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Discuss building apps with Spotify APIs and SDKs
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...
Snippet from COMPLYING WITH SPOTIFY'S DEVELOPER POLICY Disallowed Use case:DJ/Mixes: Using Spotify’s catalog to segue, mix, re-mix, or overlap any Spotify Content with any other audio content (including other Spotify content). I am playing around wit...
Snippet from COMPLYING WITH SPOTIFY'S DEVELOPER POLICY Disallowed Use case: DJ/Mixes: Using Spotify’s catalog to segue, mix, re-mix, or overlap any Spotify Content with any other ...
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I want to be able to change the volume in the Spotify widget on my site. Is it possible to create a volume slider for it?PlanFree
I want to be able to change the volume in the Spotify widget on my site. Is it possible to create a volume slider for it? Plan Free <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="UTF-8"...
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePixel 4 API 30 (emulator) My Question or IssueI am trying to create a simple Android app that can connect to Spotify to control music playback. From what I have read, the SpotifyAppRemote API is perfect for this. I am follo...
Plan Premium Country USA Device Pixel 4 API 30 (emulator) My Question or Issue I am trying to create a simple Android app that can connect to Spotify to control music playback. From wh...
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Not a fan of the newly styled Reference docs - the old docs were great The new version changed the categories in a way that doesn't make sense. For example, the Browse category was removed and now "Get Recommendations" is under "Artists", even though...
Not a fan of the newly styled Reference docs - the old docs were great The new version changed the categories in a way that doesn't make sense. For example, the Browse category was removed a...
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Hello, on Spotify desktop if I try to reorder multilpe items in my queue by dragging them up, when my cursor hits the top of the screen it does not scroll upwards. This is very unintuitive, as sometimes with shorter queue it does work.I wish this was...
Hello, on Spotify desktop if I try to reorder multilpe items in my queue by dragging them up, when my cursor hits the top of the screen it does not scroll upwards. This is very unintuitive, as someti...
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PlanPremiumCountryUSDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI am making calls to the Spotify API using the Python Requests module, attempting to change the volume of the player programmatically. My code:def setVolume(volume=-1): if 0 >...
Plan Premium Country US Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I am making calls to the Spotify API using the Python Requests module, attempting to change the vol...
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Hi all. The "What's New" feature currently available in the mobile app is pretty useful. I like being able to see new songs/albums from followed artists right as they're pushed into Spotify without having to wait for Friday's Release Radar. I curate ...
Hi all. The "What's New" feature currently available in the mobile app is pretty useful. I like being able to see new songs/albums from followed artists right as they're pushed into Spotify without h...
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PlanFree/PremiumCountryIndiaDeviceAll iPhonesOperating SystemiOS My Question or IssueWhen a user clicks on linking their Spotify account on our app using the Safari browser, it just doesn't go through. This successfully happens on Chrome and other br...
Plan Free/Premium Country India Device All iPhones Operating System iOS My Question or Issue When a user clicks on linking their Spotify account on our app using the Safari b...
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DeviceIphone 6 - Safari My Question or IssueWhen accessing the page at https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/ it asks you you to select an endpoint from the drop down menu. As soon as I do nothing happens and there is no “go” ...
Device Iphone 6 - Safari My Question or Issue When accessing the page at https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/ it asks you you to select an e...
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PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 11 Pro Max)Operating System(iOS 14.7.1.) My Question or IssueOur app is using iOS Spotify SDK to manage user playlists. The app use SPTSessionManager to authenticate the user It is working fine in 8.6.56 but it i...
Plan Free/Premium Country Device (iPhone 11 Pro Max) Operating System (iOS 14.7.1.) My Question or Issue Our app is using iOS Spotify SDK to manage user playlists. The app use...
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It would be great if one could create an exclusion playlist. So, one could add songs to a "exclusion playlist" and Spotify would exclude them from it's algorithms i.e. if i would like to listen a radio based on certain artist, Spotify would not sugge...
It would be great if one could create an exclusion playlist. So, one could add songs to a "exclusion playlist" and Spotify would exclude them from it's algorithms i.e. if i would like to listen a rad...
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Hello, I install home automation systems like RTI and Savant along with doing whole home audio distribution in general. One of the main selling points for some clients was that Savant (I'm sure other systems do/did too) allowed them to control everyt...
Hello, I install home automation systems like RTI and Savant along with doing whole home audio distribution in general. One of the main selling points for some clients was t...
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I am using the Spotify Web API for my personal project. I am attempting to create a Spotify music player using the spotify-web-player-node package. However, I have encountered an issue. When I authorize my account as a developer, I receive an error s...
I am using the Spotify Web API for my personal project. I am attempting to create a Spotify music player using the spotify-web-player-node package. However, I have encountered an issue. When I author...
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We are launching an application and need to get the quote extension for Spotify API usage. Are you able to expedite the process somehow??PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceDesktop EnvOperating SystemAll My Question or IssueWe are launching an appli...
We are launching an application and need to get the quote extension for Spotify API usage. Are you able to expedite the process somehow?? Plan Premium Country United States Device Desk...
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PlanPremiumCountryNLDeviceALLOperating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueWhen I delete all my songs from my playlist, spotify still tells me there is 1 song in my playlist (it's not hidden or a local file, it's just a ...
Plan Premium Country NL Device ALL Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue When I delete all my songs from my playlist, spotify still tells...
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Body:PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceSamsung Galaxy S10eOperating SystemAndroid 11My Question or IssueI've used the SpotifyAppRemote connection (SpotifyAppRemote.connect) and the AuthorizationClient (AuthorizationClient.openLoginActivity) to connect t...
Body: Plan Premium Country Germany Device Samsung Galaxy S10e Operating System Android 11 My Question or Issue I've used the SpotifyAppRemote connection (SpotifyAppRemote.connect) and t...
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PlanPremium My Question or IssueHi Could someone please explain to me how to get this endpoint:https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/player/playto play a specific episode of a podcast.When sending a request like this: curl -X "PUT" "https://api.spotify.com/v...
Plan Premium My Question or Issue Hi Could someone please explain to me how to get this endpoint: https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/player/play to play a specific episode of...
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Hello, I made a popular website that a lot of Spotify users visit to see stats especially related to the "popularity" attribute that artists & tracks have. I noticed that when hitting the https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/top/tracks endpoint, I got some ...
Hello, I made a popular website that a lot of Spotify users visit to see stats especially related to the "popularity" attribute that artists & tracks have. I noticed that when h...
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Hi all, I am a student located in Munich, Germany. I am planning to write my Master thesis around the topic of Data Analytics with Spotify. More precisely, I want to find out if the behavior of Spotify users from different countries can be matched to...
Hi all, I am a student located in Munich, Germany. I am planning to write my Master thesis around the topic of Data Analytics with Spotify. More precisely, I want to find out if the behavior...
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Hi,For the past months, I've successfully used the Web API to retrieve follower counts and popularity of my Spotify artist. I requested an access token via https://accounts.spotify.com/api/token (grant_type: client_credentials), and then went on to r...
Hi, For the past months, I've successfully used the Web API to retrieve follower counts and popularity of my Spotify artist. I requested an access token via https://accounts.spotify.co...
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