Announcements

Help Wizard

Step 1

NEXT STEP

Spotify for Developers

Discuss building apps with Spotify APIs and SDKs

Start a topic

Forum Posts

Welcome to the Spotify for Developers board!

Welcome to the Spotify for Developers board! This forum is the place for conversations about Spotify's Web API, Web Playback SDK, Widgets, and other developer tools. Here you can ask questions about the Spotify platform, chat with other developers, a...

  • Spotify
  • Spotify
  • 22532 Views
  • 0 replies
  • 61 likes
  • Discussion
  • 22532 Views
  • 0 replies
  • 61 likes

How to get to console? It's gone. Yesterday it wasn't.

I'm doing a YouTube tutorial on api's. Yesterday everything is alright, but now it is not at all. I now should get a Token in the console and learn about terminal and api's. But the console is gone. How can I continue the tutorial?

  • Visitor
  • I'm doing a YouTube tutorial on api's. Yesterday everything is alright, but now it is not at all. I now should get a Token in the console and learn about terminal and api's. But the console is gone. ...
  • donsebas77
  • Casual Listener
  • 168 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 2 likes
  • 168 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 2 likes

Creating an app allowing to easily add songs as a party guest

Hi! tl;dr: Imagine a party. Typically, the host of the party is creating a playlist beforehand or a party guest can add their song wishes by using the party hosts device, where the Spotify app is installed on (e.g. laptop, smartphone). It would be mu...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi!   tl;dr:   Imagine a party. Typically, the host of the party is creating a playlist beforehand or a party guest can add their song wishes by using the party hosts device, where the ...
  • mashmia
  • Regular
  • 149 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 0 likes
  • webserver
  • 149 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 0 likes

Solved!! Secure account

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue

  • Casual Listener
  • 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  
  • ich-bins-nochmal
  • Casual Listener
  • 126 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 0 likes
  • Account
  • 126 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 0 likes

Songkick Spotify API oAuth scopes disabled without reason!!

Hi,I am an engineer working at Songkick. For the last couple of weeks we were going through a regular Data Review with Spotify regarding the use of the API by Songkick.comOut of nowhere and for reasons unknown to us, ALL our oAuth Scopes for Spotify ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi, I am an engineer  working at Songkick. For the last couple of weeks we were going through a regular Data Review with Spotify regarding the use of the API by Songkick.com Out of nowhere...
  • songkick_tech
  • Casual Listener
  • 277 Views
  • 2 replies
  • 0 likes
  • api oauth
  • 277 Views
  • 2 replies
  • 0 likes

Is it possible to have Spotify for artists APIs?

I have 2 needs related to the link between a Spotify User and a Spotify Artist.I want to allow my users to copy paste their profile link (i.e. open.spotify.com/user/theirId) and still be able to fetch the artist profile link associated to their accou...

  • Visitor
  • I have 2 needs related to the link between a Spotify User and a Spotify Artist. I want to allow my users to copy paste their profile link (i.e. open.spotify.com/user/theirId) and still be able to f...
  • 117 Views
  • 0 replies
  • 1 likes
  • Feature Request
    question
  • 117 Views
  • 0 replies
  • 1 likes

Allowed to use it for on-hold music?

I've read the various Spotify terms and conditions docs, but it's not entirely clear whether our use case is permitted. We have a telehealth app, and we want a patient to be able to select songs or playlists we provide via Spotify while they're waiti...

  • Visitor
  • I've read the various Spotify terms and conditions docs, but it's not entirely clear whether our use case is permitted. We have a telehealth app, and we want a patient to be able to select songs or p...
  • Ximzend
  • Roadie
  • 113 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 0 likes
  • question
  • 113 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 0 likes

App review

Is it possbile to fasten the process of the app review? I have a school project and need users to register this asap I got 403 error as it users need to be added explicitly on my dashboard

  • Newbie
  • Is it possbile to fasten the process of the app review?  I have a school project and need users to register this asap I got 403 error as it users need to be added explicitly on my dashboard &nb...
  • 114 Views
  • 0 replies
  • 0 likes
  • API request
  • 114 Views
  • 0 replies
  • 0 likes

Is using this library a no-no and will my account get banned if i use it?

Hi, I am curious about an open source library on Github called CSpot. It appears to run on multiple platforms (even the PS-Vita from a fork) But i don't see any spotify library it is using. There is a company that is currently trying to sell a produc...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi, I am curious about an open source library on Github called CSpot.  It appears to run on multiple platforms (even the PS-Vita from a fork)  But i don't see any spotify library it is ...
  • CheezeBreeze
  • Casual Listener
  • 201 Views
  • 2 replies
  • 0 likes
  • Account
    Banned
    CSpot
    library
  • 201 Views
  • 2 replies
  • 0 likes

Ditch the phone app, create a Spotify music player!

Okay, this is going to probably spark quite a discussion if it reaches people. Just an idea: a lot of us want to listen to music but it can be risky to bring our phones all over with us. The runner/hiker/athlete wants to listen to music and maybe rec...

  • Casual Listener
  • Okay, this is going to probably spark quite a discussion if it reaches people.  Just an idea:   a lot of us want to listen to music but it can be risky to bring our phones all over with...
  • zarrell
  • Gig Goer
  • 222 Views
  • 4 replies
  • 1 likes
  • Discussion
    Feature Request
  • 222 Views
  • 4 replies
  • 1 likes

Improvement idea

PlanPremiumCountry (any) Device(any)Operating System(any) My Question or IssueHello!I really like your service you do.I like to hear my favorite songs. My problem is that I don't like all the songs that much. I really wish I could set how much I like...

  • Visitor
  • Plan Premium Country (any)   Device (any) Operating System (any)   My Question or Issue Hello! I really like your service you do. I like to hear my favorite songs. My proble...
  • Ximzend
  • Roadie
  • 103 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 1 likes
  • Feature Improvement
  • 103 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 1 likes

Get Recommendations Endpoint Filters Request

I have a couple of use cases that aren't currently covered by the existing props and filters you can send to the get recommendations endpoint, so I figured I'd make a requestFilter by release date: if a user wants to listen to current music that soun...

  • Newbie
  • I have a couple of use cases that aren't currently covered by the existing props and filters you can send to the get recommendations endpoint, so I figured I'd make a request Filter by release date:...
  • 110 Views
  • 0 replies
  • 2 likes
  • Feature Request
  • 110 Views
  • 0 replies
  • 2 likes

Refresh token works only once.

I have created a function that generates a refresh token with the scope "streaming". When I use it once to generate a new access token it works perfectly fine and I'm returned a dictionary with the keys: [access_token, token_type, expires_in, refesh_...

  • Newbie
  • I have created a function that generates a refresh token with the scope "streaming". When I use it once to generate a new access token it works perfectly fine and I'm returned a dictionary with the k...
  • 141 Views
  • 0 replies
  • 0 likes
  • 141 Views
  • 0 replies
  • 0 likes

Solved!! Insufficient Client Scope after Refresh Token

Hi All, I am trying to build an embedded application that will simply add the current song playing to a specified playlist [playlist_id]. The issue that I'm running in is that when I follow the guide on generating Authentication tokens, I'm getting "...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi All,    I am trying to build an embedded application that will simply add the current song playing to a specified playlist [playlist_id]. The issue that I'm running in is that when I f...
  • Falcuun
  • Casual Listener
  • 279 Views
  • 2 replies
  • 1 likes
  • Possible Bug
    question
  • 279 Views
  • 2 replies
  • 1 likes

Get User's Top Items(time_range = 'long_term') data is wrong

Hello! Some months ago, I started to notice that the Spotify API had the wrong artists, when fetching for the "All the Time" option. I never really confirmed it, but some days ago I asked for the "Extended streaming history" of my account to see the ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hello!   Some months ago, I started to notice that the Spotify API had the wrong artists, when fetching for the "All the Time" option. I never really confirmed it, but some days ago I asked fo...
  • Pna
  • Casual Listener
  • 228 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 0 likes
  • Possible Bug
  • 228 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 0 likes

Vorschlag

Hallo ich hätte einen Vorschlag für die App, unzwar das Premium Benutzer einen animierten GIF als Profilbild verwenden können, wäre echt cool. LG

  • Visitor
  • Hallo ich hätte einen Vorschlag für die App, unzwar das Premium Benutzer einen animierten GIF als Profilbild verwenden können, wäre echt cool. LG
  • 94 Views
  • 0 replies
  • 0 likes
  • 94 Views
  • 0 replies
  • 0 likes

Spotify embed iframe does not work properly on webpage

Hello everyone, I have issues on Spotify embed iframes on my webpage https://www.cycloergosum.com/cyclo-ergo-sum-podcast-stagione-1-2022 The play button does not produce any effect on desktop. On mobile it works. Could comeone help? Thanks

  • Visitor
  • Hello everyone, I have issues on Spotify embed iframes on my webpage   https://www.cycloergosum.com/cyclo-ergo-sum-podcast-stagione-1-2022   The play button does not produce any effec...
  • Ximzend
  • Roadie
  • 127 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 0 likes
  • embed
  • 127 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 0 likes

Artists monthly listeners statistics

My QuestionHi there!I have been looking for API information to see an artist's monthly listenersI know this information can be found in a Spotify for artists profile, but I can't find a documented API to get it. Does anybody know how to do that? Mayb...

  • Visitor
  • My Question Hi there! I have been looking for API information to see an artist's monthly listeners I know this information can be found in a Spotify for artists profile, but I can't find a documen...
  • EDHMix
  • Regular
  • 2707 Views
  • 2 replies
  • 1 likes
  • Monthly Listeners
    question
  • 2707 Views
  • 2 replies
  • 1 likes

[Developer] Artists monthly Listeners For a Given Month

On the developer api, if there was an endpoint like:'artists/{artist_id}/monthly-listeners/{year}/{month}'Where you could retrieve how many listeners an artist had that month.It would open room for so many educational analysis on what could've impact...

  • Newbie
  • On the developer api, if there was an endpoint like: 'artists/{artist_id}/monthly-listeners/{year}/{month}' Where you could retrieve how many listeners an artist had that month. It would open room...
  • EDHMix
  • Regular
  • 210 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 0 likes
  • Developer
  • 210 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 0 likes

Monthly listeners API endpoint

PlanFreeCountryItalyDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueCollecting these info in attached picture is crucial for me and it would be amazing having an API endpoint! In the last few days I read about lot of people asking for it ...

  • Casual Listener
  •   Plan Free Country Italy Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Collecting these info in attached picture is crucial for me and it would be amazing ha...
  • EDHMix
  • Regular
  • 358 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 6 likes
  • Feature Request
  • 358 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 6 likes

Stream Count for Songs

The public API doesn't have this feature. Is there a private paid version of Spotify API to gain this access? How do applications like Songstats (https://songstats.com/) are gaining access to it from Spotify?

  • Newbie
  • The public API doesn't have this feature. Is there a private paid version of Spotify API to gain this access?    How do applications like Songstats (https://songstats.com/) are gaini...
  • EDHMix
  • Regular
  • 1443 Views
  • 3 replies
  • 4 likes
  • Discussion
  • 1443 Views
  • 3 replies
  • 4 likes