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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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Usage of API for Song Quiz Game

My Question or IssueHello Everyone,I am Umut Solmaz, a developer. I am planning to develop a music-related quiz game, and I am considering using the Spotify API for this project. However, I have some questions regarding API permissions and experience...

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  • My Question or Issue Hello Everyone, I am Umut Solmaz, a developer. I am planning to develop a music-related quiz game, and I am considering using the Spotify API for this project. However, I have ...
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Chromecast doesn't name Spotify when casting Spotify

Hi,I'm currently developing an analytics system to monitor which applications are being used by the Chromecast devices connected to my network.Chromecast devices broadcast their current activity in the MDNS messages. Here are some examples of what is...

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  • Hi, I'm currently developing an analytics system to monitor which applications are being used by the Chromecast devices connected to my network. Chromecast devices broadcast their current activity ...
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Solved!! Get Playlist Items Service API

PlanPremiumCountryES DeviceAnyOperating SystemAny My Question or IssueHi,something changed in this api service because the following call used to work:playlist_id=fields=“total,items(added_at,added_by.id,track(name,id))”and now it doesnt work. Howeve...

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  • Plan Premium Country ES   Device Any Operating System Any   My Question or Issue Hi, something changed in this api service because the following call used to work: playlist_id=...
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cURL Timeout when using Tuna on OBS for Spotify API App

Hello! Im currently having an obs breaking issue rn thats causing my obs to freeze because when using the Tuna plugin to display a spotify song and etc it sends to my log in obs that theres a timeout with cURL trying to send spotify a comand/call, Im...

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  • Hello! Im currently having an obs breaking issue rn thats causing my obs to freeze because when using the Tuna plugin to display a spotify song and etc it sends to my log in obs that theres a timeout...
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Web Playback SDK Does Not Work In Flutter App Running On iOS and Android

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceiPhone 15 Simulator, AndroidOperating SystemiOS 17, Android 33 My Question or IssueI am developing an app using the Spotify Web API with Flutter. I want to support playback in the app. I was attempting to use a web view to h...

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  •   Plan Premium Country US Device iPhone 15 Simulator, Android Operating System iOS 17, Android 33   My Question or Issue I am developing an app using the Spotify Web API with Flu...
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Web Playback SDK lifecycle

Hi, I'm building a web application using the Web Playback SDK. First of all, I am absolutely thrilled how easy it was to get going with this and the features that it provides. I'm struggling to find information on the following: My web application is...

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  • Hi,   I'm building a web application using the Web Playback SDK. First of all, I am absolutely thrilled how easy it was to get going with this and the features that it provides. I'm struggling...
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Legal Restrictions on Artist, Album, Song Metadata

Is there any restrictions for accessing, downloading, and storing metadata for artists, albums, and songs, including song length, release date, etc. for personal or open-source projects? I see there are these types of information in the terms of serv...

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  • ...hat would normally be publicly accessible, i.e. no user data, only metadata about the music itself, are there restrictions that I need to be aware of? 
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Overwriting playlists

I have a playlist and I would like to put some songs (more than 100) in the playlist and overwrite the songs that were there previously. From the docs, it seems like I should be able to do that with PUT to /v1/playlists/playlist_id/tracks, right? But...

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  • I have a playlist and I would like to put some songs (more than 100) in the playlist and overwrite the songs that were there previously. From the docs, it seems like I should be able to do that with ...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Bug Report: Deep Links broken in Desktop App

It appears deep links (i.e., linking to a specific song on a playlist) isn't working on the Spotify desktop app right now (MacOS). Same link will work on mobile, but return an error "Couldn't find that song" on desktop app.Thanks a lot in advance for...

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  • It appears deep links (i.e., linking to a specific song on a playlist) isn't working on the Spotify desktop app right now (MacOS).    Same link will work on mobile, but return an error "C...
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Solved!! /recommendations invalid request, status 400

PlanPremiumCountry PolandOperating SystemLinux pop-os My Question or IssueI am using /recommendations route. In most cases it works pretty well. But sometimes when i provide more data it responds with invalid request and status 400. It doesn't work c...

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  • Plan Premium Country  Poland Operating System Linux pop-os   My Question or Issue I am using /recommendations route. In most cases it works pretty well. But sometimes when i provide...
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What does it mean if a track has 'Soundtracks' genre?

API reference: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/get-track I'm using Spotify API to get track genres data for a research project. However, it's not clear to me how this variable is defined, generated (human or machine) or ...

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  • API reference: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/get-track   I'm using Spotify API to get track genres data for a research project. However, it's not clear to ...
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Spotify Integration on WordPress - Web Playback SDK API

Hello, community, I hope you're doing well. I am currently working on integrating Spotify into my WordPress website to ensure that the audio, specifically podcasts, continues playing even when users reload the page or navigate to internal pages. To a...

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  • Hello, community,   I hope you're doing well. I am currently working on integrating Spotify into my WordPress website to ensure that the audio, specifically podcasts, continues playing even wh...
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spotify hard style playlist integration with react native, how to do this?

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issuespotify hard style playlist integration with react native, how to do this?

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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 spotify...
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Inquiry About Integrating NFC Technology for Song Queueing with Spotify's API

I’m working on a project to create an independent speaker that integrates with Spotify. The idea is to enable users to queue songs by tapping their phones against the speaker, using NFC or a similar technology. Users would select a song on their Spot...

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  • I’m working on a project to create an independent speaker that integrates with Spotify. The idea is to enable users to queue songs by tapping their phones against the speaker, using NFC or a similar ...
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Solved!! Top artists endpoint returns same artist ID: "7ab5IU6f9rBvhgS4kuQjSh" for every artist

The spotify web api endpoint /me/top/artists (Web API Reference | Spotify for Developers) returns the same artist ID: "7ab5IU6f9rBvhgS4kuQjSh" for every single artist. But the the field "uri" is correct for example "spotify:artist:18ISxWwWjV6rPLoVCXf...

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  • The spotify web api endpoint /me/top/artists (Web API Reference | Spotify for Developers) returns the same artist ID: "7ab5IU6f9rBvhgS4kuQjSh" for every single artist. But the the field "uri" is corr...
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API Monthly listeners collecting data

Hello, Is it possible to collect artists' monthly listeners data from one specific country? I saw a lot of websites with this features but behind paywall. How can I do it by my own? I looked up in documentation, but I couldn't find any solution. Is i...

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  • Hello, Is it possible to collect artists' monthly listeners data from one specific country? I saw a lot of websites with this features but behind paywall. How can I do it by my own? I looked up in&nb...
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I want your songs API

Hello, I develop my own entertainment application like Instagram. so, I want spotify songs or music in my app. Tell me your process and your charges. If you can provide any contact number so it would be more helpful for me.PlanFree/PremiumCountryIndi...

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  • Hello, I develop my own entertainment application like Instagram. so, I want spotify songs or music in my app. Tell me your process and your charges. If you can provide any contact number so it would...
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Spotiffy no longer filling my ultrawide screen

As it used to work before now it no longer is visible on whole screen, now half of the screen is blackPlanPremiumCountryDKDeviceStationary pc rtx3070ti ryzen 7800xOperating SystemWindows 11Pls get it fixed

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  • As it used to work before now it no longer is visible on whole screen, now half of the screen is black Plan Premium Country DK Device Stationary pc rtx3070ti ryzen 7800x Operating System Wind...
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Get Umbrella Genre From Track

Hello, I'm currently working on a website to sort tracks by genre.I've accepted that I have to use the genres the artist is categorized as. (I wonder why they don't offer it at track level, some artists have songs that have different genres. Apple mu...

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  • Hello,   I'm currently working on a website to sort tracks by genre. I've accepted that I have to use the genres the artist is categorized as. (I wonder why they don't offer it at track level...
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Access Token

PlanFree/PremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceMacbook ProOperating SystemiOS 17 My Question or IssueI don't know how to get the access token. I have been watching YouTube videos but none of them is helping. Can someone please give me steps on how to get ...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country United States Device Macbook Pro Operating System iOS 17   My Question or Issue I don't know how to get the access token. I have been watching YouTube videos ...
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