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February 2026 Spotify for Developers update: thread

Hey everyone, I’ve created this thread to provide an open space for discussion, feedback, concerns or ideas on an upcoming update to Spotify for Developers access. We’ve shared a blog post that explains what’s changing and why. Please use this thread...

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Fix your damn API - Fields parameter not properly updating for next urls for playlist tracks

Description:When fetching playlist tracks with a fields filter via /v1/playlists/{playlist_id}, the next URL returned switches to /v1/playlists/{playlist_id}/tracks but incorrectly retains the original fields parameter. This causes empty responses be...

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Description: When fetching playlist tracks with a fields filter via /v1/playlists/{playlist_id}, the next URL returned switches to /v1/playlists/{playlist_id}/tracks but incorrectly retains the orig...

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Local Redirect URI does not work

PlanFreeCountryUnited States DeviceMacbook ProOperating SystemSonoma 14.3 My Question or IssueI am trying to add spotify auth to my app using next auth. I added a local redirect uri (http://127.0.0.1:3000/api/auth/callback/spotify) to my project dash...

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Plan Free Country United States   Device Macbook Pro Operating System Sonoma 14.3   My Question or Issue I am trying to add spotify auth to my app using next auth.  I added ...

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Spotify to Notion Integration – Track Your Music in Notion

Hello Spotify community,If you’re looking to integrate Spotify with Notion, I’ve developed a tool called Note API Connector that allows you to import and sync data from Spotify directly into Notion—no coding required.To help you get started, I’ve cre...

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Hello Spotify community, If you’re looking to integrate Spotify with Notion, I’ve developed a tool called Note API Connector that allows you to import and sync data from Spotify directly into No...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Scope Extension Approved, but still getting Illegal scope

I had an app approved for Quota Extension, but when I submitted the application I forgot the playlist-modify-public scope (which I had used along with other scopes during development).Once I realized the issue I submitted a scope extension for the mi...

Gig Goer

I had an app approved for Quota Extension, but when I submitted the application I forgot the playlist-modify-public scope (which I had used along with other scopes during development). Once I...

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Missing Recent Releases in Spotify API browse/new-releases Endpoint

Hello,I'm developing a Flutter application that shows Spotify's new releases. I've encountered an issue where some new songs visible in the Spotify web player are not accessible through the API.**Current Issue:**- Songs marked as "released 2 days ago...

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Hello, I'm developing a Flutter application that shows Spotify's new releases. I've encountered an issue where some new songs visible in the Spotify web player are not accessible through the API. *...

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Superuser Contribution Top Artists/Tracks API Returns Empty List

Subject: Top Artists API Returns Empty ListPlan: PremiumCountry: SpainDevice: N/A (Issue is API-related)Operating System: N/A (Issue is API-related)My Question or Issue:I've been using the Spotify Web API to fetch my top artists using the /v1/me/top/...

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Subject: Top Artists API Returns Empty List Plan: Premium Country: Spain Device: N/A (Issue is API-related) Operating System: N/A (Issue is API-related) My Question or Issue: I've been using th...

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Superuser Contribution How to get full track object

My Question or IssueBecause of the recent API changes and the lack of preview_url fields in SimpleTrack Objects I was wondering how to get a full track objectThe way the API changes were phrased it made it seem like it would only affect multi-get req...

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My Question or Issue Because of the recent API changes and the lack of preview_url fields in SimpleTrack Objects I was wondering how to get a full track object The way the API changes were phrase...

LambertSpot

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Is My Playlist App Considered a Streaming App?

Hi everyone, My main question is: Can I provide playable playlists without my app being considered a “streaming app,” so that I can make commercial use of it? I've read the Spotify API Terms of Use and many forum topics, but I still feel unclear abou...

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Hi everyone,   My main question is: Can I provide playable playlists without my app being considered a “streaming app,” so that I can make commercial use of it?   I've read the Spotify ...

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Bug: Track Duration Changes in the End of Playback

PlanFree/PremiumCountryBrazilDeviceAcert NitroV15 LaptopOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueHi! I'm developing a tracking solution for Spotify's embedded iframe player to be used with Google Tag Manager (based on basic guidelines available...

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Plan Free/Premium Country Brazil Device Acert NitroV15 Laptop Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Hi! I'm developing a tracking solution for Spotify's embedded iframe pl...

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Getting written permission to use embeds in a game

Hi Spotify Dev team and community,I'm working on a browser-based music game. It's a social, music discovery experience that encourages players to reflect on their musical intuition and history.I was originally planning on using APIs to play music in ...

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Hi Spotify Dev team and community, I'm working on a browser-based music game. It's a social, music discovery experience that encourages players to reflect on their musical intuition and history. ...

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Question about prohibited applications

My Question or Issue I have a question regarding to prohibited applications policy, which is listed here: https://developer.spotify.com/policy. More specifically, on #3, it specifies developers to "not create a voice-enabled SDA that enables a user t...

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My Question or Issue   I have a question regarding to prohibited applications policy, which is listed here: https://developer.spotify.com/policy.   More specifically, on #3, it spe...

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Solved!! Get Users Playlists returns zero items

PlanPremiumCountryUK DeviceWindows laptopOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueI tried a few ways to get user's playlists - REST api in a python program, cURL, and spotipy. I tried both public and private playlists - with the scope adjustmen...

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Plan Premium Country UK   Device Windows laptop Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue I tried a few ways to get user's playlists - REST api in a python program, cURL...

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iOS SDK – Transfer Playback Issues After Token Authorization

Hi Spotify Developer Support, I’m reaching out regarding an issue we’re experiencing in our iOS app, NewTunes, which integrates Spotify playback via the official iOS SDK. We’ve implemented session management and transfer playback using the `player.co...

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Hi Spotify Developer Support,   I’m reaching out regarding an issue we’re experiencing in our iOS app, NewTunes, which integrates Spotify playback via the official iOS SDK.   We’ve impl...

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How’s Web API Extended Access changes gonna affect pre-saves?

Hello. I’m very new to developing, and I recently developed my own pre-save flow for my upcoming releases. I also heard about these new changes to the Web API Extended Access, and I wanted to ask - how they’re gonna affect pre-saves? If like up to 10...

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Hello. I’m very new to developing, and I recently developed my own pre-save flow for my upcoming releases. I also heard about these new changes to the Web API Extended Access, and I wanted to ask - h...

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Embed Player Commercial Use

HelloI want to build an app where the Spotify Embed player is integrated. An app user inserts a Spotify link of a song and then the embed player of this song and many more are listed in a vertical scroll. I wouldn't change the Embed Player but I woul...

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Hello I want to build an app where the Spotify Embed player is integrated. An app user inserts a Spotify link of a song and then the embed player of this song and many more are listed in a verti...

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Get Users Playlist Documentation / Failing

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Superuser Contribution Partnership for Spotify Open Access

Hello Spotify Developer Community,I am Luis from Catarse 'www.catarse.me', a crowdfunding and membership platform hosting numerous podcasts and musicians. We aim to become an approved partner for the Spotify Open Access API to enhance the experience ...

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Hello Spotify Developer Community, I am Luis from Catarse 'www.catarse.me', a crowdfunding and membership platform hosting numerous podcasts and musicians. We aim to become an approved partner for t...

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Solved!! 403 error in building a playlist "Failed to fetch audio features"

Hi, I’m developing a personal app using the Spotify Web API in Development Mode, and I’m encountering a persistent 403 Forbidden error when calling the /v1/audio-features endpoint. Here are the details: Scopes Granted: user-top-read, playlist-modify-...

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Hi, I’m developing a personal app using the Spotify Web API in Development Mode, and I’m encountering a persistent 403 Forbidden error when calling the /v1/audio-features endpoint.   Here are ...

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Quota Extension Rejected Again – Concerns About Misinterpretation of AI Use and Content

My team and I have been trying to get our Spotify quota extension approved for over a year now. We've made every effort to comply with all guidelines, and each submission has involved resolving different issues. The most recent rejections are especia...

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My team and I have been trying to get our Spotify quota extension approved for over a year now. We've made every effort to comply with all guidelines, and each submission has involved resolving diffe...

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Spotify Web Playback SDK: 404 device not found

We are getting 404 message when trying to play music on our embedded Spotify player. We did not change anything in the code, the app just stopped working. This is now a big problem that has appeared on multiple threads in the forum and I don't unders...

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We are getting 404 message when trying to play music on our embedded Spotify player.  We did not change anything in the code, the app just stopped working.    This is now a big prob...

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