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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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ismamz

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Transfer playback returns 500

Hello,I'm calling the transfer playback method of the Web API and always get a 500 response. Other methods seem to work fine. Is this a server issue or am I doing somethign wrong? curl --request PUT --url https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/player --header...

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Hello, I'm calling the transfer playback method of the Web API and always get a 500 response. Other methods seem to work fine. Is this a server issue or am I doing somethign wrong?    ...

kyds3k

Music Fan

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Solved!! How can I contact Spotify Developer support for app consultance

I want to create application that connects with Spotify account and users can add slowed+reverb effect to songs. However this is not allowed Spotify SDK usage and I just want to contact them and get a feedback on how I can do it legally. Thanks.

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I want to create application that connects with Spotify account and users can add slowed+reverb effect to songs. However this is not allowed Spotify SDK usage and I just want to contact them and get ...

Ximzend

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Data binding with Authorization code PKCE

Hi, I am learning to code with the Spotify API. I tried playing with the demoware in the web api github repo. I am trying to understand how the data binding works in the example, and when I searched up the syntax, or for 'basic javascript data bindin...

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Hi,   I am learning to code with the Spotify API. I tried playing with the demoware in the web api github repo. I am trying to understand how the data binding works in the example, and when I ...

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I'm using the Get Current User's Playlists API. Why is the following playlists display null?

{ "href": "https://api.spotify.com/v1/users/igmddx8viou6ig6s7e3dj0mzd/playlists?offset=0&limit=50&locale=zh-CN,zh;q%3D0.9", "limit": 50, "next": null, "offset": 0, "previous": null, "total": 4, "items": [ null, null, { "collaborative": false, "descri...

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{ "href": "https://api.spotify.com/v1/users/igmddx8viou6ig6s7e3dj0mzd/playlists?offset=0&limit=50&locale=zh-CN,zh;q%3D0.9", "limit": 50, "next": null, "offset": 0, "previous": null, "total": ...

timocov

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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...

Music Fan

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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How can i gain access to the API endpoint Get Recommendations?

Hello,I am creating a WebApp for my final project in university and the API endpoint Get Recommendations plays a crucial role in my program. I find out that this endpoint is getting outphased along with some other changes in this report. I am posting...

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Hello, I am creating a WebApp for my final project in university and the API endpoint Get Recommendations plays a crucial role in my program. I find out that this endpoint is getting outphased alo...

BenjaminRask

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Receiving NoneType when getting playlist and user info

I'm building a spotify app in python. I've currently got my window running, and it seems the API Auth is working properly. I can print my playlist, and profile info, in my terminal. But when trying to p[ass the info to my HTML template it's not worki...

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I'm building a spotify app in python. I've currently got my window running, and it seems the API Auth is working properly. I can print my playlist, and profile info, in my terminal. But when trying t...

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Help with Calculating Spotify Profile Matches for a Scientific Experiment

Hi everyone,I’m currently working on my Bachelor’s thesis and I want to calculate the match between Spotify profiles to study its influence on relationship satisfaction. The idea is to have two people authenticate via the Spotify API, and then I anal...

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Hi everyone, I’m currently working on my Bachelor’s thesis and I want to calculate the match between Spotify profiles to study its influence on relationship satisfaction. The idea is to have two peo...

ReubenF

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Solved!! can use get playlist

hey guys, I have been working on my app which get playlist is an important function in it and today it suddenly stopped working (been working on it all day and then it stopped).I have checked the documentations as well and at the "try yourself" part ...

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hey guys, I have been working on my app which get playlist is an important function in it and today it suddenly stopped working (been working on it all day and then it stopped). I have checked the d...

ReubenF

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Web SDK Invalid Scope

PlanPremium StudentCountryUnited KingdomDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or Issue Hi all, I am trying to follow the Web SDK guide https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-playback-sdk/tutorials/getting-started However I am ru...

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Plan Premium Student Country United Kingdom Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue   Hi all, I am trying to follow the Web SDK guide https://developer.spo...

kyds3k

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Error handling for Embed Controller

We're using the Embed Controller API on our site but users are unable to play podcasts. While we suspect DRM-related issues, the lack of accessible error messages makes it difficult to confirm. Is there a way to implement error handling with the Embe...

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We're using the Embed Controller API on our site but users are unable to play podcasts. While we suspect DRM-related issues, the lack of accessible error messages makes it difficult to confirm. &nbs...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Playlist API 502's

Since Nov 25 2024 16:31:09 UTC-06:00 my app has been receiving 502's when attempting to create a playlist through the Playlist API, https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/create-playlist. Is this a known issue, or are there res...

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Since Nov 25 2024 16:31:09 UTC-06:00 my app has been receiving 502's when attempting to create a playlist through the Playlist API, https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/refer...

LambertSpot

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Not receiving results when searching by ISRC

I'm trying to search the web api for songs by ISRC but I no longer receive any results, only an empty items array. My search query looks like this: https://api.spotify.com/v1/search?query=isrc:USLZJ1613311 I've even tried on the spotify web console b...

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I'm trying to search the web api for songs by ISRC but I no longer receive any results, only an empty items array. My search query looks like this: https://api.spotify.com/v1/search?query=isrc:U...

LambertSpot

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Superuser Contribution API - search for tracks is flaky

PlanFreeCountryRomaniaDeviceWeb APIOperating SystemWindows My Question or Issuehttps://api.spotify.com/v1/search?q=track:Chiquitita%20artist:ABBA&type=track It returns me no data. But it only works with such a search:https://api.spotify.com/v1/search...

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  Plan Free Country Romania Device Web API Operating System Windows   My Question or Issue https://api.spotify.com/v1/search?q=track:Chiquitita%20artist:ABBA&type=track &nbs...

LambertSpot

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Solved!! Getting HTTP 403 for Web API requests for specific user

PlanPremiumDeviceWeb API My Question or IssueI am developing an application for Spotify, and a few users are connected. Everything worked fine until a certain moment (and still works fine for all users except one). However, one user (well, technicall...

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Plan Premium Device Web API   My Question or Issue I am developing an application for Spotify, and a few users are connected. Everything worked fine until a certain moment (and still works...

nsmirnov

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Categories by market?!

My Question or Issue What happened to the markets parameter in the categories API? Without this the feature is basically crippled. See https://everynoise.com/worldbrowser.cgi which now inanely returns the same generic results instead of regional ones...

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My Question or Issue   What happened to the markets parameter in the categories API? Without this the feature is basically crippled. See   https://everynoise.com/worldbrowser.cgi ...

glenn_mcdonald

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Superuser Contribution How can I get access to Made for You playlist by Web-API?

How can I get access to Made for You playlist by Web-API?I can’t find any APIs that could access to my Discovery Weekly, Daily Mix, Daily Wellness or Release Radar. Thanks for reply.

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How can I get access to Made for You playlist by Web-API? I can’t find any APIs that could access to my Discovery Weekly, Daily Mix, Daily Wellness or Release Radar.   Thanks for reply.

LeeCo

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Spotify only allow 100 songs when embedding a playlist on Wordpress?

I'm embedding a Spotify playlist on my Wordpress website, and although the playlist contains almost 200 songs, only the first 100 appear in the embedded playlist. How can I fix that?Cheers,Nitzan

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I'm embedding a Spotify playlist on my Wordpress website, and although the playlist contains almost 200 songs, only the first 100 appear in the embedded playlist. How can I fix that? Cheers, Nitzan

r3mus

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Missing thumbnail urls for album, artist and track

PlanFree/PremiumCountryAustria My Question or IssueWe're using the oembed API of yours to retrieve embed data for various types. Since yesterday, we don't seem to receive the "thumbnail_url" parameter anymore for album, artist and track embed types. ...

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Plan Free/Premium Country Austria   My Question or Issue We're using the oembed API of yours to retrieve embed data for various types. Since yesterday, we don't seem to receive the "thumbn...

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