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/playlists API Endpoint Issue Fixed

We wanted to provide an update regarding issues identified in the “/playlists” API endpoints. We have investigated the reported concerns of null results appearing in responses and have fixed the behaviour in the “/me/playlists” and “/users/{user_id}/...

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  • poisonzero31
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Sheet Music along with Lyrics

Hello. Question and maybe an idea for you guys. I’ve recently downloaded Spotify. I’m slow I know! However I love how you have the lyrics in your app. And I’m a keen learner of the piano. Have you thought about adding the sheet music to the app too? ...

  • Visitor
  • Hello. Question and maybe an idea for you guys. I’ve recently downloaded Spotify. I’m slow I know! However I love how you have the lyrics in your app. And I’m a keen learner of the piano. Have you th...
  • Marzipandrea
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Api endpoint returning non standard response for control apis

PlanPremiumCountryMalaysiaDeviceJS SDKOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThe pause and play endpoint started to give non standard responsesCorrect ResponseBad response 

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  • Plan Premium Country Malaysia Device JS SDK Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue The pause and play endpoint started to give non standard responses Correct Response ...
  • DarrenLau
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Streaming audio on browser, website bloating bandwidth.

It's not a sound card issue as audio stops playing after 9 seconds of each song, and advertisements are free to run 90 seconds seamlessly.Cache cleared, clean log in every time. Forums discuss strikingly similar issues GOING ON FOR YEARS.I don't need...

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  • It's not a sound card issue as audio stops playing after 9 seconds of each song, and advertisements are free to run 90 seconds seamlessly. Cache cleared, clean log in every time. Forums discuss st...
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[Android] app-remote-sample throws RemoteClientException (Explicit user authorization is required)

Operating System: AndroidI execute the app-remote-sample app of https://github.com/spotify/android-sdk/tree/master. I modified the values of CLIENT_ID and REDIRECT_URI in RemotePlayerActivity for values i entered in the developer dashboard.I also add...

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  • Operating System: Android I execute the app-remote-sample app of https://github.com/spotify/android-sdk/tree/master.   I modified the values of CLIENT_ID and REDIRECT_URI in RemotePlayer...
  • odurc
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Solved!! Using spotify in embedded browser

I have a question because I have not found such an issue here. We have a desktop app with embedded web browser where we would like to run the spotify web player. It should work like this:- user click on button that will shortcut him to the embedded w...

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  • I have a question because I have not found such an issue here.  We have a desktop app with embedded web browser where we would like to run the spotify web player. It should work like this: - u...
  • Ximzend
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  • Embedded browser support
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Spotify Developer Terms

I am building an app with the Spotify API which takes user generated presentations/slideshows that sync to the music spotify is currently playing, spotify would be controlled through the official spotify app/website not our app, our app would just ad...

  • Casual Listener
  • I am building an app with the Spotify API which takes user generated presentations/slideshows that sync to the music spotify is currently playing, spotify would be controlled through the official spo...
  • CFR314
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Solved!! Where do I find category IDs for web API

My Question or IssueHi there, is a comprehensive list of genre Category IDs available for reference? "pop" and "hiphop" both seem to work but I'd rather not have to keep guessing for all the genres I will need to look up as part of my project. Releva...

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  • My Question or Issue Hi there, is a comprehensive list of genre Category IDs available for reference? "pop" and "hiphop" both seem to work but I'd rather not have to keep guessing for all the genres...
  • denizy
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Solved!! Sonos speakers not showing in GET /player/devices

Plan: Premium planCountry: USADevice: Sonos One, Macbook Pro, Galaxy S9 My Question or IssueI'm not able to see my Sonos speakers in the /player/devices list, despite actively playing to a device via Spotify Desktop on my Mac: √ ~ ⮕ curl -H "Authoriz...

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  • Plan: Premium plan Country: USA Device: Sonos One, Macbook Pro, Galaxy S9   My Question or Issue I'm not able to see my Sonos speakers in the /player/devices list, despite activel...
  • thlucas
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embed playlist works on desktop but I can't see loaded playlist on phone

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueHi, I'm working on Wordpress website with Elementor. When I create a page with embed playlist...

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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 Hi,&nbs...
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Adding Marquee and Showcase to Spotify Ads API and Reporting API

Hi All, Would it be possible to add ad units like Maquee and Showcase to the Ads API and the Reporting API? https://support.spotify.com/us/artists/article/promoting-music-on-spotify/https://support.spotify.com/us/artists/article/getting-started-with-...

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  • Hi All,   Would it be possible to add ad units like Maquee and Showcase to the Ads API and the Reporting API?   https://support.spotify.com/us/artists/article/promoting-music-on-spotify...
  • 5tran-dev
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Spotify for developers

My Question or IssueHello, I want to create a telegram bot in which the user can search for songs by title and the bot will display a picture of the song and its music preview. Will it be a violation of the API rules to download pictures and previews...

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  • My Question or Issue Hello, I want to create a telegram bot in which the user can search for songs by title and the bot will display a picture of the song and its music preview. Will it be a violati...
  • Ximzend
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution [WEB API] Accept button not working on user data's authorization page

PlanPremiumFr DeviceMacbook Pro mid 2014Operating SystemMacOs Big Sur 11.4 My Question or IssueI'm bulding a PHP/Symfony app which uses the WebAPI.So I perform the first step to initiate the dialog with the API : $state = $session->generateState(); $...

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  • Plan Premium Fr   Device Macbook Pro mid 2014 Operating System MacOs Big Sur 11.4   My Question or Issue I'm bulding a PHP/Symfony app which uses the WebAPI. So I perform the fir...
  • DouradoCars
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Commercial use for API

Hello,I'm working on an innovative project for nightclubs that aims to enhance interaction between DJs and attendees through music. The system allows nightclubs to generate events or manage venues by creating specific links for both DJs and users.In ...

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  • Hello, I'm working on an innovative project for nightclubs that aims to enhance interaction between DJs and attendees through music. The system allows nightclubs to generate events or manage venue...
  • Ximzend
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Issue encountered endpoint https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/following

I encountered an issue while using the Spotify API endpoint `https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/following` with `type=user`. Instead of the expected response, I received the following error:{"error": {"status": 500,"message": "Server error."}}Does anyone ...

  • Newbie
  • I encountered an issue while using the Spotify API endpoint `https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/following` with `type=user`. Instead of the expected response, I received the following error: { "error"...
  • Ximzend
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Error 201 on create playlist

Operating System(Windows 11) Hi, i'm having an issue while creating a playlist, I've searched for documentation and nothing seems to result The token was recently generatedThe response is: { "error": { "status": 401, "message": "Valid user authentica...

  • Casual Listener
  • Operating System (Windows 11)   Hi, i'm having an issue while creating a playlist, I've searched for documentation and nothing seems to result  The token was recently generated The...
  • Ximzend
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    "playlist"
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Solved!! Iframe api is not working as documented

I am trying to implement the iframe API documented here: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/embeds/references/iframe-api#eventsThe only event triggered is onSpotifyIframeApiReady. After that, the created controller does not respond to play()...

  • Casual Listener
  • I am trying to implement the iframe API documented here: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/embeds/references/iframe-api#events The only event triggered is onSpotifyIframeApiReady...
  • sebas932
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Using Spotify API to play music in flutter App

We are developing a streaming app. In order for our broadcasters to play music, we are planning to integrate Spotify. Using Spotify API, users can search for a track and play any selected track through our app. Can the above be achieved?

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  • We are developing a streaming app. In order for our broadcasters to play music, we are planning to integrate Spotify.    Using Spotify API, users can search for a track and play any selec...
  • Ximzend
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Iframe APi & Clientid clientsecret

PlanPremiumCountryFranceDevice Operating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueHello I added a player with onSpotifyIframeApiReady inside my html content. This part works well , but even if I'm logged in into spotify web or application the content app...

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  • Plan Premium Country France Device   Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Hello   I added a player with onSpotifyIframeApiReady inside my html content. T...
  • Ximzend
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Spotify API Add To Queue Endpoint response faulty

The response from the Add To Queue endpoint doesn't return as expected. This is again a problem for strongly typed applications. When I test it using the API Reference the website even states "something went wrong" Making a POST request to the endpoi...

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  • The response from the Add To Queue endpoint doesn't return as expected. This is again a problem for strongly typed applications.  When I test it using the API Reference the website even state...
  • Astronis
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check whether song exists in a playlist

PlanPremiumCountryIndiaDevicehp victusOperating Systemwin 11 My Question or IssueSo i made a script to add current playing songs to a playlists using the api. So is there any way to check if a song exists in a particular playlist without traversing t...

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  •   Plan Premium Country India Device hp victus Operating System win 11   My Question or Issue So i made a script to add current playing songs to a playlists using the api. So is t...
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