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/playlists API Endpoint Issue Fixed

We wanted to provide an update regarding issues identified in the “/playlists” API endpoints. We have investigated the reported concerns of null results appearing in responses and have fixed the behaviour in the “/me/playlists” and “/users/{user_id}/...

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  • Spotify
  • KhaleedhKhan
  • Casual Listener
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Audiobook Api

Hello People,we are trying to retrieve audiobooks in our code. The audiobook API only works in USA, Canada and so on. We are from Germany. So the audiobooks here are categorized as albums. Any idea to filter the audiobooks out of the albums?

  • Newbie
  • Hello People, we are trying to retrieve audiobooks in our code. The audiobook API only works in USA, Canada and so on. We are from Germany. So the audiobooks here are categorized as albums. Any idea...
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Getting Error 500 while trying to add items to a playlist.

PlanPremiumCountrySpain (ES)DeviceDesktop computerOperating SystemLinux mint 20.2 My Question or IssueI was trying to add some tracks to one of my playlists, and I keep getting the following error response:{"error": {"status": 500, "message": "com.sc...

  • Newbie
  • Plan Premium Country Spain (ES) Device Desktop computer Operating System Linux mint 20.2   My Question or Issue I was trying to add some tracks to one of my playlists, and I keep getti...
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  • Possible Bug
    Server Error
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We are developing a fitness app on the Apple Vision Pro.

PlanWe are developing a fitness app on the Apple Vision Pro. We would like to use Spotify music as background music (currently we use Apple Music as background music) and would like to ask if it is allowed. Our content is paid for on a monthly subscr...

  • Newbie
  • Plan We are developing a fitness app on the Apple Vision Pro. We would like to use Spotify music as background music (currently we use Apple Music as background music) and would like to ask if it is...
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I have been waiting for more than six weeks for a response.

Hello spotify team.On 23 February I requested an API extension.It's been more than 6 weeks and I still haven't heard back, no one has reviewed it.I understand you have a lot of work to do, but it's been three months since the application was finished...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hello spotify team. On 23 February I requested an API extension. It's been more than 6 weeks and I still haven't heard back, no one has reviewed it. I understand you have a lot of work to do, but ...
  • aleexc
  • Casual Listener
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Get Several Artists endpoint - incorrect maximum number of IDs in docs

The "Get Several Artists" endpoint has an incorrect value for the maximum number of IDs you can submit in a request. https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/get-multiple-artists Currently, the docs say "Maximum: 100 IDs." Howeve...

  • Casual Listener
  • The "Get Several Artists" endpoint has an incorrect value for the maximum number of IDs you can submit in a request.   https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/get-multipl...
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All artists IDs

Hi!I'm developing an app, which requires to fetch data about artists: streams and monthly listeners. I can get it using web API, but for every artist i need an ID. How can i get a list of all artists IDs? Or at least top 500 000 mostly listened artis...

  • Visitor
  • Hi! I'm developing an app, which requires to fetch data about artists: streams and monthly listeners. I can get it using web API, but for every artist i need an ID. How can i get a list of all artis...
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  • All artists IDs
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Too Many Requests (429 Error) - blocked for 13 hours

PlanPremium FamilyCountryUnited StatesDeviceMacbook Pro M1 2020Operating SystemMacOS 13.3.1 My Question or IssueI am running a Python script I wrote that uses the spotipy library to make Web API requests. My script will make a single request to searc...

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  • Plan Premium Family Country United States Device Macbook Pro M1 2020 Operating System MacOS 13.3.1   My Question or Issue I am running a Python script I wrote that uses the spotipy lib...
  • jspayton15
  • Casual Listener
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Getting severe 429 Errors (Too Many Requests Error)

I'm the developer of Lyricify, which is an app for displaying scrolling lyrics for Spotify on Windows and Android. It highly relies on Get Playback State, it send the request frequently with an interval around 5-10s. And these days, 429 Rate Limit is...

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  • I'm the developer of Lyricify, which is an app for displaying scrolling lyrics for Spotify on Windows and Android. It highly relies on Get Playback State, it send the request frequently with an ...
  • jspayton15
  • Casual Listener
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    API Bug
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Spotify eSDK License

I had submitted the hardware partner application form without System Integrator for Spotify eSDK access. I am yet to get any response regarding the application. Please let know how long it takes to process the hardware partner application form.

  • Casual Listener
  • I had submitted the hardware partner application form without System Integrator for Spotify eSDK access. I am yet to get any response regarding the application. Please let know how long it takes to p...
  • AnjaliAjay
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Check If User Follows Artists or Users API returns inconsistent results

PlanFreeCountryMultiple: Poland (testing from), US (backend infrastructure location) DeviceWEB/CurlOperating SystemOSX/Linux My Question or IssueAPI to check if current user is following artist returns inconsistent results. If I'm running it from my ...

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  • Plan Free Country Multiple: Poland (testing from), US (backend infrastructure location)   Device WEB/Curl Operating System OSX/Linux   My Question or Issue API to check if curren...
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How to start random playback of favorite tracks filtered by period on Spotify?

PlanPremiumCountryItalyDeviceiPhone 13 ProOperating SystemiOS 15 My Question or Issue Hi everyone,I would like to know how it is possible to start random playback of favorite tracks on Spotify, filtering them by period. For example, I would like to p...

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  • Plan Premium Country Italy Device iPhone 13 Pro Operating System iOS 15   My Question or Issue   Hi everyone, I would like to know how it is possible to start random playback...
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Pagination of Playlist Tracks with Fields

When requesting a playlist via GET playlist the value of "next" in the paginated tracks includes the same fields. This link, however, is for the get playlist items endpoint and as such the format for the fields may change. For instance my fields quer...

  • Newbie
  • When requesting a playlist via GET playlist the value of "next" in the paginated tracks includes the same fields. This link, however, is for the get playlist items endpoint and as such the ...
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Is it possible to play a music in the API?

Hello, I'm current doing a project that i need to play a users song in his playlist. but I notice that it's not possible to play a music of spotify out of the own spotify. I want to know if it's possible to play a music in my python aplication using ...

  • Visitor
  • Hello, I'm current doing a project that i need to play a users song in his playlist. but I notice that it's not possible to play a music of spotify out of the own spotify. I want to know if it's poss...
  • Ximzend
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30 second preview showing when try to embed playlist

I have embedded a Spotify playlist onto a weebly website. However, it only shows 30 seconds previews of the songs, which is no use to me. I've checked the code is correct, I've used a Premium plan, I've tried different devices and browers, cleared th...

  • Visitor
  • I have embedded a Spotify playlist onto a weebly website. However, it only shows 30 seconds previews of the songs, which is no use to me.  I've checked the code is correct, I've used a Premium ...
  • lennartcreel
  • Newbie
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    playlist
    preview
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How I can ask to check/unban my server IP from Spotify?

PlanPremiumCountryFrance Operating SystemLinux debian 11.My Question or IssueI think my IP is blocked when I request a data from my server. I've got 403 err. How I can ask to Spotify directly to unban my IP?

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  • Plan Premium Country France   Operating System Linux debian 11. My Question or Issue I think my IP is blocked when I request a data from my server. I've got 403 err. How I can ask to Spo...
  • Ximzend
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Get Playlist Items endpoint does not return artist images

The Get Playlist Items endpoint specifies that, for each artists array for each track item, an array of artist images are returned. For example: { "items": [{ "track": { "artists": [{ "images": [{ "url": "https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d00001e02ff9ca...

  • Casual Listener
  • The Get Playlist Items endpoint specifies that, for each artists array for each track item, an array of artist images are returned. For example:   { "items": [{ "track": { "artists": [{ ...
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Solved!! Get Recommendations by seed_genres not working (empty list)

PlanPremiumCountryPTDeviceMacbook ProOperating SystemMacOSX Today, I noticed that the recommendations endpoint returns an empty list when only seed_genres is provided. This is new, it was working yesterday.What did change and how can I make it work a...

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  • Plan Premium Country PT Device Macbook Pro Operating System MacOSX   Today, I noticed that the recommendations endpoint returns an empty list when only seed_genres  is provide...
  • Cycle
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  • Recommendations
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How to play music with endpoint me/player/play in jetpackcompose

@Headers("Authorization: Bearer ${Constants.AUTHORIZATION_HEADER}")@PUT("v1/me/player/play")fun play( @Header("Content-Type") contentType: String, @Body body: PlayRequestBody) : CallViewModelfun playMusic(contextUri: String) { val requestBody = PlayR...

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  • @Headers("Authorization: Bearer ${Constants.AUTHORIZATION_HEADER}") @PUT("v1/me/player/play") fun play( @Header("Content-Type") contentType: String, @Body body: PlayRequestBody ) : Call&...
  • Ximzend
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Solved!! Is there a way to play a song or playlist using the web api or sdk?

Hi,As stated in the subject, is there a way I can play a specific song or set of songs in a playlist via the Web API or Web SDK? I've far as I've found, the closest I can get to playing a song or playlist is via adding to queue or skipping to the nex...

  • Regular
  • Hi, As stated in the subject, is there a way I can play a specific song or set of songs in a playlist via the Web API or Web SDK?  I've far as I've found, the closest I can get to playing a s...
  • Ximzend
  • Spotify Star
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    Web Player
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Search Endpoint returning the same result for the majority of calls when using ISRC

PlanPremiumCountryGBDeviceMacbook Pro M1 My Question or IssueCalling the search endpoint with a valid isrc search value appears to be returning the same false song in the majority of cases. This is functionality that was working until today.e.g.Searc...

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  • Plan Premium Country GB Device Macbook Pro M1   My Question or Issue Calling the search endpoint with a valid isrc search value appears to be returning the same false song in the majorit...
  • fjp666
  • Casual Listener
  • 251 Views
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  • Possible Bug
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