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Important: App review and quota extension waiting times

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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Unable to create app in Spotify Developer

I cannot create an app. I get an error message "Something went wrong, we were not able to create your app. Please try again later." I've tried multiple times over the course of the day and used several browsers. I've tried resetting my password and v...

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  • I cannot create an app. I get an error message "Something went wrong, we were not able to create your app. Please try again later." I've tried multiple times over the course of the day and used sever...
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Superuser Contribution Video Editor app for Spotify, possible?

I would like to create a Video Editing mobile app that enables users to add Spotify music to their social media content/videos. Is this permitted under the current Spotify terms of use? If not, are there any conditions or licenses that can enable som...

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  • I would like to create a Video Editing mobile app that enables users to add Spotify music to their social media content/videos. Is this permitted under the current Spotify terms of use?   If n...
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Requesting information about api rate-limits

We are seeing 429 response status codes in Spotify api's. We are aware of 'retry-after' header and waiting requesting until 'retry-after' value. But we want to avoid this all together by understanding `rate-limits` mechanisms in place. 1. how much of...

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  • We are seeing 429 response status codes in Spotify api's. We are aware of 'retry-after' header and waiting requesting until 'retry-after' value.    But we want to avoid this all together ...
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App that creates playlists out of chats

AutoSpoto is a free Mac Store app that auto-adds songs to Spotify playlists when you connect a chat. Check it out and let me know if this would be of interest to you. Thanks in advance!App Store Link: https://apple.co/49LnlgbPlanFreeCountryAllDeviceM...

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  • AutoSpoto is a free Mac Store app that auto-adds songs to Spotify playlists when you connect a chat.  Check it out and let me know if this would be of interest to you. Thanks in advance! App S...
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Rate Limit 429

Hello everyone,I am making requests to the following endpoint:https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/get-recently-playedAnd I am receiving a 429 error. The documentation only mentions that there is a rate limit in a 30s window ...

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  • Hello everyone, I am making requests to the following endpoint: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/get-recently-played And I am receiving a 429 error. The documentation ...
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Access tokens in Chrome

PlanPremiumCountryUKOperating SystemWindows 10 My IssueI have a web app which uses Spotipy to hit the `current_user_top_tracks` endpoint. In Edge, the app successfully uses an access token to make the calls. In Chrome, the app finds the access token ...

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  • Plan Premium Country UK Operating System Windows 10   My Issue I have a web app which uses Spotipy to hit the `current_user_top_tracks` endpoint. In Edge, the app successfully ...
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You need to verify your email address before you can create an app.

PlanPremiumCountryTurkeyDeviceDELL LAPTOPOperating System Windows 11 My Question or IssueI cannot confirm my email address. When I click Confirm, I get the error in the subject title. I applied the solutions previously given in the community but it d...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Turkey Device DELL LAPTOP Operating System  Windows 11   My Question or Issue I cannot confirm my email address. When I click Confirm, I get the error...
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OSError: [WinError 10013]

i am in the process of learning as i was trying the api out this is the error iam met with pleasePlanFreeOperating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issuewhen i run my python code iam met with this error OSError: [WinError ...

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  • i am in the process of learning as i was trying the api out this is the error iam met with please Plan Free Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or I...
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Getting error 429 only when requesting audio features from a track

I'm basically working with the API for a data mining university project.I'm getting error 429 on a piece of code that extracts the audio features from some tracks. Can't perform a single request, the first one gets automatically blocked.The thing is ...

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  • I'm basically working with the API for a data mining university project. I'm getting error 429 on a piece of code that extracts the audio features from some tracks. Can't perform a single request, t...
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Educational purpose

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  •   Jag utbildar Wordpress utveckling på youtube och min betalda kurs jag har videos på hur man kan göra en clone hemsida spotify er community sida är det ok även om jag lägger till clone osv på ...
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Time for an update on API Approval times?

Hey everyone, I thought I'd share a bit of our journey in trying to integrate Spotify into our social music platform. Like many of you here, we've been navigating the mysterious seas of the Spotify API approval process. We get it, the approval team's...

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  • Hey everyone,   I thought I'd share a bit of our journey in trying to integrate Spotify into our social music platform. Like many of you here, we've been navigating the mysterious seas of the ...
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Search Songs within Artist Page

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceXS MaxOperating SystemOS 17 Feature RequestI don't know if this would be useful for everyone, but I think it would be cool and useful for the mobile app. On the artist page, you add a search bar or icon that keeps you on th...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device XS Max Operating System OS 17   Feature Request I don't know if this would be useful for everyone, but I think it would be cool and useful for the mob...
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Looking To Embed Data on Go High Level

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 I am looking to figure out how I can embed that artist data in go high level or how I can us...

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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   ...
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Queue tracklist limited to 20 tracks

My Question or IssueI'm interested in developing an app that creates a new playlist from a user's entire Spotify queue. It seems that this is the endpoint I need to hit to get the queue:https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/ge...

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  • My Question or Issue I'm interested in developing an app that creates a new playlist from a user's entire Spotify queue. It seems that this is the endpoint I need to hit to get the queue: https://d...
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Name similar to Spotify for extension request

Regarding Spotify's design guidelines:It cannot begin with “Spot” or be similar to “Spotify” in sound or spelling. I want to learn to what extent a name can be similar to Spotify. My domain was rejected because it used the word "Spotify" but I also u...

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  • Regarding Spotify's design guidelines: It cannot begin with “Spot” or be similar to “Spotify” in sound or spelling.   I want to learn to what extent a name can be similar to Spotify. My dom...
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AppleScript currentPosition is delayed if user plays autoplay/automix/recommended songs

PlanPremiumCountryIndia DeviceM1 MacBook AirOperating SystemmacOS Sonoma. My Question or IssuePreviously I reported an issue where the currentPosition returned by Spotify's AppleSript api is delayed by the number of seconds the user has set crossfade...

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  • Plan Premium Country India  Device M1 MacBook Air Operating System macOS Sonoma.   My Question or Issue Previously I reported an issue where the currentPosition returned by Spotif...
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Apple Script returns incorrect playback position if crossfade is enabled

PlanFree/PremiumCountryIndia DeviceM1 MacBook AirOperating SystemmacOS Ventura. My Question or IssueThe reported playback position from the Apple Script API is delayed by however many seconds of crossfade you have set, only when the song autoplayed o...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country India  Device M1 MacBook Air Operating System macOS Ventura.   My Question or Issue The reported playback position from the Apple Script API is delayed b...
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Some tracks cannot be found via search (bug?)

Hi!I am using 'https://api.spotify.com/v1/search' endpoint to lookup tracks.For majority of the tracks, this endpoint works like a charm. (I tested it on 2k tracks and 99.5% of them are fine). But there are some songs that the endpoint cannot find fo...

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  • Hi! I am using 'https://api.spotify.com/v1/search' endpoint to lookup tracks. For majority of the tracks, this endpoint works like a charm. (I tested it on 2k tracks and 99.5% of them are fine). Bu...
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Does it go against the TOS to stream a playlist on shool radio?

I have read you need a premium account to stream does it include streaming short term for a wide auidence? Or does this even comply to the TOS to stream a playlist from one account for a whole school for 20min/day?

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  • I have read you need a premium account to stream does it include streaming short term for a wide auidence? Or does this even comply to the TOS to stream a playlist from one account for a whole school...
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Stream Count for Songs

The public API doesn't have this feature. Is there a private paid version of Spotify API to gain this access? How do applications like Songstats (https://songstats.com/) are gaining access to it from Spotify?

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  • The public API doesn't have this feature. Is there a private paid version of Spotify API to gain this access?    How do applications like Songstats (https://songstats.com/) are g...
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