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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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ApolloInteractive

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Not receiving "external_ids.isrc" field in Get Album

The documentation states that ISRC will be sent as part of "external_ids", but I have yet to find an album where this is the case. Does Spotify just not have this data for most albums? Tracks seems to carry this data.

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The documentation states that ISRC will be sent as part of "external_ids", but I have yet to find an album where this is the case. Does Spotify just not have this data for most albums? Tracks seems t...

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Spotify api extension request disappeared

I was waiting for extension approval and suddenly the option is gone. I submitted the request before the MAU requirement changed. Anyone else dealing with this? I've spent considerable time and money developing an app that relies on the spotify api a...

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I was waiting for extension approval and suddenly the option is gone. I submitted the request before the MAU requirement changed. Anyone else dealing with this?   I've spent considerable time ...

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The quota expansion request page does not appear.

I applied for quota expansion in my previous application and my request was rejected. I want to make the required corrections and request quota again, but the quota expansion section is not visible. There is only the general application settings page...

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I applied for quota expansion in my previous application and my request was rejected. I want to make the required corrections and request quota again, but the quota expansion section is not visible. ...

IdahoDJ

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Extended Quota Mode
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Search API Returns Irrelevant Track on Limit=1

PlanPremiumCountryMalaysiaDeviceMac Mini M2Operating SystemmacOS 15.4.1 My Question or IssueI’ve been experimenting with the Spotify Web API (v1) and noticed something odd with the /search endpoint that I’m not sure how to explain. I’m wondering if a...

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Plan Premium Country Malaysia Device Mac Mini M2 Operating System macOS 15.4.1   My Question or Issue I’ve been experimenting with the Spotify Web API (v1) and noticed something odd wi...

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Illegal Scope after still getting Approved

I made a web application and recently it was approved for a quota extension. However, currently, there is an error message saying "Illegal Scope" whenever i try to authenticate a user via Spotify's OAuth. Am I doing wrong, it has been more than 2 day...

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I made a web application and recently it was approved for a quota extension.  However, currently, there is an error message saying "Illegal Scope" whenever i try to authenticate a user via Spoti...

dumbe01

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How to make app public?

PlanPremiumCountryPoland My Question or IssueI am done with making my app but now the question how to make accessible for everybody?

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Plan Premium Country Poland   My Question or Issue I am done with making my app but now the question how to make accessible for everybody?

Ximzend

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Spotify API is not reachable

PlanPremiumCountryCzech Republic My Question or IssueHello, I've been using Spotify API for some, but it stopped working suddenly. According to my investigation, my webhosting server cannot reach api.spotify.com and connection always times-out. DNS r...

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Plan Premium Country Czech Republic   My Question or Issue Hello,   I've been using Spotify API for some, but it stopped working suddenly. According to my investigation, my webhosti...

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currently-playing API return an EMPTY RESPONSE (204)

PlanPremiumCountryRomaniaDevicePC, Phone, CarOperating SystemAPI, iOS, Android, Windows 10 My Question or IssueThe API to get the currently-playing track responds with 204 code, and an empty response body even though songs are playing in the windows ...

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Plan Premium Country Romania Device PC, Phone, Car Operating System API, iOS, Android, Windows 10   My Question or Issue The API to get the currently-playing track responds with 204 co...

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v1/player/me returning 204 incorrectly

PlanBothCountryCanadaDeviceiPhone 11, DesktopOperating SystemiOS 15, Windows 10, Windows 11 My Question or IssueThe v1/me/player APIs are returning 204s when trying to get currently playing data incorrectly. There should be content and there is somet...

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Plan Both Country Canada Device iPhone 11, Desktop Operating System iOS 15, Windows 10, Windows 11   My Question or Issue The v1/me/player APIs are returning 204s when trying to get cu...

hydro0

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Solved!! 204 regularly being incorrectly returned for /v1/me/player endpoint

PlanPremiumCountryIrelandDevice(iPhone 12, Samsung Galaxy S10e) My Question or IssueMy app relies heavily on the above endpoint to poll for the state of the Spotify player, which I do every 3 seconds from browsers on iOS and Android. On iOS I almost ...

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Plan Premium Country Ireland Device (iPhone 12, Samsung Galaxy S10e)   My Question or Issue My app relies heavily on the above endpoint to poll for the state of the Spotify player, which...

hydro0

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Inquiry About API Quota Extension Requirements

PlanPremiumCountrySpain My Question or Issue Hello Spotify team, My name is Hector, and my team and I have been working for four months on a music discovery tool for Spotify users. During this time, we’ve invested significant effort in:Designing an i...

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Plan Premium Country Spain   My Question or Issue   Hello Spotify team,   My name is Hector, and my team and I have been working for four months on a music discovery tool for ...

ribezaz

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event/item_before_load returning 404

I have a web app (ampcast.app) with extended quota. When I start playback I see this error in the console: POST https://cpapi.spotify.com/v1/client/.../event/item_before_load 404 (Not Found) Uncaught (in promise) CloudPlaybackClientError: PlayLoad ev...

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I have a web app (ampcast.app) with extended quota.   When I start playback I see this error in the console:   POST https://cpapi.spotify.com/v1/client/.../event/item_before_load&n...

rekkyrosso

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Can't create an app

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceHome PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI 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 co...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device Home PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I cannot create an app. I get an error message "Something went wrong, we were not able to cre...

linxc

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Add a true random shuffle option

Please consider adding an option for true random shuffle, one that doesn’t follow algorithms or avoid repeats, just a purely random order every time.The current shuffle feels weighted or biased, especially in large playlists. I just want a simple, fa...

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Please consider adding an option for true random shuffle, one that doesn’t follow algorithms or avoid repeats, just a purely random order every time. The current shuffle feels weighted or biased, es...

Ximzend

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How to fetch songs data

CountryIndiaMy Question or IssueHi, I am a student trying to build a small song recommendation project for my college. How can I get the authentic song dataset using the API?

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Country India My Question or Issue Hi, I am a student trying to build a small song recommendation project for my college. How can I get the authentic song dataset using the API?

ribezaz

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What to add to Spotify

Yall should get rid of Spotify previews and add the HOLL song it is just so easer for everyone.

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Yall should get rid of Spotify previews and add the HOLL song it is just so easer for everyone.

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playlist snapshot_id is slow to update

PlanFreeCountrySwedenDeviceWeb APIOperating SystemUbuntu Linux My Question or IssueI'm writing a chat bot that observes a collaborative playlist and posts about updates. To keep the user experience good and interactive, the bot needs to know when the...

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Plan Free Country Sweden Device Web API Operating System Ubuntu Linux   My Question or Issue I'm writing a chat bot that observes a collaborative playlist and posts about updates. To k...

ribezaz

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Solved!! Getting rate-limited with Spotify Web API despite using hydration manager + caching

Hey all — I’m building a native iOS app that connects to the Spotify Web API to display audiobook metadata for books users already have saved in their library. We’ve implemented a hydration manager to avoid redundant API calls, but we’re still encoun...

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Hey all — I’m building a native iOS app that connects to the Spotify Web API to display audiobook metadata for books users already have saved in their library. We’ve implemented a hydration manager t...

ribezaz

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Superuser Contribution Search using UPC no longer works

PlanFreeCountryUSDeviceWeb API Spotify Page I am using the WEB API for developers using search by UPC: 889176232909 no longer takes information. It used to work 3 days ago. I got an error no response with this seaerch query=upc%3A889176232909&type=al...

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Plan Free Country US Device Web API Spotify Page   I am using the WEB API for developers using search by UPC: 889176232909 no longer takes information. It used to work 3 days ago. &...

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bug report

Hi Spotify Dev Support,I am in the US using a personal Premium Spotify account. I created an app in the developer dashboard, set up correct redirect URIs, deleted all .cache files, and authorized with multiple tester accounts in development mode. No ...

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Hi Spotify Dev Support, I am in the US using a personal Premium Spotify account. I created an app in the developer dashboard, set up correct redirect URIs, deleted all .cache files, and authorized w...

Ximzend

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