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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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lionwest

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Playwright Login Automation Loads Forever

My Question or IssueHello, my team and I are working on developing an app that connects with the spotify api. We follow the traditional oauth flow (being redirected to spotify then redirected back to the app.) We are currently in a phase where e2e te...

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My Question or Issue Hello, my team and I are working on developing an app that connects with the spotify api. We follow the traditional oauth flow (being redirected to spotify then redirected back ...

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https://api.spotify.com/v1/me errors aren't handled by nodejs SDK properly.

PlanPremiumMy Question or IssueI've been using the nodejs Spotify SDK to interact with the Spotify Web API. I was successfully getting access tokens for a user that granted my Spotify app access, but then when I ran .getMe() it returned a 403. The er...

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Plan Premium My Question or Issue I've been using the nodejs Spotify SDK to interact with the Spotify Web API. I was successfully getting access tokens for a user that granted my Spotify app acces...

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Quota Review

Hi,I get that there is a main forum post for this but wanted to ask a question. I have just received a rejection for my quota extension request because I didn't have an end user agreement or privacy policy. I have added these within less than an hour...

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Hi, I get that there is a main forum post for this but wanted to ask a question. I have just received a rejection for my quota extension request because I didn't have an end user agreement or privac...

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Superuser Contribution Add Tracks To Playlist API Error

Hey guys, I've been working on a project, and within it, I have to add tracks to a freshly created playlist. When I do it, I get a 201 response and a snapshot ID, indicating a successful request. But when I check the actual playlist, nothing has been...

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Hey guys, I've been working on a project, and within it, I have to add tracks to a freshly created playlist. When I do it, I get a 201 response and a snapshot ID, indicating a successful request. But...

LambertSpot

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Receive all added_by profiles for blend playlists via the Web API

The Get Playlist Items Web API method [1] returns items.added_by as an object reffering to a single profile. While there is nothing else to show for normal playlists, blend playlists (which are generated by Spotify based on the interests of multiple ...

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The Get Playlist Items Web API method [1] returns items.added_by as an object reffering to a single profile. While there is nothing else to show for normal playlists, blend playlists (which are gener...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Getting 403 Error For Specific Spotify Account with API Request

PlanFreeCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueHello, I am getting error "Failed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 403 ()" for my request to api.spotify.com/v1/me or when attempting to search to api.spo...

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Plan Free Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Hello, I am getting error "Failed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 403 ()...

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painel do Spotify de 2024 não está agradando as pessoas. Deixem como antes!

A versão mais recente do Spotify apresenta mudanças no painel do Spotify de TV, Xbox Series E PS5. Sinceramente esse novo painel não está agradando, poderiam deixar o painel de 2021 do Spotify ?

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A versão mais recente do Spotify apresenta mudanças no painel do Spotify de TV, Xbox Series E PS5. Sinceramente esse novo painel não está agradando, poderiam deixar o painel de 2021 do Spotify ?

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Spotify listen alike, what happened to it

I wanted to connect with people who like the same music as me but when I went to use it, it didn't work

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I wanted to connect with people who like the same music as me but when I went to use it, it didn't work

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Best/most correct way to check if a playlist is owned by the current user?

Hello! If I use the "Get Current User's Playlists" endpoint, what's the best/most correct way to check if the owner is the current user? Right now I'm checking if the ID matches that of the ID I get from "Get Current User's Profile", which feels corr...

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Hello!   If I use the "Get Current User's Playlists" endpoint, what's the best/most correct way to check if the owner is the current user? Right now I'm checking if the ID matches that of the ...

LambertSpot

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Superuser Contribution spotify api for playback return item: none for type episode

PlanFree/PremiumCountryNorwayDevicewindowsOperating Systemwindows My Question or IssueI am trying to get the title or id of the podcast i'm listening to on spotify.currently using this endpoint for playback information:response = requests.get("https:...

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  Plan Free/Premium Country Norway Device windows Operating System windows   My Question or Issue I am trying to get the title or id of the podcast i'm listening to on spotify. ...

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Superuser Contribution Password Change Re-aunthentication Issues

On three separate occasions spotify has randomly logged me out and told me my password was incorrect (when it wasn't) - I recently made an app which connects to the spotify API which I think must be something to do with the issues as it didn't happen...

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On three separate occasions spotify has randomly logged me out and told me my password was incorrect (when it wasn't) - I recently made an app which connects to the spotify API which I think must be ...

LambertSpot

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Requirements for Spotify API

PlanFree/PremiumCountryUKDeviceWindows DesktopOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueHi, just wondering if anyone could point me towards the software/hardware requirements for the use of Spotify API?TIA!

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Plan Free/Premium Country UK Device Windows Desktop Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Hi, just wondering if anyone could point me towards the software/hardware require...

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Solved!! player id not found

PlanPremiumCountryDenmarkDeviceRaspberry pi 5Operating Systemraspberry pi OS My Question or IssueHi Community, I am building a spotify streamer for my kids using a raspberry pi 5. I use the web playback sdk to launch a player in a browser. The device...

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Plan Premium Country Denmark Device Raspberry pi 5 Operating System raspberry pi OS   My Question or Issue Hi Community,   I am building a spotify streamer for my kids using a r...

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Postman vs ReadyAPI?

Hey there, Does anyone have any personal experiences with Postman or ReadyAPI? I really need a platform to start working with Spotify's API. I have also seen Apidog, Hoppscotch, and Bruno commonly advocated on different sites.Please do feel free to p...

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Hey there,   Does anyone have any personal experiences with Postman or ReadyAPI? I really need a platform to start working with Spotify's API. I have also seen Apidog, Hoppscotch, and Bruno co...

thytran

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Solved!! Is there a way to fetch a user's recently played playlists through the web api

Hi,I'm trying to add a user's recently played playlists and their top mixes into my app, like how the native Spotify app does, however, I cannot find a way to do so.Is there a specific category ID for these playlists?

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  Hi, I'm trying to add a user's recently played playlists and their top mixes into my app, like how the native Spotify app does, however, I cannot find a way to do so. Is there a specifi...

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Difference in Search Results Between Spotify API Console and Python/Postman Requests

Hello everyone, I'm experiencing a strange issue with the Spotify API. Initially, I was making a search request for a specific artist and title from my Python script, but the results weren’t what I expected. I noticed that the track returned wasn’t t...

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Hello everyone,   I'm experiencing a strange issue with the Spotify API. Initially, I was making a search request for a specific artist and title from my Python script, but the results weren’t...

Ximzend

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Error 400 while trying to get token using PKCE OAuth2

I have tried getting the access token with PKCE using the official github repository for that extension and I am always getting the 400 error.The code can be found on https://github.com/spotify/web-api-examples/blob/master/authorization/authorization...

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I have tried getting the access token with PKCE using the official github repository for that extension and I am always getting the 400 error. The code can be found on https://github.com/spotify/web...

Soch

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Solved!! Web API ratelimit

I am developing an app which will allow users to publish their playlists to a feed. However in order to visit the feed, published playlists will have to be fetched one by one (as the current spotify api does not have an endpoint to fetch multiple pla...

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I am developing an app which will allow users to publish their playlists to a feed. However in order to visit the feed, published playlists will have to be fetched one by one (as the current spotify ...

palmers97

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400 Bad Request - Access Token - PKCE Auth Code Flow

Hello,I'm currently on Step 2 (Requesting Access Token) of the Auth Code Flow using PKCE, but I am unable to retrieve the access token.ProblemI am receiving a 400 Bad Request when sending my POST request to the https://accounts.spotify.com/api/token ...

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Hello, I'm currently on Step 2 (Requesting Access Token) of the Auth Code Flow using PKCE, but I am unable to retrieve the access token. Problem I am receiving a 400 Bad Request when sending my PO...

Soch

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