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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...
I have a app that allows creating playlists. It would be really great if I could put all the playlist that my app makes into a certain folder so it is in its own nice category. I propose the api endpoints for folders to be:[GET] me/folders?limit=...&...
I have a app that allows creating playlists. It would be really great if I could put all the playlist that my app makes into a certain folder so it is in its own nice category. I propose the...
Roadie
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Plan: PremiumCountry: Brazil-Hi everyone, I’m building a Spotify-integrated app where users must connect their own accounts to use the core features.We’re currently stuck in dev mode (limited to ~5 users), but the approval process seems to require re...
Plan: Premium Country: Brazil - Hi everyone, I’m building a Spotify-integrated app where users must connect their own accounts to use the core features. We’re currently stuck in dev mod...
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Hi all, I am in the process of working with the Spotify API and am wondering how I go about allowing an artist to login and see their own tracks. I was thinking that perhaps all Spotify accounts are linked to Artists once they get an artist profile c...
Hi all, I am in the process of working with the Spotify API and am wondering how I go about allowing an artist to login and see their own tracks. I was thinking that perhaps all Spotif...
Visitor
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PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDevice2023 Macbook ProOperating SystemMacOS 26.3.1 My Question or Issue We use the Spotify Embed to play podcasts alongside synchronized, timestamped transcripts. Our sync data has millisecond precision (e.g., a lyric l...
Plan Premium Country United States Device 2023 Macbook Pro Operating System MacOS 26.3.1 My Question or Issue We use the Spotify Embed to play podcasts alongside synchronized...
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We are building a podcast hosting platform where creators can create and manage their shows directly within our system.Our goal is to enable a one-click distribution experience to Spotify, similar to what some hosting providers appear to offer from a...
We are building a podcast hosting platform where creators can create and manage their shows directly within our system. Our goal is to enable a one-click distribution experience to Spotify, similar ...
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Hello everyone,I’m currently experiencing an issue with the Spotify API where the “recently played” endpoint does not seem to return any data. I’ve verified my authentication and scopes, and everything appears to be configured correctly, but the resp...
Hello everyone, I’m currently experiencing an issue with the Spotify API where the “recently played” endpoint does not seem to return any data. I’ve verified my authentication and scopes, and everyt...
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Hello, I am the developer of Apollo, a music-driven social discovery application that integrates with the Spotify Web API. Apollo uses Spotify-authorized data such as top artists, top tracks, and recently played content to personalize recommendations...
Hello, I am the developer of Apollo, a music-driven social discovery application that integrates with the Spotify Web API. Apollo uses Spotify-authorized data such as top artists, t...
Rising Star 3
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Hello everyone, I’m Héctor Pérez Ledesma, and I’ve watched in disbelief as Spotify’s latest Web API changes rolled out on May 15th—changes that feel less like responsible stewardship and more like a bulldozer running over the very community that made...
Hello everyone, I’m Héctor Pérez Ledesma, and I’ve watched in disbelief as Spotify’s latest Web API changes rolled out on May 15th—changes that feel less like responsible stewardship and mor...
Newbie
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I’m thinking of building a board game (inspired by Hitster, but with a different gameplay concept), and I’m trying to understand what is allowed under Spotify’s policies regarding games and quizzes. From what I understand, the policy states that Spot...
I’m thinking of building a board game (inspired by Hitster, but with a different gameplay concept), and I’m trying to understand what is allowed under Spotify’s policies regarding games and quizzes. ...
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Hi Spotify Web API team, I am developing an application that utilizes the "Add Items to Playlist" endpoint:POST /v1/playlists/{playlist_id}/itemsOne recurring problem is that the endpoint provides no way to prevent duplicate tracks from being inserte...
Hi Spotify Web API team, I am developing an application that utilizes the "Add Items to Playlist" endpoint: POST /v1/playlists/{playlist_id}/items One recurring problem is that the endpoin...
Roadie
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Dear Spotify Team, My name is Tim, I run GroupTube (https://group.tube), a website/app that allows users to spend time together, watch videos, listen to music, play games. Because it's more fun together with friends. We have received well over 100+ i...
Dear Spotify Team, My name is Tim, I run GroupTube (https://group.tube), a website/app that allows users to spend time together, watch videos, listen to music, play games. Because it's more ...
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PlanPremiumCountryBelgium Operating SystemDebian My Question or IssueOne of my apps received the status "Disabled and blocked".It's a script that runs at night to find and remove duplicate tracks from my playlists.Altough I useally do just 1 request ...
Plan Premium Country Belgium Operating System Debian My Question or Issue One of my apps received the status "Disabled and blocked". It's a script that runs at night to find a...
Music Fan
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PlanPremiumCountryCroatiaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueI’ve had several private apps in my Developer Dashboard “Disabled and blocked” for quite some time. When I originally built them, I had very limited knowledge of the Spot...
Plan Premium Country Croatia Device PC Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue I’ve had several private apps in my Developer Dashboard “Disabled and blocked” for quite some ...
Music Fan
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It says new integrations are on hold while me make updates to increase reliability. The create app button is completely disabled.
It says new integrations are on hold while me make updates to increase reliability. The create app button is completely disabled.
Visitor
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the potify api Get Recommendations got Deprecated and I wonder if there is an alternative?
the potify api Get Recommendations got Deprecated and I wonder if there is an alternative?
Music Fan
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Hi, I’m building a hardware prototype that acts as a physical controller for Spotify playback. The device reads NFC tags embedded in physical media (e.g. vinyl records). When a tag is detected, it sends the tag ID to a backend, which triggers playbac...
Hi, I’m building a hardware prototype that acts as a physical controller for Spotify playback. The device reads NFC tags embedded in physical media (e.g. vinyl records). When a tag ...
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Plan PremiumCountry - USADevice DesktopOperating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue - Dashboard won't let me create more apps.
Plan Premium Country - USA Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue - Dashboard won't let me create more apps.
Casual Listener
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PlanPremiumCountryUSAAppVibe SwipeMy Question or IssueI am building a spotify / tinder type app for adding songs to playlists by listening to a certain vibe and swiping left and right. I am not able to add the songs to any playlist because spotify is...
Plan Premium Country USA App Vibe Swipe My Question or Issue I am building a spotify / tinder type app for adding songs to playlists by listening to a certain vibe and swiping left and right. ...
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PlanPremiumCountryDenmarkDeviceMSIOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueWhen I hover over the "Creat App" buttun, it just says that I've reached my limit, but I've only created one, and back when I created it I was still able to create more,...
Plan Premium Country Denmark Device MSI Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue When I hover over the "Creat App" buttun, it just says that I've reached my limit, but I've o...
Rising Star 3
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Hi everyone,I’m working on a Spotify Web API app that uses the Client Credentials Flow to read public playlist metadata.Everything works fine with my own playlists, but for any other public playlist I get this error:{ "error": "Could not fetch playli...
Hi everyone, I’m working on a Spotify Web API app that uses the Client Credentials Flow to read public playlist metadata. Everything works fine with my own playlists, but for any other public playl...
Newbie
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