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Discuss building apps with Spotify APIs and SDKs
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...
I'm working with Spotify streaming data and noticed that for multiple songs the amount of time spent streaming the song is longer than its actual duration, which shouldn't be possible. In most cases, the two numbers are only off by a few milliseconds...
I'm working with Spotify streaming data and noticed that for multiple songs the amount of time spent streaming the song is longer than its actual duration, which shouldn't be possible. In most cases,...
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Hi everyone!I'm trying to retrieve reach and impressions data by day using the Aggregate Reports endpoint. I've been following the official documentation available here: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/ads-api/reference/v3.0/getAggregateR...
Hi everyone! I'm trying to retrieve reach and impressions data by day using the Aggregate Reports endpoint. I've been following the official documentation available here: https://developer.spotify.c...
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Apple Music just announced that they will be partnering with AlphaTheta, Serato, and inMusic's Engine DJ, Denon DJ, Numark and RANE DJ. This will allow live performance streaming of the over 100 million songs in their catalogue which is HUGE! Other s...
Apple Music just announced that they will be partnering with AlphaTheta, Serato, and inMusic's Engine DJ, Denon DJ, Numark and RANE DJ. This will allow live performance streaming of the over 100 mill...
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I’m building a small project that uses Spotify’s API for music data, and I’ve been experimenting with integrating third-party brand visuals like those on Higgdominorp ID.Has anyone here mixed Spotify content with external branded media before? I’m wo...
I’m building a small project that uses Spotify’s API for music data, and I’ve been experimenting with integrating third-party brand visuals like those on Higgdominorp ID. Has anyone here mixed Spoti...
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PlanPremiumCountryIndiaDeviceXiaomi Mi A3, Google Pixel 6a, EmulatorOperating SystemAndroid 13, 14 My Question or IssueI want to create an app for personal use that can control playback in Spotify. So I tried to use the app remote SDK (https://github...
Plan Premium Country India Device Xiaomi Mi A3, Google Pixel 6a, Emulator Operating System Android 13, 14 My Question or Issue I want to create an app for personal use that can contr...
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Would it be a violation of the Policy Section 3 "Some prohibited applications" to create a game mod/feature that connects with the spotify api? ie. If i were to make an ingame radio that connects with the users spotify playlists as a custom channel
Would it be a violation of the Policy Section 3 "Some prohibited applications" to create a game mod/feature that connects with the spotify api? ie. If i were to make an ingame radio that con...
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Issues with an embedded playlist.The embed-function doesn't include the latest track on my playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/63wm6Cv5x07TqLh49NkGAy in the embedded code. I have tried deleting my cache, I have tried creating a new playlist (t...
Issues with an embedded playlist. The embed-function doesn't include the latest track on my playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/63wm6Cv5x07TqLh49NkGAy in the embedded code. I...
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I have an app on extended quota mode, which has been on this mode for years. The track features (https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/get-several-audio-features) endpoint is now deprecated and doesn't return data for new apps...
I have an app on extended quota mode, which has been on this mode for years. The track features (https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/get-several-audio-features) endpoint is ...
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Hi guys im using the web api to create private playlist for my user, im trying this:curl --location 'https://api.spotify.com/v1/users/{user}/playlists' \--header 'Authorization: Bearer {token} \--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \--data '{"nam...
Hi guys im using the web api to create private playlist for my user, im trying this: curl --location 'https://api.spotify.com/v1/users/{user}/playlists' \ --header 'Authorization: Bearer {token} \ ...
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My Question or IssueHi everyone,I'm working in a project in which we have a custom cms and a frontend app. We are implementing a feature that allows our content creators to add embeded spotify podcasts from the cms to the frontend. I noticed that the...
My Question or Issue Hi everyone, I'm working in a project in which we have a custom cms and a frontend app. We are implementing a feature that allows our content creators to add embeded spotify po...
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PlanFreeCountryIndiaDeviceAsus F15, PCOperating 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 the engine...
Plan Free Country India Device Asus F15, PC Operating System (Windows 11, ubuntu) My Question or Issue Dear Spotify Team, I hope you are doing well. I'm reaching out as a longtime S...
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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 Issue
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
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Hi,I am unable to access certain auto-generated or personalized playlists like Moody Mix, Angst Mix, and Dark Mix through the Spotify Web API. I have added these playlists in the client, but they do not show up in the results from the API (for exampl...
Hi, I am unable to access certain auto-generated or personalized playlists like Moody Mix, Angst Mix, and Dark Mix through the Spotify Web API. I have added these playlists in the client, but they d...
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Hi everyone,I recently had my quota extension request rejected with the reason:"You need to provide us with a fully working application that demonstrates all the core functionality."I'm a bit confused because I believe I did provide a fully working w...
Hi everyone, I recently had my quota extension request rejected with the reason: "You need to provide us with a fully working application that demonstrates all the core functionality." I'm a bit c...
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hey, I've tried to use https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/get-the-users-currently-playing-track but I receive the following content:{ "error" : { "status" : 404, "message" : "Invalid username" } }instead of{ "context": { "t...
hey, I've tried to use https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/get-the-users-currently-playing-track but I receive the following content: { "error" : { "status" : 404, ...
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PlanFree, Premium soonCountryFranceDeviceZenfone 9Operating SystemWindows / UbuntuMy Question or IssueHi! I created years ago some sort of blindtest app as a school project using songs stored locally on my phone. The app was fun to dev and to play at...
Plan Free, Premium soon Country France Device Zenfone 9 Operating System Windows / Ubuntu My Question or Issue Hi! I created years ago some sort of blindtest app as a school project using ...
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PlanPremiumCountryBROperating System(Windows 10) My Question or Issue Hi everyone, i'm kind lost in my first extract here, so i need to extract things like the genre, acustic, popularity... and i need that from a playlist of a country, so if you can ...
Plan Premium Country BR Operating System (Windows 10) My Question or Issue Hi everyone, i'm kind lost in my first extract here, so i need to extract things like the genre, acus...
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Hello guys!I'm developing a webapp(nextjs) using Spotify's API and I've been following the design guidelines but I have no idea how to check if the app is installed to show "GET SPOTIFY FREE" instead of "PLAY ON SPOTIFY". Right now I got something li...
Hello guys! I'm developing a webapp(nextjs) using Spotify's API and I've been following the design guidelines but I have no idea how to check if the app is installed to show "GET SPOTIFY FREE" ins...
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I created an app few days ago, to create a recommendation system. The web API is fetching track details. But whenever I am requesting audio features related to a track id, I get a 403 error. There is no problem with authentication. Here's the scope v...
I created an app few days ago, to create a recommendation system. The web API is fetching track details. But whenever I am requesting audio features related to a track id, I get a 403 error. There is...
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Hi,I'm encountering a 500 Internal Server Error when trying to transfer playback using the Spotify Web API.What I DidI checked available devices using GET /me/player/devices, and my devices are listed as expected:{ "devices": [ { "id": "145d1de2d16f0...
Hi, I'm encountering a 500 Internal Server Error when trying to transfer playback using the Spotify Web API. What I Did I checked available devices using GET /me/player/devices, and my devices ar...
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