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Refresh token expiration: discussion thread

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...

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rheschner

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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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JoshRainierStudios

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Context is null for recently played tracks

PlanFree/PremiumCountry All DeviceiPhone and AndroidOperating SystemiOS and Android My Question or IssueAfter the update release on Nov 18th, it looks like the clients broke the reporting of the streams and don't include the context anymore. As a con...

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Plan Free/Premium Country  All   Device iPhone and Android Operating System iOS and Android   My Question or Issue After the update release on Nov 18th, it looks like the cl...

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Re: Premium Required" When Attempting to Play Track via API

Hi. I try to execute request WITH PREMIUM account, and get the same error. Can you check where am i wrong? I send request with Postman and get the same response error like sshuvoo.**bleep**

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Hi. I try to execute request WITH PREMIUM account, and get the same error. Can you check where am i wrong? I send request with Postman and get the same response error like sshuvoo.**bleep**

Ximzend

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Solved!! Get Artist endpoint returns different artist than requested

My Question or IssueI've noticed that certain artist IDs (ex 2uW79XE0HEkPb56HqZJnNx) exhibit a weird behavior when using the Get Artist endpoint. The request succeeds, but the returned artist has a different ID than requested. This is quite difficult...

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My Question or Issue I've noticed that certain artist IDs (ex 2uW79XE0HEkPb56HqZJnNx) exhibit a weird behavior when using the Get Artist endpoint. The request succeeds, but the returned artist has...

Ximzend

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Oauth sign in to web api without web browser / graphical interface

I'm working on the alarm clock with Spotify playlists and albums. I wrote a client (https://github.com/ciembor/spotify-cmd) based on a Spotify Web API and it works well, but when I Connect using oauth it opens browser and then uses my callback. The p...

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I'm working on the alarm clock with Spotify playlists and albums. I wrote a client (https://github.com/ciembor/spotify-cmd) based on a Spotify Web API and it works well, but when I Connect using oaut...

IgorM1

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play specified song by uri(spotify:track:xxxxxxx)

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issuein Android Remote-connect SDK,I want to play specified song by uri(spotify:track:xxxxxxx),But...

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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 in Andr...

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Spotify Web Api - Device goes inactive after 5 seconds of pausing remote control

I'm creating a tool that integrates with the Spotify Web API and I noticed that active device (being my smartphone) gets disconnected when Spotify is running in the background. Is there a way to ensure that the app is still "active"? Especially if it...

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I'm creating a tool that integrates with the Spotify Web API and I noticed that active device (being my smartphone) gets disconnected when Spotify is running in the background. Is there a way to ensu...

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Spotify App Extension request might be lost

PlanPremiumCountryUnited status My Question or IssueHey Spotify team! My company submitted an app through the developer dashboardhttps://developer.spotify.com/dashboard/417a800558554aaab2254897799e7052I reached out to customer support some time ago a...

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Plan Premium Country United status   My Question or Issue Hey Spotify team! My company submitted an app through the developer dashboard https://developer.spotify.com/dashboard/417a800...

hugogarcia0706

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Is it possible to find users who have created playlists with specific artist?

PlanFree/PremiumCountryIndiaDevice(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueAn artist regularly checks the "discovered on" section to check organic traction. I'd lik...

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Plan Free/Premium Country India Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue An artis...

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Using Spotify API to train Recommender System (educational purpose)

Hello, I want to use the Spotify API specifically the metadata of tracks and playlists like release date, popularity...) to train a recommender system for my bachelor thesis which is about the impact of human feedback on recommender system in field o...

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Hello,   I want to use the Spotify API specifically the metadata of tracks and playlists like release date, popularity...) to train a recommender system for my bachelor thesis which is about t...

WinterMelon

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Are there further restrictions for Game Development with Spotify API?

I signed up to be a Spotify developer a few years ago. I have heard that there are more restrictions on what can be built using to Spotify APIs. Someone told me that Spotify does not want any of the APIs to be used in Games. Is something like this re...

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I signed up to be a Spotify developer a few years ago.  I have heard that there are more restrictions on what can be built using to Spotify APIs.   Someone told me that Spotify does not w...

herbertrush

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Spotify AI

PlanPremiumCountryIndiaDevice(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue. Spotify must contain an Ai that can play songs on voice based command , like example today i...

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  Plan Premium Country India Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue. ...

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login button will not do anything on Spotify Developer

When I go to https://developer.spotify.com/dashboard, I had a white page with a red error at the top of the screen, saying my session expired. So, I went back to the main page (https://developer.spotify.com) and clicked "Login". Nothing happens, and ...

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When I go to https://developer.spotify.com/dashboard, I had a white page with a red error at the top of the screen, saying my session expired. So, I went back to the main page (https://developer.spot...

vlstndrd

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I can't run Spotify player correctly using QML/Qt framework on Linux 64bit

Hello,I have an application written in QML/Qt framework to perform Spotify tasks, on Linux system 64bit, with Widevine library installed as a plugin for Chromium.In QML there is an element: "WebEngineView", which I used to create the Spotify player.E...

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Hello, I have an application written in QML/Qt framework to perform Spotify tasks, on Linux system 64bit, with Widevine library installed as a plugin for Chromium. In QML there is an element: "WebE...

Lukegr77

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Only valid bearer authentication supported when trying to get access token

I'm a beginner so I'm sorry if this is a stupid question. I'm trying to get an access code using the authorization flow in golang. I am quite sure I am getting the User authorization correctly but then when I try and get the access token I get the er...

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I'm a beginner so I'm sorry if this is a stupid question. I'm trying to get an access code using the authorization flow in golang. I am quite sure I am getting the User authorization correctly but th...

tomjaimz

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Is the "Get User's Top Items" documentation outdated?

PlanPremiumCountrySweden My Question or IssueI have used the following request:https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/top/tracks?time_range=long_term&limit=10&offset=0According to the documentation (https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/referenc...

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Plan Premium Country Sweden   My Question or Issue I have used the following request: https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/top/tracks?time_range=long_term&limit=10&offset=0 Acco...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Api to create a private playlist doesn't work

PlanPremiumCountryUS DeviceiPhone 13Operating SystemiOS 15 My Question or IssueI'm hitting the API to create a playlist POST: "/users/\(userId)/playlists" with isPublic=false and isCollaborative=false in the body. The playlist is created successfully...

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Plan Premium Country US   Device iPhone 13 Operating System iOS 15   My Question or Issue I'm hitting the API to create a playlist    POST: "/users/\(userId)/playlist...

tomjaimz

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Superuser Contribution How to reproduce Spotify web app behavior where a Blend's track can have multiple added_by users?

PlanFree/PremiumCountryID, but I assume this apply to all countriesMy Question or IssueInside a Blend playlist with more than 1 users, the Spotify app might display a track with more than one user in the "added by" column.But when fetching the tracks...

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Plan Free/Premium Country ID, but I assume this apply to all countries My Question or Issue Inside a Blend playlist with more than 1 users, the Spotify app might display a track with more than o...

kzfelder

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I don't recieve spotify email

I want to create a "spotify for developers" account and I need to verify my email adresse. However I don't recieve any email, no matter how hard I push the "verify" button. I had a rule in my outlook email adresse that sent spotify email to trash. Ho...

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I want to create a "spotify for developers" account and I need to verify my email adresse. However I don't recieve any email, no matter how hard I push the "verify" button. I had a rule in my outlo...

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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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