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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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Podcast statistics available via API

Hi, it would be great if podcast statistics where available in the API. This would make it possible for podcast hosting providers to provide podcasters with a central performance dashboard. I know that podcasters are in desperate need of a central pl...

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Hi, it would be great if podcast statistics where available in the API. This would make it possible for podcast hosting providers to provide podcasters with a central performance dashboard.  &n...

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Solved!! Build App Like Noon Pacific App

PremiumUK DeviceiOS And Android My Question or Issue: Hi! We would like to build an app that operates in the same way that the Noon Pacific app works. When using Noon Pacific, the user does not need to have the Spotify app installed on their mobile d...

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PremiumUK   Device iOS And Android   My Question or Issue:   Hi! We would like to build an app that operates in the same way that the Noon Pacific app works. When using Noon Pac...

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Can the web API be used to pull band data?

I want to help artists support themselves and other artists or groups. I would like to know if the API cna be used to search all of spotify and pull data about artists so it cna be filtered by things like genre, monthly listens, date of last submissi...

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I want to help artists support themselves and other artists or groups.  I would like to know if the API cna be used to search all of spotify and pull data about artists so it cna be filtered by...

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Solved!! Is it possible to have an instance of Spotify running in my web application?

I am currently trying to develop a web app that would generate playlists and have them play back. The application also needs to periodically control the flow (i. e. pause, play, etc). That being said, the only thing that occurred to me was to have th...

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I am currently trying to develop a web app that would generate playlists and have them play back. The application also needs to periodically control the flow (i. e. pause, play, etc). That being said...

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Restrictions: explicit using client credentials

Since recently, when using an access token obtained via the client credentials flows, using the v1/tracks/{id} Endpoint for a song which is marked as explicit returns the following data when supplying a market parameter: Spoiler (Highlight to read).....

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Since recently, when using an access token obtained via the client credentials flows, using the v1/tracks/{id} Endpoint for a song which is marked as explicit returns the following data whe...

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PlanPremiumCountryUS DeviceiPhonesOperating SystemiOS My Question or IssueI'm writing an app that uses "currently-playing" WEB API. The software works against most accounts, but for some, the return is success with no data. According to the Spotify d...

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Plan Premium Country US   Device iPhones Operating System iOS   My Question or Issue I'm writing an app that uses "currently-playing" WEB API.  The software works against mo...

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Spotify SDK connecting but not ready

Plan: PremiumCountry: USADevice: 2020 Macbook ProOperating System: MacOS Big Sur 11.0.1 My Question or IssueI have successfully connected the Spotify SDK and am getting a confirmation that the player has connected. The issue is the listener 'ready' c...

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Plan: Premium Country: USA Device: 2020 Macbook Pro Operating System: MacOS Big Sur 11.0.1    My Question or Issue I have successfully connected the Spotify SDK and am getting a confi...

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Открыть API

Добрый день. Мы разрабатываем новый сервис для определения популярности музыкантов России и стран ближнего зарубежья на основе статистики по стриминговым сервисам, социальным сетям, радиостанциям, концертным площадкам. Сервис предназначен для того, ч...

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Добрый день. Мы разрабатываем новый  сервис для определения популярности музыкантов России и стран ближнего зарубежья на основе статистики по стриминговым сервисам, социальным сетям, радиостанци...

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Is a speed method on the roadmap for the Web Playback SDK?

Hi there, You can listen to podcasts at various speeds in Spotify (0.5x, 0.8x, etc), but there is no method for this in the API for the web player. I am building a (non commercial) website to help people learn piano songs by ear (here's the site, it'...

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Hi there,   You can listen to podcasts at various speeds in Spotify (0.5x, 0.8x, etc), but there is no method for this in the API for the web player. I am building a (non commercial) website t...

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How to get trackid

Hi all,I'm a data analyst with no real API experience who is trying to use my own Spotify data to carry out some analysis in Python. I've downloaded my data but what I really want is the Audio Features for my history (API for Audio Features). To do t...

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Hi all, I'm a data analyst with no real API experience who is trying to use my own Spotify data to carry out some analysis in Python. I've downloaded my data but what I really want is the Audio Fe...

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Finding / making a playlist with a specified number of songs

My Question or Issue Howdy, I am currently working on a school project to generate a playlist that is based on the length of a road trip. I have successfully generated playlists for all categories but this. Is there any way to extract only a set amou...

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My Question or Issue   Howdy,   I am currently working on a school project to generate a playlist that is based on the length of a road trip.  I have successfully generated playlis...

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Solved!! is it possible to know how many times atrack has been played by an user??

HelloI'm reading the API documentation and the HTTP response of my calls and I haven't been able to answer this question by myself, so I was wondering if it is even possible to know how many times a SINGLE track has been played by a SINGLE user?? tha...

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Hello I'm reading the API documentation and the HTTP response of my calls and I haven't been able to answer this question by myself, so I was wondering if it is even possible to know how many times ...

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Web Playback SDK in future / official Linux Client

HiWe are looking for a sustainable solution to integrate Spotify in our media center. For this we need a Linux client. Unfortunately I haven't found it until today. The player now works fine via the Web Playback SDK. But the SDK is still beta and the...

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Hi We are looking for a sustainable solution to integrate Spotify in our media center. For this we need a Linux client. Unfortunately I haven't found it until today. The player now works fine via th...

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Spotify DJ?

As the subject ask is it possible to use Spotify as a DJ, since you can buy Spotify for commercial use (company). This is more for personal use as well, since some songs have long intro or outro. You are able today to make the end of the song fade, s...

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As the subject ask is it possible to use Spotify as a DJ, since you can buy Spotify for commercial use (company).   This is more for personal use as well, since some songs have long intro or o...

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Saving user data from the Spotify API

Hello, I'm currently toying around with the Spotify api to create a mobile app that "matches" people based on their top artists, tracks, and genres.For this, I need to save the user data (top 50 tracks and artists, from the Personalization API) and f...

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  Hello,   I'm currently toying around with the Spotify api to create a mobile app that "matches" people based on their top artists, tracks, and genres. For this, I need to save the use...

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Spotify WEB API from iOS App Can't Authenticate

Hey guys, I'm trying to build an iOS application which makes use of the Spotify WEB API for a school project. Basically I want to be able to authenticate through Spotify in the app and then be able to search and play songs on a phone with Spotify ins...

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Hey guys, I'm trying to build an iOS application which makes use of the Spotify WEB API for a school project.  Basically I want to be able to authenticate through Spotify in the app and then be ...

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Request for using the spotify web api for a commercial app

how and where do i make a request to get permission to use the Spotify web api? Thank you very much

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  how and where do i make a request to get permission to use the Spotify web api? Thank you very much

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What legally counts as synchronization of music?

As the Developer Terms of Service state, an app utilizing Spotify Services / Content may not synchronize music to "visual media", such as videos and slideshows. So obviously, things like adding a soundtrack to a movie are out of the question. What I ...

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As the Developer Terms of Service state, an app utilizing Spotify Services / Content may not synchronize music to "visual media", such as videos and slideshows. So obviously, things like adding a sou...

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Spotify: please expose the essential parts of a song's waveform

Spotify: please expose more of a track's waveform than the first 30 sec. There is a research community that wants to develop more powerful song-waveofmr analytics than exists today. For example, see Bill Protzmann'spost 3 weeks ago on Emotion Data. T...

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Spotify: please expose more of a track's waveform than the first 30 sec.  There is a research community that wants to develop more powerful song-waveofmr analytics than exists today.  Fo...

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