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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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Refresh token expiration: discussion thread

Hey everyone, I've created this thread to provide more insight on an upcoming change to how refresh tokens work for apps on the Spotify Web API. We've shared a blog post that explains what's changing and why. The short version: refresh tokens will no...

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tuftii

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An error occurred while processing the Spotify callback.

PlanFreeMy Question or IssueI am able to redirect to spotify after clicking allow, I am getting {"message":"An error occurred while processing the Spotify callback.","success":false,"error":{"code":"ERR_NON_2XX_3XX_RESPONSE","timings":{"start":174797...

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Plan Free My Question or Issue I am able to redirect to spotify after clicking allow, I am getting  {"message":"An error occurred while processing the Spotify callback.","success":false,"e...

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Spotify OAuth Scope Parameter Not Included In Authorisation URL

Hi everyone,I’m working on integrating Spotify OAuth login into my React app. I want to request multiple scopes including user-read-email, user-read-private, and user-follow-read. However, when I build the authorization URL and redirect the user to S...

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Hi everyone, I’m working on integrating Spotify OAuth login into my React app. I want to request multiple scopes including user-read-email, user-read-private, and user-follow-read. However, when I b...

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metrics return "<5" instead of the actual number

Hello, we are using the https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/ads-api/reference/v3.0/createAsyncReport endpoint to retrieve information from the user account, and sometimes when retrieving metrics instead of obtaining an actual number, the API ...

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Hello,   we are using the https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/ads-api/reference/v3.0/createAsyncReport endpoint to retrieve information from the user account, and sometimes when retrie...

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SongFetch

Greetings, I have an app built that allows users of SongFetch, to search Spotify using their Spotify credentials and to voice search song titles and/or artists at Spotify then plays on their available media player. It is in development mode at Spotif...

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Greetings,  I have an app built that allows users of SongFetch, to search Spotify using their Spotify credentials and to voice search song titles and/or artists at Spotify then plays on their a...

SongFetch

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How to Logout? Is it possible?

I’m working on an application using the Spotify API, and I’ve encountered an issue when trying to switch between different user accounts during the OAuth login process.Here’s the scenario:I successfully logged into Account A, went through the OAuth f...

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I’m working on an application using the Spotify API, and I’ve encountered an issue when trying to switch between different user accounts during the OAuth login process. Here’s the scenario: I suc...

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Clarification on Licensing Conditions for Spotify API Use in Music-Based Game (Commercial Request)

Hello,My name is Matteo and I’m part of the team developing Bubble, a music-themed, strategy-based game currently in development.In Bubble, players take on the role of music managers: they scout, train and grow virtual artists, build their own label,...

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Hello, My name is Matteo and I’m part of the team developing Bubble, a music-themed, strategy-based game currently in development. In Bubble, players take on the role of music managers: they sc...

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App status changed to Disabled and blocked

PlanPremium My Question or IssueHi, my app was working fine, but suddenly started to get 429 to all API requests, and the app status is "Disabled and blocked". No emails were sent as a warning or notification of that change. Would you please advise m...

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Plan Premium   My Question or Issue Hi, my app was working fine, but suddenly started to get 429 to all API requests, and the app status is "Disabled and blocked". No emails were sent as a w...

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Development of an independent app on Windows 11

I've noticed that Spotify runs a Microsoft Edge window on Windows 11, instead of using a Spotify's proprietary app. It would be cool if you develop an independent app for Windows 11, an .exe installer file that I could download, like a media player, ...

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I've noticed that Spotify runs a Microsoft Edge window on Windows 11, instead of using a Spotify's proprietary app. It would be cool if you develop an independent app for Windows 11, an .exe installe...

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API access on premium accounts

Im developing and Spotify app that shows the user current song playing and the top artists, this use of the API requires the users account to be premium, my account and tow other of some colleagues are premium. The issue is that when i try to request...

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Im developing and Spotify app that shows the user current song playing and the top artists, this use of the API requires the users account to be premium, my account and tow other of some colleagues a...

Ximzend

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Solved!! How can I get the BPM of the current playing song?

Im trying to make a game that uses spotify as a backend feature but for that I somehow need to eb able to get the BPM of the current song playing. I already got the current song playing printing finished but I have no clue how to get the bpm because ...

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Im trying to make a game that uses spotify as a backend feature but for that I somehow need to eb able to get the BPM of the current song playing. I already got the current song playing printing fini...

Ximzend

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Issue with Save Tracks for Current User

There is an issue with endpoint Save Tracks for Current User. Let's add 5 tracks by request: A, B, C, D, E. The result will be in any order, but not in the order of the request. It could be B, C, E, A, D or C, A, B, D, E - it doesn't matter what the ...

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There is an issue with endpoint Save Tracks for Current User.   Let's add 5 tracks by request: A, B, C, D, E. The result will be in any order, but not in the order of the request. It could be ...

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Tracks for Current User SAVES in NOT exact sequence as expected

Hey it's seems that I find a bug in API processing save-tracks-userAccording to the manual if I use ids=7ouMYWpwJ422jRcDASZB7P,4VqPOruhp5EdPBeR92t6lQ,2takcwOaAZWiXQijPHIx7Bit adds tracks to my favorite songs in a different order than in this line, ev...

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Hey it's seems that I find a bug in API processing save-tracks-user According to the manual if I use ids=7ouMYWpwJ422jRcDASZB7P,4VqPOruhp5EdPBeR92t6lQ,2takcwOaAZWiXQijPHIx7B it adds tracks to my fa...

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[WebSDK] 500 error on license endpoint after successful device ready.

Plan PremiumPremiumCountryIreland DeviceMacOperating SystemmacOS Big Sur My Question or Issue So i'm using the latest castlabs build of electron with widevine to get my web app leveraging the Spotify Web SDK to package up for desktop use. (because I ...

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  Plan Premium Premium Country Ireland   Device Mac Operating System macOS Big Sur   My Question or Issue   So i'm using the latest castlabs build of electron with wi...

Cody-Kao

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Spotify webhook support

Is Spotify going to introduce webhooks for actions like song liked, playlist created or a song added to playlist etc anytime soon?

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Is Spotify going to introduce webhooks for actions like song liked, playlist created or a song added to playlist etc anytime soon?

mbajur

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Solved!! API Down

hey my API suddenly stopped responding and refusing requests but my App is still indicating I have a Granted quota extension. Has anything changed the past few days and how would i get support for this kid of issue?Thanks

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hey my API suddenly stopped responding and refusing requests but my App is still indicating I have a Granted quota extension. Has anything changed the past few days and how would i get support for th...

hipworth

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How to request a spotify token for dev

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How to request a spotify token for dev

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Submitted Spotify Web API Extension Before May 15 – Forgot Test Account Registration

Hi, I submitted an extension request for the Spotify Web API on May 14, before the new review criteria started on May 15. In the submission form, I mentioned that testers can use any valid Spotify account, since our app uses Spotify OAuth and doesn’t...

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Hi, I submitted an extension request for the Spotify Web API on May 14, before the new review criteria started on May 15.   In the submission form, I mentioned that testers can use any valid S...

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Getting 502 response on DELETE for /playlist/

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDeviceFairphone 5, Lenovo Thinkpad T14s Gen 6Operating SystemArch Linux My Question or IssueI have a long running app that clears and updates a playlist every day with a new album. It has been working pretty good for a couple ...

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Plan Premium Country Sweden Device Fairphone 5, Lenovo Thinkpad T14s Gen 6 Operating System Arch Linux   My Question or Issue I have a long running app that clears and updates a play...

_stephane

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Playlist Delete 502
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Extension Request rejected for the wrong reason

So I recently submitted an extension request for my AI-powered app, and it was rejected due to the reason that it "ingests Spotify content into a machine-learning and AI model," which isn't true and is an incorrect assumption the review team made The...

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So I recently submitted an extension request for my AI-powered app, and it was rejected due to the reason that it "ingests Spotify content into a machine-learning and AI model," which isn't true and ...

GusMakarov

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GET /v1/me/player return error artist name

PlanPremiumCountryTaiwanMy Question or IssueThe API returns an incorrect artist name for the song when the market parameter is used. What I've CheckedThe token works for /v1/me/player /me/player/currently-playing, so it's valid.The scopes used are: u...

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Plan Premium Country Taiwan My Question or Issue The API returns an incorrect artist name for the song when the market parameter is used.   What I've Checked The token works fo...

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