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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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Solved!!Superuser Contribution IDs limit incorrect for V1 get tracks in Spotify api web docs

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueHaving a list of 100 track ids in GET /tracks request does not work like stated in the API do...

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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 Havin...

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Does Spotify consider song lyrics when calcualting audio features?

I know that spotify doesn't really disclose how exactly audio features are calculated, but I wonder whether it analyzes audio files only or lyrics too

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I know that spotify doesn't really disclose how exactly audio features are calculated, but I wonder whether it analyzes audio files only or lyrics too

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Superuser Contribution Intermittent 502 response "Error while loading resource" adding tracks to playlist

I am using the Add Items to Playlist endpoint to add batches of 100 tracks to a playlist. https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/add-tracks-to-playlist The batches are sent on a loop with a .333 second delay between each. Inter...

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I am using the Add Items to Playlist endpoint to add batches of 100 tracks to a playlist.   https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/add-tracks-to-playlist   The ba...

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Can't verify my company email

PlanFree/Premium My Question or IssueI'm trying to create an App in Spotify for Developer in order to be able to use the API.But I can't do it because my email isn't verified yet.The issue is I never received a verification email and I assume it may ...

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Plan Free/Premium   My Question or Issue I'm trying to create an App in Spotify for Developer in order to be able to use the API. But I can't do it because my email isn't verified yet. The...

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Urgent Follow-Up on Spotify Extension Request

Dear Spotify Team, I hope this message finds you well.I am writing to urgently follow up on my recent Extension Request application. We have been waiting for six weeks now, and the delay is significantly impacting our project timeline. Our users are ...

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Dear Spotify Team, I hope this message finds you well. I am writing to urgently follow up on my recent Extension Request application. We have been waiting for six weeks now, and the delay is signifi...

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Cannot get song which is only in the newest release of an album

PlanPremium My Question or IssueI was working with the API and trying to get all of the songs on a playlist when I noticed that the number of songs I got was off by 1. The missing song was called Sometimes by alex_g_offline which is only on the newes...

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Plan Premium   My Question or Issue I was working with the API and trying to get all of the songs on a playlist when I noticed that the number of songs I got was off by 1. The missing song w...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Episodes release_date timezone

Hi What is the time zone of the `release_date` attribute returned by the `Episodes` endpoint? https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/get-an-episode#:~:text=From%20Anchor%20Creators%22-,release_date,-string PlanFree/PremiumCount...

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Hi   What is the time zone of the `release_date` attribute returned by the `Episodes` endpoint?   https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/get-an-episode#:~:text=Fr...

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Python API for offline music

PlanPremiumCountryPakistanDeviceN/AOperating SystemWindows My Question or IssueCan I use the python's Spotify API for offline music play?If so, how can I do that?I am aware that Spotify supports offline play on the desktop app, which leads me to beli...

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Plan Premium Country Pakistan Device N/A Operating System Windows   My Question or Issue Can I use the python's Spotify API for offline music play? If so, how can I do that? I am awa...

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Search for Item endpoint returning wrong Artist

I am testing out the Search for Item end point to search for artists. I am getting back the wrong artist consistently. For example: curl --request GET \--url 'https://api.spotify.com/v1/search?q=radiohead&type=artist&limit=1&offset=0' \--header 'Auth...

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I am testing out the Search for Item end point to search for artists. I am getting back the wrong artist consistently. For example:   curl --request GET \ --url 'https://api.spotify.com/v1/se...

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Bug: Blocked artists are showing on desktop

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueBlocked artist is showing on desktop.I blocked the an artist to not be recommended in Release Radar/Discover Weekly on mobile (not possible on desktop).The artist was...

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Plan Premium Country Sweden Device Desktop Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Blocked artist is showing on desktop. I blocked the an artist to not be recommended in Re...

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Inverse forward-back buttons in widget

CountrySpainDeviceRealme 8 proOperating SystemAndroid 11 My Question or IssueThe 15 second forward and back buttons have inverse actions in the widget when the device is locked. If I push back, it goes forward and so. If I unlock the device and try i...

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Country Spain Device Realme 8 pro Operating System Android 11   My Question or Issue The 15 second forward and back buttons have inverse actions in the widget when the device is locked. ...

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Embed play is not working?

It seems the embed player is not working for some podcast episodes, at the moment.Digging more, it seems this issue is afflicting only the audio episodes with video directly uploaded from S4P (by the new feature Spotify released a few days ago).Examp...

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  It seems the embed player is not working for some podcast episodes, at the moment. Digging more, it seems this issue is afflicting only the audio episodes with video directly uploaded from S...

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Web API - precise playback progress?

In the Web API is it at all possible to get accurate current playback timing? Progress_ms is always randomly delayed by 0.5-1.5s and timestamp in that response is not working. Assuming both my app and a player are on the same local machine. This was ...

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In the Web API is it at all possible to get accurate current playback timing? Progress_ms is always randomly delayed by 0.5-1.5s and timestamp in that response is not working. Assuming both my app an...

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This functionality is restricted to premium users only

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceChrome Web BrowserOperating SystemWindows, MacOS My Question or Issue We have setup a Web App that connects with Spotify and allows music playback in the web browser, and everything works properly. However, we're encounter...

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  Plan Premium Country USA   Device Chrome Web Browser Operating System Windows, MacOS   My Question or Issue   We have setup a Web App that connects with Spotify and...

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Listen to music without premium

Hello, good evening, day or afternoon, today I come to report an error in the application that allows you to listen to music without internet without having to be premium to inform you that I use the Official application From Google play and I am not...

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Hello, good evening, day or afternoon, today I come to report an error in the application that allows you to listen to music without internet without having to be premium to inform you that I use the...

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Hi:How can you check which artists have Santiago (CL) as the city with the most listeners. For example, Michael Jackson, Isao Tomita, The Alan Parsons Project have Santiago (Chile) as the city with the most listeners. Is there a way to make a query t...

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Hi: How can you check which artists have Santiago (CL) as the city with the most listeners. For example, Michael Jackson, Isao Tomita, The Alan Parsons Project have Santiago (Chile) as the city with...

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[BUG]: API Pagination next cursor and totals are wrong

Dear Support,there's an ongoing issue for a really long time, people keep reporting this and you guys close those as fixed every time (I saw many archive topics about this), but this is still a huge bug and issue. Take a look at the attached screensh...

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Dear Support, there's an ongoing issue for a really long time, people keep reporting this and you guys close those as fixed every time (I saw many archive topics about this), but this is still a hug...

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401 on Get Current User's Profile

PlanFree/PremiumCountryNLUsing UiPath Studio My Question or IssueI want to use Get Current User's Profile. I have obtained a token with the right scopes: accesstokenfromPreviousstepcontents:"{\"access_token\":\"BQBRbiggest part deletedOb0uX2NdEFSXYUx...

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Plan Free/Premium Country NL Using UiPath Studio   My Question or Issue I want to use Get Current User's Profile.  I have obtained a token with the right scopes:   acc...

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