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Discuss building apps with Spotify APIs and SDKs
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...
PlanFree/PremiumMy Question or IssueIs there any API available for tracks Lyrics
Plan Free/Premium My Question or Issue Is there any API available for tracks Lyrics
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Hi everyone,I’m the developer of a Spotify app called Playlists → One. I’m interested in applying for Partner Application status to get extended API quota and other benefits. I’ve looked for the Partner Application form or process but can’t find it o...
Hi everyone, I’m the developer of a Spotify app called Playlists → One. I’m interested in applying for Partner Application status to get extended API quota and other benefits. I’ve looked for t...
Spotify Star
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I have an idea that should be implemented in the Spotify App. I would like to see a feature that ties your GPS position with music that has ties to the location. For example if I am visiting Atlanta for work, I would like to see a playlist that featu...
I have an idea that should be implemented in the Spotify App. I would like to see a feature that ties your GPS position with music that has ties to the location. For example if I am visit...
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PlanPremiumCountryU.S.DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI've been using the Spotify API for years without any issue, and didn't really change anything I was doing, but my app suddenly just stopped working a few days ago, and the ...
Plan Premium Country U.S. Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I've been using the Spotify API for years without any issue, and didn't really change anything I ...
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PlanFreeCountryPolandDeviceiPhone 12 Pro Max (Physical device)Operating SystemiOS 18.5My Question or IssueHi!Does anybody know if I need paid apple developer account to use iOS Spotify SKD?I just wanna build some apps integrating Spotify features and...
Plan Free Country Poland Device iPhone 12 Pro Max (Physical device) Operating System iOS 18.5 My Question or Issue Hi! Does anybody know if I need paid apple developer account to use iOS ...
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Hi, is it possible to see other external URLs, such as facebook/instagram using this endpoint? Users > Get Current User's ProfileI tried testing it and it looks like it only shows the user's spotify url. Many thanks.
Hi, is it possible to see other external URLs, such as facebook/instagram using this endpoint? Users > Get Current User's Profile I tried testing it and it looks like it only shows the user's spo...
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PlanPremiumCountryRwanda My Question or Issue"Player/[Play,Pause]" endpoint returns an incorrect status code (200 instead of 204). Hi,I'm writing to report a possible bug with the Web API's "Play/Pause Playback" endpoint. According to the documentati...
Plan Premium Country Rwanda My Question or Issue "Player/[Play,Pause]" endpoint returns an incorrect status code (200 instead of 204). Hi, I'm writing to report a possible bug ...
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Is there anything wrong with keeping my app in development mode and putting it on the app store? The functionality would simply to be to pull down track info to then link back to spotify.
Is there anything wrong with keeping my app in development mode and putting it on the app store? The functionality would simply to be to pull down track info to then link back to spotify.
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I'm currently building a tool using the Spotify API and have noticed that individual track stream counts aren’t available through the API. However, websites like Kworb.net and Songstats display stream numbers for specific songs. I'm curious — how are...
I'm currently building a tool using the Spotify API and have noticed that individual track stream counts aren’t available through the API. However, websites like Kworb.net and Songstats display strea...
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I’m working on an iOS app and trying to implement Spotify authentication using the native Spotify app (not a webview or browser login). I’ve been looking into the Spotify iOS SDK, but it seems that the authentication flow using the Spotify app requir...
I’m working on an iOS app and trying to implement Spotify authentication using the native Spotify app (not a webview or browser login). I’ve been looking into the Spotify iOS SDK, but it see...
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Hello fellow jammers!I want to ask if it's possible to get control of the JAM function of spotify? As i have a product i would like to make where i put the qr code on some small screens where people can join a jam!But right now it seems like theres n...
Hello fellow jammers! I want to ask if it's possible to get control of the JAM function of spotify? As i have a product i would like to make where i put the qr code on some small screens where peo...
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I'm looking to add a "Follow on Spotify" button to my website, but can't seem to find any info about it in 2025, only old videos that are no longer useful. I mean, I know I could just put a button on my website with the link to my page, but I'd like ...
I'm looking to add a "Follow on Spotify" button to my website, but can't seem to find any info about it in 2025, only old videos that are no longer useful. I mean, I know I could just put a button on...
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Currently, I am debugging some issues with my token refreshing, and having to wait an hour or more before my code can be tested. A simple fix to this would be to simply add an `expires` field to the `https://accounts.spotify.com/api/token` endpoint, ...
Currently, I am debugging some issues with my token refreshing, and having to wait an hour or more before my code can be tested. A simple fix to this would be to simply add an `expires` field to the ...
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The `@spotify/web-api-ts-sdk` package is almost completely undocumented, with basic documentation for a couple of the authorization methods, with the rest of the documentation relying on an understanding of the web API endpoints. Solution: Add jsdoc ...
The `@spotify/web-api-ts-sdk` package is almost completely undocumented, with basic documentation for a couple of the authorization methods, with the rest of the documentation relying on an understan...
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Can we please get an API endpoint that removes a song in the queue by its index or other?Thanks. EDIT:3 and a half years. Wow... And to think that this was going to be added while i was working on my project.
Can we please get an API endpoint that removes a song in the queue by its index or other? Thanks. EDIT: 3 and a half years. Wow... And to think that this was going to be added whi...
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The issue we're talking about here is related to the web, not to the Spotify app. You create a website where you can login using your Spotify account (as described in the Authorization Code Flow docs). When the users clicks to log in with Spotify, th...
The issue we're talking about here is related to the web, not to the Spotify app. You create a website where you can login using your Spotify account (as described in the Authorization Code ...
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PlanPremiumCountryArgentinaDevice(Macbook Pro late 2020)Operating System(macOS 15.4.1 (Sequoia)) My Question or Issue Hi everyone, I’m working on a web-based project where I embed public Spotify playlists using the official embed URL format:https://o...
Plan Premium Country Argentina Device (Macbook Pro late 2020) Operating System (macOS 15.4.1 (Sequoia)) My Question or Issue Hi everyone, I’m working on a web-ba...
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Hi guys,Now that Spotify has started adding music videos to songs I'm wondering if it will be made public to add this to the JSON object for the track. Maybe like a boolean or even an object to show if the track has a video an the data on it?Thanks,E...
Hi guys, Now that Spotify has started adding music videos to songs I'm wondering if it will be made public to add this to the JSON object for the track. Maybe like a boolean or even an object to s...
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I was looking at Spotify's authorization implementation for the API and I'm not sure it's following the OAuth/OIDC spec which makes it hard to work with.Take a look at the OIDC config:https://accounts.spotify.com/.well-known/openid-configuration{"iss...
I was looking at Spotify's authorization implementation for the API and I'm not sure it's following the OAuth/OIDC spec which makes it hard to work with. Take a look at the OIDC config: https://a...
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Helluuur! I'm working on a personal project that involves analyzing the energy of Spotify tracks and adapting playback accordingly.In many cases, the tracks lack a preview_url, which makes traditional audio analysis impossible. To work around this, I...
Helluuur! I'm working on a personal project that involves analyzing the energy of Spotify tracks and adapting playback accordingly. In many cases, the tracks lack a preview_url, which makes...
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