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Updating the Criteria for Web API Extended Access

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...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution No "Users and Access" button in the Developer Dashboard

I've been struggling with this issue for a few days now and I'm not sure what else I can do. I've tried clearing my cache in google chrome, turning off my ad blocker, clearing cookies, signing in and out, but I just can't get the button to appear for...

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I've been struggling with this issue for a few days now and I'm not sure what else I can do. I've tried clearing my cache in google chrome, turning off my ad blocker, clearing cookies, signing in and...

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Superuser Contribution Developer API | Pricing | Quota | Legalities

Hi,I am creating a platform for Indi Artists in our Local Language and I am creating an app for it. Can I use the Spotify API to add tracks from Spotify in that language so that my users can listen to them on my app?Is there a usage quota? My app wil...

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Hi, I am creating a platform for Indi Artists in our Local Language and I am creating an app for it. Can I use the Spotify API to add tracks from Spotify in that language so that my users can listen...

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Superuser Contribution 403 User not approved for app

PlanPremiumCountryFranceDevicePC, MacOperating SystemLinux Ubuntu and Mac OS My Question or IssueAuthenticating my own user against the Spotify Web API through OAuth works well for a while, but I tried yesterday to authenticate another user (premium ...

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Plan Premium Country France Device PC, Mac Operating System Linux Ubuntu and Mac OS   My Question or Issue Authenticating my own user against the Spotify Web API through OAuth works we...

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Getting a random track/ generating a valid random track ID

I would like to create a tool that generates a truly random Spotify song, but cannot find out how this could be done. I've considered two possible approaches, which come with the following questions: 1. Is there/will there be a way of getting a rando...

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I would like to create a tool that generates a truly random Spotify song, but cannot find out how this could be done. I've considered two possible approaches, which come with the following questions:...

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/v1/me/player/devices returns empty array

My Question or IssueThe /v1/me/player/devices endpoint returns empty list even when a spotify device is open. Steps to reproduce:1. Open Spotify on your Windows desktop machine (do not play anything)2. Hit the /v1/me/player/devices endpoint. Notes: I...

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My Question or Issue The /v1/me/player/devices endpoint returns empty list even when a spotify device is open.   Steps to reproduce: 1. Open Spotify on your Windows desktop machine (do not p...

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Personalization endpoint returns no results when offset is greater than 49

This can be evidenced via the Web Console or elsewhere. As the title suggests, when the personalization endpoint is sent a request for either artists or tracks with an offset set to 50 or greater:Expected: the items starting at the offset index would...

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This can be evidenced via the Web Console or elsewhere.   As the title suggests, when the personalization endpoint is sent a request for either artists or tracks with an offset set to 50 or gr...

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Source code

Hi, I tried to contact the Spotify support about this question and got redirected by them to the developer forum so here I go. I saw you are using a dependency called MobileMediaKitClient inside the iOS Spotify app, which is licensed under Mozilla Pu...

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Hi,   I tried to contact the Spotify support about this question and got redirected by them to the developer forum so here I go.   I saw you are using a dependency called MobileMediaKit...

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Superuser Contribution My app is disabled and blocked, how to appeal?

My app is disabled and blocked and the email address for appealing is not showing up in the cases list when I click the "What does this mean" link. It says "Spotify has disabled your app. You can contact us at this email address if you wish to appeal...

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My app is disabled and blocked and the email address for appealing is not showing up in the cases list when I click the "What does this mean" link. It says "Spotify has disabled your app. You can con...

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Superuser Contribution Developer Dashboard missing features for my account

This is what mine looks like:Specifically, I need to be able to add test users so I can test out my app! But it looks like it's missing the ability to do so. I am using an older account where I'm logging in with my Spotify Username and I'm assuming t...

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This is what mine looks like: Specifically, I need to be able to add test users so I can test out my app! But it looks like it's missing the ability to do so.   I am using an older accoun...

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Document 204 on "Get Information About The User's Current Playback"

When calling GET https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/player and the account doesn't have any device active/open, the endpoint returns a 204. However, this isn't documented here. It only lists a 200 status code. It would be nice to have this possible status...

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When calling GET https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/player and the account doesn't have any device active/open, the endpoint returns a 204. However, this isn't documented here. It only lists a 200 status ...

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Spotify SDK doesn't seem compatible with SharePoint framework anymore

We are a team of developers working on a product based on the SharePoint framework. The product we are working on has a couple of API integrations and one of them is Spotify's web player that is implemented using Spotify's Web SDK. A few months back ...

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We are a team of developers working on a product based on the SharePoint framework. The product we are working on has a couple of API integrations and one of them is Spotify's web player that is impl...

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/v1/me/player/currently-playing returning 401

Country: Canada DeviceMacbook Pro 15 inch 2019Operating SystemmacOS Big Sur 11.4 My Question or IssueWhen I call the spotify /v1/me/player/currently-playing api I receive a 401 response with message "Permissions missing". When I attempt to use the we...

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Country: Canada   Device Macbook Pro 15 inch 2019 Operating System macOS Big Sur 11.4   My Question or Issue When I call the spotify /v1/me/player/currently-playing api I receive a ...

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Add tracks to playlist with snapshot ID

The documentation for working with playlists through the API discusses snapshots IDs, which allow for sending requests to the API that modify a playlist concurrently. And you can include a snapshot ID in requests to remove tracks and reorder/replace ...

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The documentation for working with playlists through the API discusses snapshots IDs, which allow for sending requests to the API that modify a playlist concurrently. And you can include a snapshot I...

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Using Spotify Web Api for Discord Bot

PlanFree/PremiumCountryTurkeyDevice(iPhone 6, Windows PC, etc)Operating System(Ubuntu 20.04, Windows 10) My Question or IssueHi, I am writing a bot for Discord with music capabilities. I create a play command to play music. I want to get track or pla...

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Plan Free/Premium Country Turkey Device (iPhone 6, Windows PC, etc) Operating System (Ubuntu 20.04, Windows 10)   My Question or Issue Hi, I am writing a bot for Discord with music cap...

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me/episodes is buggy! -> "total": 339 -> "items": []

Hi!who can explain this to me? + check the attachment picture....https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/episodes {"href": "https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/episodes?offset=0&limit=20","items": [],"limit": 20,"next": "https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/episodes?offset...

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Hi! who can explain this to me? + check the attachment picture.... https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/episodes   { "href": "https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/episodes?offset=0&limit=20", "items...

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Use of spotify platform to build an app that offer apple shareplay experience

Planpremium CountryallDeviceiPhone iPad and macOSOperating SystemIos15 My Question or IssueCan we use the Spotify SDK to build an application letting the user sharing music in a FaceTime call with the new feature of apple shareplay. Regarding the use...

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Plan premium   Country all Device iPhone iPad and macOS Operating System Ios15   My Question or Issue Can we use the Spotify SDK to build an application letting the user sharing ...

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Superuser Contribution 403 User not approved for app [Granted quota extension]

PlanAllCountryAll DeviceAllOperating SystemAll My Question or Issue- I created an app recently and it seemed to work fine within my test users added via the dashboard.- I requested a quota extension to allow non-test accounts to login, it was approve...

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Plan All Country All   Device All Operating System All   My Question or Issue - I created an app recently and it seemed to work fine within my test users added via the dashboard....

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How to exclude fields from the results of a Web API call

I want to pull just the artist name and track name using the "https://api.spotify.com/v1/playlists/{playlist_id}/tracks" call. The documentation says "Fields can be excluded by prefixing them with an exclamation mark", so I've tried to narrow down th...

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I want to pull just the artist name and track name using the "https://api.spotify.com/v1/playlists/{playlist_id}/tracks" call. The documentation says "Fields can be excluded by prefixing them wi...

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error 500 on create playlist

using the endpoint https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/#endpoint-create-playlist sometimes (50:50 chance since few days) throws a error Post "https://api.spotify.com/v1/users/userxyz/playlists": http: ContentLength=78 with B...

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using the endpoint                  https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/#endpoint-create-playlist     &nbs...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Unable to add users on dashboard

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceMac My Question or IssueI am unable to add new users to my recently created app. I see no prompt or button to do so. I continue to get a 403 error whenever I try access my app from another account.

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Plan Premium Country US Device Mac   My Question or Issue I am unable to add new users to my recently created app. I see no prompt or button to do so. I continue to get a 403 error whene...

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