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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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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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User History API Endpoint Missing Tracks

PlanPremiumCountryUnited States My Question or IssueI am a developer that makes use of the v1/me/player/recently-played endpoint. I noticed that the endpoint only shows two songs that I've listened to over the past two days, whereas all history befor...

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  Plan Premium Country United States   My Question or Issue I am a developer that makes use of the v1/me/player/recently-played endpoint. I noticed that the endpoint only shows two s...

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Publish personal songs on Spotify

Windows, iPhone 13 My Question or IssueI have an issue to publish my own song on Spotify for personal use. It works on my Spotify desktop but doesn’t work on Spotify, the problem is that I can’t open it on my phone even though it works on my computer...

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Windows, iPhone 13   My Question or Issue I have an issue to publish my own song on Spotify for personal use. It works on my Spotify desktop but doesn’t work on Spotify, the problem is that I...

Ximzend

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Android MediaController and Streaming SDA

Is an application considered a Streaming SDA if it uses Android's native MediaController API (https://developer.android.com/reference/android/media/session/MediaController) to control playback? The compliance tips list the following as streaming apps...

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Is an application considered a Streaming SDA if it uses Android's native MediaController API (https://developer.android.com/reference/android/media/session/MediaController) to control playback? &nbs...

jaakkorf

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Proposal: AI-Powered Emotion-Based Music Experience Using Spotify API – VibeTune

Dear Spotify Partnerships Team, My name is Kartik Thakur, and I’m excited to introduce VibeTune, an AI-driven music experience built using the Spotify API. The core of VibeTune is a powerful facial emotion detection system that analyzes users’ expres...

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Dear Spotify Partnerships Team, My name is Kartik Thakur, and I’m excited to introduce VibeTune, an AI-driven music experience built using the Spotify API. The core of VibeTune is a powerful facial...

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ios app + linux player, and connect - bug closes miniplayer?

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceiPhone SE2 + Dell Laptop Operating Systemios 18.4.1 + Linux 6.13.11 kernelMy Question or IssueHaven't figured out the exact steps but:I started the morning playing music on Linux with the mini player open. Before stepping a...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device iPhone SE2  + Dell Laptop  Operating System ios 18.4.1 + Linux 6.13.11 kernel My Question or Issue Haven't figured out the exact steps but: I start...

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WebAPI Authorization Code with PKCE 400 Error

Hello all, I am working on a small project to request player information from the WebAPI, however I am having a lot of issues with authentication. My Question or IssueI have been following https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/tutorials...

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Hello all,   I am working on a small project to request player information from the WebAPI, however I am having a lot of issues with authentication.    My Question or Issue I have...

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/v1/me API - Null Email Field for Users in India

It seems there are cases where the email field is returned as null when calling the https://api.spotify.com/v1/me API, particularly in India. According to the documentation, this field should not be nullable. Please investigate this. Thank you.

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It seems there are cases where the email field is returned as null when calling the https://api.spotify.com/v1/me API, particularly in India. According to the documentation, this field should not be ...

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INVALID_CLIENT: invalid client

I'm trying to develop a test app using Python and spotipy.Everything worked fine yesterday. But today when the app tries to obtain a token, I'm getting a browser window opened saying "INVALID_CLIENT: Invalid client".The actual code looks like this: i...

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I'm trying to develop a test app using Python and spotipy. Everything worked fine yesterday. But today when the app tries to obtain a token, I'm getting a browser window opened saying "INVALID_CLIEN...

kuendig

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Web Playback SDK Not Working on Latest Chrome Android

Receiving the following error when trying to initialize the Web Playback SDK on the latest Android Chrome versions (111 and 112). The player connects but fails to become 'ready'. Uncaught (in promise) EMEError: No supported keysystem was found.at new...

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Receiving the following error when trying to initialize the Web Playback SDK on the latest Android Chrome versions (111 and 112). The player connects but fails to become 'ready'.   Uncaught (i...

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usb stick with 4g and bluetooth

Hi, we are developing a internett pcb that can be connected to earbuds via bluetooth and send voice commands to a server and we want to either stream Spotify via web to the device or save offline playlists all without a phone, it can be the next big ...

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Hi, we are developing a internett pcb that can be connected to earbuds via bluetooth and send voice commands to a server and we want to either stream Spotify via web to the device or save offline pla...

Ximzend

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Get user's playlist doesn't return followed playlist

Using Spotify API with a personnal app using credentials id and secret authent,I get different result from the exemple page and my application when getting some user's playlists :https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/get-list-...

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Using Spotify API with a personnal app using credentials id and secret authent, I get different result from the exemple page and my application when getting some user's playlists : https://deve...

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Rejection of extension request

Hello. Recently i got the extension rejection email that says:"You need to provide us with a fully working application that demonstrates all the core functionality"Which is exactly what i did. I also included how to run that app step by step at docum...

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Hello.  Recently i got the extension rejection email that says: "You need to provide us with a fully working application that demonstrates all the core functionality" Which is exactly what i ...

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Search Api Issue Not Providing Preview_url

I'm using the Spotify Search API to fetch tracks. I do get a successful response with track data, but none of the tracks include a preview_url — it is either missing or always null. Why is the preview_url not available in the search results, and what...

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I'm using the Spotify Search API to fetch tracks. I do get a successful response with track data, but none of the tracks include a preview_url — it is either missing or always null. Why is the previe...

Ximzend

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Please create an option for users to not hear the same songs all the time

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceSamsung Galaxy Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssuePlease create an option for users to not hear the same songs all the time. I would like to have the option to skip any songs I've heard in the last month, for e...

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Plan Premium Country USA   Device Samsung Galaxy  Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Please create an option for users to not hear the same songs all the tim...

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Request for compliance review — Music timeline game using Spotify SDK independently

Hello Spotify Team, I am currently developing a mobile app that integrates the Spotify SDK. The Android app is now in closed tests and it works like a charm.Before any public release, I would like to ensure that my application is fully compliant with...

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Hello Spotify Team,  I am currently developing a mobile app that integrates the Spotify SDK. The Android app is now in closed tests and it works like a charm. Before any public release, I woul...

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Unable to create app in Spotify Developer

I cannot create an app. I get an error message "Something went wrong, we were not able to create your app. Please try again later." I've tried multiple times over the course of the day and used several browsers. I've tried resetting my password and v...

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I cannot create an app. I get an error message "Something went wrong, we were not able to create your app. Please try again later." I've tried multiple times over the course of the day and used sever...

nikhilpakhloo

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Request for ability to extract features from audio.

I have my college presentation in 5 hours in which i am analysing sentiment of user based on the type of music they are listening to and for that i need audio features of their top streamed songs. yes im aware that spotify removed it in their novembe...

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I have my college presentation in 5 hours in which i am analysing sentiment of user based on the type of music they are listening to and for that i need audio features of their top streamed songs. ye...

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Return Top Tracks only

Trying to get Top 10 tracks via postman POST request but got403 Error -Already using - "user-top-read" mentioned in docs .why still not working ??Insufficient client scopePlanFreeCountryIndiaDevice(Dell PC)Operating System( Windows 10,etc.) My Questi...

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Trying to get  Top 10 tracks via postman POST request but got 403 Error - Already using - "user-top-read" mentioned in docs . why still not working ?? Insufficient client scope Plan Free ...

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Requesting for commercial cooperation with Spotify from Tuya Smart

Hi Spotify Officer:I am solution director of Tuya Smart(NYSE:TUYA), a global AIoT platform who dedicated for consumer level IoT products, we have already integrated with Amazon Alexa and google chrome cast, also Samsung Interthings.We are also develo...

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Hi Spotify Officer: I am solution director of Tuya Smart(NYSE:TUYA), a global AIoT platform who dedicated for consumer level IoT products, we have already integrated with Amazon Alexa and google c...

cookzhao

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