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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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Spotify Linux - only 50 song are played

PlanPremiumCountryItalyDeviceLinux DesktopOperating SystemDebian My Question or IssueWith a playlist of 20 hours, more than 250 songs. Can you explain me why the queue is alwasy with same 50 songs?

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  • Plan Premium Country Italy Device Linux Desktop Operating System Debian   My Question or Issue With a playlist of 20 hours, more than 250 songs.  Can you explain me why the queue...
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Get Currently Playing Track

Hi, I have recently started using the spotify developer api. I have experimented with https://developer.spotify.com/console/get-users-currently-playing-track/To use the endpoint I generated a temporary token using the "Get Token" button to test out t...

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  • Hi, I have recently started using the spotify developer api. I have experimented with https://developer.spotify.com/console/get-users-currently-playing-track/ To use the endpoint I generated a tempo...
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Authorize endpoint blocked due to MIME mismatch

DeviceMacbook Pro My Question or IssueI am trying to get login to work following the Authorization Code Flow. I thought I followed most of the guide, but keep running into a "Resource was blocked due to MIME type mismatch" error (Image Below). Someti...

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  • Device Macbook Pro   My Question or Issue I am trying to get login to work following the Authorization Code Flow. I thought I followed most of the guide, but keep running into a "Resource wa...
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Account issue

PlanPremiumDevice( Samsung)Operating System(Android 12) I would like my current email that I use to be in the beta program, rather than the one that is associated the the app. The reason is that I don't use that email anymore and it's not connected t...

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  • Plan Premium Device ( Samsung) Operating System (Android 12)   I would like my current email that I use to be in the beta program, rather than the one that is associated the the app....
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Web Playback SDK not playing on iOS 15

Web Playback SDK doesn't work on iOS 15.Works on older iOS versions (tested on 12.5.5, was working on 14) as well as various Android versions.The playback is transferred to the device in the browser but does not play or resume even when using activat...

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  • Web Playback SDK doesn't work on iOS 15. Works on older iOS versions (tested on 12.5.5, was working on 14) as well as various Android versions. The playback is transferred to the device in...
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Individual Track Popularity on "Get multiple Albums" Endpoint

I've been looking into developing a web-app with Spotify and noticed that there is a key difference in API responses for Tracks between different endpoints. When I fetch a list of Tracks from, say, the Playlist endpoint or Fetch Multiple Tracks endpo...

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  • I've been looking into developing a web-app with Spotify and noticed that there is a key difference in API responses for Tracks between different endpoints. When I fetch a list of Tracks from, say, t...
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Able to obtain access token without providing the necessary headers

DeviceRedmi Note 7 Pro Operating SystemAndroid 10 My IssueThe request access token section of the Authorization Code Flow mentions that Authorization and Content-Type headers are required. However, even if I don't include these headers in my Flutter ...

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  • Device Redmi Note 7 Pro   Operating System Android 10   My Issue The request access token section of the Authorization Code Flow mentions that Authorization and Content-Type headers ...
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Invalid redirect URI after authorization

PlanPremiumCountryThe NetherlandsDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueHello, I am trying to show my current playing song from Spotify on my portfolio, however, after authorizing with Spotify I get the error shown in the atta...

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  • Plan Premium Country The Netherlands Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Hello,   I am trying to show my current playing song from Spotify on my...
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Spotify not playing on Apple Watch

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceApple Watch (AW) 6 Cellular My Question or IssueSpotify will not play on my AW 6 Cellular. When I try to switch from IPhone to AW, I keep getting an error message that reads "Something went wrong. Cehck your connection and ...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Apple Watch (AW) 6 Cellular   My Question or Issue Spotify will not play on my AW 6 Cellular. When I try to switch from IPhone to AW, I keep getting an er...
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Auth flow stopped working

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsDevicen/aOperating SystemLinuxMy Question or IssueSince this week our application stopped working. We're using the spotify SDK and use a client id created in the account I'm also posting with on this forum.When a user in ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device n/a Operating System Linux My Question or Issue Since this week our application stopped working. We're using the spotify SDK and use a client id cre...
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A new JavaScript wrapper for the Web API

Hi all In the past months, I've been working on a toolbelt for the Web API. Today marks the initial release of the core library - a lightweight, strongly typed wrapper for the Web API with many convenience methods - as well as some utility packages f...

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  • Hi all   In the past months, I've been working on a toolbelt for the Web API. Today marks the initial release of the core library - a lightweight, strongly typed wrapper for the Web API with m...
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Did I submit quota extension request?

PlanN/ACountry DeviceN/AOperating SystemN/A My Question or Issue I submitted quota extension request via the dashboard and didn't get a confirmation that request was submitted. Am I supposed to received some sort of confirmation that the request was ...

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  • Plan N/A Country   Device N/A Operating System N/A   My Question or Issue   I submitted quota extension request via the dashboard and didn't get a confirmation that request ...
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Spotify for 3rd party apps such as Jukestar

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssuePlease read this article as it is surprising that Spotify does not allow this interaction whe...

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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 Please ...
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Spotify authorization?

I'm trying to set up a simple shortcut to add the current playing Spotify track to a spotify playlist to keep record of the ones I like when I hear them on the flow.I'm using applescript that for.What I've found so far is that there are Spotify APIs ...

  • Casual Listener
  • I'm trying to set up a simple shortcut to add the current playing Spotify track to a spotify playlist to keep record of the ones I like when I hear them on the flow. I'm using applescript that fo...
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Get track using genre

PlanFreeCountryIndiaDeviceOperating System My Question or IssueHi, I am used genre in this apihttps://api.spotify.com/v1/search?query=genre%3Asummer&type=track&offset=0&limit=20 for getting artist and track result empty.{ "tracks": { "href": "https:/...

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  • Plan Free Country India Device Operating System   My Question or Issue Hi,   I am used  genre in this api https://api.spotify.com/v1/search?query=genre%3Asummer&type=tra...
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Playlist followers count in search API

Hello,I have integrated spotify API in a sample python application. I just use the search API to search for playlists. I'm getting most of the data from the search API. However to get followers of a playlist I have to call separate API to get playlis...

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  • Hello, I have integrated spotify API in a sample python application. I just use the search API to search for playlists. I'm getting most of the data from the search API. However to get followers o...
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headers = {"Authorization" : "application/json"}endpoint = "https://api.spotify.com/v1/search"data = urlencode({"type":"album","include_external":"audio"})print(data),lookup_url = f"{endpoint}?{data}"print(lookup_url)r= requests.get(lookup_url, data=...

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  • headers = { "Authorization" : "application/json" } endpoint = "https://api.spotify.com/v1/search" data = urlencode({"type":"album","include_external":"audio"}) print(data), lookup_url = f"{endp...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution "User not registered in the Developer Dashboard" error with additional users on app

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyOperating System(Windows 11) My Question or Issue Hi, I'm using OAuth for my client side app made with Nextjs. I can make requests to the api after authentication with my account but other users cannot and the error is i get ...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Germany Operating System (Windows 11)   My Question or Issue   Hi, I'm using OAuth for my client side app made with Nextjs. I can make requests to the ...
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Has Anyone developed a web API or app to auto refill playlist and artist metadata?

Has Anyone developed a web API or app to auto refill playlist and artist metadata to combat false / malicious repeated playlist reporting from bots, etc? For a while Spotify has allowed false reporting to go on and automatically takes down the playli...

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  • Has Anyone developed a web API or app to auto refill playlist and artist metadata to combat false / malicious repeated playlist reporting from bots, etc? For a while Spotify has allowed false reporti...
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Field filters using operators

Hi!How can I use in a query that includes filters like genre an operator? I want to get from the "https://api.spotify.com/v1/search" endpoint all the songs matching a keyword that are in at least 1 of the genres that I include in the search. Searchin...

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  • Hi! How can I use in a query that includes filters like genre an operator? I want to get from the "https://api.spotify.com/v1/search" endpoint all the songs matching a keyword that are in at le...
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