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Web API quota updates for Development Mode

Hey everyone, I've created this thread to share some updates to how quotas work for Development Mode apps on the Spotify Web API to help you better organize your projects. We've shared a Blog post that explains everything in detail. Here's the short ...

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eastoncrafter

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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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internettum

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Sporadic login failures

When logging in from our app, we're experiencing sporadic login failures. We see a generic error. Is anyone else experiencing this?Logging in from an Android Device.

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When logging in from our app, we're experiencing sporadic login failures. We see a generic error. Is anyone else experiencing this? Logging in from an Android Device.

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Need Premium web apis for app.

PlanPremiumCountryUs Device(All iOS & Android Devices)Operating System(iOS, Android) I want to integrate the web apis in my app on android and ios, Please can you confirm the premium plans of the apis executions.Actually currently I have used your ap...

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Plan Premium Country Us   Device (All iOS & Android Devices) Operating System (iOS, Android)   I want to integrate the web apis in my app on android and ios, Please can you co...

vivekD7

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Cannot request quota extension (unauthorized)

I don't know if this is the right place to put this, but there is maybe some error with spotify dev. I am trying to submit a quota extension request, but when I attach screenshots of my app or a screencast, I'm getting an 'unauthorized' error.

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I don't know if this is the right place to put this, but there is maybe some error with spotify dev. I am trying to submit a quota extension request, but when I attach screenshots of my app or a scre...

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Ambiguous error message - Error Domain=com.spotify.sdk.login Code=3

Hi, my IOS application just started not to work ever since the Spotify crash that happened earlier today. I'm not sure if it's because of that but I got this error code that I have searched the internet for but no one seems to have any info about it....

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Hi, my IOS application just started not to work ever since the Spotify crash that happened earlier today. I'm not sure if it's because of that but I got this error code that I have searched the inter...

downdrown

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Am I allowed to use album art in a radio station app? (now playing + spotify album art)

Hi, I'm creating apps for a radio station and I'm wondering if I can use the Spotify API to show album art next to their live stream. The album art is visible in their 'now playing' interface. I know that we have to add the Spotify logo as stated in ...

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Hi, I'm creating apps for a radio station and I'm wondering if I can use the Spotify API to show album art next to their live stream. The album art is visible in their 'now playing' interface.  ...

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how to get approved for simple auth api for my website login ?

hello im new to this but im working on to separate apis, first one is so simple and i just need to move it from development mode, i dont know how to Request extension to allow users to login through Spotify auth. (its already built by my developer us...

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  hello im new to this but im working on to separate apis,  first one is so simple and i just need to move it from development mode, i dont know how to Request extension to allow users to...

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Get 429 lifted

Hi I've been working on a Spotify application for a school project and I didn't realize it was continuously sending requests. I need the assignment to work but now I have a Retry-After of 9.5 hrs. I think I fixed the issue now and wanted to know if t...

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Hi I've been working on a Spotify application for a school project and I didn't realize it was continuously sending requests. I need the assignment to work but now I have a Retry-After of 9.5 hrs. &...

tomjaimz

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INVALID_CLIENT: Invalid client issue

PlanPremiumCountryUSAOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueAny time I try to login and authorize using our app, I get this error "INVALID_CLIENT: Invalid client". This isn't an issue for anyone else working on the app. Any ideas?

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Plan Premium Country USA Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Any time I try to login and authorize using our app, I get this error "INVALID_CLIENT: Invalid client". This isn't an ...

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High number of 503 errors again

The API endpoint that returns a user's top artists and tracks is returning a high number of 503 errors again!

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The API endpoint that returns a user's top artists and tracks is returning a high number of 503 errors again!

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Embed widget asci code encoding issue

PlanPremiumCountryRomaniaDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI'm trying to embed some podcasts on my site and the titles are having some issues with the character encoding. They're displaying the apostrophes as ' and the & cha...

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Plan Premium Country Romania Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I'm trying to embed some podcasts on my site and the titles are having some issues with t...

banan99

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Quota and Scope Extension Request

Hello Spotify Developers, I am a researcher at the University of Southampton working on a web application for conducting an academic survey on novel music recommendation interfaces. The application will be collecting the saved songs from a user’s Spo...

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Hello Spotify Developers,     I am a researcher at the University of Southampton working on a web application for conducting an academic survey on&...

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Authentication for Server Account

Howdy! So I'm in the middle of a potential Spotify project and I've hit a snag I should have expected but didn't. I'm looking to have a bot create playlists on a Spotify account. The initiation of this task will be cron job based, so I'm requiring no...

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Howdy!   So I'm in the middle of a potential Spotify project and I've hit a snag I should have expected but didn't. I'm looking to have a bot create playlists on a Spotify account. The initiat...

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Solved!! Top artists and tracks endpoint gives a 100% 503 error rate

When using the /me/top endpoints, it always returns a 503 error, even in the developer console. The Spotify desktop app is also broken due to that error:

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When using the /me/top endpoints, it always returns a 503 error, even in the developer console. The Spotify desktop app is also broken due to that error:    

Netlob

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Keep getting a "'" error when apostrophes are supposed to display in embedded Spotify player

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 there,I've been getting an issue with one of my clients where two title tracks that are su...

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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 Hi th...

rls04

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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...

acynorman

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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...

zanyrossie

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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...

Neumann_

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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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Spotify Bluetooth Car
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