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Refresh token expiration: discussion thread

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...

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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!! /me/top/{type} endpoint returning 403

I've authenticated with oauth implicit and have user-top-read in my scopes for my flow. The access token that I get will let me read my profile, but not read from the /me/top/{type} endpoint. This is true for fetch or the web console. Any insight wou...

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I've authenticated with oauth implicit and have user-top-read in my scopes for my flow.   The access token that I get will let me read my profile, but not read from the /me/top/{type} endpoint...

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Wrong songs are playing from premium account using Spotify SDK

Hello Team, We have some technical problems with Premium accounts. We are pulling all songs of a particular playlist into our database and in the mobile app, we are showing a list of songs to play. When we play a song in the free account then correct...

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Hello Team,   We have some technical problems with Premium accounts. We are pulling all songs of a particular playlist into our database and in the mobile app, we are showing a list of songs t...

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Solved!! Chaning tracks using Python

HiI am writing a program and I want to be able to change the playback to the next or previous track in the playlist or queue. Is there a way to do so? I am using spotipy but I am not sure if it will allow me to change the current track. So i just wan...

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Hi I am writing a program and I want to be able to change the playback to the next or previous track in the playlist or queue. Is there a way to do so? I am using spotipy but I am not sure if it wil...

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Clearer Documentation on Playlist Track Object with Null Track Field

So, I ran into a nasty bug that took me several hours to fix until I finally realized that the track field of playlist tracks can be null when the track cannot be played. Is there any plans for clearer documentation on this? I know it is said in the ...

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So, I ran into a nasty bug that took me several hours to fix until I finally realized that the track field of playlist tracks can be null when the track cannot be played. Is there any plans for clear...

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Documentation Change
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Spotify PKCE Auth Invalid Client Secret

Check StackOverflow for full code I need to complete Authorization Code Flow with Proof Key for Code Exchange. In step 4, I get an error 400 - bad request. I can't understand what problem is. {"error":"invalid_request","error_description":"Invalid cl...

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Check StackOverflow for full code   I need to complete Authorization Code Flow with Proof Key for Code Exchange. In step 4, I get an error 400 - bad request. I can't understand ...

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503 Errors on /v1/audio-analysis in Europe

CountryEurope My Question or IssueIn Europe, almost all requests sent to /v1/audio-analysis return a 503 Error. When a request eventually succeeds, it takes about 3-4s to receive the response.

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Country Europe   My Question or Issue In Europe, almost all requests sent to /v1/audio-analysis return a 503 Error. When a request eventually succeeds, it takes about 3-4s to receive the res...

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403 "unkown" when sending PUT request to pause player

When I am sending a PUT to: https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/player/play with a valid user token that has the `user-modify-playback-state` scope, it returns a code 403 with message: {"error" : {"status" : 403,"message" : "Player command failed: Restrict...

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When I am sending a PUT to: https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/player/play with a valid user token that has the `user-modify-playback-state` scope, it returns a code 403 with message:   {...

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Playlist Covers Won't Change

PlanStudent PremiumCountryUSA DeviceMacbook Pro 2017Operating SystemMac OS Catalina 10.15.6My Question or IssueEvery time I go to change my playlist cover it says that it has failed to save changes. All of the covers I am trying to change are photos ...

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Plan Student Premium Country USA   Device Macbook Pro 2017 Operating System Mac OS Catalina 10.15.6 My Question or Issue Every time I go to change my playlist cover it says that it has...

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API rate limits -- per APP or per account

Hi friends. Can someone tell me if rate limits are applied per app or are they aggregated across all apps registered to a single account? Thanks.

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Hi friends.   Can someone tell me if rate limits are applied per app or are they aggregated across all apps registered to a single account?   Thanks.

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Spotify Marketing API

Argentina Hello Spotify team. I would like to know if you plan to create a marketing API for campaign management, metrics etc. Similar to facebook and google marketing APIs.

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Argentina   Hello Spotify team. I would like to know if you plan to create a marketing API for campaign management, metrics etc. Similar to facebook and google marketing APIs.   

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Solved!! Regarding play music

I am trying to build an mobile application which can use Spotify APIs and play music (Not remote control app) just like Spotify. So far I've implemented authentication, getting playlists and tracks using web APIs. Now I can not see any API which can ...

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I am trying to build an mobile application which can use Spotify APIs and play music (Not remote control app) just like Spotify. So far I've implemented authentication, getting playlists and tracks u...

Hubo

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503 Error

Just started getting a 503 Error around 12:25 EST with the https://accounts.spotify.com/api/token endpoint.

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Just started getting a 503 Error around 12:25 EST with the  https://accounts.spotify.com/api/token endpoint.

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What is SPTAppRemotePlayerState.playbackPosition?

iOS I thought this would be the number of milliseconds that have played in the current track, but the value is much too small for that. What is it's significance? Also, this forum software hoy garbage. Earlier I tried to submit my question and the we...

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iOS   I thought this would be the number of milliseconds that have played in the current track, but the value is much too small for that. What is it's significance?   Also, this forum s...

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Search Web API with special characters in artist/track fields

Hello, I'm experiencing inconsistent and incorrect behavior in the search API when using some characters in the artist or track fields. For example, using the following query as is:"The Beatles Don't Let me Down"The API correctly returns the expected...

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Hello,   I'm experiencing inconsistent and incorrect behavior in the search API when using some characters in the artist or track fields.   For example, using the following query as is:...

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Is commercial approval needed for non-streaming apps?

I'm developing an app that uses Spotify that I'd like to commercialize. Per the definitions laid out on https://developer.spotify.com/terms, it would be qualified as a non-streaming SDA, as its only commercial uses are ads and a premium subscription ...

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I'm developing an app that uses Spotify that I'd like to commercialize. Per the definitions laid out on https://developer.spotify.com/terms, it would be qualified as a non-streaming SDA, as its ...

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[Web API] Bug: 403 Response with empty body instead of Error Object

Observed behavior:As expected, a GET request to the endpoint at https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/top/artistsreceives an HTTP 403 response when the Token in use does not have the necessary Scope (i.e., lacking 'user-top-read' scope)However, the body of t...

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Observed behavior: As expected, a GET request to the endpoint at  https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/top/artists receives an HTTP 403 response when the Token in use does not have the necessary Sc...

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Auth token expiring every hour

Dear Sir/Mam, I am trying to build an flutter app based on Spotify APIs. I am using this library "https://pub.dev/packages/spotify_sdk" to get Auth token and suing that token in Web-API to fetch playlists etc. Also I will be playing music using the s...

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Dear Sir/Mam,   I am trying to build an flutter app based on Spotify APIs. I am using this library "https://pub.dev/packages/spotify_sdk" to get Auth token and suing that token in Web-API to f...

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Embeds not working Cannot read property 'setSession' of undefined

Hey there, we're experiencing some issues on embeds we're using on our Page. Since the error also exists if we just open the Embed in our Browser we guess it's a Spotify Problem. Example Embed URL: https://open.spotify.com/embed-podcast/episode/0nrJx...

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Hey there,   we're experiencing some issues on embeds we're using on our Page. Since the error also exists if we just open the Embed in our Browser we guess it's a Spotify Problem.   Ex...

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Superuser Contribution How to submit Spotify Web App?

Hi everyone, I have done a website for my Master's Degree in Computer Science , using Spotify API and I wanted to submit it to Spotify like in this page https://developer.spotify.com/community/showcase/web-apps/ How can I do? Thanks to all!

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Hi everyone,   I have done a website for my Master's Degree in Computer Science 👨‍🎓🖥, using Spotify API 🎵 and I wanted to submit it to Spotify like in this page ⬇️&nbsp...

mangopeeler

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