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Updating the Criteria for Web API Extended Access

Hey, I created this thread to get your feedback on our blog post around changes to the Web API extended access criteria, which will take place on May 15th. Please share any of your thoughts on this change in the comments below. All of your feedback w...

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Fetching Multiple songs(Spotify API)

I just wanted to find out if its possible to fetch a whole bunch of songs based on the specified market and /or genre Like say for instance i wanted to fetch every Dance song released in Portugal in the past year,would this be posible ?

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I just wanted to find out if its possible to fetch a whole bunch of songs based on the specified market and /or genre    Like say for instance i wanted to fetch every Dance song released ...

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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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Issue with API Usage for Managing a Large Spotify Account

Plan:PremiumDevice:PCOperating System:Windows 10My Question or Issue:I’m encountering an issue with the Spotify API while managing my account, where I follow over 2,400 artists. My project involves running a weekly script to check all these artists f...

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Plan: Premium Device: PC Operating System: Windows 10 My Question or Issue: I’m encountering an issue with the Spotify API while managing my account, where I follow over 2,400 artists. My proj...

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Spotify is becoming hard to use

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceIphone 13Operating System(iOS 18)My Question or IssueI hate how Spotify is becoming a tool to use Audiobook/Podcast. Like why am I being suggested podcast or audiobooks when I never listen to them. Where is my music.... ...

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Plan Premium Country Canada Device Iphone 13 Operating System (iOS 18) My Question or Issue I hate how Spotify is becoming a tool to use Audiobook/Podcast. Like why am I being suggested podc...

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API Testing Tool for Spotify API

Hi Spotify!I am a newbie developer, trying to tackle my first application. I wish to implement the Spotify API into my app, but I am not sure which API testing tool I should commit to. I have asked and looked around, and here are a few notable tools ...

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Hi Spotify! I am a newbie developer, trying to tackle my first application. I wish to implement the Spotify API into my app, but I am not sure which API testing tool I should commit to. I have ask...

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Quota Extension Denied (for non-streaming SDA)

So finally got an answer for my submission and it was rejected but it doesn't make sense. I use the audio analysis to turn it into sound waves and sell it as wall art. Based on the TOS is this not considered a non-streaming SDA and can be used for co...

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So finally got an answer for my submission and it was rejected but it doesn't make sense. I use the audio analysis to turn it into sound waves and sell it as wall art. Based on the TOS is this not co...

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App Submission Denied - "Targets Children"

Developing my first Spotify app (a parental control app),Got an email finally stating that my app is denied because it "Targets children".It clearly targets parents of children...I'm not sure how to get this re-reviewed or reversed but I have this th...

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Developing my first Spotify app (a parental control app), Got an email finally stating that my app is denied because it "Targets children". It clearly targets parents of children... I'm not sure h...

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Superuser Contribution See the authorization window directly in the Spotify application

We are developing a mobile application but since Web API is much easier to use and has many examples, we plan to proceed via Web API.Everything is going great, granting permission to the application, getting tokens, using tokens etc. However, when we...

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We are developing a mobile application but since Web API is much easier to use and has many examples, we plan to proceed via Web API. Everything is going great, granting permission to the applicatio...

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401 Error

I get a 401 error. I don't share the code because the code works properly in local. When I make a request to the API, it gives a 401 error. Server is running on edge. What can cause this problem?

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I get a 401 error. I don't share the code because the code works properly in local. When I make a request to the API, it gives a 401 error. Server is running on edge. What can cause this problem?

Ximzend

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Availability of APIs for Directly Playing Spotify Music in Third-Party Apps

I'm developing an application with the aim to integrate Spotify music playback directly within it. This integration would allow users to browse, select, and play Spotify tracks seamlessly without leaving the app.I understand that direct access to Spo...

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I'm developing an application with the aim to integrate Spotify music playback directly within it. This integration would allow users to browse, select, and play Spotify tracks seamlessly without lea...

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Directly Playing Spotify Music in Third-Party Apps
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identifying playlists my music is in

Hi all, I'm trying to find a tool that would use spotify's api in order to identify more precisely the playlists my music is being added to. I have had the pleasure of being added to users' playlists in the past few weeks and got a lot of new followe...

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Hi all, I'm trying to find a tool that would use spotify's api in order to identify more precisely the playlists my music is being added to. I have had the pleasure of being added to users' playlists...

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Superuser Contribution [WEB API] Follow playlist vs Add to Library

Hello,The Web API still offers endpoint to follow / unfollow a playlist and to check if a user follows a playlist, but I don't see this action in Spotify anymore, it seems to have been replaced with "Add to Library", which doesn't seem to be the same...

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Hello, The Web API still offers endpoint to follow / unfollow a playlist and to check if a user follows a playlist, but I don't see this action in Spotify anymore, it seems to have been replaced wit...

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Searching for the count of streams

I'm not sure if it's in the right place - I'd like to search by number of streams. For example, I would like to have tracks of a certain genre that have less than 50000 streams, but more than 2000.Is that somehow possible?

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I'm not sure if it's in the right place - I'd like to search by number of streams. For example, I would like to have tracks of a certain genre that have less than 50000 streams, but more than 2000. ...

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Solved!! clerk authentication with spotify

So, I am making an NLP application where the emotions generated after processing some text are mapped to a genre and then used for searching songs related to that genre on spotify and creating a playlist for the user.However, the issue is i am not ab...

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So, I am making an NLP application where the emotions generated after processing some text are mapped to a genre and then used for searching songs related to that genre on spotify and creating a play...

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Superuser Contribution Auth not working for web api on certain iPhones

I'm using the Spotify Web API to create a music player within a web app. I've got everything working fine on all devices, except for newer iPhones. On the iPhone 10, iPhone 14 and iPhone 15, on all browsers, authentication isn't working. After loggin...

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I'm using the Spotify Web API to create a music player within a web app. I've got everything working fine on all devices, except for newer iPhones.   On the iPhone 10, iPhone 14 and iPhone 15,...

LambertSpot

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Superuser Contribution Web API info for Jams

Hi! I wanted to make a web app that involves a users current jam. Are there any API references that exist for this?

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Hi! I wanted to make a web app that involves a users current jam. Are there any API references that exist for this?  

NoamL

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Some testers got 403 error even were added to dev dashboard

PlanPremiumCountryAUDeviceiPhone and GalaxyOperating SystemiOS and Android My Question or IssueHi Spotify team, I am developing an app integrating web APIs and it is now on beta test. Some testers reported they received 403 error when trying to query...

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Plan Premium Country AU Device iPhone and Galaxy Operating System iOS and Android   My Question or Issue Hi Spotify team,   I am developing an app integrating web APIs and it is...

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Developer Dashboard Problem
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About creating content recommendation algorithms using Spotify api

아래 정보는 모두 필수가 아닙니다. 그러나 더 많이 제공할수록 저희가 도움을 시도하는 것이 더 쉬워질 것입니다.계획무료/프리미엄국가KOREA 장치(아이폰8, 삼성갤럭시9, 맥북프로 2016년 후반)운영 체제(iOS 10, 안드로이드 오레오, 윈도우 10 등) 내 질문 또는 문제Hello, I'm asking because I'm curious even after reading the Spotify Developer Regulation Book....

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아래 정보는 모두 필수가 아닙니다. 그러나 더 많이 제공할수록 저희가 도움을 시도하는 것이 더 쉬워질 것입니다. 계획 무료/프리미엄 국가 KOREA   장치 (아이폰8, 삼성갤럭시9, 맥북프로 2016년 후반) 운영 체제 (iOS 10, 안드로이드 오레오, 윈도우 10 등)   내 질문 또는 문제 Hello, I'm...

Ximzend

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Solved!! API Issue with specific user

I'm a bit baffled at the moment and hoping someone on the forum can point me in the right direction. I've written and re-written this at least 10 times and I don't even know what to ask at this point. I've encountered so many strange issues, but I'll...

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I'm a bit baffled at the moment and hoping someone on the forum can point me in the right direction.   I've written and re-written this at least 10 times and I don't even know what to ask at t...

RyTown

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