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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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  • Casual Listener
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Playlist track addition call returning snapshot_id but not accepting one?

Hi there, is there a way to use a snapshot_id when adding songs to a playlist? It seems like support for it is missing according to the documentation, but it's weird because the call returns a snapshot_id, so in theory it also should accept one. Is t...

  • Newbie
  • Hi there,   is there a way to use a snapshot_id when adding songs to a playlist? It seems like support for it is missing according to the documentation, but it's weird because the call returns...
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Get large collection of user playlists

Hi !Can you study to increase the number of items returned in a "Get a List of Current User's Playlists" => https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/playlists/get-a-list-of-current-users-playlists/ ?Because many users are now hav...

  • Roadie
  • Hi ! Can you study to increase the number of items returned in a "Get a List of Current User's Playlists" => https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/playlists/get-a-lis...
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Solved!! Featured playlists limited to 10

The docs here state: limit Optional. The maximum number of items to return. Default: 20. Minimum: 1. Maximum: 50. however, only 10 are returned for Featured playlists as tested at https://developer.spotify.com/console/get-featured-playlists/. Is this...

  • Newbie
  • The docs here state:     limit Optional. The maximum number of items to return. Default: 20. Minimum: 1. Maximum: 50.      however, only 10 are returned for Featur...
  • Hubo
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Solved!! Discover Weekly URI

I had a simple question, I am using the Spotify API to get my discover weekly playlist every Monday and save it to a new playlist. I have a problem though, I don't know if the discover weekly playlist URI changes every Monday or not, can someone conf...

  • Visitor
  • I had a simple question, I am using the Spotify API to get my discover weekly playlist every Monday and save it to a new playlist.   I have a problem though, I don't know if the discover weekl...
  • Hubo
  • Community Legend
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    Python
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Clarifying the 'market' field in API requests.

The 'market' field uses the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 standard to denote a listening territory in request. Spotify lists Kosovo as a supported territory, but as far as I can tell, Kosovo has no formally assigned ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code. "XK" seems to be the...

  • Visitor
  • The 'market' field uses the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 standard to denote a listening territory in request. Spotify lists Kosovo as a supported territory, but as far as I can tell, Kosovo has no formally ass...
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Superuser Contribution Restored playlists are not retrieved when requesting API endpoint

I just noticed that restored playlists are not retrieved when requesting API endpoint (https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/playlists/get-a-list-of-current-users-playlists/).I first thought that my playlists were cached but I...

  • Regular
  • I just noticed that restored playlists are not retrieved when requesting API endpoint (https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/playlists/get-a-list-of-current-users-playlists/)....
  • Nohanna
  • Regular
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Bug on the "search" endpoint

PlanFree(haven't tested but probably too)/PremiumCountryFranceDeviceSpotify APIMy Question or Issuehttps://api.spotify.com/v1/search?query=pharel&type=track&offset=0&limit=20 When searching ('q' parameter) for 'pharel' or 'pharell' and type 'track' t...

  • Visitor
  •   Plan Free(haven't tested but probably too)/Premium Country France Device Spotify API My Question or Issue https://api.spotify.com/v1/search?query=pharel&type=track&offset=0&amp...
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a request of receiving track metadata from Spotify API

This is Tada from Avex Japan.Our analytics team would like to receive track metadata about Audio Features & Audio Analysis from Spotify API a week before the release date. Would it be possible?Please refer to the info attached for more details.We wou...

  • Newbie
  • This is Tada from Avex Japan. Our analytics team would like to receive track metadata about Audio Features & Audio Analysis from Spotify API a week before the release date. Would it be possible?...
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My Spotify developer account got rate limited after my app was downloaded too many time

Hey, I recently released an update for my iOS app yesterday and it was downloaded by many users. As a result, my Spotify developer account seems to have hit a rate limit so none of my users are able to access my service at the moment. Is there anyone...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hey,   I recently released an update for my iOS app yesterday and it was downloaded by many users. As a result, my Spotify developer account seems to have hit a rate limit so none of my users ...
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Developer Terms of Service: Unclear Definition

I'm a developer researching the feasibility of building my product using Spotify's developer tools. This definition of "streaming" in Spotify's Developer Terms of Service is unclear to me and borderline contradictory: Streaming. “Streaming” means usi...

  • Casual Listener
  • I'm a developer researching the feasibility of building my product using Spotify's developer tools.    This definition of "streaming" in Spotify's Developer Terms of Service is unclear to...
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  • Developer question integrating spotify in mobile app
    Developer Terms of Service
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Music APIs for mobile apps

Arranging genres, creating playlists, getting song lyrics! Music APIs for mobile apps with APIs have made music data easily available for mobile apps.

  • Visitor
  • Arranging genres, creating playlists, getting song lyrics! Music APIs for mobile apps with APIs have made music data easily available for mobile apps.  
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    Discussion
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{"error":"unsupported_grant_type"}

Hey, I'm using the php sdk api https://github.com/jwilsson/spotify-web-api-phpand trying to connect the user. I log in using the link https://accounts.spotify.com/authorize? client_id=--id-- &redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.testsite.com%2Fspotify_conn...

  • Roadie
  • Hey, I'm using the php sdk api https://github.com/jwilsson/spotify-web-api-php and trying to connect the user. I log in using the link     https://accounts.spotify.com/authorize? client...
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  • Roadie
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    php
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Historic active user data

Hey folks, Just wondering if it is possible to get historical active user data for my web app rather than just the 1 month view available on the dashboard? Ideally I would like to see 3/4 months back. Any advice would be appreciated!

  • Newbie
  • Hey folks,   Just wondering if it is possible to get historical active user data for my web app rather than just the 1 month view available on the dashboard?    Ideally I would lik...
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  • User data
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API endpoint to enable/disable crossfade

I have an app that I've been working on, an enhanced player of sorts. I want to give the user easier control over when crossfade is turned on or off, such as on a song-by-song basis. What's the chance that this will be added as a future API endpoint?...

  • Newbie
  • I have an app that I've been working on, an enhanced player of sorts. I want to give the user easier control over when crossfade is turned on or off, such as on a song-by-song basis. What's the chanc...
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Playing with an offset is not working when element in URI list appears multiple times

I am trying to start playing a list of URIs with the offset parameter. Some of the URIs are contained multiple times. Issue found on 2020-06-25. Scope(s):"streaming", "user-read-email", "user-read-private", "user-modify-playback-state" Steps to repro...

  • Casual Listener
  • I am trying to start playing a list of URIs with the offset parameter. Some of the URIs are contained multiple times.   Issue found on 2020-06-25.   Scope(s): "streaming", "user-r...
  • JtheSaw
  • Casual Listener
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Speed up the query of audio features

Hello, I'm currently writing a small Python program to analyze the audio features of saved songs with the Spotify Web API. Unfortunately, querying the audio features for each song takes a long time. Approx. 3-4 songs are analyzed per second. With 250...

  • Newbie
  • Hello,  I'm currently writing a small Python program to analyze the audio features of saved songs with the Spotify Web API. Unfortunately, querying the audio features for each song takes a long...
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Spotify Hit Song Dataset

Hi Spotify team! For a research paper, I have collected audio features for all audio tracks published at https://spotifycharts.com and Spotify's published and featured playlists. It is made up of about 165.000 unique tracks that were in the hit chart...

  • Visitor
  • Hi Spotify team!   For a research paper, I have collected audio features for all audio tracks published at https://spotifycharts.com and Spotify's published and featured playlists. It is ...
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About the 429 error and Retry-After

Hi !Simple question: does the "Retry-After" returned when there's a 429 error is for the whole application ID or is it only based per access token / user ? So if I got this error, is it all requests in my application I have to slow down or only for t...

  • Roadie
  • Hi ! Simple question: does the "Retry-After" returned when there's a 429 error is for the whole application ID or is it only based per access token / user ? So if I got this error, is it all request...
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  • Roadie
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Recently Played Endpoint Σ50

I have some questions about gathering user listening history from the Recently Played endpoint. As far as I know, recursively calling the recently played endpoint is the only way to get a user's listening history. You can see how I have done that her...

  • Visitor
  • I have some questions about gathering user listening history from the Recently Played endpoint.   As far as I know, recursively calling the recently played endpoint is the only way to get a u...
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    Listening History
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Superuser Contribution email input already fill on the Auth Page

I'm building a spotify app for KaiOs and there is a problem with your authentication page. In fact, the cursor is not there, and there is no touch screen, so the user cannot get out of the username/input in order to fill the password. If you cannot m...

  • Casual Listener
  • I'm building a spotify app for KaiOs and there is a problem with your authentication page.   In fact, the cursor is not there, and there is no touch screen, so the user cannot get out of the u...
  • Xperience94120
  • Casual Listener
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