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The Spotify for developers platform helps many bring their ideas to life. Whether it's a short term app helping an artist’s release or something more long term - there is always a chance of success. Things start to grow and then you might also need w...

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Remote controlling from a game

(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)Windows 10 My Question or IssueI am trying to understand what is allowed with games. Your information suggests that syncing with visual content is not ok. And I have seen examples like rhythm games etc. or games...

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  • (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) Windows 10  My Question or Issue I am trying to understand what is allowed with games.  Your information suggests that syncing with visu...
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recieve the updates on song without API polling

I want to integrate spotify with my app.After login and retrieving the tokens, I want to take some actions on my application on the basis of currently playing song.How can I get the currently playing track details without polling the API

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  • I want to integrate spotify with my app. After login and retrieving the tokens, I want to take some actions on my application on the basis of currently playing song. How can I get the currently pla...
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Spotify Search API issue

PlanPremiumCountryIndiaDeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueHow do i retrieve the id for a specific track using Search API as there are multiple track names with the same name ? For example , I am trying to search and retrieve t...

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  • Plan Premium Country India Device Laptop Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue How do i retrieve the id for a specific track using Search API as there are multiple track n...
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Max retries reached, too many 429 error responses on 'audio_features' endpoint only

PlanPremiumCountryPhilippines My Question or IssueMy first app worked earlier. But after one loop through a 700-song playlist, it started giving me an Error 429. Normally this would be fine, but there's also no 'Retry-After' in the HTTPS response hea...

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  • Plan Premium Country Philippines   My Question or Issue My first app worked earlier. But after one loop through a 700-song playlist, it started giving me an Error 429. Normally this would ...
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Getting error 429 when using audio_features (even for a single track)

track_features = sp.audio_features(["3GYlZ7tbxLOxe6ewMNVTkw"])This is my code and this is the error I'm gettingMax Retries reachedurllib3.exceptions.ResponseError: too many 429 error responsesThe above exception was the direct cause of the following ...

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  •   track_features = sp.audio_features(["3GYlZ7tbxLOxe6ewMNVTkw"]) This is my code and this is the error I'm getting Max Retries reached urllib3.exceptions.ResponseError: too many 429 error r...
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The playlist creation endpoint is frequently returning "502 Error while loading resource"

The playlist creation endpoint (docs) is frequently returning HTTP error code 502 and a response body that looks like: {"error": {"status": 502, "message": "Error while loading resource" } } This has completely broken the app that I develop, and is t...

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  • The playlist creation endpoint (docs) is frequently returning HTTP error code 502 and a response body that looks like:   {"error": {"status": 502, "message": "Error while loading resource" } }...
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Commercial Licensing

Is it ever possible to get a commercial license for the Spotify API? If so, how can Irequest one?

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  • Is it ever possible to get a commercial license for the Spotify API?  If so, how can Irequest one?  
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Solved!! Can't get recently played songs -

My Question or IssueHello, I'm trying to get my recently played songs and getting an error message saying. {'error': {'status': 500, 'message': 'Server error.'}} I'm using the correct scope: data = { 'grant_type' : 'client_credentials', 'client_id' :...

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  •     My Question or Issue Hello,  I'm trying to get my recently played songs and getting an error message saying.  {'error': {'status': 500, 'message': 'Server error.'}} &nbs...
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Can I Get Audio Data Using The API?

PlanFreeCountryCanadaDevice(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)Windows 11My Question or IssueHey,I had a question regarding what Spotify's API can do.Lets say I'm making a musical ...

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  • Plan Free Country Canada Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) Windows 11 My Question or Issue Hey, I had...
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[Web API] Adding tracks to a public playlist requires playlist-modify-private scope

Hello everyone ! My use case :Via the Spotify Web API, I want to create a public playlist and add tracks to it.My implementation :I setup a spotify auth flow that requires the playlist-modify-public scope.Then when I get the auth token I create the p...

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  • Hello everyone !    My use case : Via the Spotify Web API, I want to create a public playlist and add tracks to it. My implementation : I setup a spotify auth flow that r...
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Can't set playlist to privat via the API

PlanPremiumCountryGermany `Put`ting a playlist to `public: false` via the API does not work (https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/change-playlist-details). On the next request, the URL is `public: true` again. Moreover, doing...

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  • Plan Premium Country Germany   `Put`ting a playlist to `public: false` via the API does not work (https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/change-playlist-details). O...
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How do I search for specific episodes in a podcast feed?

I'm searching a podcast feed for an episode that dropped 3 years ago. This podcast is daily and has been posting for years, but the results from manually scrolling their feed stop after 1.5 years, and even searching key terms and the exact episode ti...

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  • I'm searching a podcast feed for an episode that dropped 3 years ago. This podcast is daily and has been posting for years, but the results from manually scrolling their feed stop after 1.5 years, an...
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Querying via Web App API

We are having an issue with the web app api. We are able to authenticate and generate the bearer token, however, when querying the endpoint to list the licensor ID, we are getting an empty response. For reference, here is the CURL of the query being ...

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  • We are having an issue with the web app api. We are able to authenticate and generate the bearer token, however, when querying the endpoint to list the licensor ID, we are getting an empty response.&...
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The "Manifesting 20-05" album by Feid and Yandel is grayed out

It's not grayed out for anyone else in my area, I've tried logging into different devices and it still does not show up even though it came out days ago.

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  • It's not grayed out for anyone else in my area, I've tried logging into different devices and it still does not show up even though it came out days ago.
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is_active false and error 404 not found

When I try to control the Spotify App from another App, the Spotify App goes inactive as soon as I switch to another App.Play command gets rejected with error 404 - not found. LOG 2024-04-15T10:47:09.405Z getDevices LOG devices: [{"id":"911.............

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  • When I try to control the Spotify App from another App, the Spotify App goes inactive as soon as I switch to another App. Play command gets rejected with error 404 - not found.   LOG 2024-04-...
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Is there an endpoint in the API that allows you to upload your own files?

I have a Symfony platform from which I would like to be able to connect to spotify and upload audio or video files. Is this possible to do? On YouTube through its API it is possible but I have read the Spotify Web API documentation and I cannot find ...

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  • I have a Symfony platform from which I would like to be able to connect to spotify and upload audio or video files. Is this possible to do? On YouTube through its API it is possible but I have read t...
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Mail verification link still not working

My Question or IssueEvery time I try to verify my email address it always sends me to a page that says "Oops! Something went wrong, please try again." It's getting infuriating how often this is happening and how many solutions I see that aren't worki...

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  • My Question or Issue Every time I try to verify my email address it always sends me to a page that says "Oops! Something went wrong, please try again." It's getting infuriating how often this is hap...
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Can’t delete or create app in Developer dashboard

When I log into https://developer.spotify.com/dashboard I can see old dev apps that I have created but they all have the status of Disabled and blocked. Previously I have worked around this by deleting the app and creating a new one but the 6 apps on...

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  • When I log into https://developer.spotify.com/dashboard I can see old dev apps that I have created but they all have the status of Disabled and blocked. Previously I have worked around this by deleti...
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UNABLE TO VERIFY EMAIL TROUGH DISCORD DEVELOPERS DASHBOARD

THIS ISSUE IS RELATED ONLY TO THE DEVELOPERS DASHBOARD MAIL VERIFICATION! While I was trying to verify my mail to access to the developers panel, the link received via mail for the verification takes me to a page with a red square on top saying that ...

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  • THIS ISSUE IS RELATED ONLY TO THE DEVELOPERS DASHBOARD MAIL VERIFICATION! While I was trying to verify my mail to access to the developers panel, the link received via mail for the verification tak...
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Superuser Contribution a new recommendation approach: master's thesis idea

For my graduation project, I have a music recommendation idea to realize in 4-5 months. This project is funded by the school, too. The program I'm enrolled in is a mix of music and technology. That means at some point I need software developers which...

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  • For my graduation project, I have a music recommendation idea to realize in 4-5 months. This project is funded by the school, too. The program I'm enrolled in is a mix of music and technology. That m...
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