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Discuss building apps with Spotify APIs and SDKs
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...
PlanPremiumCountry DeviceDesktopOperating SystemLinux/Windows My Question or IssueI want to control the running spotify instance from another program (steamVR), and on Linux, I can use D-Bus, on Mac, there's applescript support, but how do I do this ...
Plan Premium Country Device Desktop Operating System Linux/Windows My Question or Issue I want to control the running spotify instance from another program (steamVR), and on L...
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Basically just the title. When I query using the API with "q=genre:pop" the order of songs returned seems random.
Basically just the title. When I query using the API with "q=genre:pop" the order of songs returned seems random.
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curl -X "GET" "https://api.spotify.com/v1/search?q=popularity%3A90-100&type=track" -H "Accept: application/json" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -HI am trying to search for tracks with popularity between 90 to 100.
curl -X "GET" "https://api.spotify.com/v1/search?q=popularity%3A90-100&type=track" -H "Accept: application/json" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -H I am trying to search for tracks with popu...
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I guess the Spotify Scripting Bridge "SpotifyApplication" is inspired by the one that is implemented for iTunes and i just cannot be greatfull enough for this, excellent idea and implementation! Any chance to have the @property (copy) NSArray *curren...
I guess the Spotify Scripting Bridge "SpotifyApplication" is inspired by the one that is implemented for iTunes and i just cannot be greatfull enough for this, excellent idea and implementation! &nb...
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I am building a CLI on top of this Node.js API client: https://github.com/thelinmichael/spotify-web-api-node From what I understand, I need 2 kinds of authetnications. One is for the app itself (described here), and one is user authentication (descri...
I am building a CLI on top of this Node.js API client: https://github.com/thelinmichael/spotify-web-api-node From what I understand, I need 2 kinds of authetnications. One is for the app its...
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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. I know that podcasters are in desperate need of a central pl...
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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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...
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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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...
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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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...
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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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).....
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...
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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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...
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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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...
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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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'...
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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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...
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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Hi- Does anyone know the size of the touch target surrounding the Spotify play button on the iPhone app? Thank you!
Hi- Does anyone know the size of the touch target surrounding the Spotify play button on the iPhone app? Thank you!
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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 playlists for all categories but this. Is there any way to extract only a set amou...
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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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...
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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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...
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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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...
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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