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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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JoshRainierStudios

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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...

AlejoVE

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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...

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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...

Jesús9

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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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"Artists page"
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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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App Suddenly Missing

PlanFree/PremiumCountryUS My Question or IssueI was using my app, when it suddenly stopped working. Went to my dashboard and it's just gone. Was this accidental or intentional? I didn't receive an email or anything on the dashboard so I assume it was...

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Plan Free/Premium Country US   My Question or Issue I was using my app, when it suddenly stopped working. Went to my dashboard and it's just gone. Was this accidental or intentional? I did...

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C# script to play/pause?

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows My Question or IssueIs there a way for me to run a script in javascript or C# that toggles pause/play on my spotify account?

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Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows   My Question or Issue Is there a way for me to run a script in javascript or C# that toggles pause/play on my spotify accou...

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Aggiungere in coda nella scheda episodio a pagamento

PlanPremiumCountryItaly DeviceOnePlus 8Operating SystemAndroid 13 My Question or IssueNella scheda di un episodio a pagamento (quindi un contenuto extra) non c'è la possibilità dal menù di aggiungere in coda l'episodio o segnarlo come finito. Se inve...

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  Plan Premium Country Italy    Device OnePlus 8 Operating System Android 13   My Question or Issue Nella scheda di un episodio a pagamento (quindi un contenuto extra)...

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Superuser Contribution Missing Preview URL using Client Credentials

I have noticed that the preview_url field is always null when using the Client Credentials flow and I don't see any thing in the documentation describing what flows have access to preview urls. Is this an intended feature, just not documented(maybe i...

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I have noticed that the preview_url field is always null when using the Client Credentials flow and I don't see any thing in the documentation describing what flows have access to preview urls. Is th...

kliad

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Solved!! Questions regarding quota extension rejection: Commercial SDA

My quota extension has been rejected 3 times so far. It seems every time, there is a different reason and this has cost me a lot of time. The first two times, I have had to clarify on things in the next application submission, but then I just receive...

Music Fan

My quota extension has been rejected 3 times so far. It seems every time, there is a different reason and this has cost me a lot of time. The first two times, I have had to clarify on things in the n...

practical_hen

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Extension request help

Hi Spotify Community, I submitted a Scope Extension request for my Spotify app on February 27, but I haven't heard back yet.My app, "TicketBird" (Client ID: 827aa6f068dc47fdb2a426b22a2ed14f), utilizes Spotify's API to allow Spotify Premium users to p...

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Hi Spotify Community, I submitted a Scope Extension request for my Spotify app on February 27, but I haven't heard back yet. My app, "TicketBird" (Client ID: 827aa6f068dc47fdb2a426b22a2ed14f), utili...

practical_hen

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