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Discuss building apps with Spotify APIs and SDKs
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...
Hi,I am trying to register a loopback URI, but it doesn´t work. I´m using dynamic port assignment. The documentation says, https should be used, except for loopback URIs, which can use http:"If you are using a loopback address, use the explicit IPv4 ...
Hi, I am trying to register a loopback URI, but it doesn´t work. I´m using dynamic port assignment. The documentation says, https should be used, except for loopback URIs, which can use http: "If y...
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PlanPremiumCountry: IndiaI’m trying to integrate Spotify playback in my application using the Spotify Web API and the Web Playback SDK, but I’m running into an issue with certain accounts.What’s happeningI connected a Spotify Lite account to my app a...
Plan Premium Country: India I’m trying to integrate Spotify playback in my application using the Spotify Web API and the Web Playback SDK, but I’m running into an issue with certain accounts. Wha...
Spotify Star
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Hi, I'm re-opening an issue that has been closed (#817), ignored (#1330, #538), or locked (#492) time and again. While I'm very thankful for the APIs Spotify provides developers, the lack of transparency/availability regarding the WebSocket APIs is m...
Hi, I'm re-opening an issue that has been closed (#817), ignored (#1330, #538), or locked (#492) time and again. While I'm very thankful for the APIs Spotify provides developers, the la...
Casual Listener
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Is there a way i can have acces to an API or additional endpoint on the existing Spotify API that provides a URL to a tracks given canvas in an mp4 format so i can use it on my app?
Is there a way i can have acces to an API or additional endpoint on the existing Spotify API that provides a URL to a tracks given canvas in an mp4 format so i can use it on my app? &n...
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Hi everyone, I want to build an app which can recommend Spotify tracks based on the user's own library of music (could be a user's collection of .mp3). For this, I want to enhace the default tags for Spotify tracks with my own self-crafted tags (say,...
Hi everyone, I want to build an app which can recommend Spotify tracks based on the user's own library of music (could be a user's collection of .mp3). For this, I want to enhace the default...
Newbie
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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 IssueHey team,I have a feature proposal that you should consider for the user improvement and also...
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 Hey...
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Hi All, I have a big bunch of ISRC codes and would like to get their associated Spotify tracks. From the docs, it looks like the only way to access a resource from the ISRC is by using it as a search query, and with the number of codes I have I'd hit...
Hi All, I have a big bunch of ISRC codes and would like to get their associated Spotify tracks. From the docs, it looks like the only way to access a resource from the ISRC is by using it as...
Visitor
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Using the API /search endpoint, I'm trying to find playlists with dates in their titles, like "2025-05-09" or "5/2/25". This works badly in general. The search breaks the query string up into individual numbers, and the results end up being dominated...
Using the API /search endpoint, I'm trying to find playlists with dates in their titles, like "2025-05-09" or "5/2/25". This works badly in general. The search breaks the query string up into individ...
Spotify Legend
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Hi Spotify team, I’m building a project called Music4You, a web experience where users can create and share personalized song “stories” (similar in feel to Spotify Wrapped or Instagram stories). The idea is to let a sender pick a song, choose a speci...
Hi Spotify team, I’m building a project called Music4You, a web experience where users can create and share personalized song “stories” (similar in feel to Spotify Wrapped or Instagram ...
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Hello devs, on my production logs I keep seeing this error message invalid base 62.And I really tried locally to reproduce the error to fix the problem, could anyone help me understand what's going on and why I never get this error and how I can repr...
Hello devs, on my production logs I keep seeing this error message invalid base 62. And I really tried locally to reproduce the error to fix the problem, could anyone help me understand w...
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link.chtbl.com doesn't resolve to an IP. It's used as the fully qualified domain name for podcast links. Looking at the whois history it appears that the nameserver was changed from cloudflare to nsone.net on December 9th. Which may be the source of ...
link.chtbl.com doesn't resolve to an IP. It's used as the fully qualified domain name for podcast links. Looking at the whois history it appears that the nameserver was changed from cloudfla...
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I am writing to express my concern regarding the significant delay in the Quota Extension review process. I submitted a request in early September, and the status remains "Under Review" as of today (December 8th).It has been over 13 weeks, which far ...
I am writing to express my concern regarding the significant delay in the Quota Extension review process. I submitted a request in early September, and the status remains "Under Review" as of today (...
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It seems that many artists have had their genres reworked or removed completely. That means that the /artists={artistIds} endpoint returns very different results than yesterday E.g. Tove Lo, London Grammar and Corinne Bailey Rae return no genres as a...
It seems that many artists have had their genres reworked or removed completely. That means that the /artists={artistIds} endpoint returns very different results than yesterday ...
Music Fan
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I've discovered that although the documentation says albums should have genre info https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/get-multiple-albums#genres, it is always returned as an empty list. Looks like others have had a similar ...
I've discovered that although the documentation says albums should have genre info https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/get-multiple-albums#genres, it is always returned as a...
Music Fan
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PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceMacbookOperating SystemMacOS sequoia (Postman Web API) My Question or IssueHas anyone noticed any issue with the Get Artist API not returning any genres for an artist, or returning significantly less genres than previously? ...
Plan Premium Country US Device Macbook Operating System MacOS sequoia (Postman Web API) My Question or Issue Has anyone noticed any issue with the Get Artist API not returning any ge...
Music Fan
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Hello devs, anyone else having this issue ? I have an app where I have some redirect URLS. I wanted to edit them because Spotify changed its policy to have 127.0.0.1 instead of localhost. See: https://developer.spotify.com/blog/2025-02-12-increasing-...
Hello devs, anyone else having this issue ? I have an app where I have some redirect URLS. I wanted to edit them because Spotify changed its policy to have 127.0.0.1 instead of localhost. &...
Music Fan
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The Spotify for developers platform helps many bring their ideas to life. Whether it's a short term app helping an artist’s release or something more long term - there is always a chance of success. Things start to grow and then you might also need w...
The Spotify for developers platform helps many bring their ideas to life. Whether it's a short term app helping an artist’s release or something more long term - there is always a chance of success. ...
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There seems to be no option anymore to request extended quota mode. If you have an app in development mode and controlling 25 users that can use it, how are you meant to deploy for commercial use and reach 250K MAUs and then be eligible for an extend...
There seems to be no option anymore to request extended quota mode. If you have an app in development mode and controlling 25 users that can use it, how are you meant to deploy for commercial use and...
Newbie
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PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceSamsung S20 FEOperating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueHello everyone, I am new to the spotify API and I am trying to complete the Oauth authorization flow for my android application. After my app redirects me to the spot...
Plan Premium Country US Device Samsung S20 FE Operating System Android My Question or Issue Hello everyone, I am new to the spotify API and I am trying to complete the O...
Music Fan
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Hi, For the past two days, I’ve been unable to create a new app in the Spotify Developer Dashboard.Every time I try, I receive the following error message: "Something went wrong, we were not able to create your app. Please try again later."I’ve tried...
Hi, For the past two days, I’ve been unable to create a new app in the Spotify Developer Dashboard. Every time I try, I receive the following error message: "Something went wrong, we were not able...
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