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/playlists API Endpoint Issue Fixed

We wanted to provide an update regarding issues identified in the “/playlists” API endpoints. We have investigated the reported concerns of null results appearing in responses and have fixed the behaviour in the “/me/playlists” and “/users/{user_id}/...

  • Spotify
  • Spotify
  • AdrienCompDev
  • Casual Listener
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  • Possible Bug
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Superuser Contribution Recently played API endpoint does not show latest played tracks

https://developer.spotify.com/console/get-recently-played/ is not giving me the latest played tracks anymore. Seems like it stopped updating a few hours ago. I've tried listening both in the desktop client and on mobile. I'm playing normal tracks (no...

  • Music Fan
  • https://developer.spotify.com/console/get-recently-played/ is not giving me the latest played tracks anymore. Seems like it stopped updating a few hours ago.   I've tried listening both i...
  • Lurkars
  • Casual Listener
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  • 37 replies
  • 14 likes
  • 8862 Views
  • 37 replies
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Is a persistent user-scoped token possible?

Hey everyone, I am building a feature on my website that would render my top ten played songs from the Get User's Top Items endpoint. Right now it's working fine with my Bearer hardcoded as an environment variable, however, as soon as that expires my...

  • Newbie
  • Hey everyone, I am building a feature on my website that would render my top ten played songs from the Get User's Top Items endpoint. Right now it's working fine with my Bearer hardcoded as...
  • Peter_Schorn
  • Roadie
  • 347 Views
  • 1 replies
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  • 347 Views
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500 and 302 errors web api

I'm not sure what's happening but every last request gives me 500 in my testing and every request before 500 is 302. Im using web api, python, and flask here. The code is bellow. It does provide a TypeError but I listed my code below if you can find ...

  • Newbie
  • I'm not sure what's happening but every last request gives me 500 in my testing and every request before 500 is 302. Im using web api, python, and flask here. The code is bellow. It does provide a Ty...
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Solved!! User ID doesn't work?? (spotipy)

PlanPremiumCountryJapanDeviceMacbook Air (M1, 2020)Operating SystemmacOS Monterey 12.0.1 Nice to meet you."My user information(?)" suddenly doesn't work in "spotipy".For example, nothing happens inputing user id in "sp.user_playlists()", and "sp.user...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Country Japan Device Macbook Air (M1, 2020) Operating System macOS Monterey 12.0.1   Nice to meet you. "My user information(?)" suddenly doesn't work in "spotipy". For ...
  • naka7su
  • Casual Listener
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Does The Web Playback SDK support playing video podcasts?

Hi, I'm trying to integrate the Web Playback SDK and play a video podcast, but when I specify the URI and play it - it only plays the audio. Is playing a video supported by the SDK? Thanks,M

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi,   I'm trying to integrate the Web Playback SDK and play a video podcast, but when I specify the URI and play it - it only plays the audio. Is playing a video supported by the SDK? &n...
  • justmv
  • Casual Listener
  • 557 Views
  • 2 replies
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  • web playback sdk
  • 557 Views
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API endpoint for getting multiple Albums (with tracks) from multiple Artists

My web app is using the Spotify API to get all of the albums by multiple artists.I have to call https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/#/operations/get-an-artists-albumsThe number of artists can easily be in the hundreds. Becau...

  • Casual Listener
  • My web app is using the Spotify API to get all of the albums by multiple artists. I have to call https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/#/operations/get-an-artists-albums The...
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  • 0 replies
  • 3 likes
  • 659 Views
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Error with authorization using PHP Curl

PlanFreeCountrySpainDevicePCOperating SystemUbuntu 20.04 My Question or IssueIm trying to make an application web for eductional purpose.So far i tried this: '; $client_id = 'da145e8c4b304dc3875a8e79a062c927'; //$client_secret = ''; $client_secret = ...

  • Regular
  • Plan Free Country Spain Device PC Operating System Ubuntu 20.04   My Question or Issue Im trying to make an application web for eductional purpose. So far i tried this:   &nbsp...
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Inconsistencies with resources that have hashes (like user ID a#a)

Hi, in a recent GitHub issue I was made aware that user IDs may contain hashes, and that when retrieving user information or e.g. playlists, one should URL-encode that hash to avoid passing it in as HTML id, which is stripped by the server. In the ca...

  • Music Fan
  • Hi, in a recent GitHub issue I was made aware that user IDs may contain hashes, and that when retrieving user information or e.g. playlists, one should URL-encode that hash to avoid passing it in as ...
  • 330 Views
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Can no longer make changes to a playlist that I created

Hi, I'm running into a very weird issue with a playlist I created (uri spotify:playlist:40zpDuvEjmd5MxF9jrmo9R). I can't seem to make any changes to it any more, including updating the description (gives me an error: Failed to save playlist changes),...

  • Newbie
  • Hi, I'm running into a very weird issue with a playlist I created (uri spotify:playlist:40zpDuvEjmd5MxF9jrmo9R). I can't seem to make any changes to it any more, including updating the description (g...
  • 396 Views
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Solved!! Start/Resume Playback API return 401

Hello,I'm trying to use PUT https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/player/playto change a song using Axios, and I had provided the token, but I keep getting 401 error of token not provided. Here is the code that I was using: const putRequest = async () => { c...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hello, I'm trying to use PUT https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/player/play to change a song using Axios, and I had provided the token, but I keep getting 401 error of token not provided.   ...
  • zhenyang
  • Casual Listener
  • 1577 Views
  • 3 replies
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IFTTT Usage limits are FAR TOO LOW

I am a long time Spotify Premium user. I am also a long time IFTTT user too.I have a number of integrations with IFTTT and Spotify and in June/July this year they all stopped working due to Usage limits being exceeded. In particular I have one integr...

  • Regular
  • I am a long time Spotify Premium user. I am also a long time IFTTT user too. I have a number of integrations with IFTTT and Spotify and in June/July this year they all stopped working due to Usage...
  • 522 Views
  • 0 replies
  • 2 likes
  • bug
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GET artist Twitter from Spotify API

Does anyone know how I could go about requesting additional data be exposed via the Spotify API? Has anyone seen this done in the past? I am running a Zap that tweets every time someone adds a track to a collaborative playlist, and I’d love to GET th...

  • Roadie
  • Does anyone know how I could go about requesting additional data be exposed via the Spotify API? Has anyone seen this done in the past?    I am running a Zap that tweets every time someon...
  • 490 Views
  • 0 replies
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  • API request
  • 490 Views
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Status 429 without retry-after header

Hi, I'm trying to use the Web-API for a project.Everything was working fine, on load my app makes 2 requests to 1) endpoint /me2) endpoint /me/playlistsSuddenly the 2nd endpoint is now giving me a 429 status code WITHOUT a Retry After header, the fir...

  • Newbie
  •   Hi, I'm trying to use the Web-API for a project. Everything was working fine, on load my app makes 2 requests to  1) endpoint /me 2) endpoint /me/playlists Suddenly the 2nd endpoint ...
  • Marius_Ne
  • Casual Listener
  • 556 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 0 likes
  • web-api
  • 556 Views
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Missing token 401

I'm trying to call the method to add a track to liked songs (https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/tracks PUT). I successfully receive a token with the correct scope required for the method: { "access_token": "BQCSsuOjuleHbd7Nee9V2cOFBIROMivTLfJjPo1VHNjOEfj-...

  • Casual Listener
  • I'm trying to call the method to add a track to liked songs (https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/tracks PUT).   I successfully receive a token with the correct scope required for the method:&nb...
  • nimbyest
  • Newbie
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Scope Extension Request Suggestions

I submitted a scope extension request for playlist-read-collaborative a week ago, and have been waiting for a response. In the meantime I've realized I also need playlist-read-private.I'd hate to have to wait another couple of weeks for this request ...

  • Music Fan
  • I submitted a scope extension request for playlist-read-collaborative a week ago, and have been waiting for a response.  In the meantime I've realized I also need playlist-read-private. I'd h...
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[Question] Linked Tracks

Spotify seems to smartly link multiple uploads of the same song in order to aggregate combined stats (play counts) and also relink between those version in case the original track is not available in a given market.From my testing, this linking goes ...

  • Music Fan
  • Spotify seems to smartly link multiple uploads of the same song in order to aggregate combined stats (play counts) and also relink between those version in case the original track is not available in...
  • DONTBLINKMUSIC
  • Music Fan
  • 569 Views
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API player doesn't start the newest podcast episode. Always the oldest one

PlanPremiumCountrySlovakiaDevice(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy S21, PC Windows 11)Operating System( Windows 11.) My Question or IssueI am creating a little app that will automatically start a certain Podcast show, and will play the newest podcast episode....

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Country Slovakia Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy S21, PC Windows 11) Operating System ( Windows 11.)   My Question or Issue I am creating a little app that will automatic...
  • zoltankiss
  • Casual Listener
  • 510 Views
  • 3 replies
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  • Podcast API
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Missing previewURL

Is there a reason why so many tracks are missing previewURL? We are not getting previewURL for like 70% of the songs. For example, adding the "Happier than Ever" song by Billie Eillish and playing the 30 second preview works on Tinder. But when I add...

  • Regular
  • Is there a reason why so many tracks are missing previewURL? We are not getting previewURL for like 70% of the songs.   For example, adding the "Happier than Ever" song by Billie Eillish and p...
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  • 300 Views
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Detailed playlist types in API

Hello,with your api a developer or service can gain access to all the playlists a user is following and that are especially curated for him. But there is now way to distinguish a normal playlist, which is the same for every user, from a special curat...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hello, with your api  a developer or service can gain access to all the playlists a user is following and that are especially curated for him. But there is now way to distinguish a normal playl...
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  • API request
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Superuser Contribution Quota extension request is gone?

I've submitted the quota extension recently and now when I check my dashboard, it's no longer. What happened to it? I need to use it asap.

  • Regular
  • I've submitted the quota extension recently and now when I check my dashboard, it's no longer. What happened to it? I need to use it asap.   
  • spotifyjosh
  • Spotify
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