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February 2026 Spotify for Developers update: 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 that explains what’s changing and why. Please use this thread...

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KyrooTales

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Solved!! Public Playlist - Status 404 Resource Not Found

I was having errors with this Public PlaylistNew Music Friday Philippineshttps://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DWVjrTQlvqTHF?si=ACEGXaXUTzK1leGax5MKeA

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I was having errors with this Public Playlist New Music Friday Philippines https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DWVjrTQlvqTHF?si=ACEGXaXUTzK1leGax5MKeA  

Gilgaland

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Can't create an app

When I am trying to create an app, I am getting this error - Your account is not ready, please wait a few minutes and try again.All fields are filled.

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When I am trying to create an app, I am getting this error - Your account is not ready, please wait a few minutes and try again. All fields are filled.

perqa

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Request for Permission to Use Spotify Audio Previews

Hello Spotify Developer Team,I am developing a mobile app for Android and iOS that is a music trivia quiz focused on anime opening themes.I would like to request guidance regarding the **use of Spotify audio preview clips** within my app. Specificall...

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Hello Spotify Developer Team, I am developing a mobile app for Android and iOS that is a music trivia quiz focused on anime opening themes. I would like to request guidance regarding the **use of S...

flowerpil

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Academic Inquiry: Machine Learning Policy regarding Personal Data Export & Audio Features

PlanPremiumCountryTaiwanDeviceMacBook Air 2024Operating SystemMacOS14.6.1(23G93)My Question or IssueI am a student from Taiwan. I am writing to seek specific clarification regarding the use of Spotify data for an academic research paper involving hum...

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Plan Premium Country Taiwan Device MacBook Air 2024 Operating System MacOS14.6.1(23G93) My Question or Issue I am a student from Taiwan. I am writing to seek specific clarification regarding...

Longway_Tian

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Spotify for stream deck

I don't know about other StreamDeck users, but speaking for myself, I was trying to create a web API to launch Spotify on StreamDeck, and it's not working. I'm unable to do it and I don't know how. If anyone can help, thank you.

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  I don't know about other StreamDeck users, but speaking for myself, I was trying to create a web API to launch Spotify on StreamDeck, and it's not working. I'm unable to do it and I don't kno...

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Not getting data of top artist and top tracks api data in all users

PlanFree/PremiumCountryINDIADevice(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue We are seeing inconsistent results from Spotify s Top Artists and Top Tracks APIs. Some ...

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Plan Free/Premium Country INDIA 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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Explicit flag discrepancy between API and web page for a clean song

Hi There, Can anyone explain an apparent explicit flag discrepancy between the Spotify API and web page for Great American Bar Scene by Zach Bryan? When viewed with the Spotify web app, there is no 'E' prefix but the 'explicit' flag is True in the da...

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Hi There,   Can anyone explain an apparent explicit flag discrepancy between the Spotify API and web page for Great American Bar Scene by Zach Bryan? When viewed with the Spotify web app, ther...

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Can't create new apps at Spotify for Developer

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

Roadie

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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Request for approval – social party game using Spotify playback (Premium users only)

Hello Spotify Developer Relations team,We are building a social, in-person party game where music recognition is used as part of short, interactive game rounds.The application is not a music streaming service and does not replace Spotify’s listening ...

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Hello Spotify Developer Relations team, We are building a social, in-person party game where music recognition is used as part of short, interactive game rounds. The application is not a music st...

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Feature Request
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Can't open form for extending API limits

My Question or IssueWhen I go to my dashboard/users and I click on link that sohuld open form for request for extending API limits, nothing happens, it just redirects me back to user settings?Anyone who have similar issue? Or anyone who solved it? Th...

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My Question or Issue When I go to my dashboard/users and I click on link that sohuld open form for request for extending API limits, nothing happens, it just redirects me back to user settings? A...

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anyone know when i can create an app again?

PlanPremiumCountryDenmark Device(Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS) My Question or Issue

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Plan Premium Country Denmark  Device (Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS)   My Question or Issue  

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Não foi possível criar o APP ( Novas integrações estão suspensas )

Estou tentanto criar o APP , porem recebo a mensagem ( Não foi possível criar o APP ( Novas integrações estão suspensas ) o botão de criar o APP esta inativo .

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Estou tentanto criar o APP , porem recebo a mensagem ( Não foi possível criar o APP ( Novas integrações estão suspensas ) o botão de criar o APP esta inativo .  

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2026: the spotify API developer paradox

More than half a year since the beloved changes to the Spotify API. Has anyone figured out how to go from 25 users to 250k users? Are there tips to get proper API access that have worked for folks?

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More than half a year since the beloved changes to the Spotify API. Has anyone figured out how to go from 25 users to 250k users?   Are there tips to get proper API access that have worked for...

bluewave41

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Solved!! Can't create app

PlanPremiumCountryFrance Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Hello, I wanted to create a new app in the Spotify Developer Dashboard. It first asked me to verify my email, I did it and now there is no message. Then now, I got this when I t...

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Plan Premium Country France   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue   Hello,   I wanted to create a new app in the Spotify Developer Dashboard.   I...

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App Development
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Query Params for User Library Endpoint

PlanPremiumCountryUSDevice Operating System My Question or IssueThe `GET /me/tracks` endpoint doesn't have any type of query params in it to search across song/artist/album metadata or the `added_date` for a track so there's no way to programmaticall...

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Plan Premium Country US Device   Operating System     My Question or Issue The `GET /me/tracks` endpoint doesn't have any type of query params in it to search across son...

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Unblock/appeal app being put into "Disabled and blocked" status

PlanPremium/(N/A)CountryCanadaDeviceN/AOperating SystemN/A My Question or IssueApp has been placed into "Disabled and blocked" status, but I think this was incorrect and am looking to appeal. Theoretically I can delete the app and create a new one on...

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Plan Premium/(N/A) Country Canada Device N/A Operating System N/A   My Question or Issue App has been placed into "Disabled and blocked" status, but I think this was incorrect and am l...

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Superuser Contribution Clear Queue API

Hi there, Is it possible to reveal the REST endpoint to clear the active queue from the user's queued up songs, via., Add to Queue? I saw there was an endpoint used from tracing calls in Microsoft Edge that used the set_queue endpoint in the payload,...

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Hi there,   Is it possible to reveal the REST endpoint to clear the active queue from the user's queued up songs, via., Add to Queue? I saw there was an endpoint used from tracing calls i...

wubalubadubdumb

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Preview URL

Spotify no longer supports preview URLs. If I pull this URL using another API, will you experience any issues when publishing my Spotify app?

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Spotify no longer supports preview URLs. If I pull this URL using another API, will you experience any issues when publishing my Spotify app?

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An idea

Create an application calls SPORTIFY that will contains streaming of past sports shows from entire world from any time..You will thanks me.And remmember to give some credits

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Create an application calls SPORTIFY that will contains streaming of past sports shows from entire world from any time.. You will thanks me. And remmember to give some credits  

Luan

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Spotify Web API: Constant Rate limit exceeded

Hi,I have been using the Spotify API on development mode only to get album info and create playlists for myself for almost 6 months.As of 2 days ago, every call I make to the Spotify API returns a 429 "API rate limit exceeded", no matter how much I w...

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Hi, I have been using the Spotify API on development mode only to get album info and create playlists for myself for almost 6 months. As of 2 days ago, every call I make to the Spotify API returns ...

trbigbctzt

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