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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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stefanbathman

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spotify webapi auth and requests

for the past few weeks ive been trying to implement spotify webapi on my app to auth users, get their pfp and handler and also get their currently playing track name and artist name but had no success. id appreciate any help.AuthViewModel:package com...

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for the past few weeks ive been trying to implement spotify webapi on my app to auth users, get their pfp and handler and also get their currently playing track name and artist name but had no succes...

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200 returned instead of advertised 204

Both Add Item to Playback Queue (POST me/player/queue) and Skip To Next (POST me/player/next) are advertised to return a 204 if everything went okay, however they currently return a 200 including some undocumented response.

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Both Add Item to Playback Queue (POST me/player/queue) and Skip To Next (POST me/player/next) are advertised to return a 204 if everything went okay, however they currently return a 200 including som...

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Access to iOS/Android streaming SDKs

To the Spotify team, Looks like Spotify is cutting access to the iOS/Android mobile streaming SDKs per recent news announcement: https://developer.spotify.com/community/news/2022/07/15/mobile-streaming-sdks-update/ While Spotify has been advertising ...

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To the Spotify team,   Looks like Spotify is cutting access to the iOS/Android mobile streaming SDKs per recent news announcement:   https://developer.spotify.com/community/news/2022/07...

lyzkov

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i have idea to improve your app that is adding ai in your app

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

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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  

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Superuser Contribution See the authorization window directly in the Spotify application

We are developing a mobile application but since Web API is much easier to use and has many examples, we plan to proceed via Web API.Everything is going great, granting permission to the application, getting tokens, using tokens etc. However, when we...

Music Fan

We are developing a mobile application but since Web API is much easier to use and has many examples, we plan to proceed via Web API. Everything is going great, granting permission to the applicatio...

alpistos

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API and Streamdeck

PlanPremiumDevicePCOperating System(Windows 11)My Question or IssueThe plugin developer for Streamdeck that uses Spotify API can´t make better changes if the API itself does not upgrade also. I´m not sure what it is, but on streamdeck, when i change ...

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Plan Premium Device PC Operating System (Windows 11) My Question or Issue The plugin developer for Streamdeck that uses Spotify API can´t make better changes if the API itself does not upgrade...

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Music discord Bot

If I create a private discord music bot, only in a server, but tuebmembers cane use It, the Spotify use is private or pubblic?

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If I create a private discord music bot, only in a server, but tuebmembers cane use It, the Spotify use is private or pubblic?

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User configuration of spotify's smart shuffle algorithm

I am hoping that the Spotify Product Owner for the smart shuffle feature, or anyone in spotify for that matter keeps an eye on this forum. I have a requedt for the spotify team to enable users to enter parameters into a configurator which influences ...

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I am hoping that the Spotify Product Owner for the smart shuffle feature, or anyone in spotify for that matter keeps an eye on this forum.   I have a requedt for the spotify team to enable use...

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Can I build a player on node.js that plays to local speakers?

PlanFree/PremiumCountryUSADeviceGeneric linux device with browser interfaceOperating SystemAny, but say Ubuntu for discussion My Question or Issue I have a linux-based device that has a touchscreen on it, and I want to build a Spotify player for it.T...

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Plan Free/Premium Country USA Device Generic linux device with browser interface Operating System Any, but say Ubuntu for discussion   My Question or Issue   I have a linux-based...

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ADS API - Suggestion for Next version

As a recommendation for the next API version - please avoid using GET as a method for submitting the report and instead please revert back to a POST request. First, for the GET request the parameters for arrays do not follow HTTP standards in the cur...

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As a recommendation for the next API version - please avoid using GET as a method for submitting the report and instead please revert back to a POST request. First, for the GET request the parameters...

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App blocked & downgraded, how to understand why?

Hi, I was working on an app using the spotify web api. I accidentally send way too many requests and received a bunch of 429 responses. I realize I sent way too many and I've fixed the issue, but my application is blocked without any way of appealing...

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Hi,   I was working on an app using the spotify web api. I accidentally send way too many requests and received a bunch of 429 responses. I realize I sent way too many and I've fixed the issue...

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spotify sdk on html local server website not being called

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceWindows laptopOperating SystemWindows My Question or IssueI am really struggling to get the example of the playback to load on my little html website when running a flask application on my local server. When I go to inspect ...

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Plan Premium Country UK Device Windows laptop Operating System Windows   My Question or Issue I am really struggling to get the example of the playback to load on my little html websit...

ribezaz

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Help with state change

PlanPremiumCountryUS Devicepixel 7 proOperating SystemAndroid 14 My Question or IssueI am trying to create an API using either Autoweb, or an https put, to change the state to Repeat All. I have been unable to get it to work and I am hoping someone c...

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Plan Premium Country US   Device pixel 7 pro Operating System Android 14   My Question or Issue I am trying to create an API using either Autoweb, or an https put, to change the ...

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Max retries reached, too many 429 error responses on 'audio_features' endpoint only

PlanPremiumCountryPhilippines My Question or IssueMy first app worked earlier. But after one loop through a 700-song playlist, it started giving me an Error 429. Normally this would be fine, but there's also no 'Retry-After' in the HTTPS response hea...

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Plan Premium Country Philippines   My Question or Issue My first app worked earlier. But after one loop through a 700-song playlist, it started giving me an Error 429. Normally this would ...

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Superuser Contribution API TOS Help

Hi, I recently contacted web support twice and the support email once and they all redirected me here. I will paste the email I sent to the support email below and hopefully, a dev can help me. My name is Ian and I am a CS student at Stevens Institut...

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Hi,   I recently contacted web support twice and the support email once and they all redirected me here.    I will paste the email I sent to the support email below and hopefu...

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Collect Artist show dates via API

I'm looking to use the Spotify API to GET an artist(s) upcoming live show info. Does anyone know how to do that or if that's possible, because I can't find it on the API documentation?I know Spotify pulls the show info from sites such as Bandsintown,...

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I'm looking to use the Spotify API to GET an artist(s) upcoming live show info. Does anyone know how to do that or if that's possible, because I can't find it on the API documentation? I know Spot...

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concert dates
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Postman vs cURL for Spotify API?

Hi, Can anyone please provide some advice on which tool would be better for dealing with Spotify's API? I read that Postman and cURL are popular technologies for other APIs, but I have also seen other platforms such as Apidog, Bruno, and Hoppscotch.T...

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Hi,   Can anyone please provide some advice on which tool would be better for dealing with Spotify's API? I read that Postman and cURL are popular technologies for other APIs, but I have also ...

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Superuser Contribution I want to create something which can use to sync music streaming in two or more spotify accounts.

Let me explain my idea a bit. As you know spotify have a cool feature called jam, in which people can create and join a jam session. But only premium users can listen music simultaneously on each device, free users can only change the music. I want t...

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Let me explain my idea a bit. As you know spotify have a cool feature called jam, in which people can create and join a jam session. But only premium users can listen music simultaneously on each dev...

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Selling a App

My inquiry is about the Spotify API Commercial Use. I am a developer, and I am developing a Laptop Script that will have 20+ Apps. And I have developed a Spotify App that uses the Spotify API and the Spotify SDK, I made it clear in the app it is powe...

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My inquiry is about the Spotify API Commercial Use. I am a developer, and I am developing a Laptop Script that will have 20+ Apps. And I have developed a Spotify App that uses the Spotify API and the...

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Spotify works in APK, doesent work in AAB

PlanPremiumCountryCroatiaOperating SystemAndroidMy Question or IssueI have an app that has a spotify player inside it. In apk format spotify works, no problem. But when i build an app into aab format and publish it to Google Play Store it doesent wor...

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Plan Premium Country Croatia Operating System Android My Question or Issue I have an app that has a spotify player inside it. In apk format spotify works, no problem. But when i build an app i...

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