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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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Oncloud

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Is authentication required for each API request?

I have been through the authentication process which gives my Spotify app the necessary permissions to, for instance, create a playlist on my own Spotify account. I did so by opening the below URL in my browser, which led me to a Spotify page where I...

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I have been through the authentication process which gives my Spotify app the necessary permissions to, for instance, create a playlist on my own Spotify account.   I did so by opening the bel...

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App authorization
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Web Playback SDK lifecycle

Hi, I'm building a web application using the Web Playback SDK. First of all, I am absolutely thrilled how easy it was to get going with this and the features that it provides. I'm struggling to find information on the following: My web application is...

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Hi,   I'm building a web application using the Web Playback SDK. First of all, I am absolutely thrilled how easy it was to get going with this and the features that it provides. I'm struggling...

TheDDtMM

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Possible Bug
Web Playback SDK 502 Bad Gateway
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whyyy api. just why

i just spent an embarrassing amount of openai assistant tokens to figure out that i have the reading comprehension skills of a goldfish. api, why must you pluralize the object type in your response if the request is singular? request:curl --request G...

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i just spent an embarrassing amount of openai assistant tokens to figure out that i have the reading comprehension skills of a goldfish.   api, why must you pluralize the object type in your r...

daydream-nation

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Feature Request
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Behaviour of "Unfollow Playlist" with respect to playlist limit

Hi all! I'm currently working on an app that essentially wants to wipe the contents of a playlist, re-write it with a new set of tracks, and then trigger playout. I'm using the Web API and my original plan was:1. Remove all the songs via the "remove-...

Newbie

Hi all!   I'm currently working on an app that essentially wants to wipe the contents of a playlist, re-write it with a new set of tracks, and then trigger playout.   I'm using the Web ...

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Adding apostrophe to app name broke my developer account

Hi from Sweden! I'm a student in computer science and engineering working on a side project which utilise the Spotify Web API. I think I have accidentally manage to brake my developer account by adding an apostrophe into the App name... For my side p...

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Hi from Sweden!     I'm a student in computer science and engineering working on a side project which utilise the Spotify Web API. I think I have accidentally manage to brake my deve...

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Spotify Web API
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Bad Gateway error but not constantly

Hi there, We are using the Spotify API for publishing & updating playlists and we noticed sometimes we get the "Bad Gateway" error. What is weird is it doesn't happen constantly. Even for the same request sent multiple times, sometimes works just fin...

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Hi there,   We are using the Spotify API for publishing & updating playlists and we noticed sometimes we get the "Bad Gateway" error.  What is weird is it doesn't happen constantly. ...

ReubenF

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Possible Bug
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Pulling top songs data from playlist

I am trying to pull the tracks data from Top 100 playlist.Below is the error I am getting while calling spotify api requests.exceptions.SSLError: HTTPSConnectionPool(host='accounts.spotify.com', port=443): Max retries exceeded with url: /api/token (C...

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I am trying to pull the tracks data from Top 100 playlist. Below is the error I am getting while calling spotify api   requests.exceptions.SSLError: HTTPSConnectionPool(host='accounts.spotify...

ag4304

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Spotify SDK on Android TV

Does Spotify support Android TV?I want to develop an application to control the Spotify app using Spotify SDK on Android TV, Google Chromecast TV and Amazon Firestick TV are the targets

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Does Spotify support Android TV? I want to develop an application to control the Spotify app using Spotify SDK on Android TV, Google Chromecast TV and Amazon Firestick TV are the targets

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Playlist API: Genres not shown

When calling the Get Playlist endpoint, according to documentation you're supposed to see an artist's genres (tracks.items.track.artists.genres), however this value is always missing.For any given track's artist you could call the Get Artist endpoint...

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When calling the Get Playlist endpoint, according to documentation you're supposed to see an artist's genres (tracks.items.track.artists.genres), however this value is always missing. For any given ...

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Awful Update

I just saw that Spotify removed the option to add an older playlist to my profile after I've made it public. I reached out to customer support and was basically told "Nope. You can't do that anymore." The reason given was that Spotify often changes t...

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I just saw that Spotify removed the option to add an older playlist to my profile after I've made it public. I reached out to customer support and was basically told "Nope. You can't do that anymore....

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Search by Metadata?

Plan: Premium, Country: United States, Device: Mac, Operating System, MacOSMy Question or IssueIs there a way to search for a song with metadata about the song (other than title, artist, or album, or recommendations)? For example, if I want to search...

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Plan: Premium, Country: United States, Device: Mac, Operating System, MacOS My Question or Issue Is there a way to search for a song with metadata about the song ...

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App review for quote too long

Since 22 November 2023 my app with client id f6283e89e22843deb2d46304fa7c6b98 in review status

Music Fan

Since 22 November 2023 my app with client id f6283e89e22843deb2d46304fa7c6b98 in review status

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api
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Categories by market?!

My Question or Issue What happened to the markets parameter in the categories API? Without this the feature is basically crippled. See https://everynoise.com/worldbrowser.cgi which now inanely returns the same generic results instead of regional ones...

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My Question or Issue   What happened to the markets parameter in the categories API? Without this the feature is basically crippled. See   https://everynoise.com/worldbrowser.cgi ...

glenn_mcdonald

Spotify Legend

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Solved!! Am I understanding the client options available to us correctly?

Hi all - after going through the Web API & playback SDK documentation I think I get what is & is not allowed, but before I start shooting myself in the face due to ignorance: can anyone tell me if the below understandings are incorrect?Web API:- I ca...

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Hi all - after going through the Web API & playback SDK documentation I think I get what is & is not allowed, but before I start shooting myself in the face due to ignorance: can anyone tell ...

Ximzend

Spotify Star

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Question about banned uses of API

Hello everyone! The Spotify Developer Policy section II.4.c states that "You must not offer metadata, cover art, and/or Audio Preview Clips as a standalone service or product". I have a question about what this means in practical terms. Let's say I'm...

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Hello everyone!   The Spotify Developer Policy section II.4.c states that "You must not offer metadata, cover art, and/or Audio Preview Clips as a standalone service or product".   I ha...

Prague

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legal
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Terms
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Inquiry Regarding API Integration for Accessing User Search History

Dear Spotify Support Team,I hope this message finds you well. I am reaching out as a developer interested in enhancing the user experience within our application by integrating with Spotify's API. Specifically, we aim to provide users with the abilit...

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Dear Spotify Support Team, I hope this message finds you well. I am reaching out as a developer interested in enhancing the user experience within our application by integrating with Spotify's API. ...

Prague

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Feature Request
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Adding Spotify to my portfolio so visitors could see what i listen to

PlanFree/PremiumCountryNigeriaDevice(, Samasung A20s)Andriod(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question how can i embed sportify to my portfolio?

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Plan Free/Premium Country Nigeria Device (, Samasung A20s) Andriod (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question  how can i embed sportify to my portfolio?

Justin0122

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Recently Played API - Repeat Tracks Not Included/Denoted

Given: A user has listened to a song repeatedly by using the backwards(replay) arrow button to restart the track. We then query the recently-played API and fetch the user's recent listening history. Result: The recently-played API response only has o...

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Given: A user has listened to a song repeatedly by using the backwards(replay) arrow button to restart the track. We then query the recently-played API and fetch the user's recent listening hist...

liampronan

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PKRE code Challange await error

I am attempting a PKRE Auth: When I attempt to test the exact code in VSCODE I get an async await error.Any ideas on how to handle this error?thanksconst hashed = await sha256(codeVerifier)"await is only valid in async functions"

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I am attempting a PKRE Auth:   When I attempt to test the exact code in VSCODE I get an async await error. Any ideas on how to handle this error? thanks const hashed = await sha256(codeVer...

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PKRE Async Await
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Solved!! Offer Free Premium to new customers

I would like to offer a free trial to Premium for new customers of mine. This is quite a common practice among brands, but I am unable to figure out how to enter into these discussions with Spotify.

Newbie

I would like to offer a free trial to Premium for new customers of mine. This is quite a common practice among brands, but I am unable to figure out how to enter into these discussions with Spotify.&...

Ximzend

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voucher
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