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February 2026 Spotify for Developers update: thread

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...

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Spotify Track Embed not signing in (Firefox)

The Spotify track embed iframe appears to have auth issues on Firefox. Having the track embedded into any webpage keeps the track to the preview version instead of the full song. This happens regardless whether the user is signed into Spotify in that...

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The Spotify track embed iframe appears to have auth issues on Firefox. Having the track embedded into any webpage keeps the track to the preview version instead of the full song. This happens regardl...

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Superuser Contribution Upstream Connect Error on Embeds

We are working on a group project that uses spotify embeds and the embeds are giving us upstream connection errors and not loading. I'm not sure how to fix this error or if this is related to an outage of some kind or not. We are kind of dependent on...

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We are working on a group project that uses spotify embeds and the embeds are giving us upstream connection errors and not loading. I'm not sure how to fix this error or if this is related to an outa...

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Web API Add Custom Playlist Cover Image

EDIT: I got it working. Used some work arounds and fought the APItooth and nail but finally got it. Reply if you need help! Making a Playlist manager with the Spotipy API and no matter what I do I cannot get the endpoint to accept what I give it.What...

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EDIT: I got it working. Used some work arounds and fought the APItooth and nail but finally got it. Reply if you need help!     Making a Playlist manager with the Spotipy API and no matt...

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Solved!! API rate-limiting excessively fast

PlanFreeCountryUSADeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueI've built a python file that utilizes the spotify.py package module to make batch calls at specific times using specific artist ids. Working fine for weeks, no issue. An h...

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Plan Free Country USA Device Desktop Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue I've built a python file that utilizes the spotify.py package module to make batch calls at spec...

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Spotify lyrics

I need your help with my Spotify lyrics because it is not working   

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I need your help with my Spotify lyrics because it is not working     

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Playlist created successfully but tracks not visible — API reports total > 0 but no items shown

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDevice(iPhone 12, MacBook Pro 14-inch 2021)Operating System(iOS 18.7.1, Sequoia 15.6.1.) My Question or Issue Hi everyone,I’m seeing an issue with the Spotify Web API when adding items to a playlist.Here’s what happens:I succe...

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Plan Premium Country Canada Device (iPhone 12, MacBook Pro 14-inch 2021) Operating System (iOS 18.7.1, Sequoia 15.6.1.)   My Question or Issue   Hi everyone, I’m seeing an issue...

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Silence speaks volumes

Would love to hear some sort of statement from you, Spotify. We've gotten nothing from you despite everyone's disappointment. https://community.spotify.com/t5/Spotify-for-Developers/Updating-the-Criteria-for-Web-API-Extended-Access/td-p/6920661

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Would love to hear some sort of statement from you, Spotify. We've gotten nothing from you despite everyone's disappointment.  https://community.spotify.com/t5/Spotify-for-Developers/Updating...

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New Mix mode song data

In the new Mix mode, we can see the deprecated https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/get-several-audio-features in use.Does it mean we will be able to get it back to new apps too?

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In the new Mix mode, we can see the deprecated https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/get-several-audio-features in use. Does it mean we will be able to get it back ...

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API for Developers is glitched. Correct Authentication Credentials Fail API AUTH for connecting.

PlanPremiumCountryN/ADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11My Question or IssueMy username and password are needed for using the api. however , for some reason my account appears to be glitching the password storage, only allowing logging using google au...

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Plan Premium Country N/A Device PC Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue My username and password are needed for using the api. however , for some reason my ac...

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250K user requirement is pretty much baseless

I am working on an app which is a pretty specific app for businesses that already have a Spotify license, but the 250K users requirement is not going to get fulfilled. I mean, how can I go from 25 users to 250K to request an extension? Everyone has b...

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I am working on an app which is a pretty specific app for businesses that already have a Spotify license, but the 250K users requirement is not going to get fulfilled. I mean, how can I go from 25 us...

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Cannot Submit Quota Extension Request - Redirects to Dashboard

Hi,I'm unable to submit a quota extension request for my app. When Iclick "Submit Quota Extension" in the User Management section, itredirects me back to the dashboard.App Name: En Una NotaClient ID: 7036482df9bc4007f8f4e30f0b588da4aAll fields in Bas...

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Hi, I'm unable to submit a quota extension request for my app. When I click "Submit Quota Extension" in the User Management section, it redirects me back to the dashboard. App Name: En Una No...

waqadArshad

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Requesting Access to /v1/recommendations Endpoint for Moodify Android App

Hi Spotify Dev Team ,I’m currently developing an Android app called Moodify, which generates personalized playlists based on the user’s mood (for example, happy, sad, energetic, etc.). The app authenticates via Spotify OAuth and creates private playl...

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Hi Spotify Dev Team 👋, I’m currently developing an Android app called Moodify, which generates personalized playlists based on the user’s mood (for example, happy, sad, energetic, etc.). The app au...

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Is the Web SDK running in a Chromecast Receiver Application possible?

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceChromecast Receiver applicationOperating SystemChromecastMy Question or IssueIs the Web SDK running in a Chromecast Receiver Application possible?

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Plan Premium Country USA Device Chromecast Receiver application Operating System Chromecast My Question or Issue Is the Web SDK running in a Chromecast Receiver Application possible?

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Something went wrong, we were not able to create your app. Please try again later.

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceDesktop PC custom buildOperating SystemWin 11 My Question or IssueAttempting to create a new app in spotify developer dashboard. No matter the setting, I get the error "Something went wrong, we were not able to create your ...

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  Plan Premium Country USA Device Desktop PC custom build Operating System Win 11   My Question or Issue Attempting to create a new app in spotify developer dashboard. No matter ...

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Web API - Get New Releases API Returning Old Items

PlanPremiumCountryUS My Question or IssueThe Get New Releases API (https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/get-new-releases) is only returning items over a month old.

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Plan Premium Country US   My Question or Issue The Get New Releases API (https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/get-new-releases) is only returning items over a mont...

Melomanik

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iframe API 'ready' event meaning?

The iframe API documentation says that a 'ready' event "fires after an Embed has initialized and is ready to stream content". But in my experiments it looks like ready fires every time a new track is loaded. What does 'ready' actually mean? Is it saf...

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The iframe API documentation says that a 'ready' event "fires after an Embed has initialized and is ready to stream content".   But in my experiments it looks like ready fires every time a ...

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Addressing autoplay block for slow-loading files

I'm writing an app that lets users play a selection of spotify tracks by clicking on certain links. I'm using the obvious: a click handler that invokes controller.loadUri() followed by controller.play(). But if the track is slow to load, I get consol...

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I'm writing an app that lets users play a selection of spotify tracks by clicking on certain links.  I'm using the obvious: a click handler that invokes controller.loadUri() followed by controll...

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High School Yearbook

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issuesong codes from spotify in our yearbook?What do I need to do to use

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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 song co...

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Create App issue

I'm trying to build an app, I need client id n secret But I'm not able to create an app in Spotify for developers URI (I'm filling) : http://127.0.0.1:8888/callback I just need id and secret It says "couldn't create your application, please try again...

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I'm trying to build an app, I need client id n secret  But I'm not able to create an app in Spotify for developers   URI (I'm filling) : http://127.0.0.1:8888/callback   I just ne...

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Request for Access to Upload Podcasts to Spotify from External Platform

Hello Spotify Developer Support,I’m reaching out regarding podcast integration with Spotify.I operate a platform where multiple users create and publish their own podcasts. I’m looking to implement a feature that allows users to connect their Spotify...

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Hello Spotify Developer Support, I’m reaching out regarding podcast integration with Spotify. I operate a platform where multiple users create and publish their own podcasts. I’m looking to impleme...

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