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Discuss building apps with Spotify APIs and SDKs
Hey everyone, we've created this thread to share details about Spotify Soloist. Spotify Soloist is a new, lightweight Spotify client for headless setups. It runs as a background service, supports Spotify Connect, and works on Raspberry Pi and other L...
Hey everyone, I've created this thread to share some updates to how quotas work for Development Mode apps on the Spotify Web API to help you better organize your projects. We've shared a Blog post that explains everything in detail. Here's the short ...
Hi everyone,I’m developing a free, non-monetized iOS project and would like to clarify some Developer Policy requirements before public release.Could a Spotify staff member or moderator advise whether this board is the appropriate place to ask about ...
Hi everyone, I’m developing a free, non-monetized iOS project and would like to clarify some Developer Policy requirements before public release. Could a Spotify staff member or moderator advise wh...
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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...
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 thought...
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PlanPremiumCountryGreeceDeviceWindows desktop PCOperating SystemWindows 11My Question or IssueMy Spotify Web API app is in Development Mode. The app owner account is Premium, and the authenticated account is included in the app's allowlist.I am using...
Plan Premium Country Greece Device Windows desktop PC Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue My Spotify Web API app is in Development Mode. The app owner account is Premium, and th...
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PlanPremiumPaysFRANCEAppareilLAPTOP, iPHONE 13 pro.Système opérateuriOS 26.6.2 et Windows 11. Hi,I'm the founder of VYBIA (SASU, registered in France, RCS Bayonne 107 482 481),a social layer built on top of Spotify.VYBIA has no player and stores no a...
Plan Premium Pays FRANCE Appareil LAPTOP, iPHONE 13 pro. Système opérateur iOS 26.6.2 et Windows 11. Hi, I'm the founder of VYBIA (SASU, registered in France, RCS Bayonne 107 482 481...
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Hi, I'm re-opening an issue that has been closed (#817), ignored (#1330, #538), or locked (#492) time and again. While I'm very thankful for the APIs Spotify provides developers, the lack of transparency/availability regarding the WebSocket APIs is m...
Hi, I'm re-opening an issue that has been closed (#817), ignored (#1330, #538), or locked (#492) time and again. While I'm very thankful for the APIs Spotify provides developers, the la...
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Hey everyone, I’ve created this thread to provide an open space for discussion, feedback, concerns or ideas on an upcoming update to Spotify for Developers access. We’ve shared a blog post that explains what’s changing and why. Please use this thread...
Hey everyone, I’ve created this thread to provide an open space for discussion, feedback, concerns or ideas on an upcoming update to Spotify for Developers access. We’ve shared a blog post...
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We are developing an event invite app and want to get clarification on Spotify playback and commercial use. About the app • Free to download, free to use.• Transactions only happen when a host sets up a paid event. Buyers pay for a ticket, and we tak...
We are developing an event invite app and want to get clarification on Spotify playback and commercial use. About the app • Free to download, free to use. • Transactions only happe...
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PlanPremiumCountryNigeria Device(iPhone 12 pro max Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue
Plan Premium Country Nigeria Device (iPhone 12 pro max Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue
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Hello Spotify Developer Support,Our Developer App for The Cauldron, an independent music discovery and voting service, began receiving repeated 429 QUOTA_EXCEEDED responses and now appears restricted. We have stopped all automated Spotify traffic, ad...
Hello Spotify Developer Support, Our Developer App for The Cauldron, an independent music discovery and voting service, began receiving repeated 429 QUOTA_EXCEEDED responses and now appears ...
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Hi,I posted last week asking whether individual developers have any path after the May 2025 changes. Since then my situation has changed, so I would like to ask a more specific question.Where I stand against the published criteria:Established busines...
Hi, I posted last week asking whether individual developers have any path after the May 2025 changes. Since then my situation has changed, so I would like to ask a more specific question. Where I s...
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Hello, I am considering a small app for singers and musicians. The idea is very simple: a user plays a song through Spotify and temporarily changes the pitch in real time by a few semitones to find a comfortable singing key. The app would not downloa...
Hello, I am considering a small app for singers and musicians. The idea is very simple: a user plays a song through Spotify and temporarily changes the pitch in real time by a few s...
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i want to process 20 users in my app mood_dj, it's an agent that let suers brainstomr, quoe songs, play something, search, create playlists. i am now limited by 5 users a day, can I increase it to 25 please. this is my app: https://spotify-assistant....
i want to process 20 users in my app mood_dj, it's an agent that let suers brainstomr, quoe songs, play something, search, create playlists. i am now limited by 5 users a day, can I increase it to 25...
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Hi, I am an individual developer from Austria with a question about the extended quota criteria introduced on 15 May 2025. My app matches a user's Spotify listening history (top artists, followed artists, optionally top tracks) against publicly annou...
Hi, I am an individual developer from Austria with a question about the extended quota criteria introduced on 15 May 2025. My app matches a user's Spotify listening history (top artists, followed a...
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Hi,We are developing a music trivia board game that includes a companion mobile application.As part of the game, we would like to integrate short song preview clips into the app through Spotify, in a way that is very similar to how Spotify previews a...
Hi, We are developing a music trivia board game that includes a companion mobile application. As part of the game, we would like to integrate short song preview clips into the app through Spotify, ...
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Hello Spotify Developer Team,I am developing a web application for parties that allows multiple users to collaboratively decide which songs should be played next.The concept is as follows:A host creates a party room.Guests join the room using a link ...
Hello Spotify Developer Team, I am developing a web application for parties that allows multiple users to collaboratively decide which songs should be played next. The concept is as follows: A ho...
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Hello, I am the developer of Diary.fm (https://diaryfm.com), a non-streaming music diary and social discovery web application. The Spotify integration is currently in Development Mode and restricted to allowlisted test users. Before expanding it, I w...
Hello, I am the developer of Diary.fm (https://diaryfm.com), a non-streaming music diary and social discovery web application. The Spotify integration is currently in Development Mo...
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Hi — I'm the solo developer of TrackSift, an iOS app (just approved on the App Store) that lets a Spotify user swipe through their own playlists and Liked Songs to quickly clean them up — nothing more than reading and writing to the authenticated use...
Hi — I'm the solo developer of TrackSift, an iOS app (just approved on the App Store) that lets a Spotify user swipe through their own playlists and Liked Songs to quickly clean them up — nothing mor...
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The Cauldron Spotify Developer App has unexpectedly been marked “Disabled and blocked.” We did not request this downgrade and received no notice explaining why it happened. The Cauldron is operated by Witch Kitty LLC. It is an independent-music disco...
The Cauldron Spotify Developer App has unexpectedly been marked “Disabled and blocked.” We did not request this downgrade and received no notice explaining why it happened. The Cauld...
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I've been working with the Web API for the past few months and have never hit 429 responses. Today I opted to migrate my app early to force myself to adapt to the new API changes. Incredibly low rate limits are preventing me from accomplishing anythi...
I've been working with the Web API for the past few months and have never hit 429 responses. Today I opted to migrate my app early to force myself to adapt to the new API changes. Incredibly low rate...
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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
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
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