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Discuss building apps with Spotify APIs and SDKs
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...
CountryUSDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueI am trying to make a Web API call to get an album that is pre release and see how much time is remaining till release. However the usual albums endpoint doesn’t work. Is there an endpoi...
Country US Device PC Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue I am trying to make a Web API call to get an album that is pre release and see how much time is remaining till rel...
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PlanFree/PremiumCountryUnited States of AmericaDevice(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueCan yall make a communication app so we can communicate in the Spotify...
Plan Free/Premium Country United States of America Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question...
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Plan: PremiumCountry: Taiwan Device: iPhone SE2 & Macbook M1 My Question or IssueThis issue has existed since last night. Whenever I try to cast my Spotify podcast to Google Mini, the podcast episode keeps skipping to the next 4-5 episodes. Also, Goo...
Plan: Premium Country: Taiwan Device: iPhone SE2 & Macbook M1 My Question or Issue This issue has existed since last night. Whenever I try to cast my Spotify podcast to ...
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DeviceVarious models of Samsung Galaxy phones. Such as A53.Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueI developed an Android application, using Kotlin. When Spotify is installed on the phone, the application will connect to it and show the track tha...
Device Various models of Samsung Galaxy phones. Such as A53. Operating System Android My Question or Issue I developed an Android application, using Kotlin. When Spotify is installed on ...
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Hi, I’m hitting a consistent 404 issue with the /v1/recommendations endpoint and would appreciate guidance. My app is set up with Authorization-Code flow; other endpoints (e.g., /v1/me and /v1/tracks/{id}) respond with 200 when I use the same bearer ...
Hi, I’m hitting a consistent 404 issue with the /v1/recommendations endpoint and would appreciate guidance. My app is set up with Authorization-Code flow; other endpoints (e.g., /v1...
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PlanPremiumCountryIndiaDevice(Poco F1/M6 pro, macbook m1 pro)Operating System(Android, Mac os) My Question or Issue Hi All, I've been trying to use spotify's recently played web api endpoint to keep personal stats of songs and artists that I listen t...
Plan Premium Country India Device (Poco F1/M6 pro, macbook m1 pro) Operating System (Android, Mac os) My Question or Issue Hi All, I've been trying to use spotify's recently ...
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The documentation states that ISRC will be sent as part of "external_ids", but I have yet to find an album where this is the case. Does Spotify just not have this data for most albums? Tracks seems to carry this data.
The documentation states that ISRC will be sent as part of "external_ids", but I have yet to find an album where this is the case. Does Spotify just not have this data for most albums? Tracks seems t...
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I was waiting for extension approval and suddenly the option is gone. I submitted the request before the MAU requirement changed. Anyone else dealing with this? I've spent considerable time and money developing an app that relies on the spotify api a...
I was waiting for extension approval and suddenly the option is gone. I submitted the request before the MAU requirement changed. Anyone else dealing with this? I've spent considerable time ...
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I applied for quota expansion in my previous application and my request was rejected. I want to make the required corrections and request quota again, but the quota expansion section is not visible. There is only the general application settings page...
I applied for quota expansion in my previous application and my request was rejected. I want to make the required corrections and request quota again, but the quota expansion section is not visible. ...
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PlanPremiumCountryMalaysiaDeviceMac Mini M2Operating SystemmacOS 15.4.1 My Question or IssueI’ve been experimenting with the Spotify Web API (v1) and noticed something odd with the /search endpoint that I’m not sure how to explain. I’m wondering if a...
Plan Premium Country Malaysia Device Mac Mini M2 Operating System macOS 15.4.1 My Question or Issue I’ve been experimenting with the Spotify Web API (v1) and noticed something odd wi...
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I made a web application and recently it was approved for a quota extension. However, currently, there is an error message saying "Illegal Scope" whenever i try to authenticate a user via Spotify's OAuth. Am I doing wrong, it has been more than 2 day...
I made a web application and recently it was approved for a quota extension. However, currently, there is an error message saying "Illegal Scope" whenever i try to authenticate a user via Spoti...
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PlanPremiumCountryPoland My Question or IssueI am done with making my app but now the question how to make accessible for everybody?
Plan Premium Country Poland My Question or Issue I am done with making my app but now the question how to make accessible for everybody?
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PlanPremiumCountryCzech Republic My Question or IssueHello, I've been using Spotify API for some, but it stopped working suddenly. According to my investigation, my webhosting server cannot reach api.spotify.com and connection always times-out. DNS r...
Plan Premium Country Czech Republic My Question or Issue Hello, I've been using Spotify API for some, but it stopped working suddenly. According to my investigation, my webhosti...
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PlanPremiumCountryRomaniaDevicePC, Phone, CarOperating SystemAPI, iOS, Android, Windows 10 My Question or IssueThe API to get the currently-playing track responds with 204 code, and an empty response body even though songs are playing in the windows ...
Plan Premium Country Romania Device PC, Phone, Car Operating System API, iOS, Android, Windows 10 My Question or Issue The API to get the currently-playing track responds with 204 co...
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PlanBothCountryCanadaDeviceiPhone 11, DesktopOperating SystemiOS 15, Windows 10, Windows 11 My Question or IssueThe v1/me/player APIs are returning 204s when trying to get currently playing data incorrectly. There should be content and there is somet...
Plan Both Country Canada Device iPhone 11, Desktop Operating System iOS 15, Windows 10, Windows 11 My Question or Issue The v1/me/player APIs are returning 204s when trying to get cu...
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PlanPremiumCountryIrelandDevice(iPhone 12, Samsung Galaxy S10e) My Question or IssueMy app relies heavily on the above endpoint to poll for the state of the Spotify player, which I do every 3 seconds from browsers on iOS and Android. On iOS I almost ...
Plan Premium Country Ireland Device (iPhone 12, Samsung Galaxy S10e) My Question or Issue My app relies heavily on the above endpoint to poll for the state of the Spotify player, which...
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PlanPremiumCountrySpain My Question or Issue Hello Spotify team, My name is Hector, and my team and I have been working for four months on a music discovery tool for Spotify users. During this time, we’ve invested significant effort in:Designing an i...
Plan Premium Country Spain My Question or Issue Hello Spotify team, My name is Hector, and my team and I have been working for four months on a music discovery tool for ...
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I have a web app (ampcast.app) with extended quota. When I start playback I see this error in the console: POST https://cpapi.spotify.com/v1/client/.../event/item_before_load 404 (Not Found) Uncaught (in promise) CloudPlaybackClientError: PlayLoad ev...
I have a web app (ampcast.app) with extended quota. When I start playback I see this error in the console: POST https://cpapi.spotify.com/v1/client/.../event/item_before_load&n...
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceHome PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI cannot create an app. I get an error message "Something went wrong, we were not able to create your app. Please try again later." I've tried multiple times over the co...
Plan Premium Country USA Device Home PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I cannot create an app. I get an error message "Something went wrong, we were not able to cre...
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Please consider adding an option for true random shuffle, one that doesn’t follow algorithms or avoid repeats, just a purely random order every time.The current shuffle feels weighted or biased, especially in large playlists. I just want a simple, fa...
Please consider adding an option for true random shuffle, one that doesn’t follow algorithms or avoid repeats, just a purely random order every time. The current shuffle feels weighted or biased, es...
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