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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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Expose Mix / Transition Controls in Spotify Web API

Request to extend Spotify’s playback APIs to support fine-grained transition (“Mix”) control between tracks in a user’s playlist. Proposed CapabilitiesAdd a transition configuration object that can be applied between consecutive tracks in a playlist ...

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Request to extend Spotify’s playback APIs to support fine-grained transition (“Mix”) control between tracks in a user’s playlist.   Proposed Capabilities Add a transition configuration object...

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Quota Extension Request pending since Dec 2025 - Does a missing Premium subscription block the revie

Hello Spotify Developer Community,I submitted a Quota Extension request for my app on December 19, 2025. However, it has been over three months and the status hasn't even changed to "In Review" yet.Recently, I noticed the following warning message on...

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Hello Spotify Developer Community, I submitted a Quota Extension request for my app on December 19, 2025. However, it has been over three months and the status hasn't even changed to "In Review" yet...

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Rate limits way too low still - 26th April 2026

API rate limits are still way too low. I literally run 1 bit of code that does 3 requests and it hits the limits...it''s a joke.... please increase the rate limit for the depreciated endpoints that you kept as despite you keeping them temporarily the...

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API rate limits are still way too low. I literally run 1 bit of code that does 3 requests and it hits the limits...it''s a joke.... please increase the rate limit for the depreciated endpoints that y...

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How do I link my dev account to Premium? (Can't find the option)

Hi everyone,Quick question: I have an old dev account that I want to keep using, but I need to link it to my Spotify Premium account to comply with the new requirements.I've looked through the Developer Dashboard but can't find where to do this. Is i...

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Hi everyone, Quick question: I have an old dev account that I want to keep using, but I need to link it to my Spotify Premium account to comply with the new requirements. I've looked through the De...

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Disabled and blocked app (client 90f97f1e8e3f4935b2794206f72954a8)

I ran afoul of hitting the api too hard on a personal project due to a coding bug. Can I please get this app either unblocked or deleted? I'll abide by the limitations going forward. PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDevice(Macbook Pro late 2025)

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I ran afoul of hitting the api too hard on a personal project due to a coding bug.  Can I please get this app either unblocked or deleted? I'll abide by the limitations going forward.   &...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution We were not able to get your app

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceWeb My Question or IssueI’m trying to create a new app for integration with Home Assistant (following this guide: https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/spotify/). I’ve created the app, but when I go into the settings t...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device Web   My Question or Issue I’m trying to create a new app for integration with Home Assistant (following this guide: https://www.home-assistant.io/integra...

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Shared likes feature development?

Not a help request, just a query Please delete if needed. The query was relating to interest in a feature. Wondering if a public like button could be a pathway to greater collaborative engagement? A public like function whereby the user simply taps a...

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Not a help request, just a query Please delete if needed.    The query was relating to interest in a feature. Wondering if a public like button could be a pathway to greater  collabo...

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Implentation of spotify player

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceMacbookOperating SystemApple My Question or IssueI am trying to implement Spotify player controls to my website but I keep getting the error message Spotify Player ErrorRequest failed with status code 400 I have completed ev...

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Plan Premium Country UK Device Macbook Operating System Apple   My Question or Issue I am trying to implement Spotify player controls to my website but I keep getting the error message...

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The Spotify embed is accessible due to the ""Preview" label

I was trying to embed one of my public Spotify playlist on my WordPress website. However, I got an accessibility flag saying the preview label was structured in an inaccessible way. According to the accessibility requirements, the

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I was trying to embed one of my public Spotify playlist on my WordPress website. However, I got an accessibility flag saying the preview label was structured in an inaccessible way.  According t...

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Pre integration question for my project

PlanFree/PremiumCountry USA My Question or IssueHello, I am new to spotify development. However, my question is more around terms of service "Are we allowed?" type question.So we all know what Discord is and how Spotify account can be connected to it...

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Plan Free/Premium Country USA   My Question or Issue Hello, I am new to spotify development. However, my question is more around terms of service "Are we allowed?" type question. So we a...

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Superuser Contribution 403 Error - Active premium subscription required for the owner of the app.

PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomDeviceAPI My Question or IssueI am aware of the last-minute changes brought to the community in this post: https://developer.spotify.com/blog/2026-02-06-update-on-developer-access-and-platform-security. We responded to...

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Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device API   My Question or Issue I am aware of the last-minute changes brought to the community in this post: https://developer.spotify.com/blog...

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Clear rate limit for new app

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceMacbook Pro M1Operating SystemTahoe My Question or IssueDuring testing of a new app, the rate limit was triggered and started at 600s. After they expired, it again reset to 600s. And then to 17hours! The code is set to abid...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device Macbook Pro M1 Operating System Tahoe   My Question or Issue During testing of a new app, the rate limit was triggered and started at 600s.  After ...

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Can't access my public playlist via web api

PlanPremiumCountryGhanaDevice(Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10) My Question or IssueI am about to go crazy here. I have tried every script you can think off. Set the right scopes, store refresh token, even used client credentials and STI...

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  Plan Premium Country Ghana Device (Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10)   My Question or Issue I am about to go crazy here. I have tried every script you can think ...

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Solved!! Extended quota was approved, but cannot find "Extension Requests"

My Question or IssueOur team just got an email from spotify sw integrations, saying that "We are pleased to let you know that your Partner Application has progressed to the next stage." It instructs us to "Press "Extension Requests" and follow the in...

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My Question or Issue Our team just got an email from spotify sw integrations, saying that "We are pleased to let you know that your Partner Application has progressed to the next stage." It instruct...

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Unable to delete disabled/blocked app from dashboard

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceMacBook Pro 16-inch, M5 ProOperating SystemmacOS My Question or IssueHello,My app (Client ID: bc763e1efa0d42239e0e7e0710768aa9) has been disabled and blocked due to a coding mistake (now fixed). The Edit and Delete buttons ...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device MacBook Pro 16-inch, M5 Pro Operating System macOS   My Question or Issue Hello, My app (Client ID: bc763e1efa0d42239e0e7e0710768aa9) has been dis...

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Request to upgrade my Spotify app to a Standard app tier

PlanPremiumCountryUK DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueMy developer dashboard only allows me to create Basic Information apps, even when following the documented creation flow. I need to create a Standard App so I can access the ...

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Plan Premium Country UK   Device PC Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue My developer dashboard only allows me to create Basic Information apps, even when followin...

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Song vs Song Sports League (SvS)

Our league requires artists to use Spotify/Apple Music-listed songs. Is there a way to have it so that songs that are used are not the preview version? I would like the songs to be able to be played in their entirety.

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Our league requires artists to use Spotify/Apple Music-listed songs. Is there a way to have it so that songs that are used are not the preview version? I would like the songs to be able to be played ...

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Wrong timestamps "played_at" for items at API endpoint "recently-played"

According to docs, the API endpoint Get Recently Played Tracks is supposed to return max. 50 items each with a property played_at, that cointains the date and time the track was played.Since recently these timestamps are off for almost all tracks. It...

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According to docs, the API endpoint Get Recently Played Tracks is supposed to return max. 50 items each with a property played_at, that cointains the date and time the track was played. ...

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Why embed playlist displays page not found

I am copying/looking at the share playlist with embed code and the result is "Page not found" - what might be the problem?

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I am copying/looking at the share playlist with embed code and the result is "Page not found" - what might be the problem?

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Solved!! GET PLAYLISTS ENDPOINT isn't working

Programming Language(Python)Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or Issue:I am making requests through the get playlists endpoint with the aiohttp library, but when i try to fetch the tracks (songs) data of a public playlists, it comes with basic...

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Programming Language (Python) Operating System (Windows 10)   My Question or Issue: I am making requests through the get playlists endpoint with the aiohttp library, but when i try to...

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