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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...
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 ...
Gig Goer
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I want to build a niche database, but it would require me importing The names of all Artists, Albums, and Tracks and saving them so I have the references separately without hitting the API every time I need them. Is this a violation or not? I'm tryin...
I want to build a niche database, but it would require me importing The names of all Artists, Albums, and Tracks and saving them so I have the references separately without hitting the API every time...
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Operating System: iOS 14; Device: iPhone Hi there, I'm just getting started with figuring out how to integrate Spotify API into iOS 14 / Swift UI. However, I especially had a few troubles with Obj-C Linker Flag and AppDelegate which isn't available i...
Operating System: iOS 14; Device: iPhone Hi there, I'm just getting started with figuring out how to integrate Spotify API into iOS 14 / Swift UI. However, I especially had a few troubles wi...
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Hello,I've been working on an Android application for 5 years now (Originally using the now discontinued API). It only requests Album Art of currently playing songs. Yet, my Dashboard still shows"No data available.Check back when you've made somerequ...
Hello, I've been working on an Android application for 5 years now (Originally using the now discontinued API). It only requests Album Art of currently playing songs. Yet, my Dashboard still shows ...
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Hi, I'm working on a React Native app for iOS and Android which interfaces to Spotify's API, and would like to make an animated logo which moves according to certain frequencies of the audio being streamed (e.g. a low-pass filter). I've got a library...
Hi, I'm working on a React Native app for iOS and Android which interfaces to Spotify's API, and would like to make an animated logo which moves according to certain frequencies of the audio being st...
Gig Goer
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Hi,OAuth2 specifications list PKCE as an extension to the standard. As you state in your documentation, the refresh token can only be used once. Why is this? I could not find such a recommendation, although the original spec did state that old refres...
Hi, OAuth2 specifications list PKCE as an extension to the standard. As you state in your documentation, the refresh token can only be used once. Why is this? I could not find such a recommendation,...
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Hello, I am a data science student and I am trying to analyze a dataset which consists of many different songs collected from Spotify using the Spotify Web API. The way these songs were collected is by using the Search API and searching by year. Spot...
Hello, I am a data science student and I am trying to analyze a dataset which consists of many different songs collected from Spotify using the Spotify Web API. The way these songs were colle...
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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, 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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Sorry for say that, but I have to. Since you guys archived the WebAPI repository from Github and all the issues are moved to here, this created a huge problem. I understand that this new platform took a lot of work, and I think it's great to Spotify'...
Sorry for say that, but I have to. Since you guys archived the WebAPI repository from Github and all the issues are moved to here, this created a huge problem. I understand that this new platform too...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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PlanPremiumCountryUnited Kingdom (England) DeviceMacBook Pro (Retina, Mid 2012)Operating SystemmacOS Catalina 10.15.7 My Question or IssueHi, I've recently started using the Spotify API and have followed these guides in order to get my app set up: ht...
Plan Premium Country United Kingdom (England) Device MacBook Pro (Retina, Mid 2012) Operating System macOS Catalina 10.15.7 My Question or Issue Hi, I've recently st...
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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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