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Updating the Criteria for Web API Extended Access

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...

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teenorth

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Is extended quota mode strictly tight to one domain ?

So, can website b access the api with extended quota mode using website a extended quota mode credentials ?Use case : i want to change my website domain name, and i'd rather not go through another round of extension request.Asking for a friend.Thanks

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So, can website b access the api with extended quota mode using website a extended quota mode credentials ? Use case : i want to change my website domain name, and i'd rather not go through anothe...

Ximzend

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Fetching the "daylist" title and info

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceZephyrus G14Operating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueThe "daylist" is one of my friend group's favorite things and we like sharing our titles and some of the tracks with each other, but sometimes when I access the pla...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device Zephyrus G14 Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue The "daylist" is one of my friend group's favorite things and we like sharing our titles...

Ximzend

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Bug with an API Recently Played Tracks

According description, the method "Get Current User's Recently Played Tracks" must return the most recent 50 tracks that played more than 30 seconds. In practice, play history isn't updated with any tracks 35-40-50... seconds. Only tracks that are al...

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According description, the method "Get Current User's Recently Played Tracks" must return the most recent 50 tracks that played more than 30 seconds.   In practice, play history isn't updated ...

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IOS SDK Auto play on AUTH

"We're experiencing issues with autoplay in our iOS app using the Spotify iOS SDK. Despite setting configuration.playURI = "" in our SPTConfiguration setup, tracks still auto-play when initialized. Here's our current implementation:1. We set playURI ...

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"We're experiencing issues with autoplay in our iOS app using the Spotify iOS SDK. Despite setting configuration.playURI = "" in our SPTConfiguration setup, tracks still auto-play when initialized. H...

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Now that users can view their recently played tracks in the apps...

Can we list more than 50 of the most recently played tracks of users from our systems, in the API https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/#endpoint-get-recently-played ? Currently, it allows us to fetch only the 50 most recent t...

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Can we list more than 50 of the most recently played tracks of users from our systems, in the API https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/#endpoint-get-recently-played&nbsp...

G-Unit88

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Seeking guidance on Web Playback SDK implementation for D&D campaign management app

PlanPremiumCountryUSA / AnyDeviceDesktop / Web AppOperating SystemAny My Question or IssueHi everyone!I'm developing a Tabletop / Dungeons & Dragons campaign management application and seeking some clarification regarding commercial usage of the Web ...

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Plan Premium Country USA / Any Device Desktop / Web App Operating System Any   My Question or Issue Hi everyone! I'm developing a Tabletop / Dungeons & Dragons campaign manageme...

Adr182

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Spotify API Add To Queue Endpoint response faulty

The response from the Add To Queue endpoint doesn't return as expected. This is again a problem for strongly typed applications. When I test it using the API Reference the website even states "something went wrong" Making a POST request to the endpoi...

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The response from the Add To Queue endpoint doesn't return as expected. This is again a problem for strongly typed applications.  When I test it using the API Reference the website even state...

rortilope

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Sort songs in a playlist in api response

Endpoint:https://api.spotify.com/v1/playlists//tracks Would it be possible to retrieve the songs in a playlist in a specific order? I'm particularly interested in sorting by the addedAt field. Thank you.

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Endpoint: https://api.spotify.com/v1/playlists/<playlistId>/tracks   Would it be possible to retrieve the songs in a playlist in a specific order? I'm particularly interested in sorting...

blackarcanis

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GetPlaybackState VS GetCurrentlyPlayingTrack

What is the difference between the 2 Web API calls?The JSON response is exactly the same In which case should I use GetPlaybackState or GetCurrentlyPlayingTrack? Web API Reference | https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/get-th...

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What is the difference between the 2 Web API calls? The JSON response is exactly the same  In which case should I use GetPlaybackState or GetCurrentlyPlayingTrack?   Web API R...

EarthdragoN-CH

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we deliver high-quality AR solutions that captivate audiences and drive.

We are a leading augmented reality app development company specializing in creating innovative and immersive AR experiences. Our team of experts excels in designing and developing cutting-edge AR applications that seamlessly blend the digital and phy...

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We are a leading augmented reality app development company specializing in creating innovative and immersive AR experiences. Our team of experts excels in designing and developing cutting-edge AR app...

Ximzend

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Developer Account blocked and disabled

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDevice My Question or Issue My developer account has been blocked and disabled. When I set up a new one, after 2 weeks it will get blocked and disabled as well. As I'm at the very new to this I have no clue why it is getting ...

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  Plan Premium Country Germany Device     My Question or Issue   My developer account has been blocked and disabled. When I set up a new one, after 2 weeks it will get b...

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Superuser Contribution [Feature Request] Stats API | Spotify For Artists

Currently Spotify For Artists has a limited attribution model that makes it very hard to determine what traffic sources/ads are performing the best and getting the cheapest cost per result.(ie.stream, save,playlist additions, follows.). Furthermore, ...

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Currently Spotify For Artists has a limited attribution model that makes it very hard to determine what traffic sources/ads are performing the best and getting the cheapest cost per result.(ie.stream...

BradenWiggins

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is there room in the band?

PlanStudent/PremiumCountryBrazil My Question or Issue Hello everyone! I'm a Computer Science student and out of curiosity, what are the instructions for joining Spotify as an intern or junior?

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Plan Student/Premium Country Brazil   My Question or Issue   Hello everyone!   I'm a Computer Science student and out of curiosity, what are the instructions for joining Spoti...

Ximzend

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Reviewer did not update app when re-reviewing quota extension

I have submitted 2 quote extension requests now and the first one was denied after a month and there were indeed some changes we needed to make. We submitted again with a new version of the app and another month later we were denied for the exact sam...

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I have submitted 2 quote extension requests now and the first one was denied after a month and there were indeed some changes we needed to make. We submitted again with a new version of the app and a...

benny-lnrz

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Please help - Spotify for Developers dashboard problem.

PlanPremium FamilyCountryUKDeviceMacBook AirOperating System14.3 My Question or IssueI am able to login to Spotify for Developers (https://developer.spotify.com ) as evidenced by the fact I can see it knows my top 5 tracks at the bottom of the page. ...

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  Plan Premium Family Country UK Device MacBook Air Operating System 14.3   My Question or Issue I am able to login to Spotify for Developers (https://developer.spotify.com ...

youturnskyw

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What apps are encouraged?

I have developed a Spotify application to help users rediscover old songs they used to love but no longer listen to. I am currently using the Web API and manual data collection to do this as the process requires data from some 'Made for You' playlist...

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I have developed a Spotify application to help users rediscover old songs they used to love but no longer listen to. I am currently using the Web API and manual data collection to do this as the proc...

Ximzend

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Solved!! Game development similar to Hitster.

Hello, I am in the process of developing a music-based interactive game, similar to Hitster, in which players will guess songs based on audio fragments and related clues. The game would utilize music tracks available on the Spotify platform.I would l...

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Hello, I am in the process of developing a music-based interactive game, similar to Hitster, in which players will guess songs based on audio fragments and related clues. The game would utilize music...

wialho

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Can I get an access token without creating an app.I am trying to use it for my project but I dot pla

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue

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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  

Ximzend

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