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/playlists API Endpoint Issue Fixed

We wanted to provide an update regarding issues identified in the “/playlists” API endpoints. We have investigated the reported concerns of null results appearing in responses and have fixed the behaviour in the “/me/playlists” and “/users/{user_id}/...

  • Spotify
  • Spotify
  • AdrienCompDev
  • Casual Listener
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  • Possible Bug
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The response type of artist endpoint is marked as Integer in document, but actually return float

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueI am the author of RSpotify: https://github.com/ramsayleung/rspotify, a popular community-dri...

  • Casual Listener
  • 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 I am th...
  • kingosticks4
  • Roadie
  • 1787 Views
  • 10 replies
  • 8 likes
  • Possible Bug
  • 1787 Views
  • 10 replies
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Getting http 403 after calling API

Our app has Spotify playlist fetching integration for quite some time (since 2020) working without any problems, however starting from about two to three weeks ago, we have been getting 403 errors. We had previously used a different email address but...

  • Visitor
  • Our app has Spotify playlist fetching integration for quite some time (since 2020) working without any problems, however starting from about two to three weeks ago, we have been getting 403 errors. W...
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  • 403
    error
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    playlist fetching
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how do I send a tune to a friend

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue

  • Newbie
  • 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  
  • puffzs
  • Casual Listener
  • 609 Views
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  • hey there
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App that creates Playlists from your iMessage chats - AutoSpoto

PlanFree/PremiumCountry DeviceMacBookOperating System(iOS) My Question or IssueLooking for feedback on our app that creates Spotify playlists out of your iMessage chats. Available free to download on the Mac App Store, named AutoSpoto: https://apple....

  • Casual Listener
  •   Plan Free/Premium Country   Device MacBook Operating System (iOS)   My Question or Issue Looking for feedback on our app that creates Spotify playlists out of your iMessag...
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  • 0 replies
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No shuffle button

PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomDevice(iPhone 11)Operating SystemMy Question or Issuejust got premium duo and no shuffle button and have tried un downloading and reinstalling

  • Newbie
  • Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device (iPhone 11) Operating System My Question or Issue just got premium duo and no shuffle button  and have tried un downloading and reinstalling ...
  • 101 Views
  • 0 replies
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  • Possible Bug
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Solved!! 403 Forbidden error when using Auth Flow PKCE

My Question or IssueI am working with Auth Flow PKCE for the first time. I am trying to authenticate a user and just display their username and display name on successful authentication. I am able to authenticate my account (my client ID is in the ap...

  • Casual Listener
  • My Question or Issue I am working with Auth Flow PKCE for the first time. I am trying to authenticate a user and just display their username and display name on successful authentication. I am able ...
  • aditya18m
  • Casual Listener
  • 307 Views
  • 2 replies
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  • Question
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OAuth2 PKCE Token Exchange failed error

Hi, I have managed to successfully authenticate users via OAuth2 PKCE. I have added the list of test users via the developer dashboard as well.Sometimes I get the 'token exchange failed' error, even while trying to authenticate a user who has been ad...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi,  I have managed to successfully authenticate users via OAuth2 PKCE. I have added the list of test users via the developer dashboard as well. Sometimes I get the 'token exchange failed' err...
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  • Question
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Can't play music on Chrome Browser.

Can't play music on Chrome Browser. Try to delete history, caches, cookies and then refresh website but does not work

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  • Can't play music on Chrome Browser. Try to delete history, caches, cookies and then refresh website but does not work
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API 403: Player command failed: Premium required

Have used premium account credential in spotify web api and used "Authorization code" flow to get access token. I can able to access profile detail by using the token but when trying to play the song by episode uri in this link "https://api.spotify.c...

  • Newbie
  • Have used premium account credential in spotify web api and used "Authorization code" flow to get access token. I can able to access profile detail by using the token but when trying to play the song...
  • Ximzend
  • Spotify Star
  • 321 Views
  • 1 replies
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  • Question
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I can have data on artists who are female or LGBTQIA

I would like to have access to a filter so that I can have data on artists who are female or LGBTQIA from a certain genre of music.

  • Newbie
  • I would like to have access to a filter so that I can have data on artists who are female or LGBTQIA from a certain genre of music.
  • 158 Views
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  • Content filters
    Female Artists
    LGBTQIA
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Spotify embed previews in chrome/android, but full episodes in firefox

PlanPremium CountryBelgium DeviceChrome/Edge and Firefox Operating SystemWindows 11/Android My Question or IssueWhen embedding a Spotify podcast episode it will only show the first 30 seconds on android/chrome/edge. In firefox I can listen to the ful...

  • Newbie
  • Plan Premium   Country Belgium   Device Chrome/Edge and Firefox   Operating System Windows 11/Android   My Question or Issue When embedding a Spotify podcast episode ...
  • 180 Views
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  • Possible Bug
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Solved!! Get Available devices, getting no devices.

PlanFreeCountryIndia DeviceWeb APIOperating SystemMacOS My Question or IssueUsing the Spotify Java API (https://github.com/spotify-web-api-java/spotify-web-api-java/), I am not able to get the list of devices. Its showing the following exception: se....

  • Regular
  •   Plan Free Country India  Device Web API Operating System MacOS   My Question or Issue Using the Spotify Java API (https://github.com/spotify-web-api-java/spotify-web-api-j...
  • codeNICK
  • Regular
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  • Web API
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Issue with pagination in "Get Artist's Albums" endpoint

PlanFreeCountryGreeceOperating System(Windows 10) My Question or IssueI try to consume the "Get Artist's Albums" endpoint but I face an issue when trying to implment pagination. When I try to make a request using the parameter "include_groups" either...

  • Newbie
  • Plan Free Country Greece Operating System (Windows 10)   My Question or Issue I try to consume the "Get Artist's Albums" endpoint but I face an issue when trying to implment pagination. ...
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    pagination
    Possible Bug
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Providing Client Credentials' Access Token to Mobile App

I am building an mobile app that will allow users to search for songs on Spotify. Since I won't require the user to have a Spotify account, I'll need to use Client Credentials on a server. Is it appropriate to return the generated access token to the...

  • Newbie
  • I am building an mobile app that will allow users to search for songs on Spotify. Since I won't require the user to have a Spotify account, I'll need to use Client Credentials on a server.   I...
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  • Client credentials
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Clarification Regarding Academic Project on Database Practice

Hello everyone, I hope this email finds you well. I have thoroughly reviewed the guidelines and would like to seek direct feedback on a specific concern. As a web development student with a passion for Spotify, I have undertaken a project to "reprodu...

  • Casual Listener
  •   Hello everyone,   I hope this email finds you well. I have thoroughly reviewed the guidelines and would like to seek direct feedback on a specific concern.   As a web developmen...
  • ImTheLex
  • Casual Listener
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  • data
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unable to refresh token PKCE flow, no error message

My Question or IssueHey people, i am currently developing a react native app using supabase. I am able to sign in using the pkce flow, but i am now stuck at refreshing the spotify token. I am receiving an error response but sadly without any further ...

  • Newbie
  • My Question or Issue Hey people,    i am currently developing a react native app using supabase. I am able to sign in using the pkce flow, but i am now stuck at refreshing the spotify to...
  • superstippi
  • Casual Listener
  • 389 Views
  • 1 replies
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  • API refresh token
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New Videofunction

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThe new video function is really cool, but I have to enable the video for each new song that I play. It would be great if I could enable it once and have it stay act...

  • Visitor
  •   Plan Premium Country Germany Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue The new video function is really cool, but I have to enable the video for each ne...
  • Ximzend
  • Spotify Star
  • 189 Views
  • 1 replies
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Solved!! Voice-Controlled Music App: Policy Check

PlanFree/PremiumCountryAnyDeviceiPhone, Android phoneOperating SystemiOS, Android My Question or IssueHi Spotify,Our team is interested in developing an application that would enable users to speak through a Bluetooth microphone to play specified son...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Free/Premium Country Any Device iPhone, Android phone Operating System iOS, Android   My Question or Issue Hi Spotify, Our team is interested in developing an application that wo...
  • Ximzend
  • Spotify Star
  • 323 Views
  • 3 replies
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  • Question
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Solved!! Get Playlists not returning the correct status in "public" field

PlanNot relevant, happens in both free/premium DeviceNot relevant; not device related. Operating SystemNot relevant; not OS related. My Question or IssueCurrently the Get Playlists and Get Current User's Playlists endpoints are not working properly w...

  • Newbie
  • Plan Not relevant, happens in both free/premium   Device Not relevant; not device related.   Operating System Not relevant; not OS related.   My Question or Issue Currently t...
  • Ximzend
  • Spotify Star
  • 278 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 0 likes
  • Possible Bug
    Question
  • 278 Views
  • 1 replies
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Different results between web app and API

When I search "Pour les hommes" which is the french name of "You're welcome" of Moana, I get different results depending of the scenaria.If I search when logged in the application, I get different results than if I do the request anonymously of with ...

  • Casual Listener
  • When I search "Pour les hommes" which is the french name of "You're welcome" of Moana, I get different results depending of the scenaria. If I search when logged in the application, I get different ...
  • RedHeadEmile
  • Casual Listener
  • 349 Views
  • 2 replies
  • 1 likes
  • api
  • 349 Views
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