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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...
I was waiting for extension approval and suddenly the option is gone. I submitted the request before the MAU requirement changed. Anyone else dealing with this? I've spent considerable time and money developing an app that relies on the spotify api a...
I was waiting for extension approval and suddenly the option is gone. I submitted the request before the MAU requirement changed. Anyone else dealing with this? I've spent considerable time ...
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PlanFree Operating SystemAndroid My QuestionHello everyone,I’ve developed an Android app that tracks Spotify song metadata and vital parameters via a smartwatch. I’m preparing to publish it on the Play Store, but I won’t be able to meet the requireme...
Plan Free Operating System Android My Question Hello everyone, I’ve developed an Android app that tracks Spotify song metadata and vital parameters via a smartwatch. I’m prepari...
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PlanPremiumCountryMalaysiaDeviceMac Mini M2Operating SystemmacOS 15.4.1 My Question or IssueI’ve been experimenting with the Spotify Web API (v1) and noticed something odd with the /search endpoint that I’m not sure how to explain. I’m wondering if a...
Plan Premium Country Malaysia Device Mac Mini M2 Operating System macOS 15.4.1 My Question or Issue I’ve been experimenting with the Spotify Web API (v1) and noticed something odd wi...
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DeviceVarious models of Samsung Galaxy phones. Such as A53.Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueI developed an Android application, using Kotlin. When Spotify is installed on the phone, the application will connect to it and show the track tha...
Device Various models of Samsung Galaxy phones. Such as A53. Operating System Android My Question or Issue I developed an Android application, using Kotlin. When Spotify is installed on ...
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I applied for quota expansion in my previous application and my request was rejected. I want to make the required corrections and request quota again, but the quota expansion section is not visible. There is only the general application settings page...
I applied for quota expansion in my previous application and my request was rejected. I want to make the required corrections and request quota again, but the quota expansion section is not visible. ...
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PlanPremiumCountryCzech Republic My Question or IssueHello, I've been using Spotify API for some, but it stopped working suddenly. According to my investigation, my webhosting server cannot reach api.spotify.com and connection always times-out. DNS r...
Plan Premium Country Czech Republic My Question or Issue Hello, I've been using Spotify API for some, but it stopped working suddenly. According to my investigation, my webhosti...
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PlanPremiumCountryRomaniaDevicePC, Phone, CarOperating SystemAPI, iOS, Android, Windows 10 My Question or IssueThe API to get the currently-playing track responds with 204 code, and an empty response body even though songs are playing in the windows ...
Plan Premium Country Romania Device PC, Phone, Car Operating System API, iOS, Android, Windows 10 My Question or Issue The API to get the currently-playing track responds with 204 co...
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PlanPremiumCountryPoland My Question or IssueI am done with making my app but now the question how to make accessible for everybody?
Plan Premium Country Poland My Question or Issue I am done with making my app but now the question how to make accessible for everybody?
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PlanPremiumCountrySpain My Question or Issue Hello Spotify team, My name is Hector, and my team and I have been working for four months on a music discovery tool for Spotify users. During this time, we’ve invested significant effort in:Designing an i...
Plan Premium Country Spain My Question or Issue Hello Spotify team, My name is Hector, and my team and I have been working for four months on a music discovery tool for ...
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Please consider adding an option for true random shuffle, one that doesn’t follow algorithms or avoid repeats, just a purely random order every time.The current shuffle feels weighted or biased, especially in large playlists. I just want a simple, fa...
Please consider adding an option for true random shuffle, one that doesn’t follow algorithms or avoid repeats, just a purely random order every time. The current shuffle feels weighted or biased, es...
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CountryIndiaMy Question or IssueHi, I am a student trying to build a small song recommendation project for my college. How can I get the authentic song dataset using the API?
Country India My Question or Issue Hi, I am a student trying to build a small song recommendation project for my college. How can I get the authentic song dataset using the API?
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Yall should get rid of Spotify previews and add the HOLL song it is just so easer for everyone.
Yall should get rid of Spotify previews and add the HOLL song it is just so easer for everyone.
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Hey all — I’m building a native iOS app that connects to the Spotify Web API to display audiobook metadata for books users already have saved in their library. We’ve implemented a hydration manager to avoid redundant API calls, but we’re still encoun...
Hey all — I’m building a native iOS app that connects to the Spotify Web API to display audiobook metadata for books users already have saved in their library. We’ve implemented a hydration manager t...
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PlanFreeCountrySwedenDeviceWeb APIOperating SystemUbuntu Linux My Question or IssueI'm writing a chat bot that observes a collaborative playlist and posts about updates. To keep the user experience good and interactive, the bot needs to know when the...
Plan Free Country Sweden Device Web API Operating System Ubuntu Linux My Question or Issue I'm writing a chat bot that observes a collaborative playlist and posts about updates. To k...
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Hello everyone, I’m Héctor Pérez Ledesma, and I’ve watched in disbelief as Spotify’s latest Web API changes rolled out on May 15th—changes that feel less like responsible stewardship and more like a bulldozer running over the very community that made...
Hello everyone, I’m Héctor Pérez Ledesma, and I’ve watched in disbelief as Spotify’s latest Web API changes rolled out on May 15th—changes that feel less like responsible stewardship and mor...
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Hi Spotify Dev Support,I am in the US using a personal Premium Spotify account. I created an app in the developer dashboard, set up correct redirect URIs, deleted all .cache files, and authorized with multiple tester accounts in development mode. No ...
Hi Spotify Dev Support, I am in the US using a personal Premium Spotify account. I created an app in the developer dashboard, set up correct redirect URIs, deleted all .cache files, and authorized w...
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My Question or IssueAggregated reports endpoint behaves weirdly when the report_start and report_end are exactly 90 days apart and the granularity is set to LIFETIME. API v2 returns 'Invalid argument' error message, and API v3 returns "Unknown intern...
My Question or Issue Aggregated reports endpoint behaves weirdly when the report_start and report_end are exactly 90 days apart and the granularity is set to LIFETIME. API v2 returns 'Invalid argume...
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PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceBrowser (Chrome)Operating SystemIOS My Question or IssueI'm trying to call up the web playback sdk to play songs in the browser. Following the guidance I created an access token with the following scopes (streaming user-read...
Plan Premium Country US Device Browser (Chrome) Operating System IOS My Question or Issue I'm trying to call up the web playback sdk to play songs in the browser. Following the guida...
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Planfree/PremiumCountry Deviceios/androidOperating Systemwindows My Question or IssueA way to add an iframe on mobile app?I'm developing a mobile app with angular ionic and i just want to show a podcast on an individual page, full screen but I'm not ...
Plan free/Premium Country Device ios/android Operating System windows My Question or Issue A way to add an iframe on mobile app? I'm developing a mobile app with angu...
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We're suddenly (as of this morning) finding that "next" field is in all cases coming back nil on the "Get Playlist" endpoint. Obviously a major issue on any playlist > 100 tracks. Can someone please acknowledge whether this is known about?
We're suddenly (as of this morning) finding that "next" field is in all cases coming back nil on the "Get Playlist" endpoint. Obviously a major issue on any playlist > 100 tracks. Can som...
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