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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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Persistent 429 Error for Personal App in Development Mode (Client ID: 6088d0c...)

Required Info:Plan: PremiumCountry: CanadaDevice: Asus ZenBook Flip UX360UAOperating System: Windows 10 Pro (WSL2 / Ubuntu 24.04)My Question or Issue:Hi, I am reaching out after an extensive troubleshooting session with standard support (Tiffany M).R...

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Required Info: Plan: Premium Country: Canada Device: Asus ZenBook Flip UX360UA Operating System: Windows 10 Pro (WSL2 / Ubuntu 24.04) My Question or Issue: Hi, I am reaching out after an extens...

Oniriel

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[Feature Proposal] Expose folders in the api

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=...&...

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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...

xTheChosen0ne

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Unable to Create More than 1 App on a Paid Subscription

PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDeviceLenovo YogaOperating SystemWindows 10I am trying to create another APP Id on mty developer dashboard and it is disable. I opted to pay for a subscrition and nothing. The app that existis is under developer modMy Question...

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Plan Premium Country Brazil Device Lenovo Yoga Operating System Windows 10 I am trying to create another APP Id on mty developer dashboard and it is disable. I opted to pay for a subscrition ...

Ximzend

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garmin

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Billy-J

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Feature Request
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Superuser Contribution artist releases sort order

Original note: I feel like /artists/{id}/albums was (and should be) returning releases in popularity order, to match the Popular Releases section of the artist page in the app. This seems to have broken recently, and the releases are currently coming...

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Original note: I feel like /artists/{id}/albums was (and should be) returning releases in popularity order, to match the Popular Releases section of the artist page in the app. This seems to have bro...

Phi00738

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Spotify OAuth “client_id invalid” with Home Assistant

Hi,I am trying to connect Spotify to Home Assistant via the official Spotify integration. Setup:- Home Assistant behind Cloudflare Tunnel- External URL- URI configured exactly- User added in User Management- App still in Development Mode Problem:Spot...

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Hi, I am trying to connect Spotify to Home Assistant via the official Spotify integration.   Setup: - Home Assistant behind Cloudflare Tunnel - External URL - URI configured exactly - Use...

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Replay “A-B”

Eu nunca fui fã do Spotify, mas de um tempo pra cá, eu venho admirando cada vez mais a plataforma. Com isso, acabei criando interesses em coisas que se eu ou mais outros milhões vissem no player, sentiriam a mesma nostalgia dos anos 2000. Às vezes me...

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Eu nunca fui fã do Spotify, mas de um tempo pra cá, eu venho admirando cada vez mais a plataforma. Com isso, acabei criando interesses em coisas que se eu ou mais outros milhões vissem no player, sen...

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Extended Quote for App

Hello Spotify Developer Team, I'm independently working on an app called Touchless that allows users to do general control of their PC using hand gestures and voice controls using any sort of webcam or microphone or even connecting your phone instead...

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Hello Spotify Developer Team,   I'm independently working on an app called Touchless that allows users to do general control of their PC using hand gestures and voice controls using any sort o...

Ximzend

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Developer Mode Request
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Independent iOS app on App Store stuck in Development mode — need Extended Quota

Hi Spotify Developer Community,I'm an independent developer who just launched Musicboxd on the Apple App Store — a social music tracking app that lets users rate albums, track their listening history, see wrapped stats, and share their activity with ...

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Hi Spotify Developer Community, I'm an independent developer who just launched Musicboxd on the Apple App Store — a social music tracking app that lets users rate albums, track their listening histo...

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Spotify lyric upload delay

When a song is uploaded on Spotify, it's takes a lot of time for the lyrics to get uploaded. I don't know how it works at the backend with Spotify and the artist or label team, but I feel you should be able to request for a the song or project lyrics...

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When a song is uploaded on Spotify, it's takes a lot of time for the lyrics to get uploaded. I don't know how it works at the backend with Spotify and the artist or label team, but I feel you should ...

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Spotify App for Spotify Creators Data Extract

Hi Spotify Community,I'm trying to access the Podcasters Analytics API programmatically and I'm running into some issues. I'd love some help from anyone who has experience with this.My situation:- I have a podcast hosted on Spotify for Creators (form...

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Hi Spotify Community, I'm trying to access the Podcasters Analytics API programmatically and I'm running into some issues. I'd love some help from anyone who has experience with this. My situation:...

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Seeking Production Path for PurpleTunes: Compliance Checklist and 2026 Access Questions

Hi Spotify Developer Community,I am looking for guidance on moving my app, PurpleTunes, from Development Mode to a public-facing state. While I’ve reviewed the 2026 Partner requirements, I’m seeking an intermediate path for a high-quality discovery t...

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Hi Spotify Developer Community, I am looking for guidance on moving my app, PurpleTunes, from Development Mode to a public-facing state. While I’ve reviewed the 2026 Partner requirements, I’m seekin...

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Create a Mix playlist via API call

PlanFree/Premium My Question or Issue Trying to figure out how to call the API to create a playlist that is a Mix style playlist initially. The new feature which sorts songs into BPM to blend in one another when transitioning. Is it added as a featur...

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  Plan Free/Premium   My Question or Issue   Trying to figure out how to call the API to create a playlist that is a Mix style playlist initially. The new feature which sorts son...

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Solved!! Help with App Store Review

PlanPremiumCountryUSMy Question or IssueHiiii, I'm running into an issue with Apple's App Store review.Apple is flagging album cover art in my app screenshots and asking for written proof that I'm allowed to display it. The art isn't stored in my app...

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Plan Premium Country US My Question or Issue Hiiii, I'm running into an issue with Apple's App Store review. Apple is flagging album cover art in my app screenshots and asking for written ...

Guysnacho

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Cant get to my dashboard.

have tried for 2h now to get to my dashboard but the page keeps loading and then I get this message: Something went wrong, we could not load this dashboard page. Try again later. Please help! // alex

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have tried for 2h now to get to my dashboard but the page keeps loading and then I get this message:  Something went wrong, we could not load this dashboard page. Try again later.   Plea...

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We were not able to load your account information. Please refresh the page and try again.

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueI a m trying to create an app on https://developer.spotify.com/dashboard/createThe form shows, but after x seconds the form disappears and i get this error: We w...

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Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device Desktop Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue I a m trying to create an app on https://developer.spotify.com/dashboard/create ...

ribezaz

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Write API (playlist tracks + user library) returning 403 for all users in Development Mode

Hi,I'm building a social music app called Drop — small friend groups share songs during sessions to a specific prompt, and users can save songs they discover. I want to sync those saved songs to Spotify (either a custom playlist or Liked Songs).The p...

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Hi, I'm building a social music app called Drop — small friend groups share songs during sessions to a specific prompt, and users can save songs they discover. I want to sync those saved s...

Ximzend

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Superuser Contribution Request for Temporary Access to Deprecated APIs for Academic Research

Hello Spotify Developer Team,I hope you’re doing well. I’m currently working on my Dissertation Thesis, which involves building a non‑commercial application focused on music theory analysis. As part of my research, I need access to two deprecated Spo...

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Hello Spotify Developer Team, I hope you’re doing well. I’m currently working on my Dissertation Thesis, which involves building a non‑commercial application focused on music theory analysis. As par...

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Feature Request
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Why is the automatic addition of songs via the API being rolled back?

PlanPremium CountryPoland Operating SystemUbuntu 26.04My Question or IssueHey. I’ve been vibe coded an app that automatically adds songs to playlists based on what I have on Last.fm (link to github app is not allowed - Damn - user: Draqun repo: chopi...

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Plan Premium   Country Poland   Operating System Ubuntu 26.04 My Question or Issue Hey. I’ve been vibe coded an app that automatically adds songs to playlists based on what I hav...

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Very long Retry-After values on Web API 429

PlanNot applicable - Spotify Web API developer appFree/PremiumNot applicableCountrySouth KoreaDeviceServer-side app on Google Cloud RunOperating SystemNode.js on Google Cloud RunMy Question or IssueHello,I’m developing a music web service using the S...

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Plan Not applicable - Spotify Web API developer app Free/Premium Not applicable Country South Korea Device Server-side app on Google Cloud Run Operating System Node.js on Google Cloud Run M...

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