Type in your question below and we'll check to see what answers we can find...
Loading article...
Submitting...
If you couldn't find any answers in the previous step then we need to post your question in the community and wait for someone to respond. You'll be notified when that happens.
Simply add some detail to your question and refine the title if needed, choose the relevant category, then post.
Before we can post your question we need you to quickly make an account (or sign in if you already have one).
Don't worry - it's quick and painless! Just click below, and once you're logged in we'll bring you right back here and post your question. We'll remember what you've already typed in so you won't have to do it again.
Discuss building apps with Spotify APIs and SDKs
Hey everyone, I've created this thread to share some updates to how quotas work for Development Mode apps on the Spotify Web API to help you better organize your projects. We've shared a Blog post that explains everything in detail. Here's the short ...
Hey everyone, I've created this thread to provide more insight on an upcoming change to how refresh tokens work for apps on the Spotify Web API. We've shared a blog post that explains what's changing and why. The short version: refresh tokens will no...
Im using the the webApi to build a mobile app.Is there a way to get ALBUM charts for a specific genre? For example [top 50 german rap albums].If not, by any chance, does anybody know, where i can get a list of album charts? Greetings and thanks in ad...
Im using the the webApi to build a mobile app. Is there a way to get ALBUM charts for a specific genre? For example [top 50 german rap albums]. If not, by any chance, does anybody know, ...
398 Views
0 replies
0 likes
PlanFreeCountryAustriaDeviceHuawei Mate 10 proOperating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or IssueWhen the ad starts, it never ends and I have to restart the app for further listening.The ad is for:https://www.magenta.at/
Plan Free Country Austria Device Huawei Mate 10 pro Operating System Android 10 My Question or Issue When the ad starts, it never ends and I have to restart the app for further liste...
475 Views
0 replies
0 likes
Plan: PremiumCountry: EE Device, Operating SystemMacbook Pro, OSX My Question or IssueI am unable to register my email into my app that I have created in Developer Dashboard. I add my email and my full name under "Users and Access", but all API calls...
Plan: Premium Country: EE Device, Operating System Macbook Pro, OSX My Question or Issue I am unable to register my email into my app that I have created in Develo...
Spotify Star
907 Views
2 replies
0 likes
Background Info:Spotify tracks the location/context of where songs are played within Spotify and we can access that information via the recently played api:```GET me/player/recently-played```So if you play a stream from a playlist in Spotify your con...
Background Info: Spotify tracks the location/context of where songs are played within Spotify and we can access that information via the recently played api: ``` GET me/player/recently-played ```...
Spotify Star
1060 Views
1 replies
1 likes
Hi everyone! I'm trying to write a small app against the Spotify Web API with which I want to capture the currently active song. If the song is currently playing, I can easily use the /me/player/currently-playing endpoint to get the track and context...
Hi everyone! I'm trying to write a small app against the Spotify Web API with which I want to capture the currently active song. If the song is currently playing, I can easily use the /me/pl...
Spotify Star
1688 Views
1 replies
6 likes
Background Info:Spotify tracks the location/context of where songs are played within Spotify and we can access that information via the recently played api:```GET me/player/recently-played```So if you play a stream from a playlist in Spotify your con...
Background Info: Spotify tracks the location/context of where songs are played within Spotify and we can access that information via the recently played api: ``` GET me/player/recently-played ```...
Spotify Star
2280 Views
3 replies
1 likes
Hey, I need your help. I want to submit a quota extension to spotify and I have already filled the form except for the area below. What information am I supposed to put in that box?? Are they asking for my app client id or something else?Kindly check...
Hey, I need your help. I want to submit a quota extension to spotify and I have already filled the form except for the area below. What information am I supposed to put in that box?? Are ...
Spotify Star
509 Views
1 replies
0 likes
In the last week or so it seems like the search API is now returning many more results than previously.Is this intended behaviour? Is it documented anywhere, and is it possible to obtain the previous behaviour? For example:curl -X "GET" "https://api....
In the last week or so it seems like the search API is now returning many more results than previously. Is this intended behaviour? Is it documented anywhere, and is it possible to obtain the previo...
Music Fan
1909 Views
7 replies
2 likes
Here's an interesting possible bug and sorry if I didn't find where it was already reported. It makes the Web API search endpoint unusable except with some "magic" accounts that receive the expected behavior, which had been present for almost two yea...
Here's an interesting possible bug and sorry if I didn't find where it was already reported. It makes the Web API search endpoint unusable except with some "magic" accounts that receive the exp...
Music Fan
3158 Views
5 replies
2 likes
Hello! We have recently built a simple Pre-Save app for our artists and were unaware of the time we needed to wait to get our app into Production on Spotify. This is not normal from any of our experiences with other APIs (this app allows you to Pre-S...
Hello! We have recently built a simple Pre-Save app for our artists and were unaware of the time we needed to wait to get our app into Production on Spotify. This is not normal from any of our experi...
536 Views
0 replies
0 likes
I'm developing an app, it will have playlists and songs but streaming will be done from Spotify, also it will have ads and Premium sub. I dont have commerical right for it, will it be taken down or I will be sued etc?
I'm developing an app, it will have playlists and songs but streaming will be done from Spotify, also it will have ads and Premium sub. I dont have commerical right for it, will it be taken ...
406 Views
0 replies
0 likes
CountryUKDeviceN/A – developer app query My Question or IssueHi, I submitted my app When.fm a couple of weeks back for a quota extension. I didn't provide a screencast up-front while I was finalising the feature, but did right away by email in respon...
Country UK Device N/A – developer app query My Question or Issue Hi, I submitted my app When.fm a couple of weeks back for a quota extension. I didn't provide a screencast up-fr...
Casual Listener
2207 Views
5 replies
0 likes
Hi I have question regarding the Spotify App quota extension request.After submitting the request, we were not approved for the following reason.Modifies any Spotify visual content, e.g. cropping album artwork, overlaying images on album artwork, pla...
Hi I have question regarding the Spotify App quota extension request. After submitting the request, we were not approved for the following reason. Modifies any Spotify visual content, e.g. cr...
Casual Listener
762 Views
1 replies
0 likes
Hello! So I created this app a few years back and have returned to take a look at it and I see that you have implemented this new user onboarding stuff in order to access the app. I am testing on localhost and have added myself on my developer dashbo...
Hello! So I created this app a few years back and have returned to take a look at it and I see that you have implemented this new user onboarding stuff in order to access the app. &nb...
Casual Listener
552 Views
1 replies
0 likes
PlanFreeCountryJapanDeviceMacbook My Question or IssueHi,I want to use Spotify's Track's Audio Features for my recommendation technology logic.I have read theDeveloper Policy, Complying with Spotify's Developer Policy, and Developer Terms.The "Specia...
Plan Free Country Japan Device Macbook My Question or Issue Hi, I want to use Spotify's Track's Audio Features for my recommendation technology logic. I have read the Developer Poli...
1269 Views
0 replies
0 likes
My application has been running successfully for weeks now, but randomly this morning it began throwing out this error when attempting to pull top songs from authenticated usersHTTP Error for GET to https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/top/tracks with Param...
My application has been running successfully for weeks now, but randomly this morning it began throwing out this error when attempting to pull top songs from authenticated users HTTP Error for ...
Visitor
2201 Views
3 replies
0 likes
I want to create an app to transfer liked music to other platforms. How do I legally do this?
I want to create an app to transfer liked music to other platforms. How do I legally do this?
445 Views
0 replies
0 likes
Hi,Where should I ask to obtain 'Managed App Configuration specfile' of Spotify iOS app? Best regards,
Hi, Where should I ask to obtain 'Managed App Configuration specfile' of Spotify iOS app? Best regards,
588 Views
0 replies
0 likes
PlanFree/PremiumCountryJapan My Question or IssueHi, I am planning to make an app with Spotify Web API.To my understanding, the API enables us to play music on our original apps.I have several questions here:1.Do the ads play between tracks as usual?...
Plan Free/Premium Country Japan My Question or Issue Hi, I am planning to make an app with Spotify Web API. To my understanding, the API enables us to play music on our original apps. ...
Casual Listener
999 Views
1 replies
0 likes
DeviceMacbook Pro 2020Operating SystemVentura public beta My Question or Issuewe're supposed to be able to enable the Accessibility of Electron apps under macOS by setting the AXManualAccessibility attribute: https://www.electronjs.org/docs/latest/tu...
Device Macbook Pro 2020 Operating System Ventura public beta My Question or Issue we're supposed to be able to enable the Accessibility of Electron apps under macOS by setting the AXManu...
1811 Views
0 replies
0 likes
