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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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DJSHARON

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Retrieve music genre, specific language

HiDoes the API provides the ability to retrieve some data, like Music Genres, localized in a specific language ? ThanksLoic

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Hi Does the API provides the ability to retrieve some data, like Music Genres, localized in a specific language ?   Thanks Loic

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playlist rate limiting

my app calls the API to get playlists (<1000) and then calls it again to get the tracks and some track features from those playlists, which ends up being around 10000 tracks. is there a better way to do this to avoid rate limiting? playlist_data = []...

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my app calls the API to get playlists (<1000) and then calls it again to get the tracks and some track features from those playlists, which ends up being around 10000 tracks. is there a better way...

nightrainlily

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Problems with Change Playlist Details endpoint

Description:I am experiencing issues with the Spotify API's Change Playlist Details endpoint. Specifically, I am trying to update the details of a playlist, but the endpoint does not appear to be functioning as expected.Details:I am using the Spotify...

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Description: I am experiencing issues with the Spotify API's Change Playlist Details endpoint. Specifically, I am trying to update the details of a playlist, but the endpoint does not appear to be f...

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Solved!! You need to verify your email address before you can create an app.

PlanPremiumDeviceAPI My Question or IssueI opened a issue and message Support about this.When I go to Spotify Dashboard, it says that I need to confirm my e-mail address, but I am already confirmed... How do I do this?

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Plan Premium Device API   My Question or Issue I opened a issue and message Support about this. When I go to Spotify Dashboard, it says that I need to confirm my e-mail address, but I am ...

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I have been waiting for a month for a second revision, how long does it take more or less?

This whole process started at the beginning of the year in February, I was from that month until May, 3 months, waiting for them to review the app and they rejected it without even testing it.There is effort behind it and I love spotify, but I think ...

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This whole process started at the beginning of the year in February, I was from that month until May, 3 months, waiting for them to review the app and they rejected it without even testing it. There...

Ximzend

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audio_features error: Max Retries, reason: too many 429 error responses

Operating SystemUbuntu & Windows 10 I'm trying to use Spotipy to extract audio features from multiple albums/playlists and write the response to a csv file for analysis which was working fine for a couple hours and then I started getting the error "M...

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  Operating System Ubuntu & Windows 10   I'm trying to use Spotipy to extract audio features from multiple albums/playlists and write the response to a csv file for analysis which w...

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What is the cooldown on 429 Too many requests?

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueThe Spotify OAuth app is in dev mode. Did not sign up for extended quota mode.It's been more ...

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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 The Spo...

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Search bar for non-letters

PlanPremium CountryGermany DeviceIPhone 11 Pro Operating SystemIOS 17.5.1 My IssueI have a playlist with the name „…“ and I can’t search for it in the search bar of my Library.It doesn’t work for e.g. (.,?!‘-/:;()&“) but works for e.g. (€ 123 abc).

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  Plan Premium   Country Germany   Device IPhone 11 Pro    Operating System IOS 17.5.1   My Issue I have a playlist with the name „…“ and I can’t search fo...

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Solved!! Can't seek position of next track with the SKD player (autoplay)

PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDeviceMac mini 2023Operating SystemMacOS 14.2.1 My Question or IssueHello, I'm creating an application using the Spotify SDK, but I've been facing an issue: When the track comes to the end and the next one starts, I can't cont...

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Plan Premium Country Brazil Device Mac mini 2023 Operating System MacOS 14.2.1   My Question or Issue Hello, I'm creating an application using the Spotify SDK, but I've been facing an ...

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Playing Spotify Web Player using WKWebView

CountryPortugalDeviceiPhone SE 2020Operating SystemiOS 17.2 Hey guys,I'm currently building an In App Browser feature for an iOS app and I'm struggling to make the Web Player play inside WKWebView. Clicking the button doesn't trigger any event.Can yo...

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Country Portugal Device iPhone SE 2020 Operating System iOS 17.2   Hey guys, I'm currently building an In App Browser feature for an iOS app and I'm struggling to make the Web Player pla...

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Close the app while share in horizontal position

PlanPremiumCountrySpain DeviceXiaomi pad 6s Pro tabletOperating SystemAndroid 14 My Question or Issue I would like to report a bug in the android app. When you use it on a Tablet in a horizontal position and click on the share button, the app gives a...

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Plan Premium Country Spain   Device Xiaomi pad 6s Pro tablet Operating System Android 14   My Question or Issue   I would like to report a bug in the android app. When you ...

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Web API extension request - 2+ months and no response

We submitted a request for quota extension on March 21st and still haven't heard back from anyone yet. The Spotify for Podcasters team couldn't find anyone for us to talk to either. Who can help? Our use case is identical to Dexa.ai in some respects,...

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We submitted a request for quota extension on March 21st and still haven't heard back from anyone yet. The Spotify for Podcasters team couldn't find anyone for us to talk to either. Who can help?&nbs...

lucasdickey

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API Access
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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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Positions field in JSON body is ignored when removing tracks from a playlist

The Remove Playlist Items endpoint on https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/remove-tracks-playlist has dropped its support for the positions parameter, which was supported previously and let tools like Spotify Dedup (https://s...

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The Remove Playlist Items endpoint on https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/remove-tracks-playlist has dropped its support for the positions parameter, which was sup...

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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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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...

tonyjhunter

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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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media_content_type: audiobook

Hi there, I am dealing with the shuffle function of Spotify. As Spotify cannot differentiate between music and audiobook by itself I built an automation in Home Assistant with the Spotify API to turn on/off the shuffle state depending on whats playin...

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Hi there,   I am dealing with the shuffle function of Spotify.   As Spotify cannot differentiate between music and audiobook by itself I built an automation in Home Assistant with the S...

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