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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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Audiobooks API to Push

I'm inquiring about the Spotify Audiobooks API and its new mechanism. Spotify has provided Audiobooks content through its API for quite some time, but they're soon discontinuing it in favor of a new method called "Push." In this new approach, they'll...

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I'm inquiring about the Spotify Audiobooks API and its new mechanism. Spotify has provided Audiobooks content through its API for quite some time, but they're soon discontinuing it in favor of a new ...

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Spotify album streams not updating to match my songs

I posted an album on Friday and it's a week later. I paid $200 for Facebook meta ads and the album got 10,000 streams and that was real-time streams. They updated everything up until that point on my individual tracks and it added up to 10,000. After...

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I posted an album on Friday and it's a week later. I paid $200 for Facebook meta ads and the album got 10,000 streams and that was real-time streams. They updated everything up until that point on my...

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Solved!! "remove these songs" tool?

I maintain a shared playlist. No perfect tool exists for what I need, but some tools help. I don't mind doing some manual work... copy and paste songs Control-C Control-V etc.But the one missing piece in my workflow --- is a "remove these songs" tool...

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I maintain a shared playlist.  No perfect tool exists for what I need, but some tools help.  I don't mind doing some manual work... copy and paste songs Control-C Control-V etc. But the ...

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Recently Played tracks don't seem to show plays of downloaded songs

Hi! When using the API to pull my recently played tracks, I've noticed that songs played while offline consistently don't seem to show in the results. Is this intended behavior? If so, is there a way to get the offline play data too, somehow? Thanks ...

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Hi! When using the API to pull my recently played tracks, I've noticed that songs played while offline consistently don't seem to show in the results. Is this intended behavior? If so, is there a way...

Ximzend

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Incorrect pagination https://api.spotify.com/v1/users/{user_id}/playlists

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceREST APIMy Question or Issue Hi everyone!I ran into a weird issue with paginating over users playlists. Steps to reproduce are:Request some number of users playlists with no offset: ?limit=5&offset=0Request same amount o...

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Plan Premium Country Canada Device REST API My Question or Issue   Hi everyone! I ran into a weird issue with paginating over users playlists. Steps to reproduce are: Request some num...

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403 User not registered in the Developer Dashboard error after user has been added

My Question or IssueI have a spotify app in development mode that is using the WebAPI and it works correctly with the app's account owner spotify account, but when trying to use another account, i get this 403 error. I've followed the steps to add us...

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My Question or Issue I have a spotify app in development mode that is using the WebAPI and it works correctly with the app's account owner spotify account, but when trying to use another account, i ...

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API usage terms question

I am creating a website to recommend books and wanted to add a spotify link to an audio book if its available on spotify. Every time I add a book to my site it will be querying the API to find out if the audobook is available. I will not be using any...

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I am creating a website to recommend books and wanted to add a spotify link to an audio book if its available on spotify.  Every time I add a book to my site it will be querying the API to find ...

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Is extension requests paid service?

Hi all! I was just wandering if Extension Requests for an app is paid (and how much if it is), or for free? I could't find the info anywhere. Thank you, Sandra

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Hi all!  I was just wandering if Extension Requests for an app is paid (and how much if it is), or for free? I could't find the info anywhere.  Thank you,  Sandra

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will stream count increase with spotify sdk?

If we integrate spotify SDK in android or iOS and play song using spotify play will it increase the stream count in spotify app?

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If we integrate spotify SDK in android or iOS and play song using spotify play will it increase the stream count in spotify app?

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Solved!! https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/albums returns 500 - Internal Server Error

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceMacbook Air M1 (via curl and Postman)Operating SystemMacOs My Question or IssueI am attempting to get a list of my saved albums and their respective URLs. To begin, I set up a Postman collection to get the authorization to...

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  Plan Premium Country USA   Device Macbook Air M1 (via curl and Postman) Operating System MacOs   My Question or Issue I am attempting to get a list of my saved albums and...

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Is it possible to fetch offline spotify track list in my custom android app?

Hi, everyone!I hope you are doing well. Nowadays I built a customized Android app which plays spotify tracks.Now I'm gonna collect the offline spotify track list in my customized Android app and store the list in a custom DB.How can I collect the off...

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Hi, everyone! I hope you are doing well.   Nowadays I built a customized Android app which plays spotify tracks. Now I'm gonna collect the offline spotify track list in my customized Android...

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Spotify lost my place in an audiobook. how do I bookmark my spot?

I have been listening to an audiobook for several days now. but today when I looked for my book it was gone from my queue. I found the book again, but spotify wants to start from the beginning. I didn't take note of the chapter I was listening to bec...

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I have been listening to an audiobook for several days now. but today when I looked for my book it was gone from my queue. I found the book again, but spotify wants to start from the beginning. I ...

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How to update track play count from spotify web api

First, is it even possible to update the count on spotify player from web api. If yes how to do so

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First, is it even possible to update the count on spotify player from web api.   If yes how to do so  

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Spotify allow that tool?

i create tool for create playlist in web and android. i want it publish on github. spotify allow that?

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i create tool for create playlist in web and android. i want it publish on github. spotify allow that?

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Spotify Web API "Update Playlist Items" Endpoint HTTP PUT Returns 405

PlanFree and premium plans are affected CountryUnited States DeviceGoogle Pixel 7 Pro Operating SystemAndroid 14 My Question or IssueI've been using this endpoint for about four years to replace the contents of an existing Spotify playlist. Web API /...

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Plan Free and premium plans are affected   Country United States   Device Google Pixel 7 Pro   Operating System Android 14   My Question or Issue I've been using this...

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Weird unknown notification in the developer console

Hello there!it's been 9 weeks since I've submitted a quota extension request for my app. I have received no response, but since about a week ago there's a notification icon next to the name of my app in the developer console. However, I've went throu...

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Hello there! it's been 9 weeks since I've submitted a quota extension request for my app. I have received no response, but since about a week ago there's a notification icon next to the name of my a...

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UPC not returned in /tracks/{id} API request

 Hello, The responses from the Get Track or Get Several Tracks API are only returning the ISRC under external_ids, and not the UPC or EAN, although I only need the UPC. I have also tried the Search API, and the UPC is not returned there either. Has a...

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 Hello,    The responses from the Get Track or Get Several Tracks API are only returning the ISRC under external_ids, and not the UPC or EAN, although I only need the UPC. I have also tri...

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Hitster

Does the game Hitster violate Spotify's terms of use?  

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Does the game Hitster violate Spotify's terms of use?   

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Iframe api unsafe-eval

PlanFree/PremiumCountryDenmarkDeviceWebsites on chromeMy Question or IssueWhen using the iframeapi it will not work unless you allow unsafe-eval in your CSP which is a no-go for most websites.from the console: Uncaught EvalError: Refused to evaluate ...

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Plan Free/Premium Country Denmark Device Websites on chrome My Question or Issue When using the iframeapi it will not work unless you allow unsafe-eval in your CSP which is a no-go for most we...

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