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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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Solved!! Will Spotify Officials Be Able to Log In to My App for Quota Extension Review?

I applied for a quota extension for my app, but my app requires "Login with Spotify" for testing. However, since my app is currently in development mode, only users I manually add in the "User Management" tab can log in.Will Spotify officials be able...

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I applied for a quota extension for my app, but my app requires "Login with Spotify" for testing. However, since my app is currently in development mode, only users I manually add in the "User Manage...

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Superuser Contribution How to Get a Random Song with Preview URL by Genre?

Hi everyone,I'm trying to fetch a random song by genre using the Spotify Web API, but I'm running into some issues. Most of the endpoints I've tried (like recommendations or search) either seem deprecated or they don't consistently return tracks with...

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Hi everyone, I'm trying to fetch a random song by genre using the Spotify Web API, but I'm running into some issues. Most of the endpoints I've tried (like recommendations or search) either seem dep...

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Extension request denial reasons

I submitted an extension request a few weeks ago and I just saw that it was denied. I was told an email was sent to me explaining why it was denied, but I never received anything. Did those of you who were in the same case receive this email? I would...

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I submitted an extension request a few weeks ago and I just saw that it was denied. I was told an email was sent to me explaining why it was denied, but I never received anything. Did those of you wh...

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How to get only public playlists that are shown on profile while using playlist-read-private scope?

My Question or IssueI want to make a 'added to profile' Public Playlists page just like on the official spotify however when I call Get Current User's Playlists or Get User's Playlists while under playlist-read-private scope it will return ALL public...

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My Question or Issue I want to make a 'added to profile' Public Playlists page just like on the official spotify however when I call Get Current User's Playlists or Get User's Playlists while under&...

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Personal music analytics tool

Hi, We’re working on a lightweight personal music analytics tool that lets Spotify users visualize their own listening behavior in a creative and engaging way. Here’s a quick summary of how it works:– A user connects their Spotify account via OAuth.–...

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Hi,   We’re working on a lightweight personal music analytics tool that lets Spotify users visualize their own listening behavior in a creative and engaging way. Here’s a quick summary of how ...

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Get Artist API is not returning any or all Genres

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceMacbookOperating SystemMacOS sequoia (Postman Web API) My Question or IssueHas anyone noticed any issue with the Get Artist API not returning any genres for an artist, or returning significantly less genres than previously? ...

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Plan Premium Country US Device Macbook Operating System MacOS sequoia (Postman Web API)   My Question or Issue Has anyone noticed any issue with the Get Artist API not returning any ge...

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Subject: Inquiry About Integrating Spotify Content into a Third-Party App

PlanFree/PremiumCountryIndia Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueI am developing a third-party application and would like to integrate Spotify content, s...

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Plan Free/Premium Country India   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue ...

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Adding music library API to our social media app

We have developed a social media app , It's ready for lunch but we are looking for a Music library to integrate the API to give our future users the option of adding music to their videos to make it more interesting and engaging. how your plan for bu...

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We have developed a social media app ,  It's ready for lunch but  we are looking for a Music library to integrate the  API to give our future users the option of adding music to their ...

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query time for tracks

My Question:Good afternoon. I have this API > https://api.spotify.com/v1/artists/id and I want to check the popularity index for a group of songs. But I want to know how long I can query between songs. Is there any API recommendation, i.e., how to qu...

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My Question: Good afternoon. I have this API > https://api.spotify.com/v1/artists/id and I want to check the popularity index for a group of songs. But I want to know how long I can query between...

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Deleted API pre-Nov 27

I accidentally deleted my pre-Nov 27 (2024) API. Can it be restored? My new API has tighter limits due to Spotify’s policy changes.

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I accidentally deleted my pre-Nov 27 (2024) API. Can it be restored? My new API has tighter limits due to Spotify’s policy changes.

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Solved!! Revolutionizing Playlists with AI – OpenAI-Powered Auto Playlist Generator 🚀

Enhancing an Automatic Playlist Generator – Seeking Guidance for Full-Scale IntegrationHello everyone,My team and I recently built an automatic playlist generator as part of the IEEE Confluence Hackathon. The project leverages the Spotify API and Ope...

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  Enhancing an Automatic Playlist Generator – Seeking Guidance for Full-Scale Integration Hello everyone, My team and I recently built an automatic playlist generator as part of the IEEE Co...

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Usage of Spotify API in social media app

I am developing a social media application that enables users to add music from the Spotify API to their posts and stories (images or videos). I would like to know if this usage is permitted under Spotify’s terms and, if so, how I can request the nec...

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I am developing a social media application that enables users to add music from the Spotify API to their posts and stories (images or videos). I would like to know if this usage is permitted under Sp...

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What is the URI for Spotify DJ Playlist?

Ive seen this link posted on a few forumns, but It is not working for me, when other links are. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1EYkqdzj48dyYqIs there a new URI for the DJ playlist?

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Ive seen this link posted on a few forumns, but It is not working for me, when other links are.  https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1EYkqdzj48dyYq Is there a new URI for the DJ playli...

Ximzend

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Compliance Inquiry: Apps Violating Spotify's Policy on Mixing & Broadcasting

Hello.I would like clarification regarding the enforcement of the following policy in the Spotify Developer Terms:Do not create any product or service which includes any non-interactive internet webcasting service. For example, you can’t create an ap...

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Hello. I would like clarification regarding the enforcement of the following policy in the Spotify Developer Terms: Do not create any product or service which includes any non-interactive internet...

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Apple Music now partnering with all DJ Softwares yet Spotify pulled theirs. Why?!

Apple Music just announced that they will be partnering with AlphaTheta, Serato, and inMusic's Engine DJ, Denon DJ, Numark and RANE DJ. This will allow live performance streaming of the over 100 million songs in their catalogue which is HUGE! Other s...

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Apple Music just announced that they will be partnering with AlphaTheta, Serato, and inMusic's Engine DJ, Denon DJ, Numark and RANE DJ. This will allow live performance streaming of the over 100 mill...

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Spotify vs. Apple Music
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Issues with e-mail verification

Hello, im trying to verify my email, but everytime I load the link I get from the email it just says "Something went wrong", I already tried multiple browser and devices. I saw another thread from a couple of months ago here that had the same issue, ...

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Hello, im trying to verify my email, but everytime I load the link I get from the email it just says "Something went wrong", I already tried multiple browser and devices. I saw another thread from a ...

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Deprecated Endpoints - Next Steps

I'm a little late to the show seeing a few key endpoints I was using are now no longer available. Kind of surprised I never received an email about this. I am struggling right now with the information available as to what to do next. Is there any way...

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I'm a little late to the show seeing a few key endpoints I was using are now no longer available. Kind of surprised I never received an email about this. I am struggling right now with the informatio...

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Help - not able to verify email

Does anyone have problems verifying their email when signing up to create apps?I have repeatedly tried to verify my email without success. When I reply on my received email I get an error message from the web browser. It goes to spotify but there is ...

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Does anyone have problems verifying their email when signing up to create apps? I have repeatedly tried to verify my email without success. When I reply on my received email I get an error message...

WasCabral

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New Feature: Play Liked Songs Only from any playlist

I want to add a new button next to play on the home page of a Playlist, which is "Play Liked Songs". This can be a very useful feature.

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I want to add a new button next to play on the home page of a Playlist, which is "Play Liked Songs". This can be a very useful feature.

deipeypaanchal

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Urgent: Extension requests pending

My team recently submitted an extension request for various scopes. We have not heard back from the Spotify team yet.We are waiting for this approval to go to market.This is extremely urgent to us.Thank you for your help.

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My team recently submitted an extension request for various scopes. We have not heard back from the Spotify team yet. We are waiting for this approval to go to market. This is extr...

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