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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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Kumkwat

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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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Solved!! BUG when creating a private playlist via web api

Hi guys im using the web api to create private playlist for my user, im trying this:curl --location 'https://api.spotify.com/v1/users/{user}/playlists' \--header 'Authorization: Bearer {token} \--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \--data '{"nam...

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Hi guys im using the web api to create private playlist for my user, im trying this: curl --location 'https://api.spotify.com/v1/users/{user}/playlists' \ --header 'Authorization: Bearer {token} \ ...

LewisRengifo

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utm_source parameter in spotify shared link

My Question or IssueHi everyone,I'm working in a project in which we have a custom cms and a frontend app. We are implementing a feature that allows our content creators to add embeded spotify podcasts from the cms to the frontend. I noticed that the...

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My Question or Issue Hi everyone, I'm working in a project in which we have a custom cms and a frontend app. We are implementing a feature that allows our content creators to add embeded spotify po...

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Dear Spotify creators! I would like to have a heart (like) button in the pull-down mini player. It w

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Feature request.
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Auto-generated Playlists (ie "Moody Mix") not returned in API

Hi,I am unable to access certain auto-generated or personalized playlists like Moody Mix, Angst Mix, and Dark Mix through the Spotify Web API. I have added these playlists in the client, but they do not show up in the results from the API (for exampl...

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Hi, I am unable to access certain auto-generated or personalized playlists like Moody Mix, Angst Mix, and Dark Mix through the Spotify Web API. I have added these playlists in the client, but they d...

Ximzend

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Help understanding quota extension rejection

Hi everyone,I recently had my quota extension request rejected with the reason:"You need to provide us with a fully working application that demonstrates all the core functionality."I'm a bit confused because I believe I did provide a fully working w...

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Hi everyone, I recently had my quota extension request rejected with the reason: "You need to provide us with a fully working application that demonstrates all the core functionality." I'm a bit c...

Ximzend

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WebApi Get Currently Playing Track fails with 404 Error

hey, I've tried to use https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/get-the-users-currently-playing-track but I receive the following content:{ "error" : { "status" : 404, "message" : "Invalid username" } }instead of{ "context": { "t...

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hey, I've tried to use https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/get-the-users-currently-playing-track but I receive the following content: { "error" : { "status" : 404, ...

Ximzend

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Solved!! 2 Questions about a potential Spotify based app

PlanFree, Premium soonCountryFranceDeviceZenfone 9Operating SystemWindows / UbuntuMy Question or IssueHi! I created years ago some sort of blindtest app as a school project using songs stored locally on my phone. The app was fun to dev and to play at...

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Plan Free, Premium soon Country France Device Zenfone 9 Operating System Windows / Ubuntu My Question or Issue Hi! I created years ago some sort of blindtest app as a school project using ...

Chuwab

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Extract top songs with date/API/Python

PlanPremiumCountryBROperating System(Windows 10) My Question or Issue Hi everyone, i'm kind lost in my first extract here, so i need to extract things like the genre, acustic, popularity... and i need that from a playlist of a country, so if you can ...

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Plan Premium Country BR Operating System (Windows 10)   My Question or Issue   Hi everyone, i'm kind lost in my first extract here, so i need to extract things like the genre, acus...

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Data Request
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Check if app is installed

Hello guys!I'm developing a webapp(nextjs) using Spotify's API and I've been following the design guidelines but I have no idea how to check if the app is installed to show "GET SPOTIFY FREE" instead of "PLAY ON SPOTIFY". Right now I got something li...

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Hello guys! I'm developing a webapp(nextjs) using Spotify's API and I've been following the design guidelines but I have no idea how to check if the app is installed to show "GET SPOTIFY FREE" ins...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Error: 403, Fetching Audio Features

I created an app few days ago, to create a recommendation system. The web API is fetching track details. But whenever I am requesting audio features related to a track id, I get a 403 error. There is no problem with authentication. Here's the scope v...

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I created an app few days ago, to create a recommendation system. The web API is fetching track details. But whenever I am requesting audio features related to a track id, I get a 403 error. There is...

Ximzend

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Get 500 Internal Server Error When Using Transfer Playback API

Hi,I'm encountering a 500 Internal Server Error when trying to transfer playback using the Spotify Web API.What I DidI checked available devices using GET /me/player/devices, and my devices are listed as expected:{ "devices": [ { "id": "145d1de2d16f0...

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Hi, I'm encountering a 500 Internal Server Error when trying to transfer playback using the Spotify Web API. What I Did I checked available devices using GET /me/player/devices, and my devices ar...

slawcok

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Hard limit on playlist changes?

Hey all. I've been using the web api to maintain a playlist for the last several years. Since about a month ago, I've not been able to make any changes to this playlist either through the app (desktop and mobile) nor the API. If I try to remove a tra...

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Hey all. I've been using the web api to maintain a playlist for the last several years. Since about a month ago, I've not been able to make any changes to this playlist either through the app (deskto...

kasperkamperman

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CORS : Access-Control-Allow-Origin header missing

PlanFreeCountryFrance DeviceDesktop (Firefox, Chrome), Mobile (Firefox, Android Browser)Operating SystemWindows 10, Linux (Ubuntu) My Question or IssueI'm embedding my Spotify hosted podcast on a partner website. Everything was fine until last week. ...

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Plan Free Country France   Device Desktop (Firefox, Chrome), Mobile (Firefox, Android Browser) Operating System Windows 10, Linux (Ubuntu)   My Question or Issue I'm embedding my...

gguillaume

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Web API authetication after 2025/04/09

PlanPremiumDeviceMacbook AirOperating SystemmacOS 10.15 My Question or IssueAfter the new rollout of Increasing the security requirements for integrating with Spotify, apps with custom URI scheme like this:com.example://callbackcan no longer be authe...

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Plan Premium Device Macbook Air Operating System macOS 10.15   My Question or Issue After the new rollout of Increasing the security requirements for integrating with Spotify, ...

Richard_Yang

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Solved!! I can't delete my playlist!

Plan Premium (duo) Country Germany Device PC - Firefox 136.0 (64-Bit) Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue Hello, I can't delete my playlist! I created the playlist via an [external link removed by Mod] node.https://open.spotify.com/playl...

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Plan Premium (duo) Country Germany   Device PC - Firefox 136.0 (64-Bit)   Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Hello,   I can't delete my...

Jose_M

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playlist bug
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Solved!! Spotify API /recommendations Endpoint Always Returns 404 — Even With Valid Token and Known Genres

Hi everyone! I’m currently building a music recommendation system for a final year university project. The goal is to suggest 5 songs based on a user's current emotion (e.g., "happy", "sad", "angry"), using Spotify’s /recommendations endpoint. This i...

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Hi everyone!  I’m currently building a music recommendation system for a final year university project. The goal is to suggest 5 songs based on a user's current emotion (e.g., "happy", "sad",...

musicD4RKH3LM3T

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the /recently-played endpoint is not showing latest tracks as of 2/22/2024

As of 2/22/2024, the `https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/player/recently-played` endpoint is no longer returning the latest recently played tracks. This is the full response (screenshot attached too so it's easier to spot):{"items": [{"track": {"album": {...

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As of 2/22/2024, the `https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/player/recently-played` endpoint is no longer returning the latest recently played tracks.  This is the full response (screenshot at...

talesfer

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Superuser Contribution User not registered in the developer dashboard

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceDesktop web browserOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI'm building a web app to view a user's playlists. Previously I was able to log in to spotify successfully through the app, and view my playlists. ...

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Plan Premium Country United States Device Desktop web browser Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I'm building a web app to view a user's playlists. Previously I was abl...

gophers

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Wip: Save last Played Session as Playlist

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueWorking on, pls don’t delete Gona be update within the next 7 days.

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

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Album Actual Sample Does Not Align with Response

Web API I am returning an album object, and trying to access total_tracks, which is required according to the web documentation. However, the actual response is:albumType: "album"artist: "PARTYNEXTDOOR"id: "6Rl6YoCarF2GHPSQmmFjuR"imageUrl: "https://i...

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Web API   I am returning an album object, and trying to access total_tracks, which is required according to the web documentation. However, the actual response is: albumType: "album" ar...

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Album Request
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