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Refresh token expiration: discussion thread

Hey everyone, I've created this thread to provide more insight on an upcoming change to how refresh tokens work for apps on the Spotify Web API. We've shared a blog post that explains what's changing and why. The short version: refresh tokens will no...

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February 2026 Spotify for Developers update: thread

Hey everyone, I’ve created this thread to provide an open space for discussion, feedback, concerns or ideas on an upcoming update to Spotify for Developers access. We’ve shared a blog post that explains what’s changing and why. Please use this thread...

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[iOS] Spotify app crashes when modals are active

PlanPremiumCanada Device(All iPads)Operating System(iOS 13 and above) My Question or IssueCurrently we have implemented login through Spotify SDK version 1.2.2. We have followed the steps in Spotify guide below, to authenticate through your app: http...

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Plan Premium Canada   Device (All iPads) Operating System (iOS 13 and above)   My Question or Issue Currently we have implemented login through Spotify SDK version 1.2.2. We have ...

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[API] Seek to Position Bug/Broken

API Endpoint Example:PUThttps://api.spotify.com/v1/me/player/seek?position_ms= Regardless of the integer given for "position_ms" track seeks to 0. API returns response 204 like normal but will not seek to any position other than 0. -Have tried with/w...

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API Endpoint Example: PUT https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/player/seek?position_ms=   Regardless of the integer given for "position_ms" track seeks to 0. API returns response 204 like normal bu...

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Calling "Get User's Currently Playing Track" endpoint returns no data, HTTP 204

PlanPremiumCountryUKOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen calling the "Get User's Currently Playing Track" endpoint when you haven't played a track recently (after like 10-15 mins), it doesn't return any data at all. The same happens on...

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Plan Premium Country UK Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue When calling the "Get User's Currently Playing Track" endpoint when you haven't played a track recently (a...

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Solved!! Unable to refresh token with PKCE flow

I'm using the PKCE flow in my SPA.The initial authorization call works fine, with the following body parameters :code: AQC...redirect_uri: http://localhost:3000/myappgrant_type: authorization_codecode_verifier: DHo4...client_id: f50...Spotify returns...

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I'm using the PKCE flow in my SPA. The initial authorization call works fine, with the following body parameters : code: AQC... redirect_uri: http://localhost:3000/myapp grant_type: authoriza...

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Object model documentation link broken

On the main Web API documentation page, under Responses, there's a link to the Object Model documentation, but it isn't working. Can this be looked at please?

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  On the main Web API documentation page, under Responses, there's a link to the Object Model documentation, but it isn't working.   Can this be looked at please?

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Device Playback Error

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceRedmi Notebook 9 Pro and Samsung S20 Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueHello - I have an issue where the playback device changes when trying to use Spotify in car via a Bluetooth connection and running Google maps ...

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Plan Premium Country UK Device Redmi Notebook 9 Pro and Samsung S20  Operating System Android   My Question or Issue Hello - I have an issue where the playback device changes when...

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Solved!! Move Specific Track to Top of Playlist by URI

Hello. It looks like the PUT playlists/{playlistid}/tracks endpoint (https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/#/operations/reorder-or-replace-playlists-tracks) only lets you move a track if you know its position already, is that ...

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Hello.  It looks like the PUT playlists/{playlistid}/tracks endpoint (https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/#/operations/reorder-or-replace-playlists-tracks) only...

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Spotifyr and Shiny

Is it possible to create a shiny app using the spotifyr package and then let users connect to the spotify API after publishing it? In rstudio, get_spotify_authorization_code() redirects me to the login page for authentication but publishing the app j...

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Is it possible to create a shiny app using the spotifyr package and then let users connect to the spotify API after publishing it? In rstudio, get_spotify_authorization_code() redirects me to the log...

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Spotify Api effect on iFrame with premium account

My Question or IssueI found iFrame volume is too high and i wants to change it but not finding any solution / iFrame don't have that functionality. while searching i found that the spotify api can set the volume of premium account. and code given bel...

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My Question or Issue I found iFrame volume is too high and i wants to change it but not finding any solution / iFrame don't have that functionality. while searching i found that the spotify api can ...

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Embed widget color

PlanPremiumCountryRomaniaDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueIs there any way to use a custom background color for the embed widget or are we limited to the 2 options displayed when creating the code?

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Plan Premium Country Romania Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Is there any way to use a custom background color for the embed widget or are we limited ...

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Tracks played via playlists missing from stats

HelloSo I'm trying to test out how the songs I listen to come out in my "listening stats". There's a few playlists that I frequently listen to a lot, to the point I hardly listen to anything else of my own selection and yet the songs that these lists...

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Hello So I'm trying to test out how the songs I listen to come out in my "listening stats". There's a few playlists that I frequently listen to a lot, to the point I hardly listen to anything else o...

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Developer docs console redirects to non existing, old documentation

Hi,When clicking on 'API Reference', for example in https://developer.spotify.com/console/get-album-tracks/the link points to the page of old documentation that don't exist anymore and user is getting redirected to https://developer.spotify.com/docum...

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Hi, When clicking on 'API Reference', for example in https://developer.spotify.com/console/get-album-tracks/ the link points to the page of old documentation that don't exist anymore and user ...

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Legal rights

Hello!Hope you are doing well.My name is Igor.I have one question. Recently I’ve started YouTube channel on WEB Development - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXkcYikLC-TwF_H373bECFQ where I mainly develop clones of popular web apps. One of such apps...

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Hello! Hope you are doing well. My name is Igor. I have one question. Recently I’ve started YouTube channel on WEB Development - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXkcYikLC-TwF_H373bECFQ wh...

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Can I write a bot that streams my Spotify playlist in a Discord channel?

PlanPremiumCountryHungaryDeviceWebOperating SystemSDKMy Question or Issue Hi there! I'd like to write a Discord bot that can join a voice channel and stream music using my Spotify Premium account. Am I legally allowed to do this? If not am I legally ...

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Plan Premium Country Hungary Device Web Operating System SDK My Question or Issue   Hi there!   I'd like to write a Discord bot that can join a voice channel and stream music us...

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Like button in Android API

I am developing an android-based music player app using Kotlin and the Spotify android API My Question or IssueIs there a way that while listening to a song or playlist that a user can determined if they have previously liked that particular song?

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I am developing an android-based music player app using Kotlin and the Spotify android API   My Question or Issue Is there a way that while listening to a song or playlist that a user can det...

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Superuser Contribution New Reference docs are unclear

Not a fan of the newly styled Reference docs - the old docs were great The new version changed the categories in a way that doesn't make sense. For example, the Browse category was removed and now "Get Recommendations" is under "Artists", even though...

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Not a fan of the newly styled Reference docs - the old docs were great  The new version changed the categories in a way that doesn't make sense. For example, the Browse category was removed a...

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Popularity from /artist/{ID}/albums API request

Is it possible to return the album popularity from the following request: https://api.spotify.com/v1/artists/{id}/albums I only seem to be able to get this from searching albums individually with https://api.spotify.com/v1/albums/{id} This is not ide...

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Is it possible to return the album popularity from the following request:   https://api.spotify.com/v1/artists/{id}/albums   I only seem to be able to get this from searching albums ind...

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Get Playlists for artist

Is it possible to get the playlists belonging to an artist via API?Like this one:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7dO4VJmUhpC8Zcl3k62IDI Which can be found on the Artists page:https://open.spotify.com/artist/0F3Aew9DSd6fb6192K1K0Y

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Is it possible to get the playlists belonging to an artist via API? Like this one: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7dO4VJmUhpC8Zcl3k62IDI   Which can be found on the Artists page: htt...

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Invalid GET /me/player/currently-playing response document

At Spotify API document, Get Currently Playing Track API response document is not showing expected data, It shows template engine code. I confirmed other status codes than 200 are working as expected. I checked some other API response document works ...

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At Spotify API document, Get Currently Playing Track API response document is not showing expected data, It shows template engine code. I confirmed other status codes than 200 are working as exp...

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