...

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I´m testing the code in the Getting Started page of Web Playback SDK, and when I try to implement the page throws me the error that I need a Spotify Premium account, but I am already premium with a s...

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Separate bot for discord to listen which is similar to vexera

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 How about making a bot for discord which will be very helpful for gamers.

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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  &...

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Solved!! SpotifyApi, 403 'Forbidden'

Hello ! I want to access my account's player to manage playbacks.According to API I received the token and passed in the header - rules { "scope", "user-modify-playback-state"}In response, I received a status of 200 and a token, also the rights that ...

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Hello ! I want to access my account's player to manage playbacks. According to API I received the token and passed in the header - rules { "scope", "user-modify-playback-state"} In response, I ...

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Web Playback SDK: WebPlaybackState.disallows.skipping_prev not correct on second track

Plan: PremiumDevice: Chrome, version 111.0.5563.64 (Official Build) (arm64))Operating System: MacOS, version Ventura 13.2.1 (22D68) Issue: When playing the first track from an album or an artist context (ie: a context with more than one track) comple...

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Plan: Premium Device: Chrome, version 111.0.5563.64 (Official Build) (arm64)) Operating System: MacOS, version Ventura 13.2.1 (22D68)   Issue:   When playing the first track fro...

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Playlist go into "suggested for you" and plays songs that already Are in the playlist

Plalist go into "suggested for you" and plays songs that already Are in the playlist.Why?? If you take a friend to buy clothes you wont suggest the tshirt he already wears!?

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Plalist go into "suggested for you" and plays songs that already Are in the playlist. Why?? If you take a friend to buy clothes you wont suggest the tshirt he already wears!?

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Solved!! Clarification on using audio preview clips in short-form content videos

Hello Spotify for Developers Community,I am currently working on an application that generates short-form content videos featuring audio preview clips from Spotify, along with the song title, artist, album/song cover, and a Spotify code that links to...

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Hello Spotify for Developers Community, I am currently working on an application that generates short-form content videos featuring audio preview clips from Spotify, along with the song title, a...

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How to get information on a song?

So Ed Sheeran recently released Eyes Closed which have different versions with different covers but the main track has the collective streams of both versions whereas Jimin also released Like Crazy the same day with two versions but the streams are s...

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So Ed Sheeran recently released Eyes Closed which have different versions with different covers but the main track has the collective streams of both versions whereas Jimin also released Like Crazy t...

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When adding or updating playlist details, only works half the time

Whats up all -- I have a web app that uses both the "CreatePlaylist" + "Change Playlist Details" Web API calls. For the CreatePlaylist call, I always pass name and description. I noticed that half of the time the playlists have no description after b...

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Whats up all --   I have a web app that uses both the "CreatePlaylist" + "Change Playlist Details" Web API calls.   For the CreatePlaylist call, I always pass name and description. I no...

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ALLOWED? calling dance moves

I want to put out a free program for rueda calling. Picture is worth 1000 words, as long as it works:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TR37xrpiXIAt Parties of Cuban music fans (and other places) people dance in a group, doing fairly complex moves to s...

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I want to put out a free program for rueda calling.  Picture is worth 1000 words, as long as it works: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TR37xrpiXI At Parties of Cuban music fans (and other p...

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Public Playlist

Hi,I run a WordPress plugin and want to be able to convert a playlist URL that a client provides into a JSON response and then add the details into a table, is this possible? I vision it to work like:Client inputs Spotify URL intoa box, clicks "conve...

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Hi, I run a WordPress plugin and want to be able to convert a playlist URL that a client provides into a JSON response and then add the details into a table, is this possible?   I vision it t...

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