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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}/...

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  • poisonzero31
  • Casual Listener
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  • Possible Bug
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How to get playlist audio URL for play in VLC using web API

Hello Team, I need to playlist audio URL to play in my Roku. How to get playlist audio URL for play in VLC using web API.

  • Newbie
  • Hello Team,   I need to playlist audio URL to play in my Roku. How to get playlist audio URL for play in VLC using web API. 
  • muratyilmaz
  • Newbie
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  • Web API
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Auth user on spotify app with web api

PlanPremiumCountryTurkeyDeviceRedmi Note 8 ProOperating System(Android) My Question or Issue I have web grand auth but i want to when user click button redirect to spotify app for auth permission request because in web user needs to write email, pass...

  • Newbie
  • Plan Premium Country Turkey Device Redmi Note 8 Pro Operating System (Android)   My Question or Issue   I have web grand auth but i want to when user click button redirect to spo...
  • Sibyl666
  • Music Fan
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  • web
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Same artist with two IDs

These two artists are the same but have different ids. Is there some kind of redirection going on? https://open.spotify.com/artist/1yaQlQCA4vkEq2oyv4KNVJhttps://open.spotify.com/artist/7mFGOWJEkdlJBCXcJ5EWi9 If you call the /v1/artists endpoint with ...

  • Music Fan
  • These two artists are the same but have different ids. Is there some kind of redirection going on?   https://open.spotify.com/artist/1yaQlQCA4vkEq2oyv4KNVJ https://open.spotify.com/artis...
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256KB Limit for Playlist Image API?

Hey guys,I was looking through Spotify's API and noticed the Upload Custom Playlist Image endpoint allows a maximum 256KB payload.I'm relatively new to APIs in general; does this mean this call would only work if the image is smaller than 256KB? If s...

  • Regular
  • Hey guys, I was looking through Spotify's API and noticed the Upload Custom Playlist Image endpoint allows a maximum 256KB payload. I'm relatively new to APIs in general; does this mean th...
  • Peter_Schorn
  • Roadie
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401 Unauthorized Error After Quota Extension

We were recently approved for a quota extension on the Spotify Developer Platform and all Spotify APIs stopped working for our app after approval. The app worked perfectly fine in developer mode and works if we switch the client ID to another account...

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  • We were recently approved for a quota extension on the Spotify Developer Platform and all Spotify APIs stopped working for our app after approval. The app worked perfectly fine in developer mode...
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  • Quota Extension
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Usage purpose permission of WebAPI

I want to analysis the song's parameters of WebAPI (valence ,danceability...)and present its result at a study group.Could you tell me that this using purpose is permitted? Example:Comparing some artists' songs , I infer the logic of parameters.Radio...

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  • I want to analysis the song's parameters of WebAPI (valence ,danceability...)and present its result at a study group. Could you tell me that this using purpose is permitted?   Example: Compa...
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Albums Added to Library Via API Not Appearing In Desktop/Mobile Apps, Only Web App

I have quite a large collection of music files that I've accumulated over the years and it's been on my to-do list for quite some time to sit down and automate the collection of the album metadata and then the adding of those albums to my Spotify lib...

  • Newbie
  • I have quite a large collection of music files that I've accumulated over the years and it's been on my to-do list for quite some time to sit down and automate the collection of the album metadata an...
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  • Discussion
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Get a User's Available Devices does not show iPhone

Hi there, I'm doing some testing using a free account, trying to utilize Get a User's Available Devices in an app. In both the app and here (the try it page), I can see the Mac where I have installed the Spotify macOS app; however, I cannot see the i...

  • Newbie
  • Hi there,   I'm doing some testing using a free account, trying to utilize Get a User's Available Devices in an app.   In both the app and here (the try it page), I can see the Mac...
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Get Access token without user interaction?

So this has been bothering me for the longest. I’ve created a script using the Spotipy library. I’m collecting data on my most recently played tracks. Everything is fine except refreshing the access token. I have a bit of code which returns the token...

  • Newbie
  • So this has been bothering me for the longest. I’ve created a script using the Spotipy library. I’m collecting data on my most recently played tracks.   Everything is fine except refreshing th...
  • Peter_Schorn
  • Roadie
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Solved!! Trying to fix my "Liked Songs" playlist

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDevicePython scriptOperating SystemLinux My Question or IssueI have an issue with my "Liked Songs" playlist where thousands of songs where liked by a bug in spotify pre-2019. I am trying to use spotipy (But if the python libra...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Country Canada Device Python script Operating System Linux   My Question or Issue I have an issue with my "Liked Songs" playlist where thousands of songs where liked by a ...
  • fabquenneville
  • Casual Listener
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Question about storing public spotify playlists on databases

Hi Spotify team!I am developing a webapp that uses spotify's playlist creation functionality.... Would I violate any Spotify policy if I store the ID of public playlists created using my webapp for future references? I would obviously inform the user...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi Spotify team! I am developing a webapp that uses spotify's playlist creation functionality.... Would I violate any Spotify policy if I store the ID of public playlists created using my webapp f...
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[Community][Developer] A=There B=Sí C=Do D=Reverse E=Mi F=F G=Sol

I use a lot to see the lyrics and to play harmonica I need to open another app to get the numbers and tabs. To be complete, Spotify needs to bring the number together in the songs, this for each different type of instrument, we have an example the cl...

  • Casual Listener
  • I use a lot to see the lyrics and to play harmonica I need to open another app to get the numbers and tabs. To be complete, Spotify needs to bring the number together in the songs, this for each diff...
  • kesia
  • Casual Listener
  • 329 Views
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  • Developer
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Do i have to keep the Client ID secret?

Info about the app:- Client Side html/js web app Question:Do i have to keep the Client ID secret or do i just have to keep the Client Secret secret? In the Terms it just says "keys" what is meant by "keys"?

  • Newbie
  • Info about the app: - Client Side html/js web app   Question: Do i have to keep the Client ID secret or do i just have to keep the Client Secret secret? In the Terms it just says "keys" what...
  • Peter_Schorn
  • Roadie
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Becoming a ticketing partner

Hello, I'm looking to undertake a piece of work for a large ticketing provider. They want to list concerts on Spotify in a similar way to Ticketmaster and Songkick. What steps do we need to do to become a ticketing partner and integrate our concerts ...

  • Newbie
  • Hello,   I'm looking to undertake a piece of work for a large ticketing provider. They want to list concerts on Spotify in a similar way to Ticketmaster and Songkick.   What steps do we...
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Solved!! Get a Playlist endpoint returns empty object

I am attempting to use the Get a Playlist endpoint but it keeps returning an empty object {}. I thought this might be an issue with how I formatted my request, so I went to verify by using the web console page for this endpoint. However, even with th...

  • Regular
  • I am attempting to use the Get a Playlist endpoint but it keeps returning an empty object {}. I thought this might be an issue with how I formatted my request, so I went to verify by using the web co...
  • AverageUnknown
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Help: Production Question

Hi all, We are currently developing an iOS app that uses Spotify's metadata. We however do not require users to authenticate / login (OAuth). Based on the above:Does the 25 users limit still apply?What do we need to do to go production?Thanks.

  • Newbie
  • Hi all,   We are currently developing an iOS app that uses Spotify's metadata. We however do not require users to authenticate / login (OAuth).   Based on the above: Does the 25 users...
  • Peter_Schorn
  • Roadie
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  • Discussion
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Find tracks by Audio Features and Album Type

I can use the recommendations feature to generate a list of songs for given genres that satisfy Audio Feature criteria, in my case I need a list of tracks that have min_instrumentalness=0.6. I can get 100 tracks per request this way. However I also n...

  • Newbie
  • I can use the recommendations feature to generate a list of songs for given genres that satisfy Audio Feature criteria, in my case I need a list of tracks that have min_instrumentalness=0.6. I c...
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I can't add apotify to my website

HelloI read this article: https://newsroom.spotify.com/2018-09-04/how-to-embed-spotifys-play-button/geoinfo.if.ua and try to add spotify player to this site http://hobbytalks.org/, but he does not appear. I think maybe this is a javascript conflict, ...

  • Newbie
  •   Hello I read this article: https://newsroom.spotify.com/2018-09-04/how-to-embed-spotifys-play-button/geoinfo.if.ua  and try to add spotify player to this site http:/...
  • Hubo
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  • Connect
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Add 2 more variables for AudioFeaturesObject

Hi, I'd like to request two audio waveform variables be added in the API return for AudioFeaturesObject: 1) primary & secondary frequencies (e.g. using a Fast Fourier Transform or Discrete Cosine Transform)2) amplitude of these 2 frequencies in relat...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi, I'd like to request two audio waveform variables be added in the API return for AudioFeaturesObject:   1) primary & secondary frequencies (e.g. using a Fast Fourier Transform or Discre...
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[Playlist API] Returning incorrect total for blends

PlanFree/PremiumCountryAll DeviceAllOperating SystemAll My Question or IssueI've noticed that both the following endpoints/v1/me/playlists/v1/users/{user_id}/playlistsreturn incorrect values for `tracks.total` for "Blend" playlists.The playlists/play...

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  • Regular
  • Plan Free/Premium Country All   Device All Operating System All   My Question or Issue I've noticed that both the following endpoints /v1/me/playlists /v1/users/{user_id}/playl...
  • shantanuraj
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