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Updating the Criteria for Web API Extended Access

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...

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Add Spotify API support for Jams

Please add official API support for Spotify Jams. The current Web API does not provide any way to access or manage Jam sessions. It would be useful to have endpoints to:List active JamsJoin or leave a JamView Jam members and queueAdd tracks to a JamC...

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Please add official API support for Spotify Jams. The current Web API does not provide any way to access or manage Jam sessions. It would be useful to have endpoints to: List active Jams Join o...

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"Check settings on developer.spotify.com/dashboard, the user may not be registered."

PlanFreeDeviceWindows; Desktop / PCOperating SystemWindows 11My Question or Issuehello! I ran into a problem - when I make a request for an endpoint, I get the error "Check settings on developer.spotify.com/dashboard , the user may not be registered....

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Plan Free Device Windows; Desktop / PC Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue hello! I ran into a problem - when I make a request for an endpoint, I get the error "Check sett...

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Request for Spotify API Quota Extension — Convert Playlist (Cross-Platform Playlist Migration App)

Hi Spotify Developer Relations Team, I’m Mutai Mwiti, founder of Convert Playlist — an independent web app that lets users transfer and manage their playlists seamlessly between Spotify, YouTube Music, and Apple Music. We launched our Beta in April 2...

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Hi Spotify Developer Relations Team,   I’m Mutai Mwiti, founder of Convert Playlist — an independent web app that lets users transfer and manage their playlists seamlessly between Spotify, You...

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Extending API search to have audio quality options

Would be great to have search criteria for Lossless and bit depth to make playlists in example for high-res (24-bit) tracks.

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Would be great to have search criteria for Lossless and bit depth to make playlists in example for high-res (24-bit) tracks. 

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Allow reversible “mutual blocks” (show minimal entry + unblock button)

Problem: If support/admins create a block on behalf of a user while the other user already blocked them, the result is an unrecoverable mutual block — neither user can see the other or undo the block. This creates a “limbo” state.Proposal: Allow mutu...

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Problem: If support/admins create a block on behalf of a user while the other user already blocked them, the result is an unrecoverable mutual block — neither user can see the other or undo the block...

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How to move a Web API app out of Development Mode (no “Request Extension” option)

Hi everyone,I’m working on a Spotify Web API app that uses the Client Credentials Flow to read public playlist metadata.Everything works fine with my own playlists, but for any other public playlist I get this error:{ "error": "Could not fetch playli...

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Hi everyone, I’m working on a Spotify Web API app that uses the Client Credentials Flow to read public playlist metadata. Everything works fine with my own playlists, but for any other public playl...

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Add lossless support to the Web Playback SDK

PlanPremiumMy Question or IssueI have a website where I include the Web Playback SDK, and I recently got lossless on my account. But it seems that the JS-SDK only supports up to 320kbs. It would be great if it could get lossless support.

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Plan Premium My Question or Issue I have a website where I include the Web Playback SDK, and I recently got lossless on my account. But it seems that the JS-SDK only supports up to 320kbs. It woul...

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Licence Clarification - In Game as a music player/radio

Hi, Can we use the API as a basic music player in a game? Our game is not about music,music trivia or dance. We just want to have it as a car radio, mp3 player etc in the game. Section 3-Prohibited application details games as not allowed but we need...

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Hi, Can we use the API as a basic music player in a game? Our game is not about music,music trivia or dance. We just want to have it as a car radio, mp3 player etc in the game.  Section 3-Prohib...

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Android AppRemote allowed in commercial apps?

PlanPremium My Question or IssueAs an independend software developer, I am working on a music player / music organizer app. It is not finished yet, but I intend to sell the app on Google Play Store (and maybe iOS as well at some point), so it is goin...

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Plan Premium   My Question or Issue As an independend software developer, I am working on a music player / music organizer app. It is not finished yet, but I intend to sell the app on Google...

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Disabled and blocked apps – need removal/unblock; no Delete button; cannot create new app

PlanPremiumCountryCroatiaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueI’ve had several private apps in my Developer Dashboard “Disabled and blocked” for quite some time. When I originally built them, I had very limited knowledge of the Spot...

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Plan Premium Country Croatia Device PC Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue I’ve had several private apps in my Developer Dashboard “Disabled and blocked” for quite some ...

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Acesso as features de audio pela API do spotify

Eu estou tentando extrair as informações de audio das musicas do spotify, quando rodo o seguinte codigo utilizando a biblioteca spotipy do Python, aparece o seguinte erro:client_id = userdata.get('SPOTIPY_CLIENT_ID')client_secret = userdata.get('SPOT...

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Eu estou tentando extrair as informações de audio das musicas do spotify, quando rodo o seguinte codigo utilizando a biblioteca spotipy do Python, aparece o seguinte erro: client_id = userdata....

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Assistance Required — 404 Error When Using Spotify “Get Recommendations” API

PlanFreeCountryAustraliaDevice(ROG strix g17)Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I’m currently experiencing an issue while using the Spotify Web API, specifically with the Get Recommendations endpoint. When I make a requestI receive the f...

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Plan Free Country Australia Device (ROG strix g17) Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue   I’m currently experiencing an issue while using the Spotify Web API, speci...

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Can't append to playlist in developer playground

Ref: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/add-tracks-to-playlist It is stated that omitting "position" makes this API append, but using the playground/"try it", it is impossible to omit this argument, always defaulting to 0/p...

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Ref: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/add-tracks-to-playlist   It is stated that omitting "position" makes this API append, but using the playground/"try it",...

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Status check on App Review / Quota Extension - Noda Prime (Client ID: 48bc465a0ff949e8baf12f01c762d6

My Question or IssueHi team,We submitted our app for review on Aug 26, 2025 — Noda Prime (Client ID above).Use case: a streamer widget that displays and syncs the track currently playing on the streamer’s own Spotify account, using official Web Playb...

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My Question or Issue Hi team, We submitted our app for review on Aug 26, 2025 — Noda Prime (Client ID above). Use case: a streamer widget that displays and syncs the track currently playing on the...

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Best Practices for Restricting Spotify’s New Messaging Feature with Mosyle

With Spotify recently rolling out an in-app Messages feature, I’m trying to find out if there are any Managed App Configuration (AppConfig PLIST) keys available for MDMs like Mosyle to disable or restrict this functionality.From what I can see on the...

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With Spotify recently rolling out an in-app Messages feature, I’m trying to find out if there are any Managed App Configuration (AppConfig PLIST) keys available for MDMs like Mosyle to disable or res...

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spotify throws error when trying to authorise third party app

trying to use a third party app which displays the current song along with pause and other controls etc in the windows taskbar, I've used this app before and it does work, but now i am trying to set it up on a new windows install, so i create a spoti...

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trying to use a third party app which displays the current song along with pause and other controls etc in the windows taskbar, I've used this app before and it does work, but now i am trying to set ...

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Prod quota approval

Hello,I am trying to understand is it still possible to get increased access to the spotify api as an indie developer. It would like my application to be open to more users such that I do not need to add them to a list of users in the developer dashb...

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Hello, I am trying to understand is it still possible to get increased access to the spotify api as an indie developer. It would like my application to be open to more users such that I do not need ...

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403 Error on approved allowlist development users

I've configured the Spotify integration perfectly with my own account as the developer, but am hitting a 403 forbidden error "Authentication failed: failed to fetch user info" when trying to sign in as another Premium user who's been added to my allo...

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I've configured the Spotify integration perfectly with my own account as the developer, but am hitting a 403 forbidden error "Authentication failed: failed to fetch user info" when trying to sign in ...

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Quota Extension Feedback delay

Hi everyone,we resubmitted our quota extension on May 10, 2025 after an initial rejection and applied the requested changes. We have not received an update since. We have read the updated extended-access criteria and understand reviews have become st...

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Hi everyone, we resubmitted our quota extension on May 10, 2025 after an initial rejection and applied the requested changes. We have not received an update since. We have read the updated extended-...

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