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Updating the Criteria for Web API Extended Access

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...

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yaktam

Roadie

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Issue : Invalid base62 id

PlanPremiumCountryFranceMy Question or IssueHello, after checkin an error on my app I found this error : { "error": { "status": 400, "message": "Invalid base62 id" }}So I tried on spotify playground and I still got the same error. I already checked t...

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Plan Premium Country France My Question or Issue Hello, after checkin an error on my app I found this error :  { "error": { "status": 400, "message": "Invalid base62 id" }} So I...

LambertSpot

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429 error clarifications

Hi,The app I'm currently developing is still in testing phase, I don't have exceeded quote and have limited number of users that can test it. while testing edge cases of large volumes I have received error 429.My questions are:1)When user A uses my a...

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Hi, The app I'm currently developing is still in testing phase, I don't have exceeded quote and have limited number of users that can test it. while testing edge cases of large volumes I have receiv...

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CreatePlaylist starting returning a 200 instead of 201 for successful results!

CreatePlaylist starting returning a 200 instead of 201 for successful results! This broke my application since I was looking for a 201.

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CreatePlaylist starting returning a 200 instead of 201 for successful results!  This broke my application since I was looking for a 201.    

NimrodYizhar

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[iOS] How to get authorisation code to generate access_token and refresh_token at backend web api?.

Hi, We are having some trouble implementing the IOS Spotify SDK. We use it in the context of user authorisation in order to get the `code`. We pass the `code` to our api (where it is transformed). Our api (nodejs) calls a spotify token endpoint and w...

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Hi,   We are having some trouble implementing the IOS Spotify SDK. We use it in the context of user authorisation in order to get the `code`. We pass the `code` to our api (where it is transfo...

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User or Artist?

I'm attempting to create a new app that will let you go to a landing page, follow an artist, and get a free .mp3 or other incentive. I'm a huge noob at API's but I chose "artist" here and added my URI and I got "true" back. When I tried user I got "f...

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I'm attempting to create a new app that will let you go to a landing page, follow an artist, and get a free .mp3 or other incentive.   I'm a huge noob at API's but I chose "artist" here and ad...

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Playlists in folders don’t play in offline mode

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceiphone 14Operating SystemIOS 17.4.1 My Question or IssueI have playlists in folders and they are downloaded but when I go on them in offline mode it tells me to go online and try again.

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Plan Premium Country UK Device iphone 14 Operating System IOS 17.4.1   My Question or Issue I have playlists in folders and they are downloaded but when I go on them in offline mode it...

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Recently played stream

PlanPremium My Question or IssueHi everyone, I am currently building my portfolio in React, and I want to showcase my recently played tracks on it. Is it possible to do so currently? I have already tried:https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/we...

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Plan Premium  My Question or Issue Hi everyone, I am currently building my portfolio in React, and I want to showcase my recently played tracks on it. Is it possible to do so currently? I h...

Ximzend

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PKCE support and example code for iOS SDK?

I'm trying to do authentication on my app using the iOS SDK, and authenticate hopefully using the SPTSessionManager Authorization flow, the alternative method mentioned in the iOS's SDK FAQ under "What if I need to authorize without starting playback...

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I'm trying to do authentication on my app using the iOS SDK, and authenticate hopefully using the SPTSessionManager Authorization flow, the alternative method mentioned in the iOS's SDK FAQ under "Wh...

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Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read property 'togglePlay' of null

I am using the Spotify Playback SDK on my local site. This is my code:window.onSpotifyWebPlaybackSDKReady = () => { const token = ""; const player = new Spotify.Player({ name: 'Spotify Clone', getOAuthToken: cb => { cb(token); } }); window.player = p...

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I am using the Spotify Playback SDK on my local site. This is my code: window.onSpotifyWebPlaybackSDKReady = () => { const token = "<?php echo $_SESSION["accessToken"] ?>"; const ...

Artemis23-0

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no puedo recuperar la cuenta para artistas

tengo una cuenta que se llama Perros Adultos (es spotify para artistas) pero no logro ingresar, y al poner el mail donde me deberia llegar el link para recuperar al contraseña no me llega

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tengo una cuenta que se llama Perros Adultos (es spotify para artistas) pero no logro ingresar, y al poner el mail donde me deberia llegar el link para recuperar al contraseña no me llega

Ximzend

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API to get Track's Lyrics

PlanFree/PremiumMy Question or IssueIs there any API available for tracks Lyrics

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  Plan Free/Premium My Question or Issue Is there any API available for tracks Lyrics 

Ximzend

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Commercial Use of api

My Question or IssueI will create app in which i need to show some artists stats on the page like, monthly listeners, play counts etc, There will not be any streaming, does it still fall under commercial use? Also i will have a lot of users so i shou...

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      My Question or Issue I will create app in which i need to show some artists stats on the page like, monthly listeners, play counts etc, There will not be any streaming, does ...

Ximzend

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embeded playlist isn't playing full songs on mobile only previews

My Question or IssueI am trying to add a playlist using the embed way to my website. but when I do so, it only plays previews of a song and the last song is the one that is automatically played when I press play. also, it doesn't auto-play the next s...

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  My Question or Issue I am trying to add a playlist using the embed way to my website. but when I do so, it only plays previews of a song and the last song is the one that is automatically pl...

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Language support

Automatic English translation support can be added to native language lyrics created under all songs. With a simple interface

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Automatic English translation support can be added to native language lyrics created under all songs. With a simple interface 

Ximzend

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Equalizers and Miniplayer

Sonos equalizer is a bit bare... Does anyone have a decent one?Also, the hack for mini playbar doesn't work. Win 10, spotify premium. thoughts?

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Sonos equalizer is a bit bare... Does anyone have a decent one? Also, the hack for mini playbar doesn't work.   Win 10, spotify premium.    thoughts?

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API for finding list of user's playlists song appears in

Plan: PremiumCountry: USA My Question or IssueI'm trying to build a view where I can see a list of a user's playlists that a given song appears in. Currently, the only feasible approach given the existing API is to iterate through a user's playlists,...

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Plan: Premium Country: USA     My Question or Issue I'm trying to build a view where I can see a list of a user's playlists that a given song appears in. Currently, the only feasible a...

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Spotify Connect on Linux - streaming without premium

PlanFreeCountry DeviceIphone / AndroidOperating SystemLinux My Question or IssueHi, is there any solution that allows on Linux to stream music using Spotify Connect without requiring a premium account? I mean just streaming, not logging in with an ac...

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Plan Free Country   Device Iphone / Android Operating System Linux   My Question or Issue Hi, is there any solution that allows on Linux to stream music using Spotify Connect with...

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SPOTIFY APP NOT WORKING

Everytime I try to open my spotify app, my phone will freeze and shuts down by itself. Now, I can't even listen to songs because when I try to uninstall it my phone would also freeze and shutdown.

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Everytime I try to open my spotify app, my phone will freeze and shuts down by itself. Now, I can't even listen to songs because when I try to uninstall it my phone would also freeze and shutdown.&nb...

Anyk17

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WebAPI Get Track's Audio Analysis service returning 504 error

Hi! Since the past 2 days I’m ramdomly getting a 504 http (gateway) error when consuming the service https://api.spotify.com/v1/audio-analysis/{id}, mostly in the evening (I’m located in Barcelona/Spain). Sometimes the app can recover from the first ...

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Hi! Since the past 2 days I’m ramdomly getting a 504 http (gateway) error when consuming the service https://api.spotify.com/v1/audio-analysis/{id}, mostly in the evening (I’m located in Barcelona/Sp...

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