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/playlists API Endpoint Issue Fixed

We wanted to provide an update regarding issues identified in the “/playlists” API endpoints. We have investigated the reported concerns of null results appearing in responses and have fixed the behaviour in the “/me/playlists” and “/users/{user_id}/...

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  • Spotify
  • AdrienCompDev
  • Casual Listener
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  • Possible Bug
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[Web API] Incorrect response code for PUT /me/albums

Just a small mistake which I noticed: PUT /me/albums which adds albums to a user's library is documented as returning a 201 Created, but in fact it is returning 200 similar to the other PUT /me... endpoints (which correctly document 200 as the respon...

  • Casual Listener
  • Just a small mistake which I noticed: PUT /me/albums which adds albums to a user's library is documented as returning a 201 Created, but in fact it is returning 200 similar to the other PUT /me... en...
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  • Web API
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Add new releases endpoint

PlanPremiumCountryYes.DeviceConnected to the internet somewhere.Operating SystemYes. My Question or IssueI would love to see a New Releases endpoint added, that provides all albums/tracks from artists a user is following sorted by release date. It wo...

  • Regular
  • Plan Premium Country Yes. Device Connected to the internet somewhere. Operating System Yes.   My Question or Issue I would love to see a New Releases endpoint added, that provides all ...
  • Hubo
  • Community Legend
  • 2508 Views
  • 4 replies
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  • Discussion
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  • 4 replies
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Spotify Api authentication error

PlanFreeCountryIndiaDevice(personal computer )Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or IssueSpotify Api authentication is throwing an error.... I have cross checked my code... But still the same error... Please Help

  • Visitor
  • Plan Free Country India Device (personal computer ) Operating System (Windows 10)   My Question or Issue Spotify Api authentication is throwing an error.... I have cross checked my cod...
  • Hubo
  • Community Legend
  • 531 Views
  • 1 replies
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  • 531 Views
  • 1 replies
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Console WebAPI

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueHello, when I try to open the console on the page the website is throwing an error message 40...

  • Visitor
  • 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 Hello, ...
  • Hubo
  • Community Legend
  • 551 Views
  • 1 replies
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  • Console
    developers
    Web API
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  • 1 replies
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Solved!! Endpoint playlists/{playlist_id}/tracks returns unplayable tracks

PlanPremiumCountryCZ DeviceAnyOperating SystemAny IssueI have my own playlist (id 3iVmOK4xPYNKHXJ6jfOWzo). In spotify applications (desktop, web, mobile) mentioned playlist is empty, but when invoking curl -X "GET" "https://api.spotify.com/v1/playlis...

  • Newbie
  • Plan Premium Country CZ   Device Any Operating System Any   Issue I have my own playlist (id 3iVmOK4xPYNKHXJ6jfOWzo). In spotify applications (desktop, web, mobile) mentione...
  • Hubo
  • Community Legend
  • 823 Views
  • 1 replies
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Opt out Analytics when using Web Playback

Including "spotify-player.js" results analytics code to be injected on my site. In my opinion there should be a property that I set, allowing me to opt-out Analytics code. Spotify related information about users can go to Spotify servers, since the i...

  • Regular
  • Including "spotify-player.js" results analytics code to be injected on my site. In my opinion there should be a property that I set, allowing me to opt-out Analytics code. Spotify related information...
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Google Actions Spotify Authentication

Does anyone know how to authenticate the Spotify Authorization for google actions? As accounts are most likely already linked I am looking an easy way to get the users access token

  • Regular
  • Does anyone know how to authenticate the Spotify Authorization for google actions?    As accounts are most likely already linked I am looking an easy way to get the users access token
  • 380 Views
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Legal questions regarding Spotify API

We are currently developing an app which uses Spotify API. What we are trying to achieve is a website/app which allows people to create an individual account and link it with their Spotify account. We use consents for currently playing tracks, recent...

  • Visitor
  •   We are currently developing an app which uses Spotify API. What we are trying to achieve is a website/app which allows people to create an individual account and link it with their Spotify ac...
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  • legal
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How to integrate Spotify in my Wurlitzer jukebox application on Windows?

PlanFree/PremiumCountryNetherlandsDeviceDesktop Operating SystemWindows 7, 8, 10 My Question or IssueI want to use the Spotify API to load music into my Jukebox that runs on Windows. What is the best way to authenticate the user to be able to get his...

  • Regular
  • Plan Free/Premium Country Netherlands Device Desktop  Operating System Windows 7, 8, 10   My Question or Issue I want to use the Spotify API to load music into my Jukebox that run...
  • araap
  • Regular
  • 2781 Views
  • 2 replies
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  • 2781 Views
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Explanation about audio analysis timbre functions

Hi, I have read the documentation of your API, and feel your timbre feel on your audio analysis very interesting. I have searched for information on the internet about an explanation of the interpretation of the 12 basis functions and do not found an...

  • Newbie
  • Hi,   I have read the documentation of your API, and feel your timbre feel on your audio analysis very interesting. I have searched for information on the internet about an explanation of the ...
  • 1948 Views
  • 0 replies
  • 9 likes
  • API reference
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Solved!! Scopes not listed are listed to user in authentication login

In my application code, the only scope listed for oAuth is 'user-top-read', yet when users log in through my page it also lists that it may take their name, email, username, etc.

  • Newbie
  • In my application code, the only scope listed for oAuth is 'user-top-read', yet when users log in through my page it also lists that it may take their name, email, username, etc.     &nb...
  • murraypaul
  • Gig Goer
  • 691 Views
  • 1 replies
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    development
    OAuth
    scopes
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Get Users followed Users

Plan: PremiumCountry: USA Device: Macbook Air 2017Operating System: macOS I am working with the Web API and I am wanting to get all of the users a given user is following. I see that currently the API only supports getting all artists a user follows,...

  • Visitor
  • Plan: Premium Country: USA   Device: Macbook Air 2017 Operating System: macOS   I am working with the Web API and I am wanting to get all of the users a given user is following. I see...
  • snek_
  • Casual Listener
  • 1921 Views
  • 2 replies
  • 5 likes
  • Discussion
  • 1921 Views
  • 2 replies
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How to get written permission to use Spotify for a commercial App?

Hello, I'm developing a music trivia game (for commercial use). According to this website (https://developer.spotify.com/legal/general-restrictions/), I need to get a written permission/approval. Could you please tell me what are the steps? Much appr...

  • Visitor
  • Hello,   I'm developing a music trivia game (for commercial use). According to this website (https://developer.spotify.com/legal/general-restrictions/), I need to get a written permission/appr...
  • 872 Views
  • 0 replies
  • 5 likes
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    approval
    Commercial
    game
    music
    Permission
    Trivia
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Spotify Spoticon Potential Issue

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceDesktop ComputerOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueDon't really know which board to post this to but hopefully this one is okay. I was looking through the spoticon font file (specifically: https://open.scdn.co/c...

  • Visitor
  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Desktop Computer Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Don't really know which board to post this to but hopefully this one is okay. &nbsp...
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    Spoticon
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Authentication without redirects

Good Afternoon,I am creating control modules for our AV automation systems. These modules will run on AMX, Crestron, Extron etc... The Authentication method is quite simple but relies on redirects and webpage rendering which is not supported on these...

  • Casual Listener
  • Good Afternoon, I am creating control modules for our AV automation systems. These modules will run on AMX, Crestron, Extron etc... The Authentication method is quite simple but relies on redirects ...
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  • 0 replies
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[Desktop][Developer] API support for Spotify Ad Studio

Working at an analytics firm and it would be really convenient to streamline gathering data from our ad campaigns using an API

  • Visitor
  • Working at an analytics firm and it would be really convenient to streamline gathering data from our ad campaigns using an API
  • 491 Views
  • 0 replies
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  • Desktop
    Developer
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Connection Errors on Initializing Spotify on iOS.

I have been struggling with implementing the Spotify iOS SDK in a simple music player app I’m working on with the intention of learning more about the streaming platform’s API. My app’s features are storyboard-based and have simple functionality (i.e...

  • Casual Listener
  • I have been struggling with implementing the Spotify iOS SDK in a simple music player app I’m working on with the intention of learning more about the streaming platform’s API. My app’s features are ...
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  • 0 replies
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  • 1381 Views
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[All Platforms][Developer] Add Session Privacy Flag to "currently-playing" API endpoint

It does not appear that session privacy details are included in the "/v1/me/player/currently-playing" endpoint. As I would like to use this endpoint to implement a "What are users listening to" feature on an online community website, I would very muc...

  • Casual Listener
  • It does not appear that session privacy details are included in the "/v1/me/player/currently-playing" endpoint. As I would like to use this endpoint to implement a "What are users listening to" featu...
  • murui
  • Casual Listener
  • 2777 Views
  • 3 replies
  • 0 likes
  • All Platforms
    Developer
  • 2777 Views
  • 3 replies
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Quizzes / Games using the API

Last year I made a prototype for a social music quiz that used the Spotify API. Specifically, it uses the song search, and 30s preview playback features. I'd like to pick the project back up, but noticed there's a restriction about using the API spec...

  • Newbie
  • Last year I made a prototype for a social music quiz that used the Spotify API. Specifically, it uses the song search, and 30s preview playback features.   I'd like to pick the project back up...
  • joachimbulow
  • Casual Listener
  • 2553 Views
  • 2 replies
  • 4 likes
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scope parameter should not be optional

Hi, I am trying to use the Oauth2 / OIDC authentication provided by spotify. According to OpenID Connect documentation, the parameter scope is not optional, but required. I am using a quarkus extension who passes "oidc" as value to this parameter (as...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi,        I am trying to use the Oauth2 / OIDC authentication provided by spotify. According to OpenID Connect documentation, the parameter scope is not optional, but required....
  • ktuli44
  • Music Fan
  • 1525 Views
  • 3 replies
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