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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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encoding/format of audio stream

Hi, I'm working on a React Native app for iOS and Android which interfaces to Spotify's API, and would like to make an animated logo which moves according to certain frequencies of the audio being streamed (e.g. a low-pass filter). I've got a library...

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Hi, I'm working on a React Native app for iOS and Android which interfaces to Spotify's API, and would like to make an animated logo which moves according to certain frequencies of the audio being st...

murraypaul

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Solved!! Refreshing tokens for PKCE-authorised users

Hi,OAuth2 specifications list PKCE as an extension to the standard. As you state in your documentation, the refresh token can only be used once. Why is this? I could not find such a recommendation, although the original spec did state that old refres...

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Hi, OAuth2 specifications list PKCE as an extension to the standard. As you state in your documentation, the refresh token can only be used once. Why is this? I could not find such a recommendation,...

sudmike

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Spotify Search API algorithm

Hello, I am a data science student and I am trying to analyze a dataset which consists of many different songs collected from Spotify using the Spotify Web API. The way these songs were collected is by using the Search API and searching by year. Spot...

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  Hello, I am a data science student and I am trying to analyze a dataset which consists of many different songs collected from Spotify using the Spotify Web API. The way these songs were colle...

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Solved!! Unable to play album URI via Start/Resume a User’s Playback

Trying to play a non-playlist URI via the https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/player/play endpoint is failing. How can we initiate album playback via URI?

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Trying to play a non-playlist URI via the https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/player/play endpoint is failing.   How can we initiate album playback via URI?

jeffgreco

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Solved!! Sometime my search request return nothing

Hello, I made an API on ASP.NET who search tracks info. Sometime when I do a search request wuth my app i got nothing but with Spotify console i have tracks Exemple: Request:https://api.spotify.com/v1/search?q=CLEO%20LAINE%20LET'S%20SLIP%20AWAY&type=...

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Hello, I made an API on ASP.NET who search tracks info.  Sometime when I do a search request wuth my app i got nothing but with Spotify console i have tracks  Exemple:  Request: ht...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify Community (for Developers) is a regress

Sorry for say that, but I have to. Since you guys archived the WebAPI repository from Github and all the issues are moved to here, this created a huge problem. I understand that this new platform took a lot of work, and I think it's great to Spotify'...

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Sorry for say that, but I have to. Since you guys archived the WebAPI repository from Github and all the issues are moved to here, this created a huge problem. I understand that this new platform too...

waveshift

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Invalid Authorization Code - Authorization Code Flow

PlanPremiumCountryUSDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI'm trying to request an access token using the /token endpoint with python requests library but keep receiving this error: {'error': 'invalid_grant', 'error_description': 'In...

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Plan Premium Country US Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I'm trying to request an access token using the /token endpoint with python requests library but ke...

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Solved!! Bug: Application button "Edit settings" not working

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueI'm having the same issue of the Edit Settings button not working, but neither of the solutions given have fixed the issue. I'm not running any ad blockers, and I've cleare...

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Plan Premium Country Canada Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I'm having the same issue of the Edit Settings button not working, but neither of the solutions given h...

Smactus

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Commercial Integration Status

PlanFreeCountryUnited KingdomOperating SystemmacOS My Question or Issue Hi, I'm developing a home-grown app that could eventually become commercial using the Spotify API, and was wondering where I can check my request status for commercial integratio...

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Plan Free Country United Kingdom Operating System macOS   My Question or Issue   Hi,   I'm developing a home-grown app that could eventually become commercial using the Sp...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Bug: Application button "Edit settings" not working

PlanFreeCountryPortugal DeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHello, today i'm having an issue where i try to click the button "Edit Settings" for my app and nothing happens.If i check the browser's console (Chrome) i can see th...

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Plan Free Country Portugal   Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hello, today i'm having an issue where i try to click the button "Edit Settings" fo...

ivzoob13knwoa3l

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Solved!! Bug: Application button "Edit settings" is broken

PlanPremiumDeviceDesktopOperating SystemLinux My Question or IssueI am trying to set the redirection URI of an application, but clicking the button "Edit settings" does not do anything. URL: https://developer.spotify.com/dashboard/applications/

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Plan Premium Device Desktop Operating System Linux   My Question or Issue I am trying to set the redirection URI of an application, but clicking the button "Edit settings" does not do an...

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Get popular artists of genre

Hello, gyus! My name is Ildar, i'm junior React web developer. I need help with my pet project. In result i wanna see: if i click to genre, my app show popular artists of this genre ( take artists followers). But i don't know how can i build api requ...

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Hello, gyus! My name is Ildar, i'm junior React web developer. I need help with my pet project. In result i wanna see: if i click to genre, my app show popular artists of this genre ( take artists fo...

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Does anybody know what this number in the api call means?

In the link: https://api.spotify.com/v1/search?q=u%25&type=track&limit=1&offset=420what does the "25" mean? I bolded it

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In the link:  https://api.spotify.com/v1/search?q=u%25&type=track&limit=1&offset=420 what does the "25" mean? I bolded it 

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Massively Exceeding rate limit when trying to get Artist data

PlanPremiumCountryUnited Kingdom DeviceMacBook Pro (Retina, Mid 2012)Operating SystemmacOS Catalina 10.15.7 My Question or IssueHi, I'm running into a bit of a wall where I'm currently using a user's playlist (retrieved from /v1/playlists/{playlist_i...

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Plan Premium Country United Kingdom   Device MacBook Pro (Retina, Mid 2012) Operating System macOS Catalina 10.15.7   My Question or Issue Hi,   I'm running into a bit of ...

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Solved!! reCaptcha throwing uncaught (in promise) null error when using Spotify accounts API locally

PlanPremiumCountryUnited Kingdom (England) DeviceMacBook Pro (Retina, Mid 2012)Operating SystemmacOS Catalina 10.15.7 My Question or IssueHi, I've recently started using the Spotify API and have followed these guides in order to get my app set up: ht...

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Plan Premium Country United Kingdom (England)   Device MacBook Pro (Retina, Mid 2012) Operating System macOS Catalina 10.15.7   My Question or Issue Hi,   I've recently st...

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Bug: Uploading cover image not working with un-refreshed access token

Use Authorization Code Grant to get an access tokenUse this access token to upload a Playlist Cover Image for any playlist that the access token is valid for. You will get an error: 401 UnauthorizedUse the refresh token to get a new access token, rep...

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Use Authorization Code Grant to get an access token Use this access token to upload a Playlist Cover Image for any playlist that the access token is valid for. You will get an error: 401&n...

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Fans also like-functionality via API

I am looking at the "fans also like"-functionality but I am unsure if it is in the API as an end point or if I need to combine several to get the result.Any suggestions?

Gig Goer

I am looking at the "fans also like"-functionality but I am unsure if it is in the API as an end point or if I need to combine several to get the result. Any suggestions?

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Storing metadata for searching

Hello, I'm building an app for my three friends and I. We listen to an album a week and talk about it. I want to store the album we listen to, the artist info, tracks, etc, so we can give each album a one to five star rating and pick our favorite and...

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Hello,   I'm building an app for my three friends and I. We listen to an album a week and talk about it. I want to store the album we listen to, the artist info, tracks, etc, so we can give ea...

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Getting a random or filtered song from the entire Spotify library

My Question or IssueI'm working on a an app that integrates the Spotify Web API. was wondering if anybody knew how to or had any ideas on how to get a random song from the entire Spotify library using the API. Or instead of a totally random song, a s...

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My Question or Issue I'm working on a an app that integrates the Spotify Web API.  was wondering if anybody knew how to or had any ideas on how to get a random song from the entire Spotify libr...

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Autoplay similar songs after provided Song finished playing

In my Spotify client, when the song/album/playlist I was listening to, came to its end, Spotify is adding new songs to the queue. This is referred to as the Autoplay feature: https://support.spotify.com/is/article/autoplay/ When using the Web Playbac...

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In my Spotify client, when the song/album/playlist I was listening to, came to its end, Spotify is adding new songs to the queue. This is referred to as the Autoplay feature: https://support.spo...

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