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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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Track not being fetched - 404 error

PlanPremiumCountryArgentinaDevice(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI'm trying to make a GET request to the Spotify Web API for a track using simple JavaScript (I don't know curl), but it...

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Plan Premium Country Argentina Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I'm trying to make a GET request to the Spo...

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Spotify : 403 - User not registered in the Developer Dashboard

I'm making a react-native app with the Spotify API, I'm using the Authorization Code Flow & and I'm on Development mode with only one user added in "Users and access" on my Spotify dashboard: my tester, who is a part of my Spotify Premium Duo. The ap...

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I'm making a react-native app with the Spotify API, I'm using the Authorization Code Flow & and I'm on Development mode with only one user added in "Users and access...

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Spotify API - Tracks Genre

I've been trying to get some tracks' genres. I already know the genres are available under a track's album, but when I try to get the genres of the album, I only get an empty array in JSON (example below). {'album_type': 'album', 'artists': [{'extern...

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I've been trying to get some tracks' genres. I already know the genres are available under a track's album, but when I try to get the genres of the album, I only get an empty array in JSON (example b...

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Endpoint for searching within playlist?

I would like to search for items not within Spotify's global universe of items, but rather only within the context of a given playlist. While I could implement a search myself if I had access to all items of a playlist at once, it would require me to...

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I would like to search for items not within Spotify's global universe of items, but rather only within the context of a given playlist.   While I could implement a search myself if I had acces...

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how would I go about making a device available for the API to pick it up

https://developer.spotify.com/console/get-users-available-devices/I want do discover my Chromecast and nest home but they wont show up unless already playing music. how would I go around this and make them available without having to start playback t...

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https://developer.spotify.com/console/get-users-available-devices/ I want do discover my Chromecast and nest home but they wont show up unless already playing music. how would I go around this and m...

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"/artists/id" endpoint ignores "limit" and "market" query values

When trying to fetch artist's top track or albums I'm trying to use the /artists/id/albums and /artists/id/top-tracks endpoints. In the documentation for /artists/id/albums it states that we can provide limit value so that only a number of albums wil...

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When trying to fetch artist's top track or albums I'm trying to use the /artists/id/albums and /artists/id/top-tracks endpoints.   In the documentation for /artists/id/albums i...

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Using Spotify Web API songs metadata for commercial uses

I just want to pull metadata from songs via the Spotify Web API. Is it possible to do this for commercial purposes?

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I just want to pull metadata from songs via the Spotify Web API. Is it possible to do this for commercial purposes?

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Does the plays from the Spotify Wix app count towards the plays?

Hi, this is ANNMS from https://www.annmsmusic.com/I have a question about the play count. Recently Wix has released a new app for Spotify, which, unlike the standard embed which can play max 15 seconds, can play the entire soundtrack.My question is, ...

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Hi, this is ANNMS from https://www.annmsmusic.com/ I have a question about the play count. Recently Wix has released a new app for Spotify, which, unlike the standard embed which can play max 15 s...

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Are these features feasible for a custom app?

PlanPremiumCountryUnited States I represent an organization [unnamed at the moment] that plans on integrating spotify's APIs for their events. I wanted to ask a few questions while scouting the APIs to make sure I have the legalities in order. I have...

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Plan Premium Country United States     I represent an organization [unnamed at the moment] that plans on integrating spotify's APIs for their events. I wanted to ask a few questions w...

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How to get up-to-date list of all albums and songs from Spotify API Ask Question

We are making an app where user can search for all albums, tracks and artists on Spotify. The Spotify search API does not provide any endpoint to get all albums or artists present in its stock, so we make use of the search end point to query albums t...

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We are making an app where user can search for all albums, tracks and artists on Spotify. The Spotify search API does not provide any endpoint to get all albums or artists present in its stock, so we...

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Get Several Tracks occasionally returns HTTP 500

Calling the /v1/tracks endpoint will occasionally return a HTTP 500 error. The more ids are requested the more often 500 is returned.Example requests that will sometimes yield this error: https://api.spotify.com/v1/tracks/?ids=7DUY9yMOKsEndED75nhc7W%...

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Calling the /v1/tracks endpoint will occasionally return a HTTP 500 error. The more ids are requested the more often 500 is returned. Example requests that will sometimes yield this error:   ...

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Occasional 'Invalid Authorization Code'

PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDeviceMacbook Pro 2017Operating SystemmacOS 10.15 My Question or IssueHello,I am running an App that requires the user to authenticate with Spotify, and I am doing this according to the Authorization Code Flow. Most of the tim...

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Plan Premium Country Brazil Device Macbook Pro 2017 Operating System macOS 10.15   My Question or Issue Hello, I am running an App that requires the user to authenticate with Spotif...

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Spotify for Composers, Producers, and Songwriters

Providing opportunities for credited (preferably Songview and Muso.ai to gain access to Spotify stream data similar to Spotify for Artists, but specific for composer and songwriter. PlanFree/PremiumCountry - Worldwide Deviceiphone, Samsung, android, ...

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Providing opportunities for credited (preferably Songview and Muso.ai to gain access to Spotify stream data similar to Spotify for Artists, but specific for composer and songwriter.  Plan ...

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API Specify Playlist Location in Folder

I've created a Python program that stores my Discover Weekly automatically, but I'd like to specify the location for these newly-created Spotify playlists. I'm not sure if this is possible since it's not explicitly mentioned in the documentation, and...

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I've created a Python program that stores my Discover Weekly automatically, but I'd like to specify the location for these newly-created Spotify playlists. I'm not sure if this is possible since it's...

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Superuser Contribution quota extension still waiting 2 weeks; Email follow up ignored, status is unreviewed

CountryUSDeviceN/A – developer app query My Question or IssueHi, Our company submitted an app called TIYA, a couple of weeks back for a quota extension. That was 14 days ago and we've not heard anything at all. Our coworker checked yesterday and noti...

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Country US Device N/A – developer app query   My Question or Issue Hi,   Our company submitted an app called TIYA, a couple of weeks back for a quota extension.    That ...

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Add tracks to playlist API returns 50x

I created a new playlist with create playlist API. After I called API to add tracks to the playlist. As a result I got 500 or 503 errorI'm using spotify-web-api-node package for Node.js

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I created a new playlist with create playlist API. After I called API to add tracks to the playlist. As a result I got 500 or 503 error I'm using spotify-web-api-node package for Node.js

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Add tracks to playlist returns 50x error

Flow: I created playlist using create playlist API. After I'm adding track's to this playlist.As a result I got 500 or 503 error

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Flow: I created playlist using create playlist API. After I'm adding track's to this playlist. As a result I got 500 or 503 error

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[AAOS] Playing music through Spotify app

Hello Spotify, I'm working for a car manufacturer and we are working on an application that uses your Android SDK.The main purpose of the application is to play music through your application.Everything is working fine on Android mobile devices but n...

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Hello Spotify,   I'm working for a car manufacturer and we are working on an application that uses your Android SDK. The main purpose of the application is to play music through your app...

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Superuser Contribution Getting error=invalid_scope when we authenticate with the Spotify app

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceiPhone 11 ProOperating SystemiOS My Question or Issue We are authenticating with the Spotify app but get the following URL callback: smoresapp://spotify-login-callback/?spotify_version=8.7.38.1353#error=invalid_scope This ...

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Plan Premium Country USA   Device iPhone 11 Pro Operating System iOS   My Question or Issue   We are authenticating with the Spotify app but get the following URL callback:...

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Superuser Contribution 403 Accessing /me/top/artists or /me/player/recently-played

PlanFree/PremiumCountryAustralia DeviceMacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021)Operating SystemOSX My Question or IssueI am using the web API from React using axios to get player information successfully by calling:https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/playerhttps://api....

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Plan Free/Premium Country Australia   Device MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021) Operating System OSX    My Question or Issue I am using the web API from React using axios to g...

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