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Discuss building apps with Spotify APIs and SDKs
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...
PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issuehttps://developer.spotify.com/documentation/widgets/generate/play-button/return 404 error Wha...
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 https:/...
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I figured out my problem, I'm just posting this in case it helps someone else. I'm not sure if it matters, but I am using the current version of the spotify-ruby gem, and will make this same report there, although I think there is something to learn ...
I figured out my problem, I'm just posting this in case it helps someone else. I'm not sure if it matters, but I am using the current version of the spotify-ruby gem, and will make this same...
Casual Listener
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My Question or Issue I am using Spotify's API on a website that allows me to search for albums and generates a color palette based on that album's cover art. The ToS say that your SDA shouldn't create "derivative work" based on Spotify Content and my...
My Question or Issue I am using Spotify's API on a website that allows me to search for albums and generates a color palette based on that album's cover art. The ToS say that your SDA should...
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It appears the oembed service is not functioning. Using the examples from the oembed spec:https://embed.spotify.com/oembed/?url=https://open.spotify.com/track/2qToAcex0ruZfbEbAy9OhW Visiting those urls results in an error page (attached). Not sure if...
It appears the oembed service is not functioning. Using the examples from the oembed spec: https://embed.spotify.com/oembed/?url=https://open.spotify.com/track/2qToAcex0ruZfbEbAy9OhW  ...
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Can you add an "undo" button or functionality when adding a song to a playlist. I love making playlists, sometimes I even go a little crazy and make subsets of playlist. Like one for Hip-Hop and another for Chill-Hop and another calmer one just calle...
Can you add an "undo" button or functionality when adding a song to a playlist. I love making playlists, sometimes I even go a little crazy and make subsets of playlist. Like one for Hip-Hop and anot...
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PlanFreeCountryCHProgramming LanguageNode.JS 12.13.0 My Question or IssueHi,I'm creating a bot using the Spotify API. This bot should update one of my playlist by adding a specific song.My problem is that I cannot obtain an access token with the /aut...
Plan Free Country CH Programming Language Node.JS 12.13.0 My Question or Issue Hi, I'm creating a bot using the Spotify API. This bot should update one of my playlist by adding a spec...
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PlanFreeCountryCHProgramming LanguageNode.JS 12.13.0 My Question or IssueHi,I'm creating a bot using the Spotify API. This bot should update one of my playlist by adding a specific song.My problem is that I cannot obtain an access token with the /aut...
Plan Free Country CH Programming Language Node.JS 12.13.0 My Question or Issue Hi, I'm creating a bot using the Spotify API. This bot should update one of my playlist by adding a spec...
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I have noticed something strange when fetching data from the API. I have played two songs in a row(without pause or anything), yet the result of the API (played_at and track duration, doesn't add up when compared to the next played_at timestamp). Bas...
I have noticed something strange when fetching data from the API. I have played two songs in a row(without pause or anything), yet the result of the API (played_at and track duration, doesn'...
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Is the raw data of Spotify's listenership open-source? I'm interested, among other things, in analyzing the geographic footprint of different artists' fan base. Does anyone know how one can go about this? Or perhaps help me, I'd be grateful to speak ...
Is the raw data of Spotify's listenership open-source? I'm interested, among other things, in analyzing the geographic footprint of different artists' fan base. Does anyone kn...
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DeviceAPI My Question or IssueI do not see any API commands to retrieve a track's total number of streams. BUT I am finding other third-party APIs and websites that can deliver number of streams. How are they doing this, if not the API?
Device API My Question or Issue I do not see any API commands to retrieve a track's total number of streams. BUT I am finding other third-party APIs and websites that can deliver number of...
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Hi, I'm trying to do a GET request on /me/top/tracks but I get a 500 internal server error.I first do a POST request for a bearer token:curl --location --request POST 'https://accounts.spotify.com/api/token?grant_type=client_credentials&scope=user-to...
Hi, I'm trying to do a GET request on /me/top/tracks but I get a 500 internal server error. I first do a POST request for a bearer token: curl --location --request POST 'https://accounts.s...
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I am trying to build an app that lets users play Spotify songs backwards for users, will their API allow me to do this?
I am trying to build an app that lets users play Spotify songs backwards for users, will their API allow me to do this?
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PlanPremiumCountryUKDevice(iPhone X)Operating SystemiOS My Question or Issue I have an app with these following scopes: "user-read-private user-read-email playlist-modify-public playlist-modify-private user-top-read user-follow-read playlist-read-pri...
Plan Premium Country UK Device (iPhone X) Operating System iOS My Question or Issue I have an app with these following scopes: "user-read-private user-read-email...
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Hello I have a premium account usually use Iphone 10 have absolutely no problem with my internet and always follow the solutions given on website. I’m writing here to say that the app has been doing that quite often. You guys have a great online supp...
Hello I have a premium account usually use Iphone 10 have absolutely no problem with my internet and always follow the solutions given on website. I’m writing here to say that the app has been doing ...
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I've been looking through the API docs but am unable to find anything that returns either of these lists. Is it possible to do this (and I just missed it) or is this something that cannot be done using the API yet
I've been looking through the API docs but am unable to find anything that returns either of these lists. Is it possible to do this (and I just missed it) or is this something that cannot be done usi...
Music Fan
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As a daily Spotify user I am always encouraging my friends to jam out. Often they ask for my playlist. And I give it to them. When they go to my profile they see three of my main playlists. However there is a problem. I would like to be able to Displ...
As a daily Spotify user I am always encouraging my friends to jam out. Often they ask for my playlist. And I give it to them. When they go to my profile they see three of my main playlists. However t...
Roadie
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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, save,playlist additions, follows.). Furthermore, ...
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...
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Hi,I would like to make a commercial application (on the appstore/playstore) which would use the spotify API to play a song but with a different tempo than the original song. the applications 'the amazing slowdowner' and 'djay2' have this feature, so...
Hi, I would like to make a commercial application (on the appstore/playstore) which would use the spotify API to play a song but with a different tempo than the original song. the applicati...
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The page here seems to state that you do https://developer.spotify.com/support/ But there seems to be no way to do it https://community.spotify.com/t5/Spotify-for-Developers/Where-I-can-get-the-written-approval-for-my-app/m-p/4992788#M692 Is this som...
The page here seems to state that you do https://developer.spotify.com/support/ But there seems to be no way to do it https://community.spotify.com/t5/Spotify-for-Developers/Where-I-can-get-...
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Currently, the Web API has multiple endpoints that support getting multiple objects at once:Get Multiple ShowsGet Multiple Albums Get Several Tracks Get Audio Features for Several Tracks Get Multiple Artists Get Multiple Episodes These are very usefu...
Currently, the Web API has multiple endpoints that support getting multiple objects at once: Get Multiple Shows Get Multiple Albums Get Several Tracks Get Audio Features for Several ...
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