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Discuss building apps with Spotify APIs and SDKs
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...
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...
There seems to be a mismatch between the documentation of some of the returntypes of the web API and the actual return types: The docs for "get an albums tracks" says that it returns an album object. In reality it returns a paging object containing t...
There seems to be a mismatch between the documentation of some of the return types of the web API and the actual return types: The docs for "get an albums tracks" says that it returns an a...
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PlanPremium CountryJapan IssueThe following tracks look exactly the same, but have different IDs.A: https://open.spotify.com/track/7MuOSVDTgILDaWQmR4iLWo?si=c6b7bae2220c4a8aB: https://open.spotify.com/track/6sbugnLYosR8vG77QvmKZ5?si=f1ed7a238f56434a ...
Plan Premium Country Japan Issue The following tracks look exactly the same, but have different IDs. A: https://open.spotify.com/track/7MuOSVDTgILDaWQmR4iLWo?si=c6b7bae2220c4a8a...
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My Question or Issue Is there anywhere in the Web API documentationa mentioning about needing to use a Premium accountin order to send (some of the) Player API requests ? I have looked in the below sections:the entire Player API documentationthe guid...
My Question or Issue Is there anywhere in the Web API documentation a mentioning about needing to use a Premium account in order to send (some of the) Player API requests ? ...
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PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceASUS LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI am trying to hit the audio features endpoint for several tracks, however I am not getting anything back when I hit the endpoint from my app. I was gettin...
Plan Premium Country United States Device ASUS Laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I am trying to hit the audio features endpoint for several tracks, however I am...
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Hey guys,looks like spotify has a new system in place to apply for a commercial usage of their APIs. I see the quota extension option when I create a new app on the developer dashboard. How do I, get this option for a pre-existing app that I already ...
Hey guys, looks like spotify has a new system in place to apply for a commercial usage of their APIs. I see the quota extension option when I create a new app on the developer dashboard. How do I,...
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Dear reader,i would like to ask if you know a way how i can get a written commercial approval for my app. I know that in the past you could fill out a form and hope, that Spotify would accept your idea, but I think that there is a new system now. If ...
Dear reader, i would like to ask if you know a way how i can get a written commercial approval for my app. I know that in the past you could fill out a form and hope, that Spotify would accept your ...
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Dear Spotify: I’m developing an app that creates a series of asynchronous calls to Spotify’s player/play endpoint. The code I wrote is working correctly in that it sends PUT requests to the endpoint near simultaneously. However, each PUT request take...
Dear Spotify: I’m developing an app that creates a series of asynchronous calls to Spotify’s player/play endpoint. The code I wrote is working correctly in that it sends PUT requests to the ...
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PlanFreeCountryGermanyDevice(iPhone 6s Plus, HP Laptop)Operating System(iOS 14, Windows 10) My Question or IssueHello,I've been working on a simple web application where you can view your profile information and library/playlists/artists and also mod...
Plan Free Country Germany Device (iPhone 6s Plus, HP Laptop) Operating System (iOS 14, Windows 10) My Question or Issue Hello, I've been working on a simple web application where yo...
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I've gone as far as connecting to the Spotify SDK in Electron, but I get a playback error with this status 500 POST error when trying to play:https://api.spotify.com/v1/widevine-license/v1/audio/license?exp=1622751382&cp=&tok=xxxxxxxloading the link ...
I've gone as far as connecting to the Spotify SDK in Electron, but I get a playback error with this status 500 POST error when trying to play: https://api.spotify.com/v1/widevine-license/v1/audio/...
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Hey! the problem has been around for as long as I can remember:If i want to play an embedded Spotify Player on a Browser (Chrome) it makes this Fail: - First try, the if i click the Playbutton it changes to "Pause" symbol but no sound is coming, also...
Hey! the problem has been around for as long as I can remember: If i want to play an embedded Spotify Player on a Browser (Chrome) it makes this Fail: - First try, the if i click the P...
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Hi, In my daily use, I feel like the functionality really doesn't match the way I hear and approach music. I have some features that I really would want to have in Spotify. When I search for them in the community, I always meet a bunch of people who ...
Hi, In my daily use, I feel like the functionality really doesn't match the way I hear and approach music. I have some features that I really would want to have in Spotify. When I searc...
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PlanPremiumCountryBelgiumDeviceMSI GS60 (Google Chrome with Web API and Web Playback SDK)Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHi, I'm using the Spotify Web API and Spotify Web Playback SDK to create an app where I can basically sort my play...
Plan Premium Country Belgium Device MSI GS60 (Google Chrome with Web API and Web Playback SDK) Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hi, I'm using the Spotify Web API and ...
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My iOS app using Spotify SDK, now I upload my app to Apple Store, Apple complained me about Spotify license. Please help me how to get Spotify license.
My iOS app using Spotify SDK, now I upload my app to Apple Store, Apple complained me about Spotify license. Please help me how to get Spotify license.
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The issue found on DATE.10 April 2020SDK Version:AppRemote 0.7.0Auth 1.2.3OS Version:Android 9 Motorola one vision (XT1970-3)Scope(s): Steps to reproduce:Receiving code from LoginActivity of SpotifyConnecting to SpotifyAppRemoteAfter 30 seconds of wa...
The issue found on DATE. 10 April 2020 SDK Version: AppRemote 0.7.0 Auth 1.2.3 OS Version: Android 9 Motorola one vision (XT1970-3) Scope(s): Steps to reproduce: Receiving code from Log...
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PlanPremiumCountryDEOperating SystemiOS/Droid I have an app that is completely free (no ads either).Can I use the SDKs and upload the app to the stores? Or do I still need a approval from Spotify?It would not be a commercial use, right? Thanks for yo...
Plan Premium Country DE Operating System iOS/Droid I have an app that is completely free (no ads either). Can I use the SDKs and upload the app to the stores? Or do I still need...
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Hi there. If I query for track '40lnqXKcBImVDFRreFL2T0' using https://api.spotify.com/v1/tracks/{id} I get the following:{"artists": [{..."name": "Yanni",...}],"external_ids": {"isrc": "USVI29700009"},..."id": "40lnqXKcBImVDFRreFL2T0","name": "Prelud...
Hi there. If I query for track '40lnqXKcBImVDFRreFL2T0' using https://api.spotify.com/v1/tracks/{id} I get the following: { "artists": [ { ... "name": "Yanni", ... } ], "extern...
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My Question or IssueSpotify Android SDK offer two libraries - App Remote and Authentication. There are sample application available on the github which is using these two libraries - github - Spotify Sample Application I have created two different an...
My Question or Issue Spotify Android SDK offer two libraries - App Remote and Authentication. There are sample application available on the github which is using these two libraries -...
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Plan: FreeCountry: GermanyOperating System: WindowsMy Question or Issue:Hey, I am a hobby-programmer and want to make a little program that copies some song URLs out of Spotify - no harmful intentions.Am I allowed to do this on Spotify? Am I violatin...
Plan: Free Country: Germany Operating System: Windows My Question or Issue: Hey, I am a hobby-programmer and want to make a little program that copies some song URLs out of Spotify - no harmful...
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PlanFree/PremiumCountryUS/CanadaDevice(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueWhat is the fast and simple method to append the artist image(s) when getting an Albu...
Plan Free/Premium Country US/Canada Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue What...
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As I'm currently working with the endpoint Get Current User's Saved Tracks I've noticed a peculiar issue. Tracks in the JSON response are in the wrong order in relation to the limit and offset parameters (compared to any Spotify app).This is easily r...
As I'm currently working with the endpoint Get Current User's Saved Tracks I've noticed a peculiar issue. Tracks in the JSON response are in the wrong order in relation to the limit an...
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