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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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Solved!! Is the WEB API Access Token not the same used for the Playback SDK?

PlanPremiumCountrySouth AfricaDevice(Lenovo Laptop)Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or IssueI'm currently using the WEB API and logging in with my current account and it provides me with an access token. I use that token to make general calls...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Country South Africa Device (Lenovo Laptop) Operating System (Windows 10)   My Question or Issue I'm currently using the WEB API and logging in with my current account and...
  • DeadInsideProgrammer
  • Casual Listener
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[Community][Discover] Launch Puerto Rico as country for API

Hi! Puerto Rico has a very rich and diverse music scene that is very different from the United States'. I would like to find new music from Puerto Rico using the "Get New Releases" API endpoint. However, Puerto Rico (ISO Country Code: PR) is currentl...

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  • Hi! Puerto Rico has a very rich and diverse music scene that is very different from the United States'. I would like to find new music from Puerto Rico using the "Get New Releases" API endpoint. Howe...
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Bug: Got a 500 Status Response from /me/player/recently-played endpoint

Plan - FreeCountry - US Device - MacBook 2021 My Question or Issue1. Generated a bearer token with scope: 'user-read-recently-played'2. Used it to make a GET request to /me/player/recently-played endpoint.3. Received 500 Internal Server Error respons...

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  • Plan - Free Country - US   Device - MacBook 2021   My Question or Issue 1. Generated a bearer token with scope: 'user-read-recently-played' 2. Used it to make a GET request...
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Track Audio Features returning empty array

PlanFree/PremiumCountry DeviceWindows 10 PC When trying to access the audio features of a track, the request just returns the following data:{"audio_features" : [ ]} I have tried this for multiple, popular songs, and wondered if anyone had similar pr...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country   Device Windows 10 PC   When trying to access the audio features of a track, the request just returns the following data: { "audio_features" : [ ] } &n...
  • belltown
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I want stop to receive podcasts recommendation

I can't stand Spotify podcasts, someone knows how can i stop to receive podcasts recommendations? I want at least delete the section that says "Popular listeners of..." cuz i had already listened some podcasts and i didn't like it at all. Plan Premiu...

  • Visitor
  • I can't stand Spotify podcasts, someone knows how can i stop to receive podcasts recommendations? I want at least delete the section that says "Popular listeners of..." cuz i had already listene...
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Transfer app ownership to a different developer account

Hi,Could you please help me to transfer an app from my developer account into a new developer account? Unfortunately we cannot create a new app and delete the old one as that would cause all our existing users to go through the setup flow again. Best...

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  • Hi, Could you please help me to transfer an app from my developer account into a new developer account? Unfortunately we cannot create a new app and delete the old one as that would cause all our ex...
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Possible scope of API use in free plan/developer account

PlanFreeDeviceallOperating Systemall My Question or IssueHello, I am developing audio player component for clients website. Main goal is to provide possibility to listen a podcast provided by client via Spotify by web users. Main client requirement i...

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  • Plan Free Device all Operating System all   My Question or Issue Hello, I am developing audio player component for clients website. Main goal is to provide possibility to listen a podcas...
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Making a playlist react 401

Spotify Playlist generation ReactHello,I am struggling to create a playlist on my React App. I added the scopes required, but I still get a 401 error whenever I try to make a playlist, despite things like search and getting audio features continuing ...

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  • Spotify Playlist generation React Hello, I am struggling to create a playlist on my React App. I added the scopes required, but I still get a 401 error whenever I try to make a playlist, despite ...
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Agree screen not showing up when login

Hello,Currently my React app uses the spotify api to search for songs and get audio features, I tried to add a feature to create playlists, this would require me to add the playlist-modify scopes, I did that, however after I added the scopes whenever...

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  • Hello, Currently my React app uses the spotify api to search for songs and get audio features, I tried to add a feature to create playlists, this would require me to add the playlist-modify scopes, ...
  • Ximzend
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Make a playlist React

Hello currently I am trying to make a playlist but I am getting a 401 error. Does anyone have any ideas for how I can fix this?

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  • Hello currently I am trying to make a playlist but I am getting a 401 error. Does anyone have any ideas for how I can fix this?
  • airborm
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Shuffle isn’t working properly

It was only after the recent update on Aug. 23 of 2022 that I realized that my shuffle button wasn’t working. When I went to support, it suggested to log out and in and it worked until I exited the app and then it stopped working properly again. And ...

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  • It was only after the recent update on Aug. 23 of 2022 that I realized that my shuffle button wasn’t working. When I went to support, it suggested to log out and in and it worked until I exited the a...
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Pull Playlist Data From All Spotify Editorial Playlists - Incomplete

Hi All, I've been trying to create a simple query to pull real time data of tracks that sit on all public Spotify editorial playlists. I'm doing this by pulling data from all public playlists that list "spotify" as the owner.This returns a list of ~1...

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  • Hi All,   I've been trying to create a simple query to pull real time data of tracks that sit on all public Spotify editorial playlists. I'm doing this by pulling data from all public playlist...
  • Ximzend
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Shared library feature

My Question or Issue I was just wondering if Spotify could do like/rating button on songs in shared library? As am not a developer I am asking here .

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  • My Question or Issue   I was just wondering if Spotify could do like/rating button on songs in shared library? As am not a developer I am asking here . 
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Solved!! How can I get stats from Spotify podcaster?

I want to create some application for analytics podcasts and I need to get data similar to Spotify podcaster, catalog tab (starts, streams, listeners). How can I get it? I use Node.js and need some endpoint for this data.

  • Newbie
  • I want to create some application for analytics podcasts and I need to get data similar to Spotify podcaster, catalog tab (starts, streams, listeners). How can I get it? I use Node.js and need some e...
  • Ximzend
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    stats
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Global chart api

PlanFree/PremiumCountryIndiaDevice(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueI am using this api ("https://api.spotify.com/v1/searchq=country=global&recurrence=daily&...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country India Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue I am usi...
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Web Playback SDK not working in Chrome but works in Firefox

Hi all, I’ve been using the web playback SDK for a while with no issues. Now I’m not getting any sound on chrome even though the playback and app seems to be working. I’ve just tested it on Firefox and it works perfectly. Any ideas what’s causing thi...

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  • Hi all, I’ve been using the web playback SDK for a while with no issues. Now I’m not getting any sound on chrome even though the playback and app seems to be working.  I’ve just tested it o...
  • cent0nZz
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[Desktop][Developer] CDN API support HTTP/2

There was an issue in the WebAPI github repo in the past where HTTP/2 support was mentioned, but the same was never mentioned again. Is there any way to get feedback or a possible implementation of the issue?HTTP/2 is considered a standard these days...

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  • There was an issue in the WebAPI github repo in the past where HTTP/2 support was mentioned, but the same was never mentioned again.   Is there any way to get feedback or a possible implementa...
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Embed - wrong font size

DeviceWindows, PCMy Question or IssueHello,we have an issue with podcast title display. Generated preview doesn´t display diacritics because of low line-height. Font size is 1.5rem, but line-height is only 1rem. Can you fix it please?Original podcast...

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  • Device Windows, PC My Question or Issue Hello, we have an issue with podcast title display. Generated preview doesn´t display diacritics because of low line-height. Font size is 1.5rem, but line-...
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Deeplinking to Spotify iOS app?

My app would benefit from being able to deeplink into Spotify app on iOS so that users can quickly edit the now playing queue or adjust some playback settings. Are there any supported URL schemes that would allow to open Spotify app and:Go to queue v...

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  • My app would benefit from being able to deeplink into Spotify app on iOS so that users can quickly edit the now playing queue or adjust some playback settings.   Are there any supported URL sc...
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