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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...
It's great that we have Web API support for seeing if 'smart_shuffle' is enabled through Get Playback State (even though documentation is out of date and doesn't actually show it as a field that's returned). However, we should be able to turn on and ...
It's great that we have Web API support for seeing if 'smart_shuffle' is enabled through Get Playback State (even though documentation is out of date and doesn't actually show it as a field...
Casual Listener
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On the desktop app, when I click radio on a track, it brings me to a playlist with a unique ID for that tracks radio/suggested tracks. We can play that playlist via the play context api, however there's no way to retrieve that ID.Would Spotify consid...
On the desktop app, when I click radio on a track, it brings me to a playlist with a unique ID for that tracks radio/suggested tracks. We can play that playlist via the play context api, however ther...
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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 IssueHello. We are a Chinese company that makes AI Robot dolls. We use an app to interact with our ...
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 Hello. We are a...
Spotify Star
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how to transfer developer account access to another account?i sold the app, so i need to transfer admin access to the developer account
how to transfer developer account access to another account? i sold the app, so i need to transfer admin access to the developer account
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Hello, We'd like to transfer our Spotify applications to another account, could you please guide us on how to do so? Thanks, Lucas
Hello, We'd like to transfer our Spotify applications to another account, could you please guide us on how to do so? Thanks, Lucas
Spotify Star
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Hello Spotify Team and Community,I’m the founder of an early-stage product currently in the final phase of development, built around enhancing how users interact with and experience music in a unique, meaningful way.We’re preparing for launch soon, a...
Hello Spotify Team and Community, I’m the founder of an early-stage product currently in the final phase of development, built around enhancing how users interact with and experience music in a uniq...
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Hi everyone,I’m trying to understand whether it’s at all possible for third-party developers to obtain licensing approval from Spotify for offline playback on a dedicated hardware device. I’m aware that Spotify’s public SDKs do not allow offline func...
Hi everyone, I’m trying to understand whether it’s at all possible for third-party developers to obtain licensing approval from Spotify for offline playback on a dedicated hardware device. I’m aware...
Spotify Star
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Hello everyone!I’m the co-founder of MusicMatch, a physical music-themed board game with a companion web app (https://app.musicmatch.games).Before starting development, we would like to confirm whether our concept could be compatible with the Spotify...
Hello everyone! I’m the co-founder of MusicMatch, a physical music-themed board game with a companion web app (https://app.musicmatch.games). Before starting development, we would like to confirm w...
Spotify Star
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PlanPremiumCountrySweden My Question or IssueHi Spotify Developer Team,I represent a communications agency that is developing a campaign for an international company primarily operating in the Nordic region. The campaign is built around a competition...
Plan Premium Country Sweden My Question or Issue Hi Spotify Developer Team, I represent a communications agency that is developing a campaign for an international company primarily op...
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Hi, I’m a CS student working on an academic project using the Spotify Web API.Is there an official way to request academic access or higher rate limits for research purposes?
Hi, I’m a CS student working on an academic project using the Spotify Web API. Is there an official way to request academic access or higher rate limits for research purposes?
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Hi Spotify Developer Team, I’m the developer of Mixport, a music-migration app that helps users move playlists between services (Spotify → Apple Music, etc.). I’m trying to move my Spotify app out of Development Mode, but the current requirements app...
Hi Spotify Developer Team, I’m the developer of Mixport, a music-migration app that helps users move playlists between services (Spotify → Apple Music, etc.). I’m trying to move my Spotify a...
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PlanFree/PremiumCountry DeviceAndroid Devices Operating SystemN/A My Question or IssueUsing Spotify SDK 2.1.2 for login and sign up by getting a user token.In the last few days we have been starting to get 'null' value on the accessToken (which is no...
Plan Free/Premium Country Device Android Devices Operating System N/A My Question or Issue Using Spotify SDK 2.1.2 for login and sign up by getting a user token. In t...
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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 This entire platform has gone off the rails. We dont NEED NEW FEATURES every week who are th...
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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It would be great if we could get songwriter and producer credits through the API. Somebody on the GitHub issue repo asked two years ago, and nothing has come out of it
It would be great if we could get songwriter and producer credits through the API. Somebody on the GitHub issue repo asked two years ago, and nothing has come out of it 😕
Newbie
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I am curious with Spotify API usage. The terms of conditions state that it should be used in a non-commercializing way. Then does it mean that the whole app cannot earn any money or the functionality itself? In another words, I was wondering if it wo...
I am curious with Spotify API usage. The terms of conditions state that it should be used in a non-commercializing way. Then does it mean that the whole app cannot earn any money or the...
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Help me understand. Every week something breaks or functionality is removed. When was the last time functionality was added, or improved? It doesn't seem like they want to make it better so why do they change it at all? I feel like asking "why isn't ...
Help me understand. Every week something breaks or functionality is removed. When was the last time functionality was added, or improved? It doesn't seem like they want to make it better so why do th...
Music Fan
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PlanPremium CountryUnited States Operating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueGetting the error below despite my plan being Premium... curl -X "POST" "https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/player/next" -H "Authorization: Bearer BQCqmBGyrLhdwVAyiU-PjCh4QRi9...
Plan Premium Country United States Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue Getting the error below despite my plan being Premium... curl -X "POST" "ht...
Regular
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PlanFree/PremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceTested on various different networks, devices, and browsers My Question or IssueSpent a while troubleshooting this with support only to be directed here for my issue, as they didn't have the abilities to solv...
Plan Free/Premium Country United States Device Tested on various different networks, devices, and browsers My Question or Issue Spent a while troubleshooting this with support only to ...
Newbie
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I am reaching out on behalf of one of our clients operating in the eco-tableware sector, producing sustainable disposable dishware intended for distribution through Italian large-scale retail (GDO).The client would like to include the Spotify logo on...
I am reaching out on behalf of one of our clients operating in the eco-tableware sector, producing sustainable disposable dishware intended for distribution through Italian large-scale r...
Visitor
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With Spotify’s recent acquisition of WhoSampled and the announcement of the upcoming SongDNA feature, I’m wondering whether any of the data about samples, covers, and collaborators will eventually be exposed through the Spotify Web API. I'm a huge fa...
With Spotify’s recent acquisition of WhoSampled and the announcement of the upcoming SongDNA feature, I’m wondering whether any of the data about samples, covers, and collaborators will eventual...
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