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Discuss building apps with Spotify APIs and SDKs
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...
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...
PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsDeviceOneplus 8TOperating SystemAndroid 14 My Question or IssueHi, I am trying to make a simple app that can scan a qr code and use the qr code info to start playing a song on Spotify in the background.(I am a total andro...
Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device Oneplus 8T Operating System Android 14 My Question or Issue Hi, I am trying to make a simple app that can scan a qr code and use the qr code i...
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Hi, I have a user using my app who has about 48000 liked songs. When I try to make a call to https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/tracks?offset=0&limit=1 on behalf of the user, i.e., retrieving the latest liked song for the user, I consistently get 502 retu...
Hi, I have a user using my app who has about 48000 liked songs. When I try to make a call to https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/tracks?offset=0&limit=1 on behalf of the user, i.e., retrieving th...
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I am looking to get access to these Spotify datasets:The Million Playlist DatasetWSDM Cup: The Music Streaming Sessions DatasetOne of these datasets was mentioned in the paper, The Music Streaming Sessions Dataset, while the other is not explcitly as...
I am looking to get access to these Spotify datasets: The Million Playlist Dataset WSDM Cup: The Music Streaming Sessions Dataset One of these datasets was mentioned in the paper, The Musi...
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I have embed the Spotify links to my own songs (x 55) on my website using the /share/Embed album tool in Spotify. I thought this was a really cool feature and presents the material well. However, as soon as I got the last code added, all the links cr...
I have embed the Spotify links to my own songs (x 55) on my website using the /share/Embed album tool in Spotify. I thought this was a really cool feature and presents the material well. However, as ...
Spotify Star
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I looked at the "Read Me First" file when I downloaded my listening history. It gave me an overview of what to expect from my download and everything. When I looked at it, it didn't say which user was playing the song, which should've been posted as ...
I looked at the "Read Me First" file when I downloaded my listening history. It gave me an overview of what to expect from my download and everything. When I looked at it, it didn't say which user wa...
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We connect (info gained from Chrome Dev Tools) to open.spotify.com, which refers to open.spotifycdn.com, which we can't connect to. open.spotifycdn.com points to (currently) tls130rtt.spotifycdn.map.fastly.net From other places on the internet, this ...
We connect (info gained from Chrome Dev Tools) to open.spotify.com, which refers to open.spotifycdn.com, which we can't connect to. open.spotifycdn.com points to (currently) tls130rtt.spotif...
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I set and use the callback url "https://local.test:5500/#/callback", which works in the sense that the url is accepted as valid. But the #/callback part is stripped off and spotify redirects to "https://local.test:5500/#access_token=..." instead. I c...
I set and use the callback url "https://local.test:5500/#/callback", which works in the sense that the url is accepted as valid. But the #/callback part is stripped off and spotify redirects to ...
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I confirmed this through https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/create-playlist May I know why it doesn't work in the docs? That would be a great starting point to fix first before I doubt myself of doing something wrong.
I confirmed this through https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/create-playlist May I know why it doesn't work in the docs? That would be a great starting point t...
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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 IssueI'm interested in creating an app that will allow users to listen to another Soptify Prem use...
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'm int...
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Hello, everyone!I’ve been exploring different ways to enhance user experiences on platforms like Spotify, and it got me thinking—while tools like auto-execution scripts are commonly used in gaming, is there a potential application for similar automat...
Hello, everyone! I’ve been exploring different ways to enhance user experiences on platforms like Spotify, and it got me thinking—while tools like auto-execution scripts are commonly used in g...
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I regularly download a list of all my personal favorite tracks, albums, and playlists. Recently, for a month or so, all playlists with an ID starting with 37i9dQZF are missing, in my case nearly 200. Please fix this.
I regularly download a list of all my personal favorite tracks, albums, and playlists. Recently, for a month or so, all playlists with an ID starting with 37i9dQZF are missing, in my case nearly 200....
Music Fan
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Im trying to make a get request for audio features of a song. Even though the token isnt expired and the scope is correct, i still get forbidden error message. The message still says token not provided which isnt true. I think some changes might have...
Im trying to make a get request for audio features of a song. Even though the token isnt expired and the scope is correct, i still get forbidden error message. The message still says token not provid...
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My code can properly access the currently playing track endpoint and has the correct scopes for fetching the queue, but receives a 403 Forbidden error when attempting to do so. I've tried the example in the online docs and receive the same 403 Forbid...
My code can properly access the currently playing track endpoint and has the correct scopes for fetching the queue, but receives a 403 Forbidden error when attempting to do so. I've tried the example...
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Hi everyone,I am going to develop a music app like Spotify but with basic features, can anybody help me like I can use their API for commercial uses also I can add my adds or subscription on my platform.
Hi everyone, I am going to develop a music app like Spotify but with basic features, can anybody help me like I can use their API for commercial uses also I can add my adds or subscription on my pla...
Spotify Star
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I use Spotify on the PC, phone and tvI loved old school Winamp application or even ancient Windows Music player from 2000s.They all had a screensaver and full screen mode with all sorts of visual loop to musicPerhaps with reach of Spotify it would be...
I use Spotify on the PC, phone and tv I loved old school Winamp application or even ancient Windows Music player from 2000s.They all had a screensaver and full screen mode with all sorts of visual l...
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Certain endpoints on Spotify audiobooks API always return a 429, regardless of how many calls I've made. E.g. https://api.spotify.com/v1/audiobooks?ids=16rRc378Jq4lwl5t64CdA3&access_token=mytokenhere always returns a 429, as does https://api.spotify....
Certain endpoints on Spotify audiobooks API always return a 429, regardless of how many calls I've made. E.g. https://api.spotify.com/v1/audiobooks?ids=16rRc378Jq4lwl5t64CdA3&access_token=my...
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PlanPremiumCountryBelarusDeviceanyOperating Systemany My Question or IssueHello, I'm getting null for all preview-url requests, can you help me?
Plan Premium Country Belarus Device any Operating System any My Question or Issue Hello, I'm getting null for all preview-url requests, can you help me?
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I am making an app that retrieved the top playlists such as global 5op 50, USA top 50, Today's Top Hits. I tested the APIs to retried Artist, Album, Audiobook, Chapter, etc, but it looks like there is some limitations on retrieving playlists. Can som...
I am making an app that retrieved the top playlists such as global 5op 50, USA top 50, Today's Top Hits. I tested the APIs to retried Artist, Album, Audiobook, Chapter, etc, but it looks like there i...
Spotify Star
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PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceMacBook Air 2022Operating SystemOS 14.6.1My Question or IssueUsing the Spotify API to do a project, I'm starting off simple and was able to get my user info and my recently listened to songs as well as my most listened to so...
Plan Premium Country US Device MacBook Air 2022 Operating System OS 14.6.1 My Question or Issue Using the Spotify API to do a project, I'm starting off simple and was able to get my user inf...
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The Audio Analysis endpoint is throwing error 404 for a specific track: https://open.spotify.com/track/1ILmwNC3g1geGMMnqcicMS while is working for thousands of other tracks in out platform.Any advice to solve it? Or is just a spotify bug? The track i...
The Audio Analysis endpoint is throwing error 404 for a specific track: https://open.spotify.com/track/1ILmwNC3g1geGMMnqcicMS while is working for thousands of other tracks in out platform....
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