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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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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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Scope Extension Review Status

PlanFree/PremiumMy Question or IssueHello, submitted a request for a Scope Extension on July 28, 2026, for the followingSpotify scopes:playlist-modify-privateplaylist-modify-publicThe request is currently still showing as Unreviewed.Could you please ...

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Plan Free/Premium My Question or Issue Hello, submitted a request for a Scope Extension on July 28, 2026, for the following Spotify scopes: playlist-modify-private playlist-modify-public The r...

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Commercial Fitness App Playback — Is Written Spotify Approval Available?

Hello Spotify Developer Platform team,I’m building Big Boy Energy, a subscription-based fitness, clean-eating, weekly-planning, and AI coaching app for adults.We would like to offer user-authorized, interactive Spotify playback during individual work...

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Hello Spotify Developer Platform team, I’m building Big Boy Energy, a subscription-based fitness, clean-eating, weekly-planning, and AI coaching app for adults. We would like to offer user-authoriz...

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Commercial access to public podcast metadata before Extended Quota eligibility

Hi,I’m evaluating a commercial, non-streaming application that would require limited, read-only access to public podcast metadata through the Spotify Web API. The application would not:stream or reproduce Spotify audio;download or redistribute Spotif...

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Hi, I’m evaluating a commercial, non-streaming application that would require limited, read-only access to public podcast metadata through the Spotify Web API.   The application would not: ...

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Raspotify/moOde account issues

PlanFamily (not owner, but invited)CountryUK My Question or Issue I'm a member of a Spotify Family plan and I'm unable to use Spotify Connect on third-party devices (Raspberry Pi running moOde and Raspotify). The device appears in the Spotify app and...

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Plan Family (not owner, but invited) Country UK   My Question or Issue   I'm a member of a Spotify Family plan and I'm unable to use Spotify Connect on third-party devices (Raspberry...

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Scope Extension request unreviewed since September 2025, Doz app

PlanAPI quota already extendedCountryFranceDevice-Operating System- My Question or IssueAccount details:- App name: Doz- Developer account email:**bleep**- Request type: Scope Extension- Submitted: September 29, 2025; status still "Unreviewed / Undec...

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Plan API quota already extended Country France Device - Operating System -   My Question or Issue Account details: - App name: Doz - Developer account email:**bleep** - Request type...

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PUT /me/player/play with ordered uris array does not reliably start first URI

PlanPremiumCountryUnited States DeviceSamsung Galaxy A54Operating SystemAndroid My Question or Issue Hi,I’m developing a personal Android application that controls Spotify playback using the Spotify Web API and Spotify App Remote.The application crea...

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Plan Premium Country United States  Device Samsung Galaxy A54 Operating System Android   My Question or Issue   Hi, I’m developing a personal Android application that contr...

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[API] The fields parameter of the Get Playlist endpoint seems to be broken

PlanPremiumCountryDE DeviceAPI My Question or IssueWhen i make a call to `https://api.spotify.com/v1/playlists/{playlist_id}` i get all the information about the playlist as expected. The api docu specifies a `fields` parameter, when I use this param...

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  Plan Premium Country DE   Device API     My Question or Issue When i make a call to `https://api.spotify.com/v1/playlists/{playlist_id}` i get all the informatio...

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Spotify Developer Dashboard Keeps Flickering After Login

PlanPremiumCountry Device Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI am experiencing an issue with the Spotify Developer Dashboard.After logging in successfully, the Developer Dashboard continuously flickers or reloads, making the page unusable...

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Plan Premium Country   Device   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I am experiencing an issue with the Spotify Developer Dashboard. After logging in successf...

oneinchashh

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Getting Client ID

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceiPhone 16 plusOperating SystemiOS 26.3.1 My Question or IssueI can’t figure out how to create an app or get my client ID anywhere. I have premium and I have never created an ID or app ever so the 1 ID per account rule doesn...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device iPhone 16 plus Operating System iOS 26.3.1   My Question or Issue I can’t figure out how to create an app or get my client ID anywhere. I have premium a...

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Unable to create new Spotify app – “New integrations are currently on hold”
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Policy clarification for a noncommercial Android playback-queue companion

Hello Spotify for Developers team,I am developing Attacca, a small, noncommercial Android companion for Spotify.Attacca does not play, download, modify, or redistribute audio. While the user is listening in the official Spotify app with shuffle enabl...

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Hello Spotify for Developers team, I am developing Attacca, a small, noncommercial Android companion for Spotify. Attacca does not play, download, modify, or redistribute audio. While the user is l...

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No confirmation received for my Music Vibe Web API application

Hello Spotify Developer Support,I submitted an application for my app Music Vibe approximately 10 days ago to use the Spotify Web API.I have not received any confirmation email or update regarding my application.Could you please confirm whether my ap...

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Hello Spotify Developer Support, I submitted an application for my app Music Vibe approximately 10 days ago to use the Spotify Web API. I have not received any confirmation email or update regardin...

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Debloating spotify.

Hi, Spofify Staff. I noticed that one of the processes that are associated upon startup is a crash handler for the program. THIS IS THE COMMAND LINE THAT IS LAUNCHED: " PATH FOR USER " --type=crashpad-handler /prefetch:7 --max-uploads=5 --max-db-size...

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Hi, Spofify Staff.  I noticed that one of the processes that are associated upon startup is a crash handler for the program.  THIS IS THE COMMAND LINE THAT IS LAUNCHED:  " PATH ...

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Can a free, non-commercial app qualify for extended access?

PlanPremiumCountrySouth KoreaDeviceiPhone 14 ProOperating SystemiOS 26.5 My Question or Issue I'm an independent developer in South Korea. I built a free iOS app that picks music based on the driver's situation (place, weather, time of day, speed) an...

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Plan Premium Country South Korea Device iPhone 14 Pro Operating System iOS 26.5   My Question or Issue   I'm an independent developer in South Korea. I built a free iOS app that ...

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Following along with the curl API tutorial, keep getting "Missing/invalid/expired access token"

PlanFree/PremiumCountryUKDeviceMacbook AirOperating SystemMacOS My Question or IssueI'm following along with the Getting Started tutorial here. https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/tutorials/getting-started This is in the terminal app ...

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Plan Free/Premium Country UK Device Macbook Air Operating System MacOS   My Question or Issue I'm following along with the Getting Started tutorial here.   https://develop...

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Solved!! Authorisation in a CLI app

I'm trying to write a Python CLI program (no associated webpage, entirely on-device, mostly for my own personal use) that will create a playlist. This means I have to use authorisation code flow, not client credentials. However, all of the authorisat...

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I'm trying to write a Python CLI program (no associated webpage, entirely on-device, mostly for my own personal use) that will create a playlist. This means I have to use authorisation code flow, not...

SgtTab

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Inquiry About Quota Exceeded (429) Reset Time

PlanPremiumCountrySouth KoreaDevice-Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)Windows 11 My Question or Issue Hello,Our application is currently experiencing a quota limit issue with the Spotify Web API, and we are receiving a 429 Too Ma...

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Plan Premium Country South Korea Device - Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) Windows 11   My Question or Issue   Hello, Our application is currently ...

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Focus on the (5) User(s)?

I've built an app using the WebAI for iOS devices, specifically targeted for users to create interesting playlists to add to their account. It doesn't create a lot of API calls, but it does need for the user to be able to log in to their account. Spo...

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I've built an app using the WebAI for iOS devices, specifically targeted for users to create interesting playlists to add to their account. It doesn't create a lot of API calls, but it does&nbsp...

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Allow to request the tracklist via /v1/me/playlists or /v1/users/playlists

I'm working on a simple application that analyzes the user's playlists and their tracks. Right now I have to make a call to `/v1/me/playlists`, and then do multiple requests to either `/v1/playlists/id` or `/v1/playlists/id/items` while iterating ove...

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I'm working on a simple application that analyzes the user's playlists and their tracks. Right now I have to make a call to `/v1/me/playlists`, and then do multiple requests to either `/v1/playlists/...

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Repeated API changes are breaking third-party integrations

Hello Spotify Team,I’m writing to ask you to stop making undocumented changes that break third-party integrations.These repeated changes cause unnecessary failures for users who rely on stable authentication and playback integrations outside the offi...

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Hello Spotify Team, I’m writing to ask you to stop making undocumented changes that break third-party integrations. These repeated changes cause unnecessary failures for users who rely on stable au...

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Non-Streaming SDA for B2B events + Spotify Codes on free printed photos

Hi everyone,I'm developing a non-streaming interactive application for events and would appreciate some clarification on whether this use case complies with the Spotify Developer Policy and Spotify Codes Terms.The user flow is:An event attendee searc...

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Hi everyone, I'm developing a non-streaming interactive application for events and would appreciate some clarification on whether this use case complies with the Spotify Developer Policy and Spotify...

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