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Discuss building apps with Spotify APIs and SDKs
Hey everyone, we've created this thread to share details about Spotify Soloist. Spotify Soloist is a new, lightweight Spotify client for headless setups. It runs as a background service, supports Spotify Connect, and works on Raspberry Pi and other L...
Hey everyone, I've created this thread to share some updates to how quotas work for Development Mode apps on the Spotify Web API to help you better organize your projects. We've shared a Blog post that explains everything in detail. Here's the short ...
Hi Spotify Team,I am trying to create a new app on the Spotify Developer Dashboard, but I see the message:“New integrations are currently on hold while we make updates to improve reliability and performance.”Could you please confirm when new app crea...
Hi Spotify Team, I am trying to create a new app on the Spotify Developer Dashboard, but I see the message: “New integrations are currently on hold while we make updates to improve reliability and ...
Music Fan
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PlanFreeCountryIndiaDeviceAsus F15,Dell ComputerOperating System(Windows 11, ubuntu) My Question or IssueDear Spotify Team,I hope you are doing well. I'm reaching out as a longtime Spotify fan and an aspiring backend developer who deeply appreciates ...
Plan Free Country India Device Asus F15,Dell Computer Operating System (Windows 11, ubuntu) My Question or Issue Dear Spotify Team, I hope you are doing well. I'm reaching out as a ...
Casual Listener
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Constentely getting Reason: 503: no healthy upstream.Request failed; Reason: 503: no healthy upstream; Requests: https://api-partner.spotify.com/ads/v3 ;
Constentely getting Reason: 503: no healthy upstream. Request failed; Reason: 503: no healthy upstream; Requests: https://api-partner.spotify.com/ads/v3 ;
Casual Listener
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PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDeviceiPhone 13Operating SystemiOS 26.2 My Question or Issue‘Timer’ could also consider: End of Playlist/Breeding queue
Plan Premium Country Brazil Device iPhone 13 Operating System iOS 26.2 My Question or Issue ‘Timer’ could also consider: End of Playlist/Breeding queue
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Can we get a Spotify toolbar in windows taskbar?My Windows taskbar containing music controls will be more practical.Instead of keeping the app open in a separate window, I won't need to switch between my apps to change tracks, and I'll always be able...
Can we get a Spotify toolbar in windows taskbar? My Windows taskbar containing music controls will be more practical. Instead of keeping the app open in a separate window, I won't need to switch be...
Newbie
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My Spotify app no longer appears in the Developer Dashboard.However, the Client ID and Client Secret still work and Spotify Web API calls succeed.OAuth works on localhost, which confirms the app still exists on the backend.Issue:- Dashboard shows: "Y...
My Spotify app no longer appears in the Developer Dashboard. However, the Client ID and Client Secret still work and Spotify Web API calls succeed. OAuth works on localhost, which confirms the app ...
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PlanFree/PremiumCountryUK DeviceDell LaptopOperating SystemWindows 11BrowserChrome/Edge/FirefoxMy Question or IssueI've been unable to make any changes to my app registration for a couple of months now, I just get an error when I click save, and I ne...
Plan Free/Premium Country UK Device Dell Laptop Operating System Windows 11 Browser Chrome/Edge/Firefox My Question or Issue I've been unable to make any changes to my ...
Casual Listener
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Opening a new discussion because for whatever reason the highest voted topic was marked as resolved, even though it was not solved. Hoping this resurfaces this aggredious issue. In the Spotify Developer Dashboard, the Create App button is grayed out,...
Opening a new discussion because for whatever reason the highest voted topic was marked as resolved, even though it was not solved. Hoping this resurfaces this aggredious issue. In...
Casual Listener
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Hello Spotify Developer Team,I’m currently developing a mobile application (MVP stage) that relies on Spotify user data (OAuth) for music-based features.When trying to create a new app in the Spotify Developer Dashboard, I see the following message:“...
Hello Spotify Developer Team, I’m currently developing a mobile application (MVP stage) that relies on Spotify user data (OAuth) for music-based features. When trying to create a new app in the Spo...
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Please may I propose you introduce a new API tier specific for launched start ups that reply on your API for business functionality and offer medium size quotas/rate limits and have paid customers? or an API rate limit that scales with proven use - M...
Please may I propose you introduce a new API tier specific for launched start ups that reply on your API for business functionality and offer medium size quotas/rate limits and have paid customers? o...
Roadie
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I´m reading here in the official documentation that the Web API to get available genre seeds is currently unavailable due to deprecation. Does anyone know if there will be a substitute to this or any new API to get the available genres?
I´m reading here in the official documentation that the Web API to get available genre seeds is currently unavailable due to deprecation. Does anyone know if there will be a substitute to this or any...
Roadie
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Hi im a uni student working on a dissertation where I want to access years of daily Spotify valence of the top 100 songs to run a large regression. Does anyone know how I could access this kink of database. Thanks!
Hi im a uni student working on a dissertation where I want to access years of daily Spotify valence of the top 100 songs to run a large regression. Does anyone know how I could access this kink of da...
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As a Developer i would like to have an API endpoint to remove Artists or Songs from my suggestions and playlists
As a Developer i would like to have an API endpoint to remove Artists or Songs from my suggestions and playlists
Casual Listener
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I have a music app that has 30,000+ Spotify users. I'm facing limit problems because of Rate limiting. Is there a process for requesting an application to be whitelisted?
I have a music app that has 30,000+ Spotify users. I'm facing limit problems because of Rate limiting. Is there a process for requesting an application to be whitelisted?
Music Fan
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Hi there, I have a query about how Rate Limits are applied to better understand best practice for sending requests to the Web API.Are rate limits calculated using strictly Client ID or are there other factors? A couple of scenarios:If one access toke...
Hi there, I have a query about how Rate Limits are applied to better understand best practice for sending requests to the Web API. Are rate limits calculated using strictly Client ID&n...
Music Fan
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Hi everyone,I’m trying to understand whether it’s at all possible for third-party developers to obtain licensing approval from Spotify for offline playback on a dedicated hardware device. I’m aware that Spotify’s public SDKs do not allow offline func...
Hi everyone, I’m trying to understand whether it’s at all possible for third-party developers to obtain licensing approval from Spotify for offline playback on a dedicated hardware device. I’m aware...
Newbie
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After beating my head for two weeks on the authorization error "Explicit user authorization is required to use Spotify. The user has to complete the auth-flow to allow the app to use Spotify on their behalf.", while my app was authorizated, I finally...
After beating my head for two weeks on the authorization error "Explicit user authorization is required to use Spotify. The user has to complete the auth-flow to allow the app to use Spotify on their...
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Hello Spotify Team,With iOS 26, Apple introduced the new MPMediaItemAnimatedArtwork API, which allows music apps to display animated album artwork on the iOS lock screen during playback.Apple Music is already taking advantage of this feature, and the...
Hello Spotify Team, With iOS 26, Apple introduced the new MPMediaItemAnimatedArtwork API, which allows music apps to display animated album artwork on the iOS lock screen during playback. Apple Mus...
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Files ALWAYS become unavailable in my playlists, they go grey and then can't be played anymore.The default should be you replace it with an exact version that is available, but in lieu of that, you should first allow us to sort by "unavailable" and b...
Files ALWAYS become unavailable in my playlists, they go grey and then can't be played anymore. The default should be you replace it with an exact version that is available, but in lieu of that, you...
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PlanPlatinumCountryIndiaDevice(Iphone 16 pro max, Macbook Pro m1 pro)Operating System(iOS 26 Tahoe.) My Question or IssueWhen will this Create app issue get fixed. it has been over a month around 5 weeks I believe since this has occurred. No response...
Plan Platinum Country India Device (Iphone 16 pro max, Macbook Pro m1 pro) Operating System (iOS 26 Tahoe.) My Question or Issue When will this Create app issue get fixed. it has b...
Newbie
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