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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...
First question: there is currently no way to control and android device's Spotify volume through the Spotify Android SDK, correct? Secondly - if there isn't, I see some Web API endpoints that may be able to do the job, but I'm getting a strange resul...
First question: there is currently no way to control and android device's Spotify volume through the Spotify Android SDK, correct? Secondly - if there isn't, I see some Web API endpoints tha...
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Why can't we query a specific playlist by ID? We can do this with a track. There simply is no id or playlist_id argument within the playlists field. In GraphQL, I simply can't filter by playlist id: {spotify {me {playlists(id: "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx") {...
Why can't we query a specific playlist by ID? We can do this with a track. There simply is no id or playlist_id argument within the playlists field. In GraphQL, I simply...
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I'm using the Web API and Nuxt to return tracks from my playlists onto a web page. I'd like the tracks to play directly on the page. I thought wrapping them inside the uri would suffice. Instead it opens the standalone player on desktop or app on the...
I'm using the Web API and Nuxt to return tracks from my playlists onto a web page. I'd like the tracks to play directly on the page. I thought wrapping them inside the uri would suffice. Instead it o...
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Hi, I'm using the Spotify Health check app - https://squadhealthcheck.info/but for some reason today it works extremely slow - I'm getting a timeout errors when trying to login or start a new Health Check.Please help
Hi, I'm using the Spotify Health check app - https://squadhealthcheck.info/ but for some reason today it works extremely slow - I'm getting a timeout errors when trying to login or start a new ...
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Is there a way to get an HLS stream URL for a music file in spotify ? I'd like to take this URL and paste it into VLC's Media/Open Network Stream to actually stream the file into an non-spotify player like VLC.
Is there a way to get an HLS stream URL for a music file in spotify ? I'd like to take this URL and paste it into VLC's Media/Open Network Stream to actually stream the file into an non-spotify playe...
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There are many aspects of using the API that it would be very important to know a user is using Airplay to play from their device. Airplay adds a 2 second delay to the playback and if you are developing an app that needs to be in sync to the music it...
There are many aspects of using the API that it would be very important to know a user is using Airplay to play from their device. Airplay adds a 2 second delay to the playback and if you are develop...
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I am a developer just out of college and have created this brand new Playlist Helper alexa app which allows you to add songs you are playing with Alexa to your created Spotify playlists! If anyone wants to check this out and give me some feedback! Al...
I am a developer just out of college and have created this brand new Playlist Helper alexa app which allows you to add songs you are playing with Alexa to your created Spotify playlists!  ...
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Our HTTPS Client does not support SNI, Mon, 29 Jun 2020 21:00:00 +0000 access was successful.But after Tue, 30 Jun 2020 21:00:02 +0000 access fails.These two hostaccounts.spotify.com ( edge-web-russia.dual-gslb.spotify.com )provider-api.spotify.com (...
Our HTTPS Client does not support SNI, Mon, 29 Jun 2020 21:00:00 +0000 access was successful. But after Tue, 30 Jun 2020 21:00:02 +0000 access fails. These two host accounts.spotify.com (...
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It would really simplify a lot of app logic to be able to register to a publishing server. Ideally the server would dispatch events to clients registered for the information relevant to them. Events such as user play/pause, FF/RW, adding tracks to pl...
It would really simplify a lot of app logic to be able to register to a publishing server. Ideally the server would dispatch events to clients registered for the information relevant to them. Events ...
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Endpoints:GET https://api.spotify.com/v1/tracks/GET https://api.spotify.com/v1/playlists/{playlistId}/tracksScopes:App Authentication (Client Credentials Flow)User Authentication (Authorisation Code Flow, no additional scopes)Steps to reproduce:Get a...
Endpoints: GET https://api.spotify.com/v1/tracks/ GET https://api.spotify.com/v1/playlists/{playlistId}/tracks Scopes: App Authentication (Client Credentials Flow) User Authentication (Author...
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Anyone have an idea about iOS API which can provide most played songs nearby my location using Spotify?
Anyone have an idea about iOS API which can provide most played songs nearby my location using Spotify?
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Hello, I'm currently using Spotify development resources to create an mobile application. In this app, I'm using the Spotify API for music and user data. For a specific feature, I now also need to use the Spotify SDKs (Android and iOS). I was wonderi...
Hello, I'm currently using Spotify development resources to create an mobile application. In this app, I'm using the Spotify API for music and user data. For a specific feature, I now also n...
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Hi - My issue deals with www.spotifycharts.com Specifically, when pulling data for the latest day. For example, Chart is available for 7/29...today 7/30 When I try to download the chart for 7/29, I can click the "Download to CSV" button and hit the U...
Hi - My issue deals with www.spotifycharts.com Specifically, when pulling data for the latest day. For example, Chart is available for 7/29...today 7/30 When I try to downl...
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PlanPremium DeviceWeb SDK/WEB APIOperating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueIm having this issue where i get a playlist, then the tracks from that playlist.I play a song using https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/player/play...
Plan Premium Device Web SDK/WEB API Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue Im having this issue where i get a playlist, then the tra...
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At the endpints: - Remove User's Saved Shows- Save Shows for Current Userthe documentation for the body parameters (ids) are missing, although they work and they exist in the respective endpoints for albums and tracks.
At the endpints: - Remove User's Saved Shows - Save Shows for Current User the documentation for the body parameters (ids) are missing, although they work and they exist in the respective en...
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PlanFreeCountryUkraineDeviceMacBookPro Retina, on ChromeOperating System(iOS ) My Question or Issue: Hi, guys! I'm a developer building a non-commercial ReactJs app to showcase my skills of working with APIs and AJAX requests. Here's the problem I en...
Plan Free Country Ukraine Device MacBookPro Retina, on Chrome Operating System (iOS ) My Question or Issue: Hi, guys! I'm a developer building a non-commercial ReactJs app to...
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PlanPremiumCountryItaly My IssueHi, I've noticed that the api for requesting the tracks of a playlist in some of mine playlists returns 23 tracks in the "total" field of the reponse but if I count the tracks's item in the api's response there are act...
Plan Premium Country Italy My Issue Hi, I've noticed that the api for requesting the tracks of a playlist in some of mine playlists returns 23 tracks in the "total" field of the reponse ...
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PlanFreeCountryAUTDevicePC Chrome Version 84.0.4147.105 (Official Build) (64-bit)Operating SystemWin10 My Question or IssueCertificate for https://apresolve.spotify.com/ expired 20 minutes ago (2020-07-29 12:00 UTC), web player does not load any more...
Plan Free Country AUT Device PC Chrome Version 84.0.4147.105 (Official Build) (64-bit) Operating System Win10 My Question or Issue Certificate for https://apresolve.spotify.com/...
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PlanPremiumCountryJapan My Question or Issue Hello.I develop a web client app of Spotify using Web Playback SDK. There seems to be duration_ms prop in WebPlaybackObject. (green underlined part of the image below) WebPlaybackTrack object But, in Web P...
Plan Premium Country Japan My Question or Issue Hello. I develop a web client app of Spotify using Web Playback SDK. There seems to be duration_ms prop in WebPlaybackOb...
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