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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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musicisair

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S4D
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Solved!! API Issue with specific user

I'm a bit baffled at the moment and hoping someone on the forum can point me in the right direction. I've written and re-written this at least 10 times and I don't even know what to ask at this point. I've encountered so many strange issues, but I'll...

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I'm a bit baffled at the moment and hoping someone on the forum can point me in the right direction.   I've written and re-written this at least 10 times and I don't even know what to ask at t...

RyTown

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Possible Bug
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401 Error

I get a 401 error. I don't share the code because the code works properly in local. When I make a request to the API, it gives a 401 error. Server is running on edge. What can cause this problem?

Newbie

I get a 401 error. I don't share the code because the code works properly in local. When I make a request to the API, it gives a 401 error. Server is running on edge. What can cause this problem?

Ximzend

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Spotify into Intune

PlanFree/PremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceXPS Laptops, Mac devicesOperating SystemWindows 10/11, MacOs (no specific version) My Question or IssueHello. I am the Systems Administrator and we use the Microsoft Company Portal to control what application...

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Plan Free/Premium Country United States Device XPS Laptops, Mac devices Operating System Windows 10/11, MacOs (no specific version)   My Question or Issue Hello. I am the Systems Admin...

Ath3na76

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Discussion
Feature Request
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Artists statistics

My Question or IssueHi there!I have been looking for API information to see an artist's statistics, such as the number of streams of a song. I know this information can be found in a Spotify for artists profile, but I can't find a documented API to g...

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My Question or Issue Hi there! I have been looking for API information to see an artist's statistics, such as the number of streams of a song. I know this information can be found in a Spotify for ...

Achillez

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Availability of APIs for Directly Playing Spotify Music in Third-Party Apps

I'm developing an application with the aim to integrate Spotify music playback directly within it. This integration would allow users to browse, select, and play Spotify tracks seamlessly without leaving the app.I understand that direct access to Spo...

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I'm developing an application with the aim to integrate Spotify music playback directly within it. This integration would allow users to browse, select, and play Spotify tracks seamlessly without lea...

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Directly Playing Spotify Music in Third-Party Apps
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identifying playlists my music is in

Hi all, I'm trying to find a tool that would use spotify's api in order to identify more precisely the playlists my music is being added to. I have had the pleasure of being added to users' playlists in the past few weeks and got a lot of new followe...

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Hi all, I'm trying to find a tool that would use spotify's api in order to identify more precisely the playlists my music is being added to. I have had the pleasure of being added to users' playlists...

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Add sorting to the Web API

My Question or IssueHi everyone. I have a small project which will retrieve the albums for an artist, and then get the tracks for these albums. My application only cares about the latest new tracks and albums. But, the API doesn't provide me any opti...

Newbie

My Question or Issue Hi everyone. I have a small project which will retrieve the albums for an artist, and then get the tracks for these albums.    My application only cares about the la...

ClaytonM

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sorting
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Searching for the count of streams

I'm not sure if it's in the right place - I'd like to search by number of streams. For example, I would like to have tracks of a certain genre that have less than 50000 streams, but more than 2000.Is that somehow possible?

Newbie

I'm not sure if it's in the right place - I'd like to search by number of streams. For example, I would like to have tracks of a certain genre that have less than 50000 streams, but more than 2000. ...

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Feature Request
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Solved!! Spotify Artists not returning images property from search

PlanFree/PremiumCountryU.S.DeviceAPIOperating SystemLinux My Question or IssueCurrently hitting the search endpoint defined here: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/searchAs mentioned, an array of images should provided alo...

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Plan Free/Premium Country U.S. Device API Operating System Linux   My Question or Issue Currently hitting the search endpoint defined here: https://developer.spotify.com/documenta...

ivandev

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Inconsistency
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Refresh button for Recommended songs section not working properly

Plan: PremiumCountry: Colombia Device(Macbook Pro 2019)Operating System: macOS Big Sur My Question or Issue When I click refresh, it just kills the recommended part.

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Plan: Premium Country: Colombia   Device (Macbook Pro 2019) Operating System: macOS Big Sur   My Question or Issue   When I click refresh, it just kills the recommend...

ElementalCreeper

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Solved!! Issues with Missing refresh_token in API Response

I successfully set up authentication and the process to obtain an access_token, but I'm facing an issue while configuring the token refresh process. According to the documentation, the response from the API when requesting a token refresh should cont...

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I successfully set up authentication and the process to obtain an access_token, but I'm facing an issue while configuring the token refresh process. According to the documentation, the response from ...

simpamusic

Music Fan

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Solved!! Application Development Terms

Country Japan Device Macbook Pro Operating System mac OS My Question or Issue I am developing an application that shares songs saved in the Spotify app with friends. When you join the same community within the application, a playlist will be automati...

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Country Japan   Device Macbook Pro   Operating System mac OS   My Question or Issue I am developing an application that shares songs saved in the Spotify app with friends...

saito3815

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Some testers got 403 error even were added to dev dashboard

PlanPremiumCountryAUDeviceiPhone and GalaxyOperating SystemiOS and Android My Question or IssueHi Spotify team, I am developing an app integrating web APIs and it is now on beta test. Some testers reported they received 403 error when trying to query...

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Plan Premium Country AU Device iPhone and Galaxy Operating System iOS and Android   My Question or Issue Hi Spotify team,   I am developing an app integrating web APIs and it is...

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Developer Dashboard Problem
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Hitster

Does the game Hitster violate Spotify's terms of use?  

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Does the game Hitster violate Spotify's terms of use?   

turbolego

Music Fan

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music game
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About creating content recommendation algorithms using Spotify api

아래 정보는 모두 필수가 아닙니다. 그러나 더 많이 제공할수록 저희가 도움을 시도하는 것이 더 쉬워질 것입니다.계획무료/프리미엄국가KOREA 장치(아이폰8, 삼성갤럭시9, 맥북프로 2016년 후반)운영 체제(iOS 10, 안드로이드 오레오, 윈도우 10 등) 내 질문 또는 문제Hello, I'm asking because I'm curious even after reading the Spotify Developer Regulation Book....

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아래 정보는 모두 필수가 아닙니다. 그러나 더 많이 제공할수록 저희가 도움을 시도하는 것이 더 쉬워질 것입니다. 계획 무료/프리미엄 국가 KOREA   장치 (아이폰8, 삼성갤럭시9, 맥북프로 2016년 후반) 운영 체제 (iOS 10, 안드로이드 오레오, 윈도우 10 등)   내 질문 또는 문제 Hello, I'm...

Ximzend

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API Question
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Visit Spotify HQ in Stockholm - About team management methods

PlanFree/PremiumCountryBrazilDevice(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueHello Spotify Team,I’m a Brazilian software developer with a deep passion for agile meth...

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

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Spotify Trivia

My Question or Issue Why did Spotify remove the use of their API to create games and trivia? I tried searching some things up and read on reddit that apparently Spotify aquired Heardle (while it was still a thing), but that was over a year ago and Sp...

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My Question or Issue   Why did Spotify remove the use of their API to create games and trivia? I tried searching some things up and read on reddit that apparently Spotify aquired Heardle (whil...

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legal
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Spotify Podcast widget does NOT display episode list

PlanFree/Premium CountryUSA, EU, AU, India, Gulf, etc. DeviceiPhone 14, Samsung Galaxy, Macbook Pro late 2024 Operating SystemiOS 10, Android Oreo, macOS, Windows 10, etc. BrowsersAll browsers My Question or IssueHello Team, Your Playlist widgets emb...

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Plan Free/Premium   Country USA, EU, AU, India, Gulf, etc.   Device iPhone 14, Samsung Galaxy, Macbook Pro late 2024   Operating System iOS 10, Android Oreo, macOS, Wind...

Ximzend

Spotify Star

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Possible Bug
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I cant get the preview Url for the songs of album, Is there way to get this?

I am trying to get the preview url for the songs of album, there is preview url parameter in response data from https://api.spotify.com/v1/albums/{id}/tracks.but actually i could not get that, Please help me!!!.PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8...

Visitor

I am trying to get the preview url for the songs of album, there is preview url parameter in response data from https://api.spotify.com/v1/albums/{id}/tracks. but actually i could not get that,...

djmtype

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