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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...
PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueHow to extract metadata of podcasts with mp3 files.
Plan Free/Premium Country Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue How to ...
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PlanPremiumCountryIndiaDeviceRealme P1 pro 5gOperating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueI am unable to here any sound from spotify but my speaker is working in all other apps but only in Spotify no sound is coming even if it is connected with blueto...
Plan Premium Country India Device Realme P1 pro 5g Operating System Android My Question or Issue I am unable to here any sound from spotify but my speaker is working in all oth...
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I am receiving a 400 code response from Spotify when attempting to exchange an auth code for an access token. The authorization code is correct and works with my application. My frontend sends the auth code to the backend which has a view method that...
I am receiving a 400 code response from Spotify when attempting to exchange an auth code for an access token. The authorization code is correct and works with my application. My frontend sends the au...
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My QuestionHi there!I have been looking for API information to see an artist's monthly listenersI know this information can be found in a Spotify for artists profile, but I can't find a documented API to get it. Does anybody know how to do that? Mayb...
My Question Hi there! I have been looking for API information to see an artist's monthly listeners I know this information can be found in a Spotify for artists profile, but I can't find a documen...
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Hi everyone,I’m wondering if there’s a way to check how many times I’ve played a specific song on Spotify. I’d like to see the playback statistics for individual tracks on my account. Does anyone know if Spotify provides such information, or if there...
Hi everyone, I’m wondering if there’s a way to check how many times I’ve played a specific song on Spotify. I’d like to see the playback statistics for individual tracks on my account. Does anyone k...
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Hi, from what I investigated, there is no endpoint on the API for retrieving the playlists where an artist/song are featured in.Does anyone know if this info can be retrieved via any other endpoint, maybe indirectly?Thanks a lot
Hi, from what I investigated, there is no endpoint on the API for retrieving the playlists where an artist/song are featured in. Does anyone know if this info can be retrieved via any other endpoint...
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Hi,i'm starting a project for a music label. Initially it will be a web application MVP to distribute music like distrokid/tunecore.How to have/request the access to the spotify APIs to distribute music?
Hi, i'm starting a project for a music label. Initially it will be a web application MVP to distribute music like distrokid/tunecore. How to have/request the access to the spotify APIs to dis...
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Hi there, I'm a developer trying to get the endpoint for a list of playlists found on the desktop app under artists. It shows the playlist titled "Discovered On"
Hi there, I'm a developer trying to get the endpoint for a list of playlists found on the desktop app under artists. It shows the playlist titled "Discovered On"
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PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDeviceAPIOperating SystemN/A My Question or Issue I'm developing an app to create spotify playlists with help from the Spotify API.I'm using both the search and recommendations API route to do this, but when using the NEW-RELE...
Plan Premium Country Sweden Device API Operating System N/A My Question or Issue I'm developing an app to create spotify playlists with help from the Spotify API. I'm us...
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Hi, I'm writing a backend Python service (using Spotipy) which will receive HTTP requests and post things, etc, and it will be deployed in a docker container in a server somewhere off my machine. It needs access to certain scopes that require auth i....
Hi, I'm writing a backend Python service (using Spotipy) which will receive HTTP requests and post things, etc, and it will be deployed in a docker container in a server somewhere off my mac...
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Hello. I've submitted a quota extension on 27th June and realise the guidance says 6 weeks, and it's in midsummer break which sounds like we need to expect more delay here. Our App name is :Razer Axon. This is a wallpaper software from our company (R...
Hello. I've submitted a quota extension on 27th June and realise the guidance says 6 weeks, and it's in midsummer break which sounds like we need to expect more delay here. Ou...
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Hello,In June, I applied for a quota extension to fully utilize the Spotify API. After a long wait, my application was rejected. I reapplied on September 3rd, but I am still awaiting a response. I haven’t been informed about why my first application ...
Hello, In June, I applied for a quota extension to fully utilize the Spotify API. After a long wait, my application was rejected. I reapplied on September 3rd, but I am still awaiting a response. I ...
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I am using Web API in Development Mode for prototyping an idea. It runs on the web using React and Node. I am not using any Spotify libraries, just hitting Web API directly. The endpoints I am using are:- /v1/me/playlists?limit=20- /v1/me/top/tracks?...
I am using Web API in Development Mode for prototyping an idea. It runs on the web using React and Node. I am not using any Spotify libraries, just hitting Web API directly. ...
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PlanPremiumCountryUSA Device(Mac Pro)Operating System(iOS 10) My Question or IssueOn the website portion where the playlist can be sorted, there was a request for additional features for certified spotify subscribers.1. Being able to play the entire ...
Plan Premium Country USA Device (Mac Pro) Operating System (iOS 10) My Question or Issue On the website portion where the playlist can be sorted, there was a request fo...
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Hi Just getting started with the API, i spent yesterday having great progress, everything worked smoothly. I probably called the API lets say <100 times over the space of 8 hours. Went to bed, woke up, ran my script and immediately had "rate limited"...
Hi Just getting started with the API, i spent yesterday having great progress, everything worked smoothly. I probably called the API lets say <100 times over the space of 8 hours. Went to b...
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Hey everyone, So I was thinking of developing a mobile app that allows users to view their friends' listening activity, similar to the desktop version of Spotify. However, I’ve come across what seems to be the only way to obtain this information: usi...
Hey everyone, So I was thinking of developing a mobile app that allows users to view their friends' listening activity, similar to the desktop version of Spotify. However, I’ve come...
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My Question or Issue The https://api.spotify.com/v1/users/{user_id}/playlists endpoint keeps returning:{ "error": { "status": 502, "message": "Error while loading resource" }}Even through the API documentation when using my own user_id. Not sure what...
My Question or Issue The https://api.spotify.com/v1/users/{user_id}/playlists endpoint keeps returning: { "error": { "status": 502, "message": "Error while loading resource...
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I am using Spotipy, and I am having issues with the API. My code worked yesterday while I was developing it, and I have reverted back to that point where I knew it worked, but now, with my code below, the terminal looks like this:PS C:\Users\tobia\De...
I am using Spotipy, and I am having issues with the API. My code worked yesterday while I was developing it, and I have reverted back to that point where I knew it worked, but now, with my cod...
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PlanFreeCountryUS/JapanDevice(Surface Pro 7, Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra) Operating System(Windows 11, Android 14.) My Question or IssueI have been trying to upload the 100th and 101st episodes of my weekly podcast through Spotify for Podcasters. Episod...
Plan Free Country US/Japan Device (Surface Pro 7, Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra) Operating System (Windows 11, Android 14.) My Question or Issue I have been trying to upload the 100...
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Improve the API for /me/top/{type}I would like to be able to specify satart and end date for time_rangeIn rhe response i would like to get back additional valuse:under items/TrackObject/1. number of streams, the number of times the track has been str...
Improve the API for /me/top/{type} I would like to be able to specify satart and end date for time_range In rhe response i would like to get back additional valuse: under items/TrackObject/...
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