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Updating the Criteria for Web API Extended Access

Hey, I created this thread to get your feedback on our blog post around changes to the Web API extended access criteria, which will take place on May 15th. Please share any of your thoughts on this change in the comments below. All of your feedback w...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify for Developers API CreatePlaylist error 403 Forbidden

PlanFree/PremiumCountryIndonesiaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 Pro My Question or IssueWhile building my application, I'm trying to call the CreatePlaylist endpoint, the API returns error 403 Forbidden, though the scopes are requested correctly, ...

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Plan Free/Premium Country Indonesia Device PC Operating System Windows 10 Pro   My Question or Issue While building my application, I'm trying to call the CreatePlaylist endpoint, the ...

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Changing API App Ownership to another account

Hello, I have an API App for Spotify that I would like to transfer to another spotify account (from my personal account to a work email, basically). It doesn't seem possible to do this from the dashboard or the UI. Is there anyone I could talk to at ...

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Hello,   I have an API App for Spotify that I would like to transfer to another spotify account (from my personal account to a work email, basically).   It doesn't seem possible to do t...

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Problem registering commercial app

Hi,I'm trying to register a new commercial application in the Dashboard, but even though I fill out every field in form 2 (2 of 3), it always says "Please fill out required fields." after pressing Next.Is this a known issue?Thanks,Ronnie

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Hi, I'm trying to register a new commercial application in the Dashboard, but even though I fill out every field in form 2 (2 of 3), it always says "Please fill out required fields." after pressin...

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[API] Playlist Folder Variable

We really need a variable to tell you if a playlist is in a folder or not / what the folder's name as well with the ability to add playlists into the folder. Spotify is too radio/ track focused and has neglected a lot of basic functionality with thei...

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We really need a variable to tell you if a playlist is in a folder or not / what the folder's name as well with the ability to add playlists into the folder. Spotify is too radio/ track focused and h...

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Superuser Contribution Track object is not same in documentation as what is returned

If you look in the references for the documentation there are discrepancies in the track objects that are returned vs what is outlined with descriptions. The most notable is the difference of there being no "is_local" in the references.

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If you look in the references for the documentation there are discrepancies in the track objects that are returned vs what is outlined with descriptions. The most notable is the difference of there b...

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How to obtain information about how much bass frequency songs have

PlanFreeCountry DeviceGalaxy Note 9Operating SystemWin 10 My Question or IssueHi! I am interested in analyzing how much bass frequency specific songs have (i.e. how much lower frequency does a song have compared to higher frequency) I've been looking...

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Plan Free Country   Device Galaxy Note 9 Operating System Win 10   My Question or Issue Hi!   I am interested in analyzing how much bass frequency specific songs have (i.e....

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Web playback SDK

PlanFree/PremiumCountryUK My Question or IssueCould I build a dual-use web player that can play back tracks stored on my own server and from Spotify servers?

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Plan Free/Premium Country UK   My Question or Issue Could I build a dual-use web player that can play back tracks stored on my own server and from Spotify servers?

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Audio Analysis endpoint type changes

The type of multiple values in the audio-analysis endpoint changed. Timestamp and num_samples changed from int to string and analysis_sample_rate changed from int to float. Is this a bug or are these changes intended?

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The type of multiple values in the audio-analysis endpoint changed. Timestamp and num_samples changed from int to string and analysis_sample_rate changed from int to float. Is this a bug or are ...

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Custom domain not redirecting to playlist

I am trying to redirect a custom domain to a playlist on open.spotify.com but I am getting an error message stating that Spotify can't open the link. If you go to the URL below you should see what I am talking about. I have a Bitly link that is succe...

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I am trying to redirect a custom domain to a playlist on open.spotify.com but I am getting an error message stating that Spotify can't open the link. If you go to the URL below you should see what I ...

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Want to build the Radio using spotify API

I wan to build the radio app. Automatically play the songs; if user doesn't like any song, user can skip it. Is it okay if my app keeps the user history what songs are skipped; next time it doesn't play them plus app analyzes those songs and don't pl...

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I wan to build the radio app. Automatically play the songs; if user doesn't like any song, user can skip it. Is it okay if my app keeps the user history what songs are skipped; next time it doesn't p...

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Superuser Contribution Could not submit my app to developer showcase

Hi all, When I try to submit my app to developer showcase page nothing happens. I fill all the information on the popup page and when I click the send button there is not any response or error. Is there anyone that has information about this? Many th...

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Hi all,    When I try to submit my app to developer showcase page nothing happens. I fill all the information on the popup page and when I click the send button there is not any response ...

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API get currently playing track return empty

My question is about Web API, here is the steps Step to re-produce I open desktop appI play a song "A"then I stop and leave it about 30 minutesThen I used postman to call API to get playing track => it returns 204 No ContentExpectation It was suppose...

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My question is about Web API, here is the steps   Step to re-produce   I open desktop app I play a song "A" then I stop and leave it about 30 minutes Then I used postman to call API...

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Creating App like Tik Tok

My Question or IssueHi I am a mobile app developer and trying to integrate Spotify in my mobile app. Is it legal to create a Tik tok like app where users can create videos with songs from Spotify in my app?

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  My Question or Issue Hi I am a mobile app developer and trying to integrate Spotify in my mobile app. Is it legal to create a Tik tok like app where users can create videos with songs from S...

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iOS Streaming SDK Discontinuation of service date

Hi, I know the old iOS Streaming SDK has been deprecated and removed from Github. I have an existing app in the app store that uses this and I'm wondering how much time I have to migrate to the new SDK before streaming stops working in my app. I assu...

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Hi,   I know the old iOS Streaming SDK has been deprecated and removed from Github.  I have an existing app in the app store that uses this and I'm wondering how much time I have to migra...

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Superuser Contribution [API] Delete / Remove songs from queue

Can we please get an API endpoint that removes a song in the queue by its index or other?Thanks. EDIT:3 and a half years. Wow... And to think that this was going to be added while i was working on my project.

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Can we please get an API endpoint that removes a song in the queue by its index or other? Thanks.   EDIT: 3 and a half years. Wow...  And to think that this was going to be added whi...

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Instrumentalness object

How exactly is instrumentalness calculated for each track? Does it refer to the likelihood that a track contains any lyrics at any given time point during the track?

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How exactly is instrumentalness calculated for each track?   Does it refer to the likelihood that a track contains any lyrics at any given time point during the track?  

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INVALID APP_ID From Spotify SDK

Hi, We have integrate spotify remote sdk with my app. Follow the playlist and get tracks and play audio/songs in my app with remote player. It will work every thing run from my system and get signed apk and installed in device. But uploaded spotify r...

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Hi,  We have integrate spotify remote sdk with my app. Follow the playlist and get tracks and play audio/songs in my app with remote player. It will work every thing run from my system and get s...

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Superuser Contribution Get All Categories - Podcasts

The addition of Podcasts APIs into the Spotify Web API has been most welcome, however there's a few things that would make this even more useful, we can already get the list of categories for music with the Get All Categories, however a similar endpo...

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The addition of Podcasts APIs into the Spotify Web API has been most welcome, however there's a few things that would make this even more useful, we can already get the list of categories for music w...

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Superuser Contribution Access to websockets

Hi, I'm re-opening an issue that has been closed (#817), ignored (#1330, #538), or locked (#492) time and again. While I'm very thankful for the APIs Spotify provides developers, the lack of transparency/availability regarding the WebSocket APIs is m...

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Hi, I'm re-opening an issue that has been closed (#817), ignored (#1330, #538), or locked (#492) time and again.   While I'm very thankful for the APIs Spotify provides developers, the la...

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