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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...
I submitted a scope extension request about a week and a half ago and have yet to receive a response from Spotify. I've submitted requests before for previous applications and usually received a response in the following day, so I find it kind of odd...
I submitted a scope extension request about a week and a half ago and have yet to receive a response from Spotify. I've submitted requests before for previous applications and usually received a resp...
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Hi,when crawling podcast-data via the Podcast-API, we first get the list of episodes per podcast. This works as expected, except for our podcast "Kanackische Welle", where we get episode-IDs back that do not belong to our podcast (or our network in g...
Hi, when crawling podcast-data via the Podcast-API, we first get the list of episodes per podcast. This works as expected, except for our podcast "Kanackische Welle", where we get episode-IDs back t...
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I want to know if I can sell digital art using data from your API. I just want to use the audio analysis and audio features, I will not be using the audio itself nor any of the images contained in the data (like album cover). I don't think the ToC me...
I want to know if I can sell digital art using data from your API. I just want to use the audio analysis and audio features, I will not be using the audio itself nor any of the images contained in th...
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[As the below Spotify URLs were embedding the tracks/albums into the post and making the post difficult to read, I've replaced the URL with [spotify URL], so anywhere you see this, replace it with open.spotify.com to get the actual link] I'm developi...
[As the below Spotify URLs were embedding the tracks/albums into the post and making the post difficult to read, I've replaced the URL with [spotify URL], so anywhere you see this, replace it wi...
Casual Listener
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Please see updated version:Spotify API is returning wrong IDs of Liked Tracks... - The Spotify Community
Please see updated version: Spotify API is returning wrong IDs of Liked Tracks... - The Spotify Community
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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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For the purposes of using the Web Playback SDK, what does Spotify define as "Commercial"? My application is a virtual reality web app for browsing and playing Spotify playlists. It does not involve money or ads in any way. It is free and open-source....
For the purposes of using the Web Playback SDK, what does Spotify define as "Commercial"? My application is a virtual reality web app for browsing and playing Spotify playlists. It does not ...
Casual Listener
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It's been 2 weeks since I submitted my quote extension for my application. How long does this usually take? If I get rejected, I'll have to wait another month for review? So it takes a year to get approved if you have a lot of iterations? What's goin...
It's been 2 weeks since I submitted my quote extension for my application. How long does this usually take? If I get rejected, I'll have to wait another month for review? So it takes a year to get ap...
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Hi All, I'v been lurking on the forums for a while and saw that many people had issues setting their up their player (event hooks etc). To help speed up developing for inexperienced (experienced as well) users, I built an wrapper that does authentica...
Hi All, I'v been lurking on the forums for a while and saw that many people had issues setting their up their player (event hooks etc). To help speed up developing for inexperienced (experienced as w...
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Reading through the app questionnaire, I noticed several questions request information from an existing app (website, privacy agreement). I have an idea and have verified that it is possible to build what I'm looking for via the available Spotify API...
Reading through the app questionnaire, I noticed several questions request information from an existing app (website, privacy agreement). I have an idea and have verified that it is possible to ...
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PlanFreeCountryUS Issue:Currently, I have 11,000 public playlists. Now I am unable to create public playlist. I'm getting error like this. curl -X "POST" "https://api.spotify.com/v1/users/9o6i28sa5bf1loprat4hgakuh/playlists" --data "{\"name\":\"New P...
Plan Free Country US Issue: Currently, I have 11,000 public playlists. Now I am unable to create public playlist. I'm getting error like this. curl -X "POST" "https://api.spotif...
Music Fan
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There is an option to authorize user to use shows' API by client-ID.https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/general/guides/authorization-guide/ My Question or Issue 1. Is there any option to get authorization by sending username/email and passwor...
There is an option to authorize user to use shows' API by client-ID. https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/general/guides/authorization-guide/ My Question or Issue 1. Is ther...
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Dear Spotify team, We need immediate help; in our project we are using 'https://api.spotify.com/v1/playlists/{playlist_id}/tracks' to fetch playlist items. For better user experience for our users we need that in reverse order is it possible to query...
Dear Spotify team, We need immediate help; in our project we are using 'https://api.spotify.com/v1/playlists/{playlist_id}/tracks' to fetch playlist items. For better user experience for our users we...
Roadie
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Hi,I have developed an audio DSP algorithm for enhancing audio for the hearing impaired. The feedback I've had so far is that it greatly improves the experience for listeners.I'm exploring the possibilities of extending the reach of the algorithm int...
Hi, I have developed an audio DSP algorithm for enhancing audio for the hearing impaired. The feedback I've had so far is that it greatly improves the experience for listeners. I'm exploring ...
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADevice(Laptop)Operating System(Linux) My Question or IssueWhen you click on your profile settings the option for 'Explicit Content' is disabled and shows the message 'Explicit content cant be played on this Family account'. I hav...
Plan Premium Country USA Device (Laptop) Operating System (Linux) My Question or Issue When you click on your profile settings the option for 'Explicit Content' is disabled and shows...
Roadie
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PlanFree and PremiumCountryUK, UA Deviceall devices I used https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/widgets/generate/follow-button/ to create code to use as a template for embedding "Follow on Spotify" buttons on a website. But seems the "follow-f...
Plan Free and Premium Country UK, UA Device all devices I used https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/widgets/generate/follow-button/ to create code to use as a t...
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I want to build a website based heavily on the Spotify API, but I'm a little bit concerned about the rate-limiting. Obviously, it won't be a problem initially, but if my website gains in popularity, I end up risking hitting the rate limit. Does Spoti...
I want to build a website based heavily on the Spotify API, but I'm a little bit concerned about the rate-limiting. Obviously, it won't be a problem initially, but if my website gains in popularity, ...
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Hello! I have got an error when querying the artists info of a given genre. The error only occurs when the total artists of that genre is greater than 1000. genre = 'j-pop' artist=[] # query the total number of artists at=sp.search(q='genre:'+genre,l...
Hello! I have got an error when querying the artists info of a given genre. The error only occurs when the total artists of that genre is greater than 1000. genre = ...
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Operating SystemiOS 14 & Windows 10 My Question or IssueI've made a web app that generates playlists with only songs the user hasn't listened to before. The problem: When the app sends the user to the generated playlist (via a Spotify URI) there some...
Operating System iOS 14 & Windows 10 My Question or Issue I've made a web app that generates playlists with only songs the user hasn't listened to before. The problem: W...
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PlanPremiumCountryIreland My Question or Issue When following the authorisation flow, everything works as expected if I use just one scope. E.g. scopes = 'user-read-currently-playing'url = Request('GET', 'https://accounts.spotify.com/authorize',param...
Plan Premium Country Ireland My Question or Issue When following the authorisation flow, everything works as expected if I use just one scope. E.g.&n...
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