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Refresh token expiration: discussion thread

Hey everyone, I've created this thread to provide more insight on an upcoming change to how refresh tokens work for apps on the Spotify Web API. We've shared a blog post that explains what's changing and why. The short version: refresh tokens will no...

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thlucas

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February 2026 Spotify for Developers update: thread

Hey everyone, I’ve created this thread to provide an open space for discussion, feedback, concerns or ideas on an upcoming update to Spotify for Developers access. We’ve shared a blog post that explains what’s changing and why. Please use this thread...

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Kugelschreibert

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Solved!! "Get Recently Played Tracks" returns different version of the song I actually played

I have a playlist that I adjust regularly to remove songs that I already listened to recently (using the "Get Recently Played Tracks" API).The playlist contains this song https://open.spotify.com/track/26QxDu518aR3rkHucaqwzM which never gets removed....

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I have a playlist that I adjust regularly to remove songs that I already listened to recently (using the "Get Recently Played Tracks" API). The playlist contains this song https://open.spotify.com/t...

EchoExplorer

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Proposition for better performance of application

Hi, My name is Kamran Abbaszade, software engineer with over 7 years of experience and data scientist with close to 3 years of experience in Audio AI. I was working on new approach for better music genre classification and I developed an outstanding ...

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Hi,   My name is Kamran Abbaszade, software engineer with over 7 years of experience and data scientist with close to 3 years of experience in Audio AI.   I was working on new approach ...

BoyCott

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Query for Top 500 artists from a specific country

Hi, I was thinking if it's possible to query top 500 artists in Poland. I'm trying to see who the most listened artists are within one country. Anyone knows if it's possible?

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Hi, I was thinking if it's possible to query top 500 artists in Poland. I'm trying to see who the most listened artists are within one country.   Anyone knows if it's possible?

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Background Login in SKD API

Hello, is there no way to use the SDK API with my own API Client ID and Secret - without redirect to the Login Page?I want to play full Spotify Songs (start/pause/stop/restart) in my webpage with my Spotify account - the Website user should need no l...

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Hello,   is there no way to use the SDK API with my own API Client ID and Secret - without redirect to the Login Page? I want to play full Spotify Songs (start/pause/stop/restart) in my web...

Ximzend

Spotify Star

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Full Songs embed
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Copy/Create Playlist from existing Playlist URL

I have a list of Spotify playlists in URL format. Such as: https://open.spotify.com/user/xxxxx/playlist/xxxxxxxxxxxxxx They are playlists that other users have created. I would like to create my own playlist from each one, so that I can modify the co...

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I have a list of Spotify playlists in URL format. Such as:   https://open.spotify.com/user/xxxxx/playlist/xxxxxxxxxxxxxx    They are playlists that other users have created. I woul...

Ximzend

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Endpoint "Transfer Playback" returns 500 error when all devices is not active

PlanPremium CountryUS DeviceiPhone + Android Tablet My Question or Issue First, I called endpoint https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/player/devices to get deviceId. All devices were inactive (for example, deviceId = XX and deviceId = YY).Then I called the...

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Plan Premium   Country US   Device iPhone + Android Tablet   My Question or Issue   First, I called endpoint https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/player/devices to g...

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Why there is no field 'languages' to determine languages which are used in each song?

Hello everyone. I want to create an app for Ukrainians that will parse Spotify tracks with language only 'ua' or something like that, but there is no link between the song and language. Why don't you add a 'languages' field in every song object to al...

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  Hello everyone. I want to create an app for Ukrainians that will parse Spotify tracks with language only 'ua' or something like that, but there is no link between the song and language. Why d...

Repuls

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Improve AutoPlay Song List

Dear Spotify Development Team,As a dedicated user of Spotify, I would like to share some suggestions to enhance the auto song suggestion feature, drawing inspiration from the effective methods used by platforms like YouTube Music.1. Improved Personal...

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Dear Spotify Development Team, As a dedicated user of Spotify, I would like to share some suggestions to enhance the auto song suggestion feature, drawing inspiration from the effective methods used...

Ximzend

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Worst app review process of all time

My team submitted our app for review on June 9th. The team took until August to approve our extension request, which allowed us to file a scope extension request. We did so pretty much immediately in August. The app review team then took until Novemb...

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My team submitted our app for review on June 9th. The team took until August to approve our extension request, which allowed us to file a scope extension request. We did so pretty much immediately in...

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Data set request

I would like to request for datasets for my final year project related to AI and human geneart

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I would like to request for datasets for my final year project related to AI and human geneart

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Spotify developer and api

Hello. I am currently publishing the currently playing song information and my playlist on my web page using Spotify APIs. I am also adding songs to the queue using the API. Will this cause any problems? Can I use the API service in this way?

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  Hello. I am currently publishing the currently playing song information and my playlist on my web page using Spotify APIs. I am also adding songs to the queue using the API. Will this cause a...

Sahindem

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Spotify embed player only shows 30 second preview on LinkedIn articles

PlanFreeCountryUKDeviceMacbook Pro M1Operating SystemiOS My Question or IssueI have used the embed option for a podcast episode within a LinkedIn article. However, it only shows a 30 second preview in Chrome. On Safari it shows the full episode.Howev...

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Plan Free Country UK Device Macbook Pro M1 Operating System iOS   My Question or Issue I have used the embed option for a podcast episode within a LinkedIn article. However, it only sh...

depping

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/v1/me/tracks/contains does not include redirects

When I want to check if tracks returned from a album-search are in the users library I will not find tracks the user liked with a "redirect"/"linked_from".For example song: 3VMrCNlgBs15p4Wo7Dtwr6 is returned from the spotify app,getting this track in...

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When I want to check if tracks returned from a album-search are in the users library I will not find tracks the user liked with a "redirect"/"linked_from". For example song: 3VMrCNlgBs15p4Wo7Dt...

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me/player/devices has missing devices.

PlanPremiumCountryDEDeviceSamsung Galaxy Ultra, Macbook Pro M3, Medion PlayerOperating System-My Question or Issue The https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/player/devices endpoint is not returning the amount of devices that I get on the APP. Look at this ph...

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Plan Premium Country DE Device Samsung Galaxy Ultra, Macbook Pro M3, Medion Player Operating System - My Question or Issue   The https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/player/devices endpoint i...

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Finding BPMs of songs

PlanFree/PremiumCountryUS My Question or IssueI am trying to make a project that will get the BPMs of a list of songs, and then output them to the user, as well as including some sorting functionality. I am trying to use Spotify to get the BPM of the...

Casual Listener

Plan Free/Premium Country US   My Question or Issue I am trying to make a project that will get the BPMs of a list of songs, and then output them to the user, as well as including some sor...

Dipper

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Request for Web API Access Extension for Final Year Project Presentation

I am currently working on my capstone project, which integrates Spotify Web API features to create personalized music playlists in real-time based on users’ travel details. This project showcases innovative use cases of Spotify's API and demonstrates...

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I am currently working on my capstone project, which integrates Spotify Web API features to create personalized music playlists in real-time based on users’ travel details. This project showcases inn...

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duration_ms includes nonsense JSON

For a few days now, my app has been broken. After some digging it appears my code tries to cast the duration_ms field to an integer, but appears that field now also includes some weird "totalMilliseconds" JSON, causing the entire parser to fail. Why ...

Roadie

  For a few days now, my app has been broken. After some digging it appears my code tries to cast the duration_ms field to an integer, but appears that field now also includes some weird "total...

bruce_downs

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Hello. Can I use the application I created with Spotify developer in my Brand Your Soundtrack accoun

None of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help.PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,e...

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None of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help. Plan Free/Premium Country   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macb...

Ximzend

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Embed code or Spotify player not working in Wix

PlanFreeOperating System(Windows 10 / Google Chrome) My Question or IssueWhen I use the embed code or add the spotify player to my website on the wix platform, I can see the items in my playlist, but when I click on an item or push the main play butt...

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Plan Free Operating System (Windows 10 / Google Chrome)   My Question or Issue When I use the embed code or add the spotify player to my website on the wix platform, I can see the items in...

Runcolho

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Squarespace — Embedded playlist stuck in "preview" mode

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevice2017 MacBook ProBrowsers TestedSafari, Chrome, Firefox (tested mobile and desktop for all)URLhttps://sixty-thirty.com/music-test My Question or IssueI've embedded a playlist through a Squarespace code block, and it seems to...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device 2017 MacBook Pro Browsers Tested Safari, Chrome, Firefox (tested mobile and desktop for all) URL https://sixty-thirty.com/music-test   My Question or I...

Runcolho

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