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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...
PlanPremiumCountryUSDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI'm trying to request an access token using the /token endpoint with python requests library but keep receiving this error: {'error': 'invalid_grant', 'error_description': 'In...
Plan Premium Country US Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I'm trying to request an access token using the /token endpoint with python requests library but ke...
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PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomDeviceAPIOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueHi, I've seen similar issues reported, but with no follow up answers so I was wondering if anyone could help with my query. I am writing a little program that sear...
Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device API Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hi, I've seen similar issues reported, but with no follow up answers so I was wondering if a...
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I'm using a get request to get a random track from the entire Spotify library and display its name, the artist's name, cover art and play the previewURL. Why do so many of these random songs (most of them are pretty popular ones) do not have a previe...
I'm using a get request to get a random track from the entire Spotify library and display its name, the artist's name, cover art and play the previewURL. Why do so many of these random songs (most of...
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PlanPremiumCountryNL My Question or IssueAre the recommendations based on seed song/artist/genre (only, i.e. no other parameters) ordered on relevancy or are they sorted randomly? In the reference documents they state this about the RecommendationsOb...
Plan Premium Country NL My Question or Issue Are the recommendations based on seed song/artist/genre (only, i.e. no other parameters) ordered on relevancy or are they sorted randoml...
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PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueI'm having the same issue of the Edit Settings button not working, but neither of the solutions given have fixed the issue. I'm not running any ad blockers, and I've cleare...
Plan Premium Country Canada Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I'm having the same issue of the Edit Settings button not working, but neither of the solutions given h...
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PlanFreeCountryUnited KingdomOperating SystemmacOS My Question or Issue Hi, I'm developing a home-grown app that could eventually become commercial using the Spotify API, and was wondering where I can check my request status for commercial integratio...
Plan Free Country United Kingdom Operating System macOS My Question or Issue Hi, I'm developing a home-grown app that could eventually become commercial using the Sp...
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PlanFreeCountryPortugal DeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHello, today i'm having an issue where i try to click the button "Edit Settings" for my app and nothing happens.If i check the browser's console (Chrome) i can see th...
Plan Free Country Portugal Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hello, today i'm having an issue where i try to click the button "Edit Settings" fo...
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Hi, I'm re-opening an issue that has been closed (#817), ignored (#1330, #538, Access to websockets - The Spotify Community, [Developer] Access to websockets for live playback... - The Spotify Community), or locked (#492) time and again. It appears S...
Hi, I'm re-opening an issue that has been closed (#817), ignored (#1330, #538, Access to websockets - The Spotify Community, [Developer] Access to websockets for live playback... - The...
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PlanPremiumDeviceDesktopOperating SystemLinux My Question or IssueI am trying to set the redirection URI of an application, but clicking the button "Edit settings" does not do anything. URL: https://developer.spotify.com/dashboard/applications/
Plan Premium Device Desktop Operating System Linux My Question or Issue I am trying to set the redirection URI of an application, but clicking the button "Edit settings" does not do an...
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Trying to play a non-playlist URI via the https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/player/play endpoint is failing. How can we initiate album playback via URI?
Trying to play a non-playlist URI via the https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/player/play endpoint is failing. How can we initiate album playback via URI?
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Hello, gyus! My name is Ildar, i'm junior React web developer. I need help with my pet project. In result i wanna see: if i click to genre, my app show popular artists of this genre ( take artists followers). But i don't know how can i build api requ...
Hello, gyus! My name is Ildar, i'm junior React web developer. I need help with my pet project. In result i wanna see: if i click to genre, my app show popular artists of this genre ( take artists fo...
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PlanPremiumCountryUnited Kingdom DeviceMacBook Pro (Retina, Mid 2012)Operating SystemmacOS Catalina 10.15.7 My Question or IssueHi, I'm running into a bit of a wall where I'm currently using a user's playlist (retrieved from /v1/playlists/{playlist_i...
Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device MacBook Pro (Retina, Mid 2012) Operating System macOS Catalina 10.15.7 My Question or Issue Hi, I'm running into a bit of ...
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Use Authorization Code Grant to get an access tokenUse this access token to upload a Playlist Cover Image for any playlist that the access token is valid for. You will get an error: 401 UnauthorizedUse the refresh token to get a new access token, rep...
Use Authorization Code Grant to get an access token Use this access token to upload a Playlist Cover Image for any playlist that the access token is valid for. You will get an error: 401&n...
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I am looking at the "fans also like"-functionality but I am unsure if it is in the API as an end point or if I need to combine several to get the result.Any suggestions?
I am looking at the "fans also like"-functionality but I am unsure if it is in the API as an end point or if I need to combine several to get the result. Any suggestions?
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In the link: https://api.spotify.com/v1/search?q=u%25&type=track&limit=1&offset=420what does the "25" mean? I bolded it
In the link: https://api.spotify.com/v1/search?q=u%25&type=track&limit=1&offset=420 what does the "25" mean? I bolded it
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Hello, I'm building an app for my three friends and I. We listen to an album a week and talk about it. I want to store the album we listen to, the artist info, tracks, etc, so we can give each album a one to five star rating and pick our favorite and...
Hello, I'm building an app for my three friends and I. We listen to an album a week and talk about it. I want to store the album we listen to, the artist info, tracks, etc, so we can give ea...
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My Question or IssueI'm working on a an app that integrates the Spotify Web API. was wondering if anybody knew how to or had any ideas on how to get a random song from the entire Spotify library using the API. Or instead of a totally random song, a s...
My Question or Issue I'm working on a an app that integrates the Spotify Web API. was wondering if anybody knew how to or had any ideas on how to get a random song from the entire Spotify libr...
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Hello, I made an API on ASP.NET who search tracks info. Sometime when I do a search request wuth my app i got nothing but with Spotify console i have tracks Exemple: Request:https://api.spotify.com/v1/search?q=CLEO%20LAINE%20LET'S%20SLIP%20AWAY&type=...
Hello, I made an API on ASP.NET who search tracks info. Sometime when I do a search request wuth my app i got nothing but with Spotify console i have tracks Exemple: Request: ht...
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PlanBoth Free/PremiumDeviceAny iOSOperating SystemiOS 11+My Question or IssueI am the developer of a popular music visualizer. Unlike Android, iOS does not have OS level support for music visualization, but I've noticed there are several apps now tha...
Plan Both Free/Premium Device Any iOS Operating System iOS 11+ My Question or Issue I am the developer of a popular music visualizer. Unlike Android, iOS does not have OS level support f...
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Hello everyone, I have got one question when implementing the Get Current Users profile . { "country": "SE", "display_name": "JM Wizzler", "email": "**bleep**", "external_urls": { "spotify": "https://open.spotify.com/user/wizzler" }, "followers": { "...
Hello everyone, I have got one question when implementing the Get Current Users profile . { "country": "SE", "displa...
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