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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...
Hi, I'm trying to use the Search API to search for a podcast via a Spotify application.When I try to use the Web Console, everything works fine. However, when I try to run the same logic via a Python script, the API response is different - potentiall...
Hi, I'm trying to use the Search API to search for a podcast via a Spotify application. When I try to use the Web Console, everything works fine. However, when I try to run the same logic v...
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Hello community, I would need the API code to have a functionality like in https://transparentgift.com/ That you search for a song and displays the spotify code in an image.
Hello community, I would need the API code to have a functionality like in https://transparentgift.com/ That you search for a song and displays the spotify code in an image. &nb...
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I have a follow button for several artists embedded in some web pages. At seemingly random times, rather than the button, they display a red "Something went wrong, please try again later." Even when generating a follow button embed code at https://de...
I have a follow button for several artists embedded in some web pages. At seemingly random times, rather than the button, they display a red "Something went wrong, please try again later." Even ...
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PlanPremium CountryDE Operating System(iOS/Droid) Hey Spotify Team, I developed a simple AB looper mobile App that uses the Spotify SDK and Web API. I already registered the app with you guys in early 2019 and also registered it as a commercial produ...
Plan Premium Country DE Operating System (iOS/Droid) Hey Spotify Team, I developed a simple AB looper mobile App that uses the Spotify SDK and Web API. I alread...
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PlanPremiumMy Question or IssueI have a website (non-monetized at the moment), that creates playlists for swing dancers. It is called http://easypeasyplaylist.com. I have created an app in the developer.spotify.com and applied December 2019. However,...
Plan Premium My Question or Issue I have a website (non-monetized at the moment), that creates playlists for swing dancers. It is called http://easypeasyplaylist.com. I have created an ...
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Double post, see this post:https://community.spotify.com/t5/Spotify-for-Developers/Issues-with-Recommendations-API/m-p/5147132#M1969
Double post, see this post: https://community.spotify.com/t5/Spotify-for-Developers/Issues-with-Recommendations-API/m-p/5147132#M1969
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PlanPremiumCountrySwedenOperating System(iOS 14, Windows 10)My Question or IssueHey!I'm working mainly with the recommendations and track APIs. Today, when I picked up my project, all of a sudden some recommendations requests does not return any reco...
Plan Premium Country Sweden Operating System (iOS 14, Windows 10) My Question or Issue Hey! I'm working mainly with the recommendations and track APIs. Today, when I picked up my project,...
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Country: United StatesDevice: Across all devices Hello, I just discovered that the Spotify follow widget I have on my website is no longer working.I used https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/widgets/generate/follow-button/ to create the code t...
Country: United States Device: Across all devices Hello, I just discovered that the Spotify follow widget I have on my website is no longer working. I used https://developer.s...
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When setting the volume to 49 with the /player/volume endpoint it only turn into 48 (queried through the /player endpoint). It NEVER reaches 49!Is this excpected (than it should be stated in the DOC)?PS: The device playing is windows 10 Spotify App
When setting the volume to 49 with the /player/volume endpoint it only turn into 48 (queried through the /player endpoint). It NEVER reaches 49! Is this excpected (than it should be stated in the DO...
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The User Profile API link seems to be broken.Current link:https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/#category-user-profileWorking link:https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/#category-users-profile
The User Profile API link seems to be broken. Current link: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/#category-user-profile Working link: https://developer.spotify.com/do...
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PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueHi, I have a question nobody has managed to answer. If I develop an app for commercial purpos...
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 Hi, I h...
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PlanFree/PremiumCountryINDeviceXiaomi POCO FoneOperating SystemAndroid Pie My Question or Issue I get the following error when I authenticate with Google or Apple using the AndroidRemote Auth SDK:Can't redirect due to mismatch
Plan Free/Premium Country IN Device Xiaomi POCO Fone Operating System Android Pie My Question or Issue I get the following error when I authenticate with Google or Apple usin...
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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!I am writing a math paper using data from the "Get Audio Features for a Track" page (li...
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! ...
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CountryJapan Devicedynabook Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI tried to get tracks that were released in 2000 with search API, but the result included other year's tracks. https://api.spotify.com/v1/search?q=year%3A2000&type=track&marke...
Country Japan Device dynabook Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I tried to get tracks that were released in 2000 with search API, but the result inc...
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PlanPremiumCountryCanadaOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueAfter getting an access token back from my refresh token, I use it to fetch the top artists of the account associated with the access token. However, the users top artists keep re...
Plan Premium Country Canada Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue After getting an access token back from my refresh token, I use it to fetch the top artists of the account ...
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Hey, I would like to use the spotify API for a simple web application and i would like to use the key and tempo information from the audiofeatures method, everything works correctly, however I'm having a hard time converting the 'key' to the camelot ...
Hey, I would like to use the spotify API for a simple web application and i would like to use the key and tempo information from the audiofeatures method, everything works correctly, however I'm havi...
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My Question or Issue I am utilizing the Spotify SDK for a project. The project stack is Node and react. When I run on production mode, the player fails to initialize when I am on the public IP address. However it works fine on localhost. My speculati...
My Question or Issue I am utilizing the Spotify SDK for a project. The project stack is Node and react. When I run on production mode, the player fails to initialize when I am on ...
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Hello,i have developed an Android-Widget for Spotify. I would like to sell this App on the Google App-Store. I have already read on different places the terms and conditions, which requirements the app should follow and so on, but it is still not cle...
Hello, i have developed an Android-Widget for Spotify. I would like to sell this App on the Google App-Store. I have already read on different places the terms and conditions, which requirements t...
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In my Spotify client, when the song/album/playlist I was listening to, came to its end, Spotify is adding new songs to the queue. This is referred to as the Autoplay feature: https://support.spotify.com/is/article/autoplay/ When using the Web Playbac...
In my Spotify client, when the song/album/playlist I was listening to, came to its end, Spotify is adding new songs to the queue. This is referred to as the Autoplay feature: https://support.spo...
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I've been trying to get accepted to Spotify API for over a year now. Harmless apps, tried many. 0 feedback, not even a decline. What am I doing wrong?
I've been trying to get accepted to Spotify API for over a year now. Harmless apps, tried many. 0 feedback, not even a decline. What am I doing wrong?
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