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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...
I have seen multiple webpages that include some sort of collage generators for LastFM and Spotify in the same webpage, so I was wondering ¿What are the limits of the Prohibited Aplicatons rule 5? Do not create any product or service which is integrat...
I have seen multiple webpages that include some sort of collage generators for LastFM and Spotify in the same webpage, so I was wondering ¿What are the limits of the Prohibited Aplicatons rule 5? &n...
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PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceDesktop / Firefox / ChromeOperating SystemWindows My Question or IssueI am currently considering to develop a Spotify-enabled webapp using the Web API in conjunction with the Web Playback SDK.I established the basic fun...
Plan Premium Country Germany Device Desktop / Firefox / Chrome Operating System Windows My Question or Issue I am currently considering to develop a Spotify-enabled webapp using the ...
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I have a website for a wedding. We are looking to have a place for the people viewing the website to submit songs which automatically get added to a playlist (this makes it easier for the people who don't have a Spotify account or don't know how to a...
I have a website for a wedding. We are looking to have a place for the people viewing the website to submit songs which automatically get added to a playlist (this makes it easier for the people who ...
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PlanPremiumCountry: USA DeviceMacbook Pro 2018Operating SystemMacOS 11.5.1 My Question or IssueI've got my test app running for myself, but when I add another user they always get the 403 from the /me endpoint saying "User not registered in the Devel...
Plan Premium Country: USA Device Macbook Pro 2018 Operating System MacOS 11.5.1 My Question or Issue I've got my test app running for myself, but when I add another user they ...
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I am working on an app that uses the SpotifyAppRemote package to control playbackfrom spotify. I currently am using only built-in authentication. I do not need more that this.Is there a limit to the number of users that I can have install my app?
I am working on an app that uses the SpotifyAppRemote package to control playback from spotify. I currently am using only built-in authentication. I do not need more that this. Is there a limit to ...
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I run a small record label, so I have the access to approx 30-40 artist profiles. I have a few playlists that I promote with ads - where I place my artists' songs too.Right now I track the playlists' performance by going to each added song's playlist...
I run a small record label, so I have the access to approx 30-40 artist profiles. I have a few playlists that I promote with ads - where I place my artists' songs too. Right now I track the playlist...
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PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(Macbook Pro late 2020) My Question or IssueHi, seems that the guides portal of Web API Docs is not working. It is an empty page for my side. Anyone encountered similar issue?
Plan Free/Premium Country Device (Macbook Pro late 2020) My Question or Issue Hi, seems that the guides portal of Web API Docs is not working. It is an empty page for my side. A...
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Hi, I made an app using Spotify's API, it's not commercial in any way. So far only me and some of my friends have been messing around with it. I was wondering if there's a way to submit it to the Spotify developer showcase? It's hosted on one of my i...
Hi, I made an app using Spotify's API, it's not commercial in any way. So far only me and some of my friends have been messing around with it. I was wondering if there's a way to submit it to the Spo...
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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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OK, maybe it's time to share it here.Goofy is a very useful tool for advanced users.In some ways it repeats Smarter Playlists, but is more fun, because it lets you write your own stuff.Documentation is in Russian, so you have to use Chrome extension....
OK, maybe it's time to share it here. Goofy is a very useful tool for advanced users. In some ways it repeats Smarter Playlists, but is more fun, because it lets you write your own stuff. ...
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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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what are plans for developer's using Music public apis and i would like to know pricing part. and it would be for Android and commercial use.PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, And...
what are plans for developer's using Music public apis and i would like to know pricing part. and it would be for Android and commercial use. Plan Free/Premium Country Device ...
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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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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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Is there a way to get the Spotify qr code for a specific track using something like the uri for a song. I've looked through the web api reference but haven't been able to find anything about getting the qr codes.
Is there a way to get the Spotify qr code for a specific track using something like the uri for a song. I've looked through the web api reference but haven't been able to find anything about getting ...
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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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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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Access to fetch at 'https://apresolve.spotify.com/?type=dealer&type=spclient' from origin 'https://sdk.scdn.co' is giving a 502 error. It seems what is trying to access is down, and is causing problems for web playback
Access to fetch at 'https://apresolve.spotify.com/?type=dealer&type=spclient' from origin 'https://sdk.scdn.co' is giving a 502 error. It seems what is trying to access is down, and is causing pr...
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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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