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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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Solved!! Persistent 429 on GET /playlists/{playlist_id}

Hello, I’m encountering a consistent **429 Too Many Requests** error when trying to fetch details of a specific playlist via the Web API, even though:- I use a valid access token (Authorization: Bearer ...)- The playlist is public and is accessible i...

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Hello,   I’m encountering a consistent **429 Too Many Requests** error when trying to fetch details of a specific playlist via the Web API, even though: - I use a valid access token (Authoriz...

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Clarification about using Spotify API data for academic / non-commercial AI projects

i read recently in spotify web api documentation we can't use the avaliable data (such as the audio features or other track-level attributes) to train machine learning or AI models. ref: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/g...

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i read recently in spotify web api documentation we can't use the avaliable data (such as the audio features or other track-level attributes) to train machine learning or AI models. ref: https://deve...

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Liking site to spotify

Hi Alll,How to share spotify links through my website and social media icon on my website?

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Hi Alll, How to share spotify links through my website and social media icon on my website?

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution 403 Forbidden on /v1/audio-features using both user and client credentials tokens

Hi everyone,I'm developing a Spotify Web API integration and consistently receive 403 Forbidden responses from the /v1/audio-features endpoint.What I tested:– User access token (with user-top-read etc.): 403– Client credentials token (no scopes): 403...

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Hi everyone, I'm developing a Spotify Web API integration and consistently receive 403 Forbidden responses from the /v1/audio-features endpoint. What I tested: – User access token (with user-top-r...

sunsetandhigh

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Playlist Reorder API Reorders Tracks, but NOT in the Requested Order

Hi everyone,I’ve been using the Playlist Reorder API (PUT /playlists/{playlist_id}/tracks) for more than 6 months without any issues. My system updates playlist positions every time i need and everything worked perfectly until recently.From one day t...

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Hi everyone, I’ve been using the Playlist Reorder API (PUT /playlists/{playlist_id}/tracks) for more than 6 months without any issues. My system updates playlist positions every time i need and ev...

cleitonjar

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Urgent Security Bug - Getting Premium for Free

I'm writing to you because I've found a major bug in your system that lets people get Spotify Premium completely for free.I stumbled upon this method a while back and, to be honest, I tried it myself to see if it was real. It is. I've had a free Prem...

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I'm writing to you because I've found a major bug in your system that lets people get Spotify Premium completely for free.I stumbled upon this method a while back and, to be honest, I tried it myself...

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API Status Page

Is the Spotify Status page no longer available or is the API down? I had this link saved in my browser but it is no longer available:https://status.spotify.dev/Apologies in advance if this has already been answered. I didn't see any mention of it whe...

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Is the Spotify Status page no longer available or is the API down?  I had this link saved in my browser but it is no longer available: https://status.spotify.dev/ Apologies in advance if ...

GenTao

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Go live with API

PlanFree/PremiumCountry DeviceThinkpad e14Operating SystemWin 11 My Question or IssueI want to start with the API but i can't go live with it. Because i dont get it out of the Developer state.How i get this out of the Dev state that every one can use...

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  Plan Free/Premium Country   Device Thinkpad e14 Operating System Win 11   My Question or Issue I want to start with the API but i can't go live with it. Because i dont get...

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Flutter spotify sdk using auth token generate issue.

PlanFree/PremiumCountryIndiaDeviceSamsungOperating SystemAndroid 14 My Question or Issuei have flutter sdk using flutter authentication but every time show AUTHENTICATION_SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE .i have proper pacakge name and SHA1 key added.and flutter ...

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Plan Free/Premium Country India Device Samsung Operating System Android 14   My Question or Issue i have flutter sdk using flutter authentication but every time show AUTHENTICATIO...

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iframe embed not working

I am embedding a player in my website with an iframe. The player shows correctly but the track does not play: https://techgnosis.com/liminal-mind/ If I try to play the same track on the Spotify website I get this error: Spotify can't play this right ...

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I am embedding a player in my website with an iframe. The player shows correctly but the track does not play: https://techgnosis.com/liminal-mind/   If I try to play the same track on the...

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Get all recently played tracks for a given period

Plan: PremiumCountry: USDevice: Macbook Air 2015Operating System: MacOS My Question or IssueI'm using the get recently played endpoint to get my recently played tracks, I want to get tracks from December 31, 2022(not inclusive) up to today(February 2...

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Plan: Premium Country: US Device: Macbook Air 2015 Operating System: MacOS   My Question or Issue I'm using the get recently played endpoint to get my recently played tracks, I w...

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Can't look at my Spotify developer dashboard.

PlanFree/PremiumCountryUnited StatesDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueHow do I log into my developer dashboard when it gives me the error msg saying "Your session has expired, please login again." and a white screen? I've tried r...

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Plan Free/Premium Country United States Device PC Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue How do I log into my developer dashboard when it gives me the error msg  sayin...

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User auth

I’m having an issue with a single user unable to authorise to be able to use my app, other people I add to the user management seem to work fine, but this one user won’t get authorised even with them being added to my user management, they have tried...

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I’m having an issue with a single user unable to authorise to be able to use my app, other people I add to the user management seem to work fine, but this one user won’t get authorised even with them...

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Stats and Messaging API?

Where can I find information about the new Stats and Messaging they introduced?Thanks

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Where can I find information about the new Stats and Messaging they introduced? Thanks

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we were not able to get your app / can't create new app

My Question or Issue Hi,I can't access an app I created. Furthermore,I can't create new one: The save button is disabled, although I have entered all mandatory fields.Can someone help me with this? Thanks and best regardsAnnika

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My Question or Issue   Hi, I can't access an app I created. Furthermore,I can't create new one: The save button is disabled, although I have entered all mandatory fields. Can someone hel...

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API scope/endpoint to get a blend url

Hi, the way to get a new Blend URL right now, from a developer perspective, is to hackily use the non-public Spotify API (https://spclient.wg.spotify.com/blend-invitation/) I think this would be pretty simple to make this a part of the public API, as...

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Hi, the way to get a new Blend URL right now, from a developer perspective, is to hackily use the non-public Spotify API (https://spclient.wg.spotify.com/blend-invitation/)   I think this woul...

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Webhook Support Needed: Reduce API Calls for Listening History and similar webAPI

My Question or Issue I've been working with the Spotify Web API to retrieve my listening history, but I've encountered a scalability concern. Currently, the only way to keep my data synchronized in real-time is by implementing a polling mechanism tha...

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My Question or Issue   I've been working with the Spotify Web API to retrieve my listening history, but I've encountered a scalability concern. Currently, the only way to keep my data synchron...

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Wont let me verify my account

PlanFree/PremiumCountry DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11 Pro My Question or Issue help, I can't create apps because of this

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Plan Free/Premium Country   Device PC Operating System Windows 11 Pro   My Question or Issue   help, I can't create apps because of this

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Solved!! Expiry for authorization code & refresh tokens?

Hi - Access token exportation is documented at 1 hour, but I cannot see anything indicating that the authorization code (i.e.: what is sent to the redirect URL after you point the user's browser to the 'authorize' endpoint). Does this mean that it's ...

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Hi - Access token exportation is documented at 1 hour, but I cannot see anything indicating that the authorization code (i.e.: what is sent to the redirect URL after you point the user's browser to t...

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Link Instagram Reach with Spotify Discovery

What if your Instagram audience could automatically become your Spotify listeners? Here’s the idea:The artist links their Instagram account to Spotify (only the artist accepts the privacy terms).The accounts reached on Instagram are automatically cou...

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What if your Instagram audience could automatically become your Spotify listeners?   Here’s the idea: The artist links their Instagram account to Spotify (only the artist accepts the privacy ...

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