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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...
Hello, I am writing this post because I have found a possible bug/inconsistency in the API implementation. By using the endpoint “/v1/markets”, a list of all the available markets is returned. However, when testing the operation “get album by Id”, th...
Hello, I am writing this post because I have found a possible bug/inconsistency in the API implementation. By using the endpoint “/v1/markets”, a list of all the available markets is returned. Howeve...
Casual Listener
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PlanPremiumCountryDenmarkDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11My Question or IssueWhat I need is only one Spotify account connected to my app and users of my app should be able to request songs to be added to the queue and then my backend would be the o...
Plan Premium Country Denmark Device PC Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue What I need is only one Spotify account connected to my app and users of my app should be able to requ...
Roadie
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When logging in from our app, we're experiencing sporadic login failures. We see a generic error. Is anyone else experiencing this?Logging in from an Android Device.
When logging in from our app, we're experiencing sporadic login failures. We see a generic error. Is anyone else experiencing this? Logging in from an Android Device.
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I try to get the user's saved tracks (See API: https://developer.spotify.com/console/get-current-user-saved-tracks/)When doing so with a premium account, everything works as planned.But when I try it with a free account, i get "HTTP Error 403: Forbid...
I try to get the user's saved tracks (See API: https://developer.spotify.com/console/get-current-user-saved-tracks/) When doing so with a premium account, everything works as planned. But when...
Regular
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Hi, I'm trying to use the Web-API for a project.Everything was working fine, on load my app makes 2 requests to 1) endpoint /me2) endpoint /me/playlistsSuddenly the 2nd endpoint is now giving me a 429 status code WITHOUT a Retry After header, the fir...
Hi, I'm trying to use the Web-API for a project. Everything was working fine, on load my app makes 2 requests to 1) endpoint /me 2) endpoint /me/playlists Suddenly the 2nd endpoint ...
Casual Listener
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PlanPremium Operating SystemWindows 10 Hello! I have the following problem. I would like to control several Spotify accounts with just 1 application. I've come this far. I made it so that when you click on a link, you have to register and agree, and ...
Plan Premium Operating System Windows 10 Hello! I have the following problem. I would like to control several Spotify accounts with just 1 application. I've come this far. I made ...
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The last Spotify update introduced lyrics that synchronized with the rhythm. I mean that Spotify holds the data when each line in a song's lyrics is performed in the song.I'm looking for a method that sets the player to point a specific time accordin...
The last Spotify update introduced lyrics that synchronized with the rhythm. I mean that Spotify holds the data when each line in a song's lyrics is performed in the song. I'm looking for a method...
Newbie
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I don't know if this is the right place to put this, but there is maybe some error with spotify dev. I am trying to submit a quota extension request, but when I attach screenshots of my app or a screencast, I'm getting an 'unauthorized' error.
I don't know if this is the right place to put this, but there is maybe some error with spotify dev. I am trying to submit a quota extension request, but when I attach screenshots of my app or a scre...
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Hi, I'm creating apps for a radio station and I'm wondering if I can use the Spotify API to show album art next to their live stream. The album art is visible in their 'now playing' interface. I know that we have to add the Spotify logo as stated in ...
Hi, I'm creating apps for a radio station and I'm wondering if I can use the Spotify API to show album art next to their live stream. The album art is visible in their 'now playing' interface. ...
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hello im new to this but im working on to separate apis, first one is so simple and i just need to move it from development mode, i dont know how to Request extension to allow users to login through Spotify auth. (its already built by my developer us...
hello im new to this but im working on to separate apis, first one is so simple and i just need to move it from development mode, i dont know how to Request extension to allow users to...
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PlanPremiumCountryUSAOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueAny time I try to login and authorize using our app, I get this error "INVALID_CLIENT: Invalid client". This isn't an issue for anyone else working on the app. Any ideas?
Plan Premium Country USA Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Any time I try to login and authorize using our app, I get this error "INVALID_CLIENT: Invalid client". This isn't an ...
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The API endpoint that returns a user's top artists and tracks is returning a high number of 503 errors again!
The API endpoint that returns a user's top artists and tracks is returning a high number of 503 errors again!
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Hi I've been working on a Spotify application for a school project and I didn't realize it was continuously sending requests. I need the assignment to work but now I have a Retry-After of 9.5 hrs. I think I fixed the issue now and wanted to know if t...
Hi I've been working on a Spotify application for a school project and I didn't realize it was continuously sending requests. I need the assignment to work but now I have a Retry-After of 9.5 hrs. &...
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Hello Spotify Developers, I am a researcher at the University of Southampton working on a web application for conducting an academic survey on novel music recommendation interfaces. The application will be collecting the saved songs from a user’s Spo...
Hello Spotify Developers, I am a researcher at the University of Southampton working on a web application for conducting an academic survey on&...
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Howdy! So I'm in the middle of a potential Spotify project and I've hit a snag I should have expected but didn't. I'm looking to have a bot create playlists on a Spotify account. The initiation of this task will be cron job based, so I'm requiring no...
Howdy! So I'm in the middle of a potential Spotify project and I've hit a snag I should have expected but didn't. I'm looking to have a bot create playlists on a Spotify account. The initiat...
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When using the /me/top endpoints, it always returns a 503 error, even in the developer console. The Spotify desktop app is also broken due to that error:
When using the /me/top endpoints, it always returns a 503 error, even in the developer console. The Spotify desktop app is also broken due to that error:
Music Fan
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There was an issue in the WebAPI github repo in the past where HTTP/2 support was mentioned, but the same was never mentioned again. Is there any way to get feedback or a possible implementation of the issue?HTTP/2 is considered a standard these days...
There was an issue in the WebAPI github repo in the past where HTTP/2 support was mentioned, but the same was never mentioned again. Is there any way to get feedback or a possible implementa...
Music Fan
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PlanPremiumCanada Device(All iPads)Operating System(iOS 13 and above) My Question or IssueCurrently we have implemented login through Spotify SDK version 1.2.2. We have followed the steps in Spotify guide below, to authenticate through your app: http...
Plan Premium Canada Device (All iPads) Operating System (iOS 13 and above) My Question or Issue Currently we have implemented login through Spotify SDK version 1.2.2. We have ...
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Hello, I'd love to get songwriter and producer credits through the API. It's important information I need for my app - and since Spotify has one of the best music API out there I was surprised it hasn't been added yet.It seems the subject has been br...
Hello, I'd love to get songwriter and producer credits through the API. It's important information I need for my app - and since Spotify has one of the best music API out there I w...
Visitor
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On the main Web API documentation page, under Responses, there's a link to the Object Model documentation, but it isn't working. Can this be looked at please?
On the main Web API documentation page, under Responses, there's a link to the Object Model documentation, but it isn't working. Can this be looked at please?
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