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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...
Hello, I have a weird issue with two albums which available_markets lists all 92 countries. But when taking a closer look at each album's track list only 1 or 2 songs are really available for 92 markets, all others are only available for 1 market. sp...
Hello, I have a weird issue with two albums which available_markets lists all 92 countries. But when taking a closer look at each album's track list only 1 or 2 songs are really available fo...
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The iOS SDK works great for simple applications. The demo app, for example, is infallible. The album art and other album information changes in-place when the playback state is updated. Add a simple print to playerstateDidChange with the song title a...
The iOS SDK works great for simple applications. The demo app, for example, is infallible. The album art and other album information changes in-place when the playback state is updated. Add a simple ...
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Dear Spotify, would it be possible to add a method to the Web Playback SDK / API to locally set the current playback track / state, similar to the Web API "Player/Play" endpoint but to be able to do it locally? I'm developing a Web App that allows pe...
Dear Spotify, would it be possible to add a method to the Web Playback SDK / API to locally set the current playback track / state, similar to the Web API "Player/Play" endpoint but to be able to do ...
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I just wrote a detailed and outlined 'article' detailing the problem. But an 'unexpected error occurred'. The fact of the matter is, as stated in the title. I cannot find a way to search for multiple tracks or artists with one request. Please tell me...
I just wrote a detailed and outlined 'article' detailing the problem. But an 'unexpected error occurred'. The fact of the matter is, as stated in the title. I cannot find a way to search for m...
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Hello! The Recommendation API suits exactly my needs for my app but I'm stuck with the number of seeds limitation (5 max). Do you have some ideas about how to find a similar alternative with more seeds?
Hello! The Recommendation API suits exactly my needs for my app but I'm stuck with the number of seeds limitation (5 max). Do you have some ideas about how to find a si...
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Premium plan USA Windows 10 As of this morning 10/23/2020 EST the recently played tracks API is not updating and it is stuck on the yesterdays night last track I listened to. Is this a normal occurrence? I am developing an app that needs to keep trac...
Premium plan USA Windows 10 As of this morning 10/23/2020 EST the recently played tracks API is not updating and it is stuck on the yesterdays night last track I listened to. Is this a norma...
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The following feedback pertains to the Beta Web API Reference. These are some of the initial bugs I have discovered. I might add more if I find them. User Profile Broken Link: The link for "User Profile API" in the sidebar is broken. This is because ...
The following feedback pertains to the Beta Web API Reference. These are some of the initial bugs I have discovered. I might add more if I find them. User Profile Broken Link: The l...
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Hi folks!What could a hacker do with client_id and client_secret?Could the attacker benefit from this access?
Hi folks! What could a hacker do with client_id and client_secret? Could the attacker benefit from this access?
Gig Goer
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PlanFree CountryGermany My Question or IssueThe curl command: curl -X "GET" "https://api.spotify.com/v1/search?q=Ope&type=artist&market=US&limit=10&offset=0" -H "Accept: application/json" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -H "Authorization: Bearer ...
Plan Free Country Germany My Question or Issue The curl command: curl -X "GET" "https://api.spotify.com/v1/search?q=Ope&type=artist&market=US&limit=10&of...
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PlanFree CountryGermany My Question or IssuePlease see the following curl command: curl -X "GET" "https://api.spotify.com/v1/search?q=Ope&type=artist&limit=40&offset=1960" -H "Accept: application/json" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -H "Authoriz...
Plan Free Country Germany My Question or Issue Please see the following curl command: curl -X "GET" "https://api.spotify.com/v1/search?q=Ope&type=artist&limit=40...
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Is it possible to access the new Time Capsule playlist through the Web API? I do not see it listed under the /browse endpoints or the user's playlists at /me/playlists.Thanks,Nick
Is it possible to access the new Time Capsule playlist through the Web API? I do not see it listed under the /browse endpoints or the user's playlists at /me/playlists. Thanks, Nick
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Situation:I have created a (desktop) app that actively utilizes Web API.First versions of the app didn't have 429 response code handling implemented (I thought that it won't be needed, since most of the data was being cached).Eventually one of the us...
Situation: I have created a (desktop) app that actively utilizes Web API. First versions of the app didn't have 429 response code handling implemented (I thought that it won't be needed, since most...
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I'm working with the Spotify Web Api in C# and I want to find out which tracks of my playlists are disabled. I know how to get all the FullTrack-Objects from my playlists, but I don't know which property tells me whether the track is disabled or enab...
I'm working with the Spotify Web Api in C# and I want to find out which tracks of my playlists are disabled. I know how to get all the FullTrack-Objects from my playlists, but I don't know which prop...
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Expected behavior:Return a full episode object as documented for every episode. Current behavior:Returns a additional "restriction" key for podcasts containing music. This might had some internal usage to exclude this episode before the feature was p...
Expected behavior: Return a full episode object as documented for every episode. Current behavior: Returns a additional "restriction" key for podcasts containing music. This might had some...
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https://api.spotify.com/v1/search cannot return the correct number of total resultswhen using the https://api.spotify.com/v1/search endpoint to search, with limit and offset set to be 20 and 0 respectively, the "total" will always be 20. But if the o...
https://api.spotify.com/v1/search cannot return the correct number of total results when using the https://api.spotify.com/v1/search endpoint to search, with limit and offset set to be 2...
Gig Goer
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Hello everyone, first post here I'm building a web app and I need a system to achieve this: (the purpose is to be able to generate a list of song that all the users can like/will all like based on the list of all their individual favourite songs) I s...
Hello everyone, first post here 🙂 I'm building a web app and I need a system to achieve this: (the purpose is to be able to generate a list of song that all the users can like/will all lik...
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Hi, I'm trying to remove the playlist's description by using the web API but every time I get { "error": { "status": 400, "message": "Attribute description is empty" } }
Hi, I'm trying to remove the playlist's description by using the web API but every time I get { "error": { "status": 400, "message": "Attribute description is empty" } } &...
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My Question or IssueWhen using the /v1/me/player endpoint, there is a field called timestamp. According to the documentation, it should return the "Unix Millisecond Timestamp when data was fetched". It'd appear to me that it should be a variable that...
My Question or Issue When using the /v1/me/player endpoint, there is a field called timestamp. According to the documentation, it should return the "Unix Millisecond Timestamp when data was fetched"...
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PlanFreeUnited Kingdom DeviceAWS Platform Operating SystemAmazon Linux / Python / SpotiPy My Question or IssueHi there!I am currently developing an app that needs to make extremely regular calls to the Get Playlist Item endpoint (https://developer.sp...
Plan Free United Kingdom Device AWS Platform Operating System Amazon Linux / Python / SpotiPy My Question or Issue Hi there! I am currently developing an app that n...
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Hi allI understand that we would require written permission from Spotify for a commercial use for the playback API but I was just wondering what the impact could potentially be if we also will be baking cast functionality into the page too? Will ther...
Hi all I understand that we would require written permission from Spotify for a commercial use for the playback API but I was just wondering what the impact could potentially be if we also will be b...
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