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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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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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Kugelschreibert

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Update data request file naming conventions

Hi, I frequently export my Spotify data from the privacy page to extract my account data and extended streaming history. A small pain point that I often encounter is having to rename the file every time I get a new extract since every extract is name...

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Hi,   I frequently export my Spotify data from the privacy page to extract my account data and extended streaming history. A small pain point that I often encounter is having to rename th...

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Data Request
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Not getting most recently most tracks through /v1/me/player/recently-played

I'm observing that my API client is intermittently not receiving the list of latest recently played tracks through the following endpoint:https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/player/recently-playedI'm observing however that services such as Last.fm seem to ...

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I'm observing that my API client is intermittently not receiving the list of latest recently played tracks through the following endpoint: https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/player/recently-played I'm o...

mabuse93

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Feedback Spotify Playlist Generator Project

Hi,I’m Vladyslav Dykyi, an AI developer working on a personal project called Adify. It’s a website where users can enter prompts, and the model generates unique Spotify playlists based on those inputs. The model has been trained on a large dataset of...

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Hi, I’m Vladyslav Dykyi, an AI developer working on a personal project called Adify. It’s a website where users can enter prompts, and the model generates unique Spotify playlists based on those...

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Spotify for Developers is not responsive

PlanPremiumCountryEUDevice(Samsung A54)Operating SystemAndroidMy Question or Issue Spotify Playlist ID details page is not mobile responsive, also this textbox was a pain.

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  Plan Premium Country EU Device (Samsung A54) Operating System Android My Question or Issue   Spotify Playlist ID details page is not mobile responsive, also this textbox was a ...

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Error 429, retry-after missing

So i have been working on an app for the past fiew days. I am now doing some testing for rate limits but the problem is i'm unable to see the retry-after time in the response when i get the error 429. So i can't do anithing about it and no matter how...

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So i have been working on an app for the past fiew days. I am now doing some testing for rate limits but the problem is i'm unable to see the retry-after time in the response when i get the error 429...

simdev

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Superuser Contribution Empty available markets if item not available in the token's country

I have an app that uses the track endpoint and I noticed this strange bugMy token is in the United States, for reference.When testing the track endpoint, I tried a track with the ID of 1gx8hCtGJtMfUz8TR1lGlT, which is a track I know is available in t...

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I have an app that uses the track endpoint and I noticed this strange bug My token is in the United States, for reference. When testing the track endpoint, I tried a track with the ID of 1gx8h...

Ulrick1432

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v1/me/albums returns 404

https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/albums throws 404 PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceUsing Postman to call API in developmentOperating SystemMac My Question or IssueI've seen some strange behavior from v1/me/albums. Today, I'm getting random 404's when calling...

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https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/albums throws 404   Plan Premium Country USA Device Using Postman to call API in development Operating System Mac   My Question or Issue I've ...

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Question of Spotify Dj AI

Hi , I really wanted to try the spotify dj ai but sadly my country, Malaysia is not included. When will spotify expand this features to other countries 凉

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Hi , I really wanted to try the spotify dj ai but sadly my country, Malaysia is not included. When will spotify expand this features to other countries 😭🥹

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Solved!! Trouble with Create Playlist

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceNodeOperating SystemMacosMy Question or IssueToday I set off to build a Spotify app. Everything was going swimmingly till I hit the createPlaylist endpoint. I can log in and retrieve an access token, from there I am able to ...

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Plan Premium Country US Device Node Operating System Macos My Question or Issue Today I set off to build a Spotify app. Everything was going swimmingly till I hit the createPlaylist endpoint...

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Create Playlist API
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Copyright

PlanPremiumCountrySouth KoreaMy QuestionHi, I'm using the Spotify API to create a music related app. I was wondering if using artist profile photos to provide preference-based recommendation algorithms would have any copyright issues.

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Plan Premium Country South Korea My Question Hi, I'm using the Spotify API to create a music related app. I was wondering if using artist profile photos to provide preference-based recommendatio...

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HTTP 500 Error and SSL Certificate Issue Accessing Spotify API

Plan: Premium.Country: Spain.Device: Windows PC.Operating System: Windows 10.My Question or Issue:For the past two weeks, I've been encountering an HTTP 500 error while trying to export my playlists using Exportify. Here are the steps I’ve taken:Trie...

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Plan: Premium. Country: Spain. Device: Windows PC. Operating System: Windows 10. My Question or Issue: For the past two weeks, I've been encountering an HTTP 500 error while tryin...

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App Review Process

My Question or IssueSubmitted an app for review on August 14, 2024 and yet to receive any feedback on it. Is there any way to speed up the process or know the deadline? Thanks in advance

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My Question or Issue Submitted an app for review on August 14, 2024 and yet to receive any feedback on it. Is there any way to speed up the process or know the deadline?  Thanks in advance

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Dev (or 3rd party) apps not authenticating via API

PlanPremium/PremiumDuoCountryUSA/CANADADeviceComputers(many)Operating SystemLinux(many distros) My Question or IssueAuth thru API fails with dev apps (my own) and 3rd party apps

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Plan Premium/PremiumDuo Country USA/CANADA Device Computers(many) Operating System Linux(many distros)   My Question or Issue Auth thru API fails with dev apps (my own) and 3rd party a...

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Pagination error while consuming the API: https://api.spotify.com/v1/artists/{spotifyId}/albums

PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDeviceDELL-G15Operating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueWhen using the API responsible for searching for an artist's albums. Having the pathVariable spotfyId as a parameter. The pagination is not bringing all the items. B...

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Plan Premium Country Brazil Device DELL-G15 Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue When using the API responsible for searching for an artist's albums. Having...

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[Developers] Verification email to create app not sent

PlanPremiumCountryFranceOperating SystemWindows 10/11 My Question or IssueTrying to create my first app with WebAPI, I'm asked first to verify my email in my dashboard. Clicking on Verify button displays a popup "We have sent you an email ..." but no...

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Plan Premium Country France Operating System Windows 10/11   My Question or Issue Trying to create my first app with WebAPI, I'm asked first to verify my email in my dashboard. Clicking ...

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add to playlist bar

Desktop application on Windows 11 Here is the issue, I apparently clicked right at the center of vertical axis, and when I tried to add a song to my playlist, bar that is showing up after hovering on "add to playlist", went crazy. It was showing up, ...

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Desktop application on Windows 11   Here is the issue, I apparently clicked right at the center of vertical axis, and when I tried to add a song to my playlist, bar that is showing up after ho...

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Research Question

I am a researcher at a university in the US. I am interested in the impacts of music on exercise and movement. I wanted to reach out to discuss Spotify's ability to accommodate my research team if we were to use the Spotify platform to conduct our wo...

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I am a researcher at a university in the US. I am interested in the impacts of music on exercise and movement. I wanted to reach out to discuss Spotify's ability to accommodate my research team if we...

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Superuser Contribution The Spotify authorization screen only opens in the browser and not in the app.

I'm using the Spotify Web API and have configured the Authorization Code Flow correctly according to the documentation. However, when the user clicks the link in my app, the authorization screen opens in the browser instead of launching the Spotify a...

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I'm using the Spotify Web API and have configured the Authorization Code Flow correctly according to the documentation. However, when the user clicks the link in my app, the authorization screen open...

LambertSpot

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Superuser Contribution "[Errno 98] Address Already in Use" When Using Spotify API with django-crontab

I am working on a Django project where I use a cron job to manage Spotify playlists using the Spotify API. The cron job is scheduled with `django-crontab` and is **intended to add tracks** to multiple Spotify playlists across different accounts.**Pro...

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I am working on a Django project where I use a cron job to manage Spotify playlists using the Spotify API. The cron job is scheduled with `django-crontab` and is **intended to add tracks** to multipl...

LambertSpot

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Persisting previous added_at property when re-adding tracks to a playlist

*Using Web API*I'm trying to sort playlist tracks by date added. I'm only trying to sort playlists owned by the user. Things I have tried:1. Clearing playlist tracks with 'Update Playlist Items' passed an empty uris array and then re-adding them with...

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*Using Web API* I'm trying to sort playlist tracks by date added. I'm only trying to sort playlists owned by the user. Things I have tried: 1. Clearing playlist tracks with 'Update Playlist Ite...

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