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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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Search for Item endpoint returning wrong Artist

I am testing out the Search for Item end point to search for artists. I am getting back the wrong artist consistently. For example: curl --request GET \--url 'https://api.spotify.com/v1/search?q=radiohead&type=artist&limit=1&offset=0' \--header 'Auth...

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I am testing out the Search for Item end point to search for artists. I am getting back the wrong artist consistently. For example:   curl --request GET \ --url 'https://api.spotify.com/v1/se...

Ximzend

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Python API for offline music

PlanPremiumCountryPakistanDeviceN/AOperating SystemWindows My Question or IssueCan I use the python's Spotify API for offline music play?If so, how can I do that?I am aware that Spotify supports offline play on the desktop app, which leads me to beli...

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Plan Premium Country Pakistan Device N/A Operating System Windows   My Question or Issue Can I use the python's Spotify API for offline music play? If so, how can I do that? I am awa...

Ximzend

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Question about the testing of my application - Extension Request

Hello,I have developed an application and have reached the point of publishing it. Now I would like to fill out the application form so that my application can be verified. However, I am unclear how to provide access to test my app."Credentials to a ...

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Hello, I have developed an application and have reached the point of publishing it. Now I would like to fill out the application form so that my application can be verified. However, I am unclear ho...

Ximzend

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Superuser Contribution Cannot login to Spotify developer console

I cannot login to the Spotify developer dashboard. I have signed up with Spotify through Facebook. I have created multiple apps using the dashboard before. Now, when I try to sign in through Facebook by  clicking the "login" button, I see a new windo...

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I cannot login to the Spotify developer dashboard.    I have signed up with Spotify through Facebook. I have created multiple apps using the dashboard before. Now, when I try to sign in t...

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Bug: Blocked artists are showing on desktop

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueBlocked artist is showing on desktop.I blocked the an artist to not be recommended in Release Radar/Discover Weekly on mobile (not possible on desktop).The artist was...

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Plan Premium Country Sweden Device Desktop Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Blocked artist is showing on desktop. I blocked the an artist to not be recommended in Re...

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Superuser Contribution Weird behavior of Timestamp

Im currently working on an app using the spotify web API. To precisely calculate the current song progress i was planning on calculating it by getting the timestamp and progress_ms from the current playback state endpoint. The issue is that the times...

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Im currently working on an app using the spotify web API. To precisely calculate the current song progress i was planning on calculating it by getting the timestamp and progress_ms from the current p...

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Inverse forward-back buttons in widget

CountrySpainDeviceRealme 8 proOperating SystemAndroid 11 My Question or IssueThe 15 second forward and back buttons have inverse actions in the widget when the device is locked. If I push back, it goes forward and so. If I unlock the device and try i...

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Country Spain Device Realme 8 pro Operating System Android 11   My Question or Issue The 15 second forward and back buttons have inverse actions in the widget when the device is locked. ...

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Having an issue with user trying to agree to Spotify's terms and conditions

I am trying to allow users to login to their Spotify account on my flutter app. I am following the flow given in the Spotify docs (https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/tutorials/code-pkce-flow).When the user has to accept the terms and...

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I am trying to allow users to login to their Spotify account on my flutter app. I am following the flow given in the Spotify docs (https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/tutorials/code-p...

momo23

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Embed play is not working?

It seems the embed player is not working for some podcast episodes, at the moment.Digging more, it seems this issue is afflicting only the audio episodes with video directly uploaded from S4P (by the new feature Spotify released a few days ago).Examp...

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  It seems the embed player is not working for some podcast episodes, at the moment. Digging more, it seems this issue is afflicting only the audio episodes with video directly uploaded from S...

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Web API - precise playback progress?

In the Web API is it at all possible to get accurate current playback timing? Progress_ms is always randomly delayed by 0.5-1.5s and timestamp in that response is not working. Assuming both my app and a player are on the same local machine. This was ...

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In the Web API is it at all possible to get accurate current playback timing? Progress_ms is always randomly delayed by 0.5-1.5s and timestamp in that response is not working. Assuming both my app an...

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Embedding music player

Hi everyone.I'm a music producer and sound engineer and I am building myself a new website. I wondered what the legalities are for embedded music from spotify in my site? I would really like to offer people the chance to play some of the music direct...

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Hi everyone. I'm a music producer and sound engineer and I am building myself a new website. I wondered what the legalities are for embedded music from spotify in my site? I would really like to off...

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how to turn off in-app live event notifications?

I need to turn them off so they don't show when I am using the app. PremiumCountryusaDevice(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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I need to turn them off so they don't show when I am using the app.     Premium Country usa Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, And...

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This functionality is restricted to premium users only

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceChrome Web BrowserOperating SystemWindows, MacOS My Question or Issue We have setup a Web App that connects with Spotify and allows music playback in the web browser, and everything works properly. However, we're encounter...

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  Plan Premium Country USA   Device Chrome Web Browser Operating System Windows, MacOS   My Question or Issue   We have setup a Web App that connects with Spotify and...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Update Playlist Items endpoint returning wrong string value or documentation is wrong

The Update Playlist Items endpoint all of a sudden started returning the wrong values when reordering items. As per the documentation it is supposed to return the checkpoint ID as a string:AAACi5JU+kMmH1WlpKKp8PeBdfLNw0BJ Now it instead returns a bas...

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The Update Playlist Items endpoint all of a sudden started returning the wrong values when reordering items. As per the documentation it is supposed to return the checkpoint ID as a string: AAACi5JU...

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Listen to music without premium

Hello, good evening, day or afternoon, today I come to report an error in the application that allows you to listen to music without internet without having to be premium to inform you that I use the Official application From Google play and I am not...

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Hello, good evening, day or afternoon, today I come to report an error in the application that allows you to listen to music without internet without having to be premium to inform you that I use the...

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Query

Hi:How can you check which artists have Santiago (CL) as the city with the most listeners. For example, Michael Jackson, Isao Tomita, The Alan Parsons Project have Santiago (Chile) as the city with the most listeners. Is there a way to make a query t...

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Hi: How can you check which artists have Santiago (CL) as the city with the most listeners. For example, Michael Jackson, Isao Tomita, The Alan Parsons Project have Santiago (Chile) as the city with...

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[BUG]: API Pagination next cursor and totals are wrong

Dear Support,there's an ongoing issue for a really long time, people keep reporting this and you guys close those as fixed every time (I saw many archive topics about this), but this is still a huge bug and issue. Take a look at the attached screensh...

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Dear Support, there's an ongoing issue for a really long time, people keep reporting this and you guys close those as fixed every time (I saw many archive topics about this), but this is still a hug...

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Solved!! Request for Quota Extension and Clarification on Spotify App

Dear Spotify Team,I hope this message finds you well. I am writing on behalf of the FaucetSounds developer regarding my recent submission for a quota extension, which was not approved. We greatly appreciate your feedback and would like to address the...

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Dear Spotify Team, I hope this message finds you well. I am writing on behalf of the FaucetSounds developer regarding my recent submission for a quota extension, which was not approved. We greatly a...

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Rejected Quota extension request due to commercial use plan, please clarify

Hi there, My app got rejected by the spotify team because "The Spotify Platform can not be used to develop commercial SDAs". However my application is a a non streaming SDA, and in the developer terms (section IV, 3, b)  it states that non streaming ...

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Hi there,    My app got rejected by the spotify team because "The Spotify Platform can not be used to develop commercial SDAs". However my application is a a non streaming SDA, and in the...

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