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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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Solved!!Superuser Contribution [WEB API] Accept button not working on user data's authorization page

PlanPremiumFr DeviceMacbook Pro mid 2014Operating SystemMacOs Big Sur 11.4 My Question or IssueI'm bulding a PHP/Symfony app which uses the WebAPI.So I perform the first step to initiate the dialog with the API : $state = $session->generateState(); $...

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Plan Premium Fr   Device Macbook Pro mid 2014 Operating System MacOs Big Sur 11.4   My Question or Issue I'm bulding a PHP/Symfony app which uses the WebAPI. So I perform the fir...

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Urgent Help Needed: iOS App Stuck in Developer Mode Due to Spotify Testing Requirements

PlanFree/PremiumCountryIndiaDeviceMacOperating SystemMAC OS My Question or IssueWe've developed an iOS app that integrates with the Spotify API and have completed our development work. We're now trying to move from Developer Mode to Production Mode f...

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Plan Free/Premium Country India Device Mac Operating System MAC OS   My Question or Issue We've developed an iOS app that integrates with the Spotify API and have completed our develop...

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Question about Synchronization

Hi all. I have a question about this requirement for API extension approval. Synchronization: Spotify content is used in the background of visual media, such as advertising, film, TV programs, livestreams, slideshow videos (etc.) In my use case my ap...

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Hi all. I have a question about this requirement for API extension approval.   Synchronization: Spotify content is used in the background of visual media, such as advertising, film, TV progra...

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Solved!! What can I do if I can't provide demo account?

I recently made a Minecraft mod, that links your game to Spotify. However, the login process is difficult for people who aren't very good on computer. Therefore, I decided to change auth method that involves PKCE, so that they don't need to make deve...

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I recently made a Minecraft mod, that links your game to Spotify. However, the login process is difficult for people who aren't very good on computer. Therefore, I decided to change auth method that ...

Ximzend

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Need some help with "integrated with streams or content from another service"

I submitted my Spotify developer app for verification, but I received a response stating that my Minecraft mod does not comply with Spotify’s terms. The reason given was: ‘The product or service is integrated with streams or content from another serv...

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I submitted my Spotify developer app for verification, but I received a response stating that my Minecraft mod does not comply with Spotify’s terms. The reason given was: ‘The product or service is i...

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web playback SDK integration

Hi all,I'm trying to integrate the spotify web playback sdk within the site I'm working on.Does any of you know if each guest who play a track must necessary perform the login to spotify first?Thank you Sarah

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Hi all, I'm trying to integrate the spotify web playback sdk within the site I'm working on. Does any of you know if each guest who play a track must necessary perform the login to spotify first? ...

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Solved!! How to Add My Music to Last Fm via Spotify

Hi Spotify Community, i love Spotify and for that i am thankful to spotify that makes it much easier for me to listen to my favorite tracks anytime. I love music which is why i want to add my music on last fm via spotify. I am trying to add my track ...

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Hi Spotify Community, i love Spotify and for that i am thankful to spotify that makes it much easier for me to listen to my favorite tracks anytime. I love music which is why i want to add my music o...

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New Feature Idea

PlanPremiumCountryAllDevice(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My QuestionI've developed a new feature for audio streaming services that would integrate very well with Spotify. He...

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Plan Premium Country All Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question I've developed a new fea...

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v1/me/following getting 403s all of a sudden

Context: app is > 5 years old, thousands of users, no code change recently. For an extremely large portion of users, I'm getting a 403 Forbidden response when I hit the v1/me/following endpoint. This seems to have started yesterday and is practically...

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Context: app is > 5 years old, thousands of users, no code change recently.   For an extremely large portion of users, I'm getting a 403 Forbidden response when I hit the v1/me/following en...

daxtylos

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(Current) User's Playlist doesn't list Spotify owned playlists (e.g. Your Top Songs/Wrapped)

Neither https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/playlists nor https://api.spotify.com/v1/users/{user_id}/playlists gives me a full list of my saved playlists. Trying to get my Wrapped Playlist using https://api.spotify.com/v1/playlists/{playlist_id} also doesn...

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Neither https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/playlists nor https://api.spotify.com/v1/users/{user_id}/playlists gives me a full list of my saved playlists. Trying to get my Wrapped Playl...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify web API authorization not working for Login with phone option

PlanFreeCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueHi, I would like to bring it to your notice that authorization flow is broken for login with phone nu...

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Plan Free Country   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue Hi, I  wou...

junostr05

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Getting Access to the Spotify For Artist api

I'm trying to integrate wit the spotify for artists api , It says the client_id for the app will need to be whitelisted but I am unsure as to how to go about this. We are a distributor and want to be able to use this api to give people who have distr...

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I'm trying to integrate wit the spotify for artists api , It says the client_id for the app will need to be whitelisted but I am unsure as to how to go about this. We are a distributor and want ...

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C# - /me/player/play "PREMIUM_REQUIRED" - Logged in with Token

PlanFamily/PremiumCountryGermanyDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Hi. I try to build a litte C# Script to play a Song with the Spotify-API.I am logged in as a member of an family premium account and i have a login-token to call ...

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Plan Family/Premium Country Germany Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue   Hi. I try to build a litte C# Script to play a Song with the Spotify-API. I am...

incomr

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Monthly listeners API endpoint

PlanFreeCountryItalyDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueCollecting these info in attached picture is crucial for me and it would be amazing having an API endpoint! In the last few days I read about lot of people asking for it ...

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  Plan Free Country Italy Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Collecting these info in attached picture is crucial for me and it would be amazing ha...

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Playlist API Endpoint inconsistency

TL;DR: If a playlist like https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DZ06evO3FRpH0 is queried with the id using the playlist API endpoint it shouldn't say 404 since other Endpoints explicitly give out a href for that resource, but rather give the met...

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TL;DR: If a playlist like https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DZ06evO3FRpH0 is queried with the id using the playlist API endpoint it shouldn't say 404 since other Endpoints explicit...

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Huge Discrepancy Between Retry-After and Rate-Limit-Reset Headers

Hey Spotify team/community,I'm working on a Discord bot that tracks new music releases for users from artists they follow or listen to frequently.Been running into some weird rate limiting issues lately that I can't figure out.My bot got rate limited...

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Hey Spotify team/community, I'm working on a Discord bot that tracks new music releases for users from artists they follow or listen to frequently. Been running into some weird rate limiting issu...

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My app stopped working as of March 3, 2025.

I didn't change anything in my app, but it stopped working. In the app console I see the error "Error checking releases for artist: Expecting value: line 1 column 1 (char 0)". So the problem is in the API itself. But what happened? My application was...

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I didn't change anything in my app, but it stopped working. In the app console I see the error "Error checking releases for artist: Expecting value: line 1 column 1 (char 0)". So the problem is in th...

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me/top/tracks bug

me/top/tracks returns 502 "Error while loading resource" when I send a request with limit=50 and offset=650. What's weird is both offsets of 600 and 700 work, and the total is 721. Seems like a bug?

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  me/top/tracks returns 502 "Error while loading resource" when I send a request with limit=50 and offset=650. What's weird is both offsets of 600 and 700 work, and the total is 721. Seems like...

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Do podcasts stream differently than short songs?

I am trying o create an app that is basically a radio interface foe spotify and songs are working fine but when i try to run podcasts, the playback does not work frequently, so i am guessing that the way Spotify streams long podcasts may be different...

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I am trying o create an app that is basically a radio interface foe spotify and songs are working fine but when i try to run podcasts, the playback does not work frequently, so i am guessing that the...

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Bug? A Playlist Made Public Again No Longer Appears in the API

Title: Bug? A Playlist Made Public Again No Longer Appears in the APIHi everyone,I’m experiencing a strange issue with the Spotify API, and I wanted to check if other developers have encountered the same behavior.IssueI’m using the following endpoint...

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Title: Bug? A Playlist Made Public Again No Longer Appears in the API Hi everyone, I’m experiencing a strange issue with the Spotify API, and I wanted to check if other developers have encountered ...

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