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Discuss building apps with Spotify APIs and SDKs
Hey everyone, I've created this thread to share some updates to how quotas work for Development Mode apps on the Spotify Web API to help you better organize your projects. We've shared a Blog post that explains everything in detail. Here's the short ...
Hey everyone, I've created this thread to provide more insight on an upcoming change to how refresh tokens work for apps on the Spotify Web API. We've shared a blog post that explains what's changing and why. The short version: refresh tokens will no...
Hi,I have a Spotify Premium account but I cannot access the Developer Dashboard.All Dashboard URLs return 404 and I only see the public landing page.I need Developer Mode enabled to create an app and use the Web API for personal use.Please enable Dev...
Hi, I have a Spotify Premium account but I cannot access the Developer Dashboard. All Dashboard URLs return 404 and I only see the public landing page. I need Developer Mode enabled to create an a...
Spotify
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Hi everyone,I run a platform that has been approved for access to the Spotify API and currently has around 50 active users. All features strictly follow the limits and requirements defined in Spotify’s API Terms of Service. I’m planning to build a da...
Hi everyone, I run a platform that has been approved for access to the Spotify API and currently has around 50 active users. All features strictly follow the limits and requirements defined in Spoti...
Spotify
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Country: TaiwanDevice: N/AOperating System: N/AMy Question or Issue:I am a student developer in Taiwan currently participating inRed Bull Basement 2026, an international student innovationcompetition organized by Red Bull.I am developing a music-focu...
Country: Taiwan Device: N/A Operating System: N/A My Question or Issue: I am a student developer in Taiwan currently participating in Red Bull Basement 2026, an international student innovation ...
Regular
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PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceMacbook ProOperating SystemmacOS14 My Question or IssueWhen I copy a link to a song I want the the player to start playing the song without having to do a second click on the play button.I was hoping appending a "?play"...
Plan Premium Country Germany Device Macbook Pro Operating System macOS14 My Question or Issue When I copy a link to a song I want the the player to start playing the song wit...
Newbie
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Hello,We are currently working on an application that requires integration with Spotify services, and we would like to clarify both the technical capabilities and the legal boundaries of the Spotify APIs.Specifically, we would like to understand:Is i...
Hello, We are currently working on an application that requires integration with Spotify services, and we would like to clarify both the technical capabilities and the legal boundaries of the Spotif...
Spotify Star
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Hello,I am contacting you with a question regarding the use of Spotify images in a web service I am currently developing.I plan to use artist profile images and album cover images provided by Spotify.I would like to know if I can use square artist pr...
Hello, I am contacting you with a question regarding the use of Spotify images in a web service I am currently developing. I plan to use artist profile images and album cover images provided by Spo...
Spotify Star
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Hi Spotify Developer Team,I'm an independent developer building TrackLine, a music trivia game for Android where players listen to songs and place them on a timeline in chronological order. The app uses the Spotify Web API for search and authenticati...
Hi Spotify Developer Team, I'm an independent developer building TrackLine, a music trivia game for Android where players listen to songs and place them on a timeline in chronological order. The app...
Casual Listener
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Dear Spotify Developer Support, I am currently working on a physical, card-based party game concept and would like to ensure that I fully comply with Spotify’s platform policies. The concept involves printed cards containing QR codes that redirect us...
Dear Spotify Developer Support, I am currently working on a physical, card-based party game concept and would like to ensure that I fully comply with Spotify’s platform policies. Th...
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Hi all, I've made my first website and used a Spotify API so users can make playlists from artists selected on my site. I've now completed the site and opened it up, however as my API says 'Development mode', do I need to move this on? as it's a newl...
Hi all, I've made my first website and used a Spotify API so users can make playlists from artists selected on my site. I've now completed the site and opened it up, however as my API says '...
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PlanPremiumOperating SystemWindows 11 My QuestionI'm developing a web app with React for school that displays the current top 50 songs to users. The API requests are entirely backend, so we would be using the client credentials flow (we don't want to...
Plan Premium Operating System Windows 11 My Question I'm developing a web app with React for school that displays the current top 50 songs to users. The API requests are entirely backend...
Music Fan
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When trying to login to my app at https://app.crates.music when it redirects to the Spotify authorize endpoint I'm getting a 500 response. Not sure what to do here, didn't change anything on my end.Screenshot 2026-03-21 at 1.33.54 PM.png
When trying to login to my app at https://app.crates.music when it redirects to the Spotify authorize endpoint I'm getting a 500 response. Not sure what to do here, didn't change anything on my ...
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PlanPremium CountryArgentina DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueHi everyone,I'm using the Authorization Code with PKCE flow on an ASP.NET Core backend.I'm trying to save tracks and albums to my own library using:PUT /v1/me/tracksPU...
Plan Premium Country Argentina Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hi everyone, I'm using the Authorization Code with PKCE flow on an ASP.NET Core b...
Casual Listener
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My application (0d435f8b5ec84110a8614b6051ba268b) was disabled and blocked following the API update. This is my only application, and there is no option to delete it. I am a premium subscriber. I would like to delete the application and start over. A...
My application (0d435f8b5ec84110a8614b6051ba268b) was disabled and blocked following the API update. This is my only application, and there is no option to delete it. I am a premium subscriber. I wou...
Newbie
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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 Issuemy question is how do i integrate the spotify api or sdk in my own mobile app. so that i can ...
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 my ques...
Spotify Star
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PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSo I'm a streamer on Twitch, and I like to listen to Spotify while I stream. I recently added this Spotify Playing Now extension to my Twitch channel, and in o...
Plan Premium Country United States Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue So I'm a streamer on Twitch, and I like to listen to Spotify while I stream. I rece...
Casual Listener
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Hi,I am developing an application similar to Instagram Reels, where users can create short videos (around 30 seconds) and choose music for their videos.For this use case, I want to display a list of songs inside my app so users can select music easil...
Hi, I am developing an application similar to Instagram Reels, where users can create short videos (around 30 seconds) and choose music for their videos. For this use case, I want to display a list...
Spotify Star
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Hi All, Apologies this is written by Claude, but at least it includes all the relvant data! Problem POST /v1/playlists/{playlist_id}/tracks consistently returns 403 "Forbidden" with no WWW-Authenticate header, even though: The token has all required ...
Hi All, Apologies this is written by Claude, but at least it includes all the relvant data! Problem POST /v1/playlists/{playlist_id}/tracks consistently returns 403 "F...
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Premium Plan, ItalyMacStudio M2 - Tahoe Hi, everyone!I need to create a new app on the developer dashboard.Originally, I had two apps, but I deleted one in order to create a new one.Now I only have one app, but the "Create App" button is still unavai...
Premium Plan, Italy MacStudio M2 - Tahoe Hi, everyone! I need to create a new app on the developer dashboard. Originally, I had two apps, but I deleted one in order to create a new one. ...
Casual Listener
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Hi ive built a plugin for my dj software to get my playlists then add my playlists into my dj sfotware i can login and retreive them on my account in the uk buti sent the plugin to my freind in the USA and it woulnt retreive them at allbut i logged o...
Hi ive built a plugin for my dj software to get my playlists then add my playlists into my dj sfotware i can login and retreive them on my account in the uk but i sent the plugin to my fr...
Casual Listener
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I know the relevant apis were dprecated for some reason but i still see alot of privatly owned projects that can still handle thse requests, is there a workaround i should know about?
I know the relevant apis were dprecated for some reason but i still see alot of privatly owned projects that can still handle thse requests, is there a workaround i should know about?
Spotify Star
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