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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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Motin

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Want to integrate spotify api for music app

Hi everyone,I am going to develop a music app like Spotify but with basic features, can anybody help me like I can use their API for commercial uses also I can add my adds or subscription on my platform.

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Hi everyone, I am going to develop a music app like Spotify but with basic features, can anybody help me like I can use their API for commercial uses also I can add my adds or subscription on my pla...

Ximzend

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Make visual equalizers and screensavers great again

I use Spotify on the PC, phone and tvI loved old school Winamp application or even ancient Windows Music player from 2000s.They all had a screensaver and full screen mode with all sorts of visual loop to musicPerhaps with reach of Spotify it would be...

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I use Spotify on the PC, phone and tv I loved old school Winamp application or even ancient Windows Music player from 2000s.They all had a screensaver and full screen mode with all sorts of visual l...

imposterfromamongus

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Spotify API always returns 429 on some audiobook endpoints

Certain endpoints on Spotify audiobooks API always return a 429, regardless of how many calls I've made. E.g. https://api.spotify.com/v1/audiobooks?ids=16rRc378Jq4lwl5t64CdA3&access_token=mytokenhere always returns a 429, as does https://api.spotify....

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Certain endpoints on Spotify audiobooks API always return a 429, regardless of how many calls I've made. E.g. https://api.spotify.com/v1/audiobooks?ids=16rRc378Jq4lwl5t64CdA3&access_token=my...

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Solved!! "Null" for any request with "preview_url"

PlanPremiumCountryBelarusDeviceanyOperating Systemany My Question or IssueHello, I'm getting null for all preview-url requests, can you help me?

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Plan Premium Country Belarus Device any Operating System any   My Question or Issue Hello, I'm getting null for all preview-url requests, can you help me?  

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Solved!! Using API: Can't get playlists

I am making an app that retrieved the top playlists such as global 5op 50, USA top 50, Today's Top Hits. I tested the APIs to retried Artist, Album, Audiobook, Chapter, etc, but it looks like there is some limitations on retrieving playlists. Can som...

Newbie

I am making an app that retrieved the top playlists such as global 5op 50, USA top 50, Today's Top Hits. I tested the APIs to retried Artist, Album, Audiobook, Chapter, etc, but it looks like there i...

Ximzend

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Solved!! http status 404

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceMacBook Air 2022Operating SystemOS 14.6.1My Question or IssueUsing the Spotify API to do a project, I'm starting off simple and was able to get my user info and my recently listened to songs as well as my most listened to so...

Newbie

Plan Premium Country US Device MacBook Air 2022 Operating System OS 14.6.1 My Question or Issue Using the Spotify API to do a project, I'm starting off simple and was able to get my user inf...

Ximzend

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Topic: Audio analysis API throws 404 error for a specific track

The Audio Analysis endpoint is throwing error 404 for a specific track: https://open.spotify.com/track/1ILmwNC3g1geGMMnqcicMS while is working for thousands of other tracks in out platform.Any advice to solve it? Or is just a spotify bug? The track i...

Music Fan

The Audio Analysis endpoint is throwing error 404 for a specific track: https://open.spotify.com/track/1ILmwNC3g1geGMMnqcicMS while is working for thousands of other tracks in out platform....

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Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Vulnerability in Spotify Logout Feature

Hello Spotify Team,I am writing to report a potential Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability within the Spotify platform, specifically related to the logout feature.For confidentiality reasons, I’m not providing further details in this messa...

Casual Listener

Hello Spotify Team, I am writing to report a potential Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability within the Spotify platform, specifically related to the logout feature. For confidentiality r...

medjahdi31

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Web App extension request rejection email

Hello i did not receive an email for my app that was rejected. I would like to correct it so i can submit another request. My client ID is 3a53f00486b6425aa952ad4aaa63183e . Thank you

Newbie

Hello i did not receive an email for my app that was rejected. I would like to correct it so i can submit another request. My client ID is  3a53f00486b6425aa952ad4aaa63183e . Thank you 

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API Integration for Grant Status Notifications?

Hello everyone,I'm currently working on a project where I plan to send notifications to users on their grant decision status within a Spotify-based application. The core purpose was to provide relevant updates and utilities to notify users about exte...

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Hello everyone, I'm currently working on a project where I plan to send notifications to users on their grant decision status within a Spotify-based application. The core purpose was to provide rele...

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AUTHENTICATION_SERVICE_UNKNOWN_ERROR for Spotify SDK

The spotify Authorization might return `AUTHENTICATION_SERVICE_UNKNOWN_ERROR` which usually points to the Spotify app in the Dashboard being configured incorrectly. However, it can also appear if you have turned on `offline mode` in the Spotify App. ...

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The spotify Authorization might return `AUTHENTICATION_SERVICE_UNKNOWN_ERROR` which usually points to the Spotify app in the Dashboard being configured incorrectly. However, it can also appear if you...

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Search by label does not work anymore

Hi all, Until a few days ago we could search albums by record label with queries like 'barbie label:"Atlantic Records"'. However now searching by label only returns tracks & podcasts (in the Spotify app as well as from the API). Is this a bug or an i...

Casual Listener

Hi all,   Until a few days ago we could search albums by record label with queries like 'barbie label:"Atlantic Records"'. However now searching by label only returns tracks & podcasts (in...

angermann

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Issue with Embedding External Tools in Spotify Integration

Hi developers,I’m working on a project that integrates a third-party service into a Spotify-related app. I’ve been trying to embed an external calculator tool into a custom Spotify playlist webpage, but the tool doesn’t load correctly within an ifram...

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Hi developers, I’m working on a project that integrates a third-party service into a Spotify-related app. I’ve been trying to embed an external calculator tool  into a custom Spotify playlist...

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Superuser Contribution Bug in Get Track/Get Multiple Tracks Web API where availableMarkets is sometimes empty

Operating SystemWeb API My Question or Issue There is a bug in the Spotify Web API where for some tracks availableMarkets is sometimes empty. You can currently try track id 18GLelA5vVdzd9X7WGPmJ8 and see for yourself. Get Track API:https://api.spotif...

Casual Listener

Operating System Web API   My Question or Issue   There is a bug in the Spotify Web API where for some tracks availableMarkets is sometimes empty. You can currently try track id 18GLel...

LambertSpot

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Is it possible to have an utilization of API for a commercial web site ?

Hi ,We are a small website which want display music tabs and we would like to display covert art and artists picture. Our tabs are free for our visitor but we are a commercial web site with guitar lesson membership.Is it possible to use your API for ...

Visitor

Hi , We are a small website which want display music tabs and we would like to display covert art and artists picture. Our tabs are free for our visitor but we are a commercial web site with guitar ...

Ximzend

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Extension on endpoint "Get Playlist" for Spotify owned ones

Hi The recent changes to the API, point 8:Introducing some changes to our Web API | Spotify for Developers Has somewhat broken my app. I was working on a free Editorial Watcher, for artists. So they can keep track of editorial placements across platf...

Gig Goer

Hi 😁 The recent changes to the API, point 8: Introducing some changes to our Web API | Spotify for Developers   Has somewhat broken my app.  I was working on a free Editorial Watche...

gonsodany

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Solved!! Get Available Genre Seeds

why is the GET /recommendations/available-genre-seeds endpoint deprecated?and is there any alternative to get a list of all available genres on Spotify?

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why is the  GET /recommendations/available-genre-seeds endpoint deprecated? and is there any alternative to get a list of all available genres on Spotify?

Seqaeon

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User may not be registered error

PlanPremiumCountryUSA My Question or IssueI get this error when I try running my app Check settings on developer.spotify.com/dashboard, the user may not be registered.It works perfectly for my account, but not my alt that I'm testing with.I'm in dev ...

Visitor

Plan Premium Country USA     My Question or Issue I get this error when I try running my app  Check settings on developer.spotify.com/dashboard, the user may not be registe...

Ximzend

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Infinite rate limit

PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueI have a personal project that uses spotipy to get the img link from a song and colorthief to get its dominant color. It makes a call for the current_user_playing_track on...

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Plan Premium Country Brazil Device PC Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue I have a personal project that uses spotipy to get the img link from a song and colorthief ...

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Not Understanding the Reason for the Rejection of the Quota Extension Request

Hello,Our application, which we have been developing, has been fully ready for nearly 4 months, and we have been waiting for Spotify's approval of the quota extension request. However, this is the second rejection we have received. First of all, we w...

Music Fan

Hello, Our application, which we have been developing, has been fully ready for nearly 4 months, and we have been waiting for Spotify's approval of the quota extension request. However, this is the ...

Ximzend

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