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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...
Hi everyone,I need some guidance with my app, The Beats, which I'm trying to submit to Apple for review. They've flagged an issue under Guideline 5.2.3 - Legal, and are asking for documentation to verify that I have all necessary rights or permission...
Hi everyone, I need some guidance with my app, The Beats, which I'm trying to submit to Apple for review. They've flagged an issue under Guideline 5.2.3 - Legal, and are asking for documentation to ...
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I'm working on building a queue view using the newish Queue endpoint, but there are a few bugs/missing features:Firstly, it returns 20 results, including currently playing. But it always returns 20 results - even when the queue is 12 items long. You ...
I'm working on building a queue view using the newish Queue endpoint, but there are a few bugs/missing features: Firstly, it returns 20 results, including currently playing. But it always ret...
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Every song I have on my private Playlist lost it lyrics over time.
Every song I have on my private Playlist lost it lyrics over time.
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Not sure if it's only me but the /me/top/tracks endpoint started returning 400 "Bad Request" this morning both in my project and on the developer portal console. Any help would be much appreciated.
Not sure if it's only me but the /me/top/tracks endpoint started returning 400 "Bad Request" this morning both in my project and on the developer portal console. Any help would be much appreciated.
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play endpoint is returning code 200 instead of 204 (as in documentation)
play endpoint is returning code 200 instead of 204 (as in documentation)
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I run an iOS app called LineupSupply - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/lineupsupply-playlist-maker/id1631703551 which allows users create playlists. For a majority of users there is no issue. However some issues on shared family plans (Spotify Duo and ...
I run an iOS app called LineupSupply - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/lineupsupply-playlist-maker/id1631703551 which allows users create playlists. For a majority of users there is no issu...
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Hi developers! I'm trying to run a headless raspberry pi running linux as a spotify player for my 2 year old. The idea is that she can press a hardware button and it starts her playlist (and one more press stops it). My question is about devices. Wha...
Hi developers! I'm trying to run a headless raspberry pi running linux as a spotify player for my 2 year old. The idea is that she can press a hardware button and it starts her playlist (and...
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My Question or Issue I'm trying to get a refresh token and on requesting it i'm getting the following response / server error. It says it can't remove the token? has anyone else found a solution? {"error": "server_error","error_description": "Failed ...
My Question or Issue I'm trying to get a refresh token and on requesting it i'm getting the following response / server error. It says it can't remove the token? has anyone e...
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It feels amazing and works like a charm. Is it open source? Is it something custom made?
It feels amazing and works like a charm. Is it open source? Is it something custom made?
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Back before this stupid update that changed the way songs get added to playlists, I used to be able to just mass select songs on desktop, and then press the delete key to remove them from a playlist. Now for some reason the spotify geniuses have remo...
Back before this stupid update that changed the way songs get added to playlists, I used to be able to just mass select songs on desktop, and then press the delete key to remove them from a playlist....
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PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 11 PREFIX: My account was started yesterday & set to the single-user monthly premium account. Apologies, this question keeps getting flagged as spam when I add links to various APIs so I wil...
Plan Premium Country US Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 11 PREFIX: My account was started yesterday & set to the single-user monthly premium account. Apol...
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PlanPremiumCountryMalaysiaDeviceJS SDKOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThe pause and play endpoint started to give non standard responsesCorrect ResponseBad response
Plan Premium Country Malaysia Device JS SDK Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue The pause and play endpoint started to give non standard responses Correct Response ...
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It's not a sound card issue as audio stops playing after 9 seconds of each song, and advertisements are free to run 90 seconds seamlessly.Cache cleared, clean log in every time. Forums discuss strikingly similar issues GOING ON FOR YEARS.I don't need...
It's not a sound card issue as audio stops playing after 9 seconds of each song, and advertisements are free to run 90 seconds seamlessly. Cache cleared, clean log in every time. Forums discuss st...
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Operating System: AndroidI execute the app-remote-sample app of https://github.com/spotify/android-sdk/tree/master. I modified the values of CLIENT_ID and REDIRECT_URI in RemotePlayerActivity for values i entered in the developer dashboard.I also add...
Operating System: Android I execute the app-remote-sample app of https://github.com/spotify/android-sdk/tree/master. I modified the values of CLIENT_ID and REDIRECT_URI in RemotePlayer...
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I have a question because I have not found such an issue here. We have a desktop app with embedded web browser where we would like to run the spotify web player. It should work like this:- user click on button that will shortcut him to the embedded w...
I have a question because I have not found such an issue here. We have a desktop app with embedded web browser where we would like to run the spotify web player. It should work like this: - u...
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I am building an app with the Spotify API which takes user generated presentations/slideshows that sync to the music spotify is currently playing, spotify would be controlled through the official spotify app/website not our app, our app would just ad...
I am building an app with the Spotify API which takes user generated presentations/slideshows that sync to the music spotify is currently playing, spotify would be controlled through the official spo...
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My Question or IssueHi there, is a comprehensive list of genre Category IDs available for reference? "pop" and "hiphop" both seem to work but I'd rather not have to keep guessing for all the genres I will need to look up as part of my project. Releva...
My Question or Issue Hi there, is a comprehensive list of genre Category IDs available for reference? "pop" and "hiphop" both seem to work but I'd rather not have to keep guessing for all the genres...
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Plan: Premium planCountry: USADevice: Sonos One, Macbook Pro, Galaxy S9 My Question or IssueI'm not able to see my Sonos speakers in the /player/devices list, despite actively playing to a device via Spotify Desktop on my Mac: √ ~ ⮕ curl -H "Authoriz...
Plan: Premium plan Country: USA Device: Sonos One, Macbook Pro, Galaxy S9 My Question or Issue I'm not able to see my Sonos speakers in the /player/devices list, despite activel...
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PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueHi, I'm working on Wordpress website with Elementor. When I create a page with embed playlist...
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 Hi,&nbs...
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Hi All, Would it be possible to add ad units like Maquee and Showcase to the Ads API and the Reporting API? https://support.spotify.com/us/artists/article/promoting-music-on-spotify/https://support.spotify.com/us/artists/article/getting-started-with-...
Hi All, Would it be possible to add ad units like Maquee and Showcase to the Ads API and the Reporting API? https://support.spotify.com/us/artists/article/promoting-music-on-spotify...
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