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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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Having trouble logging in to my app through Spotify auth

PlanPremiumCountryUS DeviceiPhone 13 pro My Question or IssueI'm having trouble logging in. I am not seeing any errors in my XCode console. I was able to log in before. I am just seeing Oops! Something went wrong, please try again or check out our he...

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  • Plan Premium Country US   Device iPhone 13 pro   My Question or Issue I'm having trouble logging in. I am not seeing any errors in my XCode console. I was able to log in before. I ...
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No response from SpotifyAppRemote.connect call

PlanFree/Premium - FreeCountry - US DevicePixel 6Operating SystemAndroid 14 My Question or IssueI am integrating the Android API to an app and seeing confusing behavior in the case where the user has not approved Spotify to work with my app. I have t...

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  • Plan Free/Premium - Free Country - US   Device Pixel 6 Operating System Android 14   My Question or Issue I am integrating the Android API to an app and seeing confusing behavior ...
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Solved!! Can get acces tokken

Hey, im started yo work with spotify API, but there is some problem i couldnt find solution. After running script below before giving app access, i get redirected to page whigh promted me for permission and spotipy is asking for URL i`ve been redirec...

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  • Hey, im started yo work with spotify API, but there is some problem i couldnt find solution. After running script below before giving app access, i get redirected to page whigh promted me for permiss...
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Music Snippets

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueI’d like to allow users to play music snippets from my app, using the Spotify API. What I mea...

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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 I’d lik...
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"Circumventing" the verification process

I've been experimenting with Spotify integrations lately and came across something interesting. I noticed that the Elgato Stream Deck hardware has a Spotify plugin that requires users to generate their own ClientID to bypass the verification process....

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  • I've been experimenting with Spotify integrations lately and came across something interesting. I noticed that the Elgato Stream Deck hardware has a Spotify plugin that requires users to generate the...
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Preview mode

PlanPremium Operating SystemAndroid, Windows 10 My Question or IssueIs there a way to listen to a particular playlist in preview mode so that I can listen to 30 seconds of each song so I can listen to more songs?

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  •   Plan Premium       Operating System Android, Windows 10   My Question or Issue Is there a way to listen to a particular playlist in preview mode so that I can lis...
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TWO ACCOUNTS IN THE SAME DEVICE

My Question or IssueHello! I think Spotify really needs to incorporate the possibility of having two accounts in the same deviceHola! Creo queue Spotify deberia ofrecer la posibilidad de tener dos cuentas en el mismo dispositivo

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  • My Question or Issue Hello! I think Spotify really needs to incorporate the possibility of having two accounts in the same device Hola! Creo queue Spotify deberia ofrecer la posibilidad de tener do...
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Regarding spotify api not able to play music showing premiu required how to solve

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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  
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution API 403: Studen Premium: Premium required

PlanStudent Premium My Question or IssueI am currently working on a student project with the Spotify API. On a simple play request (https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/player/play) I am getting this error response: { "error": { "status": 403, "message": "P...

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  • Plan Student Premium   My Question or Issue I am currently working on a student project with the Spotify API. On a simple play request (https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/player/play) I am gettin...
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Very Long Quota Extension Waiting Time

My Question or Issue My application for a quote extension was submitted in November and has been in "In Review/Undecided" since early December and I am still waiting to hear back on a verdict after 11 weeks. Not sure why this is taking so long but it...

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  • My Question or Issue   My application for a quote extension was submitted in November and has been in "In Review/Undecided" since early December and I am still waiting to hear back on a verdic...
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Can I get the number of plays for each song I played?

PlanPremiumCountryJapanDeviceiPhone、Andoroid※It's OK if you can support it to some extent, including the latest version.Operating System(iOS Latest OS, Android Latest OS) My Question or IssueI would like to get the number of plays for each song playe...

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  • Plan Premium Country Japan Device iPhone、Andoroid ※It's OK if you can support it to some extent, including the latest version. Operating System (iOS Latest OS, Android Latest OS)   ...
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Do not create any product or service which is integrated with streams or content from another servic

PlanFree/PremiumCountryCanadaDeviceIphonesOperating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueHi,I'm currently creating an app to sell tickets for events. I'm using the Spotify Api to integrate music streaming about the artist...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country Canada Device Iphones Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue Hi, I'm currently creating an app to sell ticket...
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Statistics of client releases in the Personal Cabinet System

Greetings, everyone!We are wondering: how to display statistics on releases for our customers who have upload them? We use PHP+HTML+MySQL

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  • Greetings, everyone! We are wondering: how to display statistics on releases for our customers who have upload them? We use PHP+HTML+MySQL
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Enable Now Playing icon in spotify app

I am using Spotify for Developers Web api.I develop an App to play a song,Skip previous,Skip Next button and the song play in Spotify App using React app.While song playing, Now Playing icon is in disable mode.So Previous ,Next not working when song ...

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  • I am using Spotify  for Developers Web api.I  develop an App to play a song,Skip previous,Skip Next button and the song play in Spotify App using React app.While song playing, Now Playing i...
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Integrating a Spotify playlist on a website that is independent of navigation

Hello, I'd like to integrate an audio player on my site that continues to play even when visitors navigate between the different pages of the site. The particularity is that I'd like the music not to be hosted on the site but directly via the Spotify...

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  • Hello,   I'd like to integrate an audio player on my site that continues to play even when visitors navigate between the different pages of the site. The particularity is that I'd like the mus...
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Excessive popups of deals on phone and tablets

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceGalaxy Tab S9 Ultra & Galaxy Z Flip 5Operating SystemAndroid My Question or Issue Every time I've opened Spotify on my tablet or phone recently, or even went back and forth between home and my music, I get the duo popup and i...

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  • Plan Premium Country   Device Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra & Galaxy Z Flip 5 Operating System Android   My Question or Issue   Every time I've opened Spotify on my tablet or phon...
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Superuser Contribution Quota extension rejection reason

Hi, I recently applied for a quota extension so I could release a web-app to the public - I see that this request has been rejected, but can’t seem to see any reason attached to the rejection. Is it possible to see the reason for rejection so that I ...

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  • Hi, I recently applied for a quota extension so I could release a web-app to the public - I see that this request has been rejected, but can’t seem to see any reason attached to the rejection. Is it ...
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Chromecast doesn't name Spotify when casting Spotify

Hi,I'm currently developing an analytics system to monitor which applications are being used by the Chromecast devices connected to my network.Chromecast devices broadcast their current activity in the MDNS messages. Here are some examples of what is...

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  • Hi, I'm currently developing an analytics system to monitor which applications are being used by the Chromecast devices connected to my network. Chromecast devices broadcast their current activity ...
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Solved!! Get Playlist Items Service API

PlanPremiumCountryES DeviceAnyOperating SystemAny My Question or IssueHi,something changed in this api service because the following call used to work:playlist_id=fields=“total,items(added_at,added_by.id,track(name,id))”and now it doesnt work. Howeve...

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  • Plan Premium Country ES   Device Any Operating System Any   My Question or Issue Hi, something changed in this api service because the following call used to work: playlist_id=...
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cURL Timeout when using Tuna on OBS for Spotify API App

Hello! Im currently having an obs breaking issue rn thats causing my obs to freeze because when using the Tuna plugin to display a spotify song and etc it sends to my log in obs that theres a timeout with cURL trying to send spotify a comand/call, Im...

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  • Hello! Im currently having an obs breaking issue rn thats causing my obs to freeze because when using the Tuna plugin to display a spotify song and etc it sends to my log in obs that theres a timeout...
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