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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 ...
Hello,I am experiencing a 405 Method Not Allowed error when trying to add tracks to a Spotify playlist through the Web API.The request is:POST /v1/playlists/{playlist_id}/itemsRequest body:{"uris":["spotify:track:..."]}The response is:HTTP 405 Method...
Hello, I am experiencing a 405 Method Not Allowed error when trying to add tracks to a Spotify playlist through the Web API. The request is: POST /v1/playlists/{playlist_id}/items Request body: ...
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Hello, I’m building/built a cross-platform music sharing tool - users paste a link from one streaming service and get the equivalent on every other platform. Groups, shared playlists, audio recognition. Live product, billing active, NZ company incorp...
Hello, I’m building/built a cross-platform music sharing tool - users paste a link from one streaming service and get the equivalent on every other platform. Groups, shared playlists, audio ...
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Feature Request: Allow iOS apps to wake a local Spotify playback session without starting playback or forcing repeated app switchingI am developing an iOS application that integrates Spotify playback controls using the Spotify Web API and Spotify iOS...
Feature Request: Allow iOS apps to wake a local Spotify playback session without starting playback or forcing repeated app switching I am developing an iOS application that integrates Spotify playba...
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Hi Spotify Developer Community, I’m encountering an issue with the Spotify API and would appreciate any guidance or support. Our service, which relies heavily on the Search API, has recently started receiving 429 error codes (Rate Limit Exceeded) for...
Hi Spotify Developer Community, I’m encountering an issue with the Spotify API and would appreciate any guidance or support. Our service, which relies heavily on the Search API, has...
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Hi Spotify Developer Team,I am writing to request an individual review for a Web API Extended Quota for my iOS application, ReTouch Sound.Background & Use CaseBose has recently shut down the SoundTouch cloud infrastructure. As a result, many existing...
Hi Spotify Developer Team, I am writing to request an individual review for a Web API Extended Quota for my iOS application, ReTouch Sound. Background & Use Case Bose has recently shut...
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Olá,Tenho uma conta Spotify Premium ativa e estou conectado ao Spotify for Developers com a mesma conta.No Developer Dashboard, aparece somente a mensagem:“Você ainda não criou nenhum app”Porém, o botão “Create app” não aparece em nenhum lugar da pág...
Olá, Tenho uma conta Spotify Premium ativa e estou conectado ao Spotify for Developers com a mesma conta. No Developer Dashboard, aparece somente a mensagem: “Você ainda não criou nenhum app” Por...
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Hi, I’ve built Harmoniiz, a social listening platform that uses Spotify for playback.The specific use case I want clarification on is this:One Spotify Premium user connects their own Spotify account and plays music through their own device/speaker. O...
Hi, I’ve built Harmoniiz, a social listening platform that uses Spotify for playback. The specific use case I want clarification on is this: One Spotify Premium user connects their own Spotify acco...
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PlanFreeCountry - us Devicelaptop I created a basic app on the developer page, put in a specific callback address. When I go to the address and try to authorize for the first time I get a page that just says client id: invalid Help
Plan Free Country - us Device laptop I created a basic app on the developer page, put in a specific callback address. When I go to the address and try to authorize ...
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Hi,"PUT /v1/me/player/play" started failing overnight when the active device is my iPhone. The same call still works when Spotify Desktop is active. I didn’t change my integration.Context-Personal web app using Authorization Code + Web API-Scope incl...
Hi, "PUT /v1/me/player/play" started failing overnight when the active device is my iPhone. The same call still works when Spotify Desktop is active. I didn’t change my integration. Context ...
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PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceIPad or iPhoneOperating SystemIOS My Question or IssueI use the Spotify API to remove the top track in a playlist after it’s been played. This keeps the playlist current. If I delete the top track while a playlist is playing...
Plan Premium Country US Device IPad or iPhone Operating System IOS My Question or Issue I use the Spotify API to remove the top track in a playlist after it’s been played. This...
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Hi Spotify Developer Forum moderators, I'm reaching out here because I've been unable to contact the appropriate teams at Spotify (Corporate Development, Technology Partnerships, or R&D) through standard corporate channels. I'm the inventor of a prop...
Hi Spotify Developer Forum moderators, I'm reaching out here because I've been unable to contact the appropriate teams at Spotify (Corporate Development, Technology Partnerships, or R&D)...
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Related to: https://community.spotify.com/t5/Spotify-for-Developers/Commercial-use-of-a-user-s-Top-Artists/td-p/7526656I understand Spotify OAuth used to allow you to acquire peoples top artists, top tracks, recently played, and audio features. I'm w...
Related to: https://community.spotify.com/t5/Spotify-for-Developers/Commercial-use-of-a-user-s-Top-Artists/td-p/7526656 I understand Spotify OAuth used to allow you to acquire peoples top art...
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Hello Spotify Developer Support,We are developing Reda.tg, a Telegram bot that provides user-requested Spotify features such as currently playing tracks, album artwork and short lyrics excerpts.Our app currently works for the owner account, but other...
Hello Spotify Developer Support, We are developing Reda.tg, a Telegram bot that provides user-requested Spotify features such as currently playing tracks, album artwork and short lyrics excerpts. O...
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PlanPremiumCountryItalyDevice(iPhone 17, iPad (8th generation), Macbook Pro M2)Operating System(iOS 26, iPadOS 26, MacOS 26)My Question or IssueI’m curious why on Apple Devices you don't develop the following features:- A widget (similar to the one f...
Plan Premium Country Italy Device (iPhone 17, iPad (8th generation), Macbook Pro M2) Operating System (iOS 26, iPadOS 26, MacOS 26) My Question or Issue I’m curious why on Apple Devices you ...
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PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDeviceMacBook ProOperating System15.7.3 My Question or Issue Feature request: "Clear" or "Mark as complete" button for stuck routine history entriesWhen a routine is manually stopped mid-run (e.g. during a TTS call to an exter...
Plan Premium Country Sweden Device MacBook Pro Operating System 15.7.3 My Question or Issue Feature request: "Clear" or "Mark as complete" button for stuck routine history en...
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Reopening this in light of the recently released Spotify Soloist client.Soloist now exposes a WebSocket API with realtime events such as track_changed, playback_changed, position_sync, device_changed, context_changed, and queue_changed. This is essen...
Reopening this in light of the recently released Spotify Soloist client. Soloist now exposes a WebSocket API with realtime events such as track_changed, playback_changed, position_sync, device_chang...
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CountryItaly DeviceDesktop / N/A (this is a general API/dashboard question, not device-specific) Operating SystemWindows 10, 11 My Question or Issue I built Voxline, a free Windows desktop app that overlays time-syncedlyrics for whatever's currently ...
Country Italy Device Desktop / N/A (this is a general API/dashboard question, not device-specific) Operating System Windows 10, 11 My Question or Issue I built Voxline, a free Windows desk...
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PlanFreeCountryNLDeviceLaptop, later smartphoneOperating SystemWindows 11, later iOS and Android My Question or IssueWe are a small non-profit platform helping young musicians in the Netherlands find bandmates. We want catalog-only search (song/artis...
Plan Free Country NL Device Laptop, later smartphone Operating System Windows 11, later iOS and Android My Question or Issue We are a small non-profit platform helping young mu...
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PlanFree/PremiumMy Question or IssueHello, submitted a request for a Scope Extension on July 28, 2026, for the followingSpotify scopes:playlist-modify-privateplaylist-modify-publicThe request is currently still showing as Unreviewed.Could you please ...
Plan Free/Premium My Question or Issue Hello, submitted a request for a Scope Extension on July 28, 2026, for the following Spotify scopes: playlist-modify-private playlist-modify-public The r...
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Hello Spotify Developer Platform team,I’m building Big Boy Energy, a subscription-based fitness, clean-eating, weekly-planning, and AI coaching app for adults.We would like to offer user-authorized, interactive Spotify playback during individual work...
Hello Spotify Developer Platform team, I’m building Big Boy Energy, a subscription-based fitness, clean-eating, weekly-planning, and AI coaching app for adults. We would like to offer user-authoriz...
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