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Updating the Criteria for Web API Extended Access

Hey, I created this thread to get your feedback on our blog post around changes to the Web API extended access criteria, which will take place on May 15th. Please share any of your thoughts on this change in the comments below. All of your feedback w...

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GenTao

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Solved!! Is there a way to fetch a user's recently played playlists through the web api

Hi,I'm trying to add a user's recently played playlists and their top mixes into my app, like how the native Spotify app does, however, I cannot find a way to do so.Is there a specific category ID for these playlists?

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  Hi, I'm trying to add a user's recently played playlists and their top mixes into my app, like how the native Spotify app does, however, I cannot find a way to do so. Is there a specifi...

Ximzend

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Superuser Contribution Missing Preview URL using Client Credentials

I have noticed that the preview_url field is always null when using the Client Credentials flow and I don't see any thing in the documentation describing what flows have access to preview urls. Is this an intended feature, just not documented(maybe i...

Music Fan

I have noticed that the preview_url field is always null when using the Client Credentials flow and I don't see any thing in the documentation describing what flows have access to preview urls. Is th...

kliad

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Difference in Search Results Between Spotify API Console and Python/Postman Requests

Hello everyone, I'm experiencing a strange issue with the Spotify API. Initially, I was making a search request for a specific artist and title from my Python script, but the results weren’t what I expected. I noticed that the track returned wasn’t t...

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Hello everyone,   I'm experiencing a strange issue with the Spotify API. Initially, I was making a search request for a specific artist and title from my Python script, but the results weren’t...

Ximzend

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Building a React Spotify Application

PlanFreeCountrySouth Africa My Question or IssueSo i am busy with the spotify api im runnig a server side application making calls to the api via express. My front end application is React.I noticed that i can get all the album art names etc but the ...

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Plan Free Country South Africa   My Question or Issue So i am busy with the spotify api im runnig a server side application making calls to the api via express. My front end application is...

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Solved!! player id not found

PlanPremiumCountryDenmarkDeviceRaspberry pi 5Operating Systemraspberry pi OS My Question or IssueHi Community, I am building a spotify streamer for my kids using a raspberry pi 5. I use the web playback sdk to launch a player in a browser. The device...

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Plan Premium Country Denmark Device Raspberry pi 5 Operating System raspberry pi OS   My Question or Issue Hi Community,   I am building a spotify streamer for my kids using a r...

Gormd

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Need a solution to this DRM problem in Web Playback SDK.

I am trying to create an Electron+Angular project for development practices. However, the project has come to halt because of the constant nagging of Widevine licenses. I tried Electron's way: Linking with Chrome's shipped Widevine, didn't work.I tri...

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I am trying to create an Electron+Angular project for development practices. However, the project has come to halt because of the constant nagging of Widevine licenses.  I tried Electron's way:...

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Player for whole song (with login) and volume control

Hi there!So we want to embed a player for our mobile app.The problem with the i frame is, that it will only play random 30 second snippets andsometimes it doesn't take you to the login page on the spotify app.We can't solve the problem via the Spotif...

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Hi there! So we want to embed a player for our mobile app. The problem with the i frame is, that it will only play random 30 second snippets and sometimes it doesn't take you to the login page o...

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Desktop Player Customise spotiamp
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Unable to verify email address (developers account)

I recently signed up for a developers account and have been unable to verify my email address as the verification email never arrives. Obviously, I've been checking junk folders and spam lists. I contacted Spotify directly but got redirected to the c...

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I recently signed up for a developers account and have been unable to verify my email address as the verification email never arrives. Obviously, I've been checking junk folders and spam lists. &nbs...

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user's playlist don't seem to update when fetched

Plan - Premium familyCountry - France Hi dear devs (1st post here ),I'm facing an issue using endpoint users/{user_id}/playlists with my user_id (don't know if i'm allowed to post it here). When used from my app, the API only responds 6 playlists ite...

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Plan - Premium family Country - France   Hi dear devs (1st post here 👋), I'm facing an issue using endpoint users/{user_id}/playlists with my user_id (don't know if i'm allowed to post...

tomjaimz

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Superuser Contribution Password Change Re-aunthentication Issues

On three separate occasions spotify has randomly logged me out and told me my password was incorrect (when it wasn't) - I recently made an app which connects to the spotify API which I think must be something to do with the issues as it didn't happen...

Newbie

On three separate occasions spotify has randomly logged me out and told me my password was incorrect (when it wasn't) - I recently made an app which connects to the spotify API which I think must be ...

LambertSpot

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Spotify Architecture

Hey guys, I'm doing my masters and I doing a report on Spotify Architecture, current and previous. Its a bit hard finding information on the subject, if any one can help would be much appreciated.Thanks.

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Hey guys, I'm doing my masters and I doing a report on Spotify Architecture, current and previous. Its a bit hard finding information on the subject, if any one can help would be much appreciate...

kinkykankles

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herhangi bir şarkıyı açtığımda "şu anda bu şarkıyı çalamıyoruz" diyor

herhangi bir şarkıyı açtığımda "şu anda bu şarkıyı çalamıyoruz" diyor ve bir sonraki şarkıya geçiyor o şarkıdada aynısını diyip tekrar tekrar bu döngü içerisinde dönüp dolanıyorum

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herhangi bir şarkıyı açtığımda "şu anda bu şarkıyı çalamıyoruz" diyor ve bir sonraki şarkıya geçiyor o şarkıdada aynısını diyip tekrar tekrar bu döngü içerisinde dönüp dolanıyorum

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Clarifying the current maximum requests for various api requests

Hi all, I am trying to work on some safeguards for api calls where the number of IDs that are requested exceed what Spotify is willing to accept. I understand that they fall into 3 groups of maximums allowed: 20, 50, and 100. Below is the enum I crea...

Newbie

Hi all, I am trying to work on some safeguards for api calls where the number of IDs that are requested exceed what Spotify is willing to accept. I understand that they fall into 3 groups of maximums...

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Superuser Contribution spotify api for playback return item: none for type episode

PlanFree/PremiumCountryNorwayDevicewindowsOperating Systemwindows My Question or IssueI am trying to get the title or id of the podcast i'm listening to on spotify.currently using this endpoint for playback information:response = requests.get("https:...

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  Plan Free/Premium Country Norway Device windows Operating System windows   My Question or Issue I am trying to get the title or id of the podcast i'm listening to on spotify. ...

LambertSpot

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issue during extension request

Hello Spotify Support Team,I recently submitted a request for an extension of my app’s permissions on the Spotify API, which is currently under review. Since submitting the request, I’ve encountered issues with token refresh, specifically seeing an i...

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Hello Spotify Support Team, I recently submitted a request for an extension of my app’s permissions on the Spotify API, which is currently under review. Since submitting the request, I’ve encountere...

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Who can I ask for details about Spotify branding requirements in our App ?

Hello friends At Spotify, branding is very important. Even the forum is on-brand We're working on a small app for our music magazine. It's mainly long-form writing about music. We are interested in making sure our Spotify integration is savory and we...

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Hello friends 😃 At Spotify, branding is very important.  Even the forum is on-brand 😄 We're working on a small app for our music magazine.  It's mainly long-form writing about music.&nb...

sylvesta

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Solved!! Board game app integration

PlanFree/PremiumCountryGermany Operating System(iOS, Android) My Question or IssueDear Spotify Team,We represent a board game project that incorporates musical elements, and we would like to use the Spotify platform to allow players to listen to and ...

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  Plan Free/Premium Country Germany  Operating System (iOS, Android)   My Question or Issue Dear Spotify Team, We represent a board game project that incorporates musical ele...

MarvinBrouwer

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Open Spotify App for OAuth2 Authorization on iOS from a Web Browser

Hello, I'm working on a web-based application (Vue.js 2 & Laravel backend) that needs to authenticate users through Spotify’s OAuth2 flow on iOS devices ( I managed to do it on Android).My goal is to open the Spotify app directly from the web browser...

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Hello,   I'm working on a web-based application (Vue.js 2 & Laravel backend) that needs to authenticate users through Spotify’s OAuth2 flow on iOS devices ( I managed to do it on Android)....

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Solved!! Some playlists' description return HTML tag

Hi there, Today, when i made a request to a genre's playlist (to the Dance/Electronic genre to be specific), and the description of some of the playlist items had and anchor tag. Checked in the official Spotify app, they are fine. en 

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Hi there,    Today, when i made a request to a genre's playlist (to the Dance/Electronic genre to be specific), and the description of some of the playlist items had and anchor tag. &nbs...

Ximzend

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Genre playlists
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Friends are listening to - Concerts

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDevicePixel 6My Question or Issue I love the concerts feature, super fun and it makes me buy more concert tickets. What would be great, is if it showed you 3 friends who also listen to this artist that you could ask if they...

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Plan Premium Country Australia Device Pixel 6 My Question or Issue   I love the concerts feature, super fun and it makes me buy more concert tickets. What would be great, is if it showed...

Ximzend

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Feature Request
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