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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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Search Api Issue Not Providing Preview_url

I'm using the Spotify Search API to fetch tracks. I do get a successful response with track data, but none of the tracks include a preview_url — it is either missing or always null. Why is the preview_url not available in the search results, and what...

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I'm using the Spotify Search API to fetch tracks. I do get a successful response with track data, but none of the tracks include a preview_url — it is either missing or always null. Why is the previe...

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Please create an option for users to not hear the same songs all the time

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceSamsung Galaxy Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssuePlease create an option for users to not hear the same songs all the time. I would like to have the option to skip any songs I've heard in the last month, for e...

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Plan Premium Country USA   Device Samsung Galaxy  Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Please create an option for users to not hear the same songs all the tim...

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Request for compliance review — Music timeline game using Spotify SDK independently

Hello Spotify Team, I am currently developing a mobile app that integrates the Spotify SDK. The Android app is now in closed tests and it works like a charm.Before any public release, I would like to ensure that my application is fully compliant with...

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Hello Spotify Team,  I am currently developing a mobile app that integrates the Spotify SDK. The Android app is now in closed tests and it works like a charm. Before any public release, I woul...

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Unable to create app in Spotify Developer

I cannot create an app. I get an error message "Something went wrong, we were not able to create your app. Please try again later." I've tried multiple times over the course of the day and used several browsers. I've tried resetting my password and v...

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I cannot create an app. I get an error message "Something went wrong, we were not able to create your app. Please try again later." I've tried multiple times over the course of the day and used sever...

nikhilpakhloo

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Request for ability to extract features from audio.

I have my college presentation in 5 hours in which i am analysing sentiment of user based on the type of music they are listening to and for that i need audio features of their top streamed songs. yes im aware that spotify removed it in their novembe...

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I have my college presentation in 5 hours in which i am analysing sentiment of user based on the type of music they are listening to and for that i need audio features of their top streamed songs. ye...

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Return Top Tracks only

Trying to get Top 10 tracks via postman POST request but got403 Error -Already using - "user-top-read" mentioned in docs .why still not working ??Insufficient client scopePlanFreeCountryIndiaDevice(Dell PC)Operating System( Windows 10,etc.) My Questi...

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Trying to get  Top 10 tracks via postman POST request but got 403 Error - Already using - "user-top-read" mentioned in docs . why still not working ?? Insufficient client scope Plan Free ...

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Requesting for commercial cooperation with Spotify from Tuya Smart

Hi Spotify Officer:I am solution director of Tuya Smart(NYSE:TUYA), a global AIoT platform who dedicated for consumer level IoT products, we have already integrated with Amazon Alexa and google chrome cast, also Samsung Interthings.We are also develo...

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Hi Spotify Officer: I am solution director of Tuya Smart(NYSE:TUYA), a global AIoT platform who dedicated for consumer level IoT products, we have already integrated with Amazon Alexa and google c...

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Spotify iOS SDK authentication returns 'unknown_error'

PlanPremiumCountryArgentinaDeviceiPhone 15 ProOperating SystemiOS 18.4Spotify Version9.0.32.638Spotify iOS SDK Version3.0.0Xcode Version16.3 I'm encountering persistent "unknown_error" responses when attempting to authenticate using the Spotify iOS S...

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Plan Premium Country Argentina Device iPhone 15 Pro Operating System iOS 18.4 Spotify Version 9.0.32.638 Spotify iOS SDK Version 3.0.0 Xcode Version 16.3   I'm encountering p...

jmandawg

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Solved!! Inconsistent results on playlists endpoint

PlanPremiumCountrySpainDevice-Operating System- My Question or IssueI was considering a small personal project using the Web API, and as a proof of concept I tried to fetch my own user's playlists via API. The thing is that when I try the endpoint (G...

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Plan Premium Country Spain Device - Operating System -   My Question or Issue I was considering a small personal project using the Web API, and as a proof of concept I tried to fetch m...

ribezaz

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Solved!! Proper auth method for a webserver sharing spotify data of only one user

PlanPremiumCountryIrelandDeviceN/AOperating SystemN/A My Question or IssueFor my personal website I would like to show a list of my recently played tracks on Spotify. This is made available via a rest api endpoint on my server. To authenticate my ser...

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Plan Premium Country Ireland Device N/A Operating System N/A   My Question or Issue For my personal website I would like to show a list of my recently played tracks on Spotify. This is...

ribezaz

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Unable to get my application accepted

Hello! I've submitted my application many times and I'm unable to get it accepted.Every time the reviewer rejects it by just saying the "app does not work".I checked the logging from my server and there is no evidence of issues or errors, I've also t...

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Hello! I've submitted my application many times and I'm unable to get it accepted. Every time the reviewer rejects it by just saying the "app does not work". I checked the logging from my server an...

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Loopback redirect URI incorrectly considered insecure

When I want to add a loopback redirect URI for my app in the WebUI everything works fine if I follow the docks, e.g. with an URI like: http://127.0.0.1/some/redirect/path. However, if the redirect path (mind you, the path section, not the domain name...

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When I want to add a loopback redirect URI for my app in the WebUI everything works fine if I follow the docks, e.g. with an URI like: http://127.0.0.1/some/redirect/path.   However, if the re...

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Only showing preview

I'm messing with the embed feature and putting it in a basic HTML file, and it's only playing the preview with the option to play it on Spotify. I haven't modified the code at all. Is there a way to play the full song or is embedded restricted to the...

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I'm messing with the embed feature and putting it in a basic HTML file, and it's only playing the preview with the option to play it on Spotify. I haven't modified the code at all. Is there a way to ...

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iframe embed giving Content Security Policy error

Hi all, i've embedded spotify widget to me website (iframe) but it under certain circumstances gives me the following error when I'm logged in to spotify. Refused to frame 'https://accounts.spotify.com/' because an ancestor violates the following Con...

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Hi all, i've embedded spotify widget to me website (iframe) but it under certain circumstances gives me the following error when I'm logged in to spotify.    Refused to frame 'https://acc...

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Illegal Scopes after granted quota extension

I made an app using the Spotify API and recently filed an extension request. In the request I included all the scopes that my code uses. These scopes were all approved a few days ago however, when I run my app now, it just shows "illegal scopes" (The...

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I made an app using the Spotify API and recently filed an extension request. In the request I included all the scopes that my code uses. These scopes were all approved a few days ago however, when I ...

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msPlayed is londer than track.duration_ms

I'm working with Spotify streaming data and noticed that for multiple songs the amount of time spent streaming the song is longer than its actual duration, which shouldn't be possible. In most cases, the two numbers are only off by a few milliseconds...

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I'm working with Spotify streaming data and noticed that for multiple songs the amount of time spent streaming the song is longer than its actual duration, which shouldn't be possible. In most cases,...

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[Ads API] Aggregate reports by entity_type as AD_ACCOUNT.

Hi everyone!I'm trying to retrieve reach and impressions data by day using the Aggregate Reports endpoint. I've been following the official documentation available here: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/ads-api/reference/v3.0/getAggregateR...

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Hi everyone! I'm trying to retrieve reach and impressions data by day using the Aggregate Reports endpoint. I've been following the official documentation available here: https://developer.spotify.c...

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Apple Music now partnering with all DJ Softwares yet Spotify pulled theirs. Why?!

Apple Music just announced that they will be partnering with AlphaTheta, Serato, and inMusic's Engine DJ, Denon DJ, Numark and RANE DJ. This will allow live performance streaming of the over 100 million songs in their catalogue which is HUGE! Other s...

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Apple Music just announced that they will be partnering with AlphaTheta, Serato, and inMusic's Engine DJ, Denon DJ, Numark and RANE DJ. This will allow live performance streaming of the over 100 mill...

iamgiom

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Spotify vs. Apple Music
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Combining External Brand Content with Spotify API?

I’m building a small project that uses Spotify’s API for music data, and I’ve been experimenting with integrating third-party brand visuals like those on Higgdominorp ID.Has anyone here mixed Spotify content with external branded media before? I’m wo...

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I’m building a small project that uses Spotify’s API for music data, and I’ve been experimenting with integrating third-party brand visuals like those on Higgdominorp ID. Has anyone here mixed Spoti...

Ximzend

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