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Spotify Soloist: a new terminal based player for headless and DIY setups

Hey everyone, we've created this thread to share details about Spotify Soloist. Spotify Soloist is a new, lightweight Spotify client for headless setups. It runs as a background service, supports Spotify Connect, and works on Raspberry Pi and other L...

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Gromushka

Music Fan

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Web API quota updates for Development Mode

Hey everyone, I've created this thread to share some updates to how quotas work for Development Mode apps on the Spotify Web API to help you better organize your projects. We've shared a Blog post that explains everything in detail. Here's the short ...

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josesmartin

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Extending API search to have audio quality options

Would be great to have search criteria for Lossless and bit depth to make playlists in example for high-res (24-bit) tracks.

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Would be great to have search criteria for Lossless and bit depth to make playlists in example for high-res (24-bit) tracks. 

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Allow reversible “mutual blocks” (show minimal entry + unblock button)

Problem: If support/admins create a block on behalf of a user while the other user already blocked them, the result is an unrecoverable mutual block — neither user can see the other or undo the block. This creates a “limbo” state.Proposal: Allow mutu...

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Problem: If support/admins create a block on behalf of a user while the other user already blocked them, the result is an unrecoverable mutual block — neither user can see the other or undo the block...

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Can't submit my quota extension request?

PlanPremium Country US I am unable to submit my quota extension request, even though all fields are filled out. I just get an error that says "An error happened while submitting the Extension Request." and it remains a draft. How can I fix this?

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Plan Premium   Country  US   I am unable to submit my quota extension request, even though all fields are filled out. I just get an error that says "An error happened while submi...

faceless_fk21

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Looking get my refresh token for a static site

I have a website for a wedding. We are looking to have a place for the people viewing the website to submit songs which automatically get added to a playlist (this makes it easier for the people who don't have a Spotify account or don't know how to a...

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I have a website for a wedding. We are looking to have a place for the people viewing the website to submit songs which automatically get added to a playlist (this makes it easier for the people who ...

djtravz

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Add lossless support to the Web Playback SDK

PlanPremiumMy Question or IssueI have a website where I include the Web Playback SDK, and I recently got lossless on my account. But it seems that the JS-SDK only supports up to 320kbs. It would be great if it could get lossless support.

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Plan Premium My Question or Issue I have a website where I include the Web Playback SDK, and I recently got lossless on my account. But it seems that the JS-SDK only supports up to 320kbs. It woul...

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Licence Clarification - In Game as a music player/radio

Hi, Can we use the API as a basic music player in a game? Our game is not about music,music trivia or dance. We just want to have it as a car radio, mp3 player etc in the game. Section 3-Prohibited application details games as not allowed but we need...

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Hi, Can we use the API as a basic music player in a game? Our game is not about music,music trivia or dance. We just want to have it as a car radio, mp3 player etc in the game.  Section 3-Prohib...

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Plan Premium Country Global / Netherlands   

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Android AppRemote allowed in commercial apps?

PlanPremium My Question or IssueAs an independend software developer, I am working on a music player / music organizer app. It is not finished yet, but I intend to sell the app on Google Play Store (and maybe iOS as well at some point), so it is goin...

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Plan Premium   My Question or Issue As an independend software developer, I am working on a music player / music organizer app. It is not finished yet, but I intend to sell the app on Google...

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AppRemote
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Assistance Required — 404 Error When Using Spotify “Get Recommendations” API

PlanFreeCountryAustraliaDevice(ROG strix g17)Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I’m currently experiencing an issue while using the Spotify Web API, specifically with the Get Recommendations endpoint. When I make a requestI receive the f...

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Plan Free Country Australia Device (ROG strix g17) Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue   I’m currently experiencing an issue while using the Spotify Web API, speci...

Ximzend

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Acesso as features de audio pela API do spotify

Eu estou tentando extrair as informações de audio das musicas do spotify, quando rodo o seguinte codigo utilizando a biblioteca spotipy do Python, aparece o seguinte erro:client_id = userdata.get('SPOTIPY_CLIENT_ID')client_secret = userdata.get('SPOT...

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Eu estou tentando extrair as informações de audio das musicas do spotify, quando rodo o seguinte codigo utilizando a biblioteca spotipy do Python, aparece o seguinte erro: client_id = userdata....

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Can't append to playlist in developer playground

Ref: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/add-tracks-to-playlist It is stated that omitting "position" makes this API append, but using the playground/"try it", it is impossible to omit this argument, always defaulting to 0/p...

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Ref: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/add-tracks-to-playlist   It is stated that omitting "position" makes this API append, but using the playground/"try it",...

Sainan

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Possible Bug
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Issue with API integration in our playlist app

Hi team, We are developing an app that allows users to create and share playlists using the Spotify API. We have followed the documentation, implemented OAuth 2.0, and included the necessary scopes, but we are encountering [describe the specific issu...

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Hi team, We are developing an app that allows users to create and share playlists using the Spotify API. We have followed the documentation, implemented OAuth 2.0, and included the necessary scopes, ...

itsmatoosh

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Status check on App Review / Quota Extension - Noda Prime (Client ID: 48bc465a0ff949e8baf12f01c762d6

My Question or IssueHi team,We submitted our app for review on Aug 26, 2025 — Noda Prime (Client ID above).Use case: a streamer widget that displays and syncs the track currently playing on the streamer’s own Spotify account, using official Web Playb...

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My Question or Issue Hi team, We submitted our app for review on Aug 26, 2025 — Noda Prime (Client ID above). Use case: a streamer widget that displays and syncs the track currently playing on the...

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Playback SDK
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spotify throws error when trying to authorise third party app

trying to use a third party app which displays the current song along with pause and other controls etc in the windows taskbar, I've used this app before and it does work, but now i am trying to set it up on a new windows install, so i create a spoti...

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trying to use a third party app which displays the current song along with pause and other controls etc in the windows taskbar, I've used this app before and it does work, but now i am trying to set ...

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[API] Playlist Folder Variable

We really need a variable to tell you if a playlist is in a folder or not / what the folder's name as well with the ability to add playlists into the folder. Spotify is too radio/ track focused and has neglected a lot of basic functionality with thei...

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We really need a variable to tell you if a playlist is in a folder or not / what the folder's name as well with the ability to add playlists into the folder. Spotify is too radio/ track focused and h...

t0r

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403 Error on approved allowlist development users

I've configured the Spotify integration perfectly with my own account as the developer, but am hitting a 403 forbidden error "Authentication failed: failed to fetch user info" when trying to sign in as another Premium user who's been added to my allo...

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I've configured the Spotify integration perfectly with my own account as the developer, but am hitting a 403 forbidden error "Authentication failed: failed to fetch user info" when trying to sign in ...

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Quota Extension Feedback delay

Hi everyone,we resubmitted our quota extension on May 10, 2025 after an initial rejection and applied the requested changes. We have not received an update since. We have read the updated extended-access criteria and understand reviews have become st...

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Hi everyone, we resubmitted our quota extension on May 10, 2025 after an initial rejection and applied the requested changes. We have not received an update since. We have read the updated extended-...

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Solved!! Local Redirect URI does not accept hyphen/minus

I am exploring n8n for AI workflows and I am using "self-hosted-ai-starter-kit" and I want to use the Spotify tool in my workflow. When configuring the credentials I get this Redirect URI: http://localhost:5678/rest/oauth2-credential/callback Since t...

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I am exploring n8n for AI workflows and I am using "self-hosted-ai-starter-kit" and I want to use the Spotify tool in my workflow. When configuring the credentials I get this Redirect URI: &nbs...

Ximzend

Spotify Star

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Return back the preview url field in Web API

We are yongest team, which creating the web apps for listening music and social media network. For add some player features we need to use preview url field in your web api. Please return back that.PlanFree/PremiumCountryALL countries DeviceAll devic...

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We are yongest team, which creating the web apps for listening music and social media network. For add some player features we need to use preview url field in your web api. Please return back that. ...

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Web API Request : Don't play this artist

PlanAll (Free/Premium) CountrySE / World API / Device / Operating SystemWeb API / Generic My Question or IssueSpecifically we'd like to have an endpoint like the iOS mobile app function "Don't play this artist".In general; Is there a detailed roadmap...

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Plan All (Free/Premium)   Country SE / World   API / Device / Operating System Web API / Generic   My Question or Issue Specifically we'd like to have an endpoint like t...

nackskottslkd

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