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Important: App review and quota extension waiting times

The Spotify for developers platform helps many bring their ideas to life. Whether it's a short term app helping an artist’s release or something more long term - there is always a chance of success. Things start to grow and then you might also need w...

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Spotify linking on Safari in iOS

PlanFree/PremiumCountryIndiaDeviceAll iPhonesOperating SystemiOS My Question or IssueWhen a user clicks on linking their Spotify account on our app using the Safari browser, it just doesn't go through. This successfully happens on Chrome and other br...

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  •   Plan Free/Premium Country India Device All iPhones Operating System iOS   My Question or Issue When a user clicks on linking their Spotify account on our app using the Safari b...
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Exclusion playlists

It would be great if one could create an exclusion playlist. So, one could add songs to a "exclusion playlist" and Spotify would exclude them from it's algorithms i.e. if i would like to listen a radio based on certain artist, Spotify would not sugge...

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  • It would be great if one could create an exclusion playlist. So, one could add songs to a "exclusion playlist" and Spotify would exclude them from it's algorithms i.e. if i would like to listen a rad...
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Generate Spotify Code from uri

Is there a way to get the Spotify qr code for a specific track using something like the uri for a song. I've looked through the web api reference but haven't been able to find anything about getting the qr codes.

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  • Is there a way to get the Spotify qr code for a specific track using something like the uri for a song. I've looked through the web api reference but haven't been able to find anything about getting ...
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Is in-app sonos integration going to be deprecated?

Hello, I install home automation systems like RTI and Savant along with doing whole home audio distribution in general. One of the main selling points for some clients was that Savant (I'm sure other systems do/did too) allowed them to control everyt...

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  •   Hello,   I install home automation systems like RTI and Savant along with doing whole home audio distribution in general.   One of the main selling points for some clients was t...
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Access international playlists / Get International Playlist ID

Hi all, I am a student located in Munich, Germany. I am planning to write my Master thesis around the topic of Data Analytics with Spotify. More precisely, I want to find out if the behavior of Spotify users from different countries can be matched to...

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  • Hi all,   I am a student located in Munich, Germany. I am planning to write my Master thesis around the topic of Data Analytics with Spotify. More precisely, I want to find out if the behavior...
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Superuser Contribution Server Error Web Playback SDK

Access to fetch at 'https://apresolve.spotify.com/?type=dealer&type=spclient' from origin 'https://sdk.scdn.co' is giving a 502 error. It seems what is trying to access is down, and is causing problems for web playback

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  • Access to fetch at 'https://apresolve.spotify.com/?type=dealer&type=spclient' from origin 'https://sdk.scdn.co' is giving a 502 error. It seems what is trying to access is down, and is causing pr...
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Quote Extension with no update??

We are launching an application and need to get the quote extension for Spotify API usage. Are you able to expedite the process somehow??PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceDesktop EnvOperating SystemAll My Question or IssueWe are launching an appli...

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  • We are launching an application and need to get the quote extension for Spotify API usage.   Are you able to expedite the process somehow?? Plan Premium Country United States Device Desk...
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Solved!! Podcast API doesn't have basic functionality

PlanPremium My Question or IssueHi Could someone please explain to me how to get this endpoint:https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/player/playto play a specific episode of a podcast.When sending a request like this: curl -X "PUT" "https://api.spotify.com/v...

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  •   Plan Premium   My Question or Issue Hi   Could someone please explain to me how to get this endpoint: https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/player/play to play a specific episode of...
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Solved!! OEmbed API missing CORS headers

It's not possible to hit the oembed endpoint from client-side JS. Try running this in your browser console on any non-Spotify domain: await fetch('https://open.spotify.com/oembed?url=https://open.spotify.com/track/6fHxL22apYBSywdSSZlp6h').then(r => r...

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  • It's not possible to hit the oembed endpoint from client-side JS. Try running this in your browser console on any non-Spotify domain:     await fetch('https://open.spotify.com/oembed?url...
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Delete ghost song / items from playlist

PlanPremiumCountryNLDeviceALLOperating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueWhen I delete all my songs from my playlist, spotify still tells me there is 1 song in my playlist (it's not hidden or a local file, it's just a ...

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  • ...bsp; I don't know this user  "id": "117300768", The playlist isn't public. How can I remove this 'item' from my playlist? I guess it's messing up my 'total' songs on my playlist.
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[Android] User authorization stopped working after serveral months on different devices

Body:PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceSamsung Galaxy S10eOperating SystemAndroid 11My Question or IssueI've used the SpotifyAppRemote connection (SpotifyAppRemote.connect) and the AuthorizationClient (AuthorizationClient.openLoginActivity) to connect t...

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  • Body: Plan Premium Country Germany Device Samsung Galaxy S10e Operating System Android 11 My Question or Issue I've used the SpotifyAppRemote connection (SpotifyAppRemote.connect) and t...
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"Get User's Top Items" returns tracks with no available_markets and incorrect popularity

Hello, I made a popular website that a lot of Spotify users visit to see stats especially related to the "popularity" attribute that artists & tracks have. I noticed that when hitting the https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/top/tracks endpoint, I got some ...

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  • Hello,   I made a popular website that a lot of Spotify users visit to see stats especially related to the "popularity" attribute that artists & tracks have.   I noticed that when h...
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Server-side access token request stopped working

Hi,For the past months, I've successfully used the Web API to retrieve follower counts and popularity of my Spotify artist. I requested an access token via https://accounts.spotify.com/api/token (grant_type: client_credentials), and then went on to r...

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  • Hi, For the past months, I've successfully used the Web API to retrieve follower counts and popularity of my Spotify artist.   I requested an access token via https://accounts.spotify.co...
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Problem With oAuth2 Authentication

Hello, I am developing the log in with Spotify to get some data of the user. I am correctly redirecting to the page and getting correctly the question to accept the scopes but when I click accept I get this page: That doesn't seem to be the error in ...

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  • Hello,   I am developing the log in with Spotify to get some data of the user. I am correctly redirecting to the page and getting correctly the question to accept the scopes but when I click a...
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[Android][Developer] app which will specifically works on spotify content

Team, My name is Michael, i'm working on a app which will specifically works on spotify contentI wanted to clarify few details on technical feasability . since its confidential.I’m also OK if you want to have the meeting through GOTOMEETING / TEAMS p...

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  • Team,  My name is Michael, i'm working on a app which will specifically works on spotify content I wanted to clarify few details on technical feasability . since its confidential. I’m also OK ...
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Migrate an App to a different Spotify account

I have an App (on the developer portal) that uses the Web API. This app is currently live.I am wondering if it is possible to migrate this App to a different Spotify account, preferably without any downtime for users?

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  • I have an App (on the developer portal) that uses the Web API. This app is currently live. I am wondering if it is possible to migrate this App to a different Spotify account, preferably without a...
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Publish personal app which uses Spotify API on App Store?

Hi! I'm developing a fun music game and am using Spotifys API to play short music bits, get album art and user information. I now want to publish this on Apple App Store, is this possible (and legal)? I don't know if this is the correct place for thi...

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  • Hi! I'm developing a fun music game and am using Spotifys API to play short music bits, get album art and user information. I now want to publish this on Apple App Store, is this possible (and l...
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Question about adding music to my mobile and web app

Hi there, I have a b2b SaaS mobile and web app that employees use to share video and written stories that highlight their company’s culture and experience at work. We would love to allow our users to add music to their stories similar to how Instagra...

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  • Hi there,   I have a b2b SaaS mobile and web app that employees use to share video and written stories that highlight their company’s culture and experience at work. We would love to allow our...
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Third-party apps showcase

Hey, it is the question for Spotify staff. How to be featured in the Community Showcase section of the website (https://developer.spotify.com/community/showcase/)? Looks like it's been in a frozen state for years. Is it still possible with the qualit...

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  • Hey, it is the question for Spotify staff. How to be featured in the Community Showcase section of the website (https://developer.spotify.com/community/showcase/)? Looks like it's been in a frozen st...
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Trying to call player.nextTrack() many times

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceEdge browserOperating Systemwindows 10 My Question or IssueI have been testing player.nextTrack() with the Webplayer SDK for a project. I have found if I was to call player.nextTrack() every time a new track starts playing, ...

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  • Plan Premium Country UK Device Edge browser Operating System windows 10   My Question or Issue I have been testing player.nextTrack() with the Webplayer SDK for a project. I have found...
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