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Discuss building apps with Spotify APIs and SDKs
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...
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...
I've discovered that although the documentation says albums should have genre info https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/get-multiple-albums#genres, it is always returned as an empty list. Looks like others have had a similar ...
I've discovered that although the documentation says albums should have genre info https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/get-multiple-albums#genres, it is always returned as a...
Music Fan
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PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceMacbookOperating SystemMacOS sequoia (Postman Web API) My Question or IssueHas anyone noticed any issue with the Get Artist API not returning any genres for an artist, or returning significantly less genres than previously? ...
Plan Premium Country US Device Macbook Operating System MacOS sequoia (Postman Web API) My Question or Issue Has anyone noticed any issue with the Get Artist API not returning any ge...
Music Fan
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Hello devs, anyone else having this issue ? I have an app where I have some redirect URLS. I wanted to edit them because Spotify changed its policy to have 127.0.0.1 instead of localhost. See: https://developer.spotify.com/blog/2025-02-12-increasing-...
Hello devs, anyone else having this issue ? I have an app where I have some redirect URLS. I wanted to edit them because Spotify changed its policy to have 127.0.0.1 instead of localhost. &...
Music Fan
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There seems to be no option anymore to request extended quota mode. If you have an app in development mode and controlling 25 users that can use it, how are you meant to deploy for commercial use and reach 250K MAUs and then be eligible for an extend...
There seems to be no option anymore to request extended quota mode. If you have an app in development mode and controlling 25 users that can use it, how are you meant to deploy for commercial use and...
Newbie
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PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceSamsung S20 FEOperating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueHello everyone, I am new to the spotify API and I am trying to complete the Oauth authorization flow for my android application. After my app redirects me to the spot...
Plan Premium Country US Device Samsung S20 FE Operating System Android My Question or Issue Hello everyone, I am new to the spotify API and I am trying to complete the O...
Music Fan
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Hi, For the past two days, I’ve been unable to create a new app in the Spotify Developer Dashboard.Every time I try, I receive the following error message: "Something went wrong, we were not able to create your app. Please try again later."I’ve tried...
Hi, For the past two days, I’ve been unable to create a new app in the Spotify Developer Dashboard. Every time I try, I receive the following error message: "Something went wrong, we were not able...
Visitor
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Implementation of "Liked Songs" to the artist page inside the Tesla Music PlayerPlanFree/PremiumCountryWorldwideDeviceTesla Spotify Music PlayerOperating SystemTesla Music Player My Question or IssueHi, I got short recommendation about the artist pag...
Implementation of "Liked Songs" to the artist page inside the Tesla Music Player Plan Free/Premium Country Worldwide Device Tesla Spotify Music Player Operating System Tesla Music Player &nb...
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Merhaba Spotify Ekibi,Uzun yıllardır aktif olarak Spotify kullanan bir dinleyiciyim. 2025 yılı için toplam dinlenme süresi 155.000 dakikayı buldu ve son yıllarda da benzer şekilde yüksek dinleme istatistiklerine sahibim. Bu yoğun kullanımın platform ...
Merhaba Spotify Ekibi, Uzun yıllardır aktif olarak Spotify kullanan bir dinleyiciyim. 2025 yılı için toplam dinlenme süresi 155.000 dakikayı buldu ve son yıllarda da benzer şekilde yüksek dinleme is...
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If I create a firebase with console via Google developer web & start a campaign with my plylist to by secret API is it league if not what to do for leagul of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for u...
If I create a firebase with console via Google developer web & start a campaign with my plylist to by secret API is it league if not what to do for leagul of the below information is required. Ho...
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Hey, so how could i get a quota extension on my app. since my app is stuck on "Development mode" please help me.
Hey, so how could i get a quota extension on my app. since my app is stuck on "Development mode" please help me.
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My team and I are developing an analytics platform for digital creators and Spotify podcast analytics is one of the features we'd like to have.Specifically, I would like an API endpoint to fetch metadata on the performance of uploaded podcasts by a u...
My team and I are developing an analytics platform for digital creators and Spotify podcast analytics is one of the features we'd like to have. Specifically, I would like an API endpoint to fetch me...
Visitor
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It's great that we have Web API support for seeing if 'smart_shuffle' is enabled through Get Playback State (even though documentation is out of date and doesn't actually show it as a field that's returned). However, we should be able to turn on and ...
It's great that we have Web API support for seeing if 'smart_shuffle' is enabled through Get Playback State (even though documentation is out of date and doesn't actually show it as a field...
Casual Listener
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On the desktop app, when I click radio on a track, it brings me to a playlist with a unique ID for that tracks radio/suggested tracks. We can play that playlist via the play context api, however there's no way to retrieve that ID.Would Spotify consid...
On the desktop app, when I click radio on a track, it brings me to a playlist with a unique ID for that tracks radio/suggested tracks. We can play that playlist via the play context api, however ther...
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PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)My Question or IssueHello. We are a Chinese company that makes AI Robot dolls. We use an app to interact with our ...
Plan Free/Premium Country Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue Hello. We are a...
Spotify Star
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how to transfer developer account access to another account?i sold the app, so i need to transfer admin access to the developer account
how to transfer developer account access to another account? i sold the app, so i need to transfer admin access to the developer account
Spotify Star
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Hello, We'd like to transfer our Spotify applications to another account, could you please guide us on how to do so? Thanks, Lucas
Hello, We'd like to transfer our Spotify applications to another account, could you please guide us on how to do so? Thanks, Lucas
Spotify Star
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PlanPremiumCountrySweden My Question or IssueHi Spotify Developer Team,I represent a communications agency that is developing a campaign for an international company primarily operating in the Nordic region. The campaign is built around a competition...
Plan Premium Country Sweden My Question or Issue Hi Spotify Developer Team, I represent a communications agency that is developing a campaign for an international company primarily op...
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Hi, I’m a CS student working on an academic project using the Spotify Web API.Is there an official way to request academic access or higher rate limits for research purposes?
Hi, I’m a CS student working on an academic project using the Spotify Web API. Is there an official way to request academic access or higher rate limits for research purposes?
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Hi Spotify Developer Team, I’m the developer of Mixport, a music-migration app that helps users move playlists between services (Spotify → Apple Music, etc.). I’m trying to move my Spotify app out of Development Mode, but the current requirements app...
Hi Spotify Developer Team, I’m the developer of Mixport, a music-migration app that helps users move playlists between services (Spotify → Apple Music, etc.). I’m trying to move my Spotify a...
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PlanFree/PremiumCountry DeviceAndroid Devices Operating SystemN/A My Question or IssueUsing Spotify SDK 2.1.2 for login and sign up by getting a user token.In the last few days we have been starting to get 'null' value on the accessToken (which is no...
Plan Free/Premium Country Device Android Devices Operating System N/A My Question or Issue Using Spotify SDK 2.1.2 for login and sign up by getting a user token. In t...
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