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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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  • Reemface
  • Casual Listener
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Web Playback SDK Does Not Work In Flutter App Running On iOS and Android

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceiPhone 15 Simulator, AndroidOperating SystemiOS 17, Android 33 My Question or IssueI am developing an app using the Spotify Web API with Flutter. I want to support playback in the app. I was attempting to use a web view to h...

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  •   Plan Premium Country US Device iPhone 15 Simulator, Android Operating System iOS 17, Android 33   My Question or Issue I am developing an app using the Spotify Web API with Flu...
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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...

  • Casual Listener
  • 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
  • Gig Goer
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  • Possible Bug
    Web Playback SDK 502 Bad Gateway
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Legal Restrictions on Artist, Album, Song Metadata

Is there any restrictions for accessing, downloading, and storing metadata for artists, albums, and songs, including song length, release date, etc. for personal or open-source projects? I see there are these types of information in the terms of serv...

  • Newbie
  • Is there any restrictions for accessing, downloading, and storing metadata for artists, albums, and songs, including song length, release date, etc. for personal or open-source projects? I see there ...
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Overwriting playlists

I have a playlist and I would like to put some songs (more than 100) in the playlist and overwrite the songs that were there previously. From the docs, it seems like I should be able to do that with PUT to /v1/playlists/playlist_id/tracks, right? But...

  • Visitor
  • I have a playlist and I would like to put some songs (more than 100) in the playlist and overwrite the songs that were there previously. From the docs, it seems like I should be able to do that with ...
  • Ms-Prada
  • Gig Goer
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Solved!! /recommendations invalid request, status 400

PlanPremiumCountry PolandOperating SystemLinux pop-os My Question or IssueI am using /recommendations route. In most cases it works pretty well. But sometimes when i provide more data it responds with invalid request and status 400. It doesn't work c...

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  • Plan Premium Country  Poland Operating System Linux pop-os   My Question or Issue I am using /recommendations route. In most cases it works pretty well. But sometimes when i provide...
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What does it mean if a track has 'Soundtracks' genre?

API reference: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/get-track I'm using Spotify API to get track genres data for a research project. However, it's not clear to me how this variable is defined, generated (human or machine) or ...

  • Casual Listener
  • API reference: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/get-track   I'm using Spotify API to get track genres data for a research project. However, it's not clear to ...
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Spotify Integration on WordPress - Web Playback SDK API

Hello, community, I hope you're doing well. I am currently working on integrating Spotify into my WordPress website to ensure that the audio, specifically podcasts, continues playing even when users reload the page or navigate to internal pages. To a...

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  • Hello, community,   I hope you're doing well. I am currently working on integrating Spotify into my WordPress website to ensure that the audio, specifically podcasts, continues playing even wh...
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spotify hard style playlist integration with react native, how to do this?

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issuespotify hard style playlist integration with react native, how to do this?

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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 spotify...
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Inquiry About Integrating NFC Technology for Song Queueing with Spotify's API

I’m working on a project to create an independent speaker that integrates with Spotify. The idea is to enable users to queue songs by tapping their phones against the speaker, using NFC or a similar technology. Users would select a song on their Spot...

  • Visitor
  • I’m working on a project to create an independent speaker that integrates with Spotify. The idea is to enable users to queue songs by tapping their phones against the speaker, using NFC or a similar ...
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Solved!! Top artists endpoint returns same artist ID: "7ab5IU6f9rBvhgS4kuQjSh" for every artist

The spotify web api endpoint /me/top/artists (Web API Reference | Spotify for Developers) returns the same artist ID: "7ab5IU6f9rBvhgS4kuQjSh" for every single artist. But the the field "uri" is correct for example "spotify:artist:18ISxWwWjV6rPLoVCXf...

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  • The spotify web api endpoint /me/top/artists (Web API Reference | Spotify for Developers) returns the same artist ID: "7ab5IU6f9rBvhgS4kuQjSh" for every single artist. But the the field "uri" is corr...
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API Monthly listeners collecting data

Hello, Is it possible to collect artists' monthly listeners data from one specific country? I saw a lot of websites with this features but behind paywall. How can I do it by my own? I looked up in documentation, but I couldn't find any solution. Is i...

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  • Hello, Is it possible to collect artists' monthly listeners data from one specific country? I saw a lot of websites with this features but behind paywall. How can I do it by my own? I looked up in&nb...
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I want your songs API

Hello, I develop my own entertainment application like Instagram. so, I want spotify songs or music in my app. Tell me your process and your charges. If you can provide any contact number so it would be more helpful for me.PlanFree/PremiumCountryIndi...

  • Newbie
  • Hello, I develop my own entertainment application like Instagram. so, I want spotify songs or music in my app. Tell me your process and your charges. If you can provide any contact number so it would...
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Spotiffy no longer filling my ultrawide screen

As it used to work before now it no longer is visible on whole screen, now half of the screen is blackPlanPremiumCountryDKDeviceStationary pc rtx3070ti ryzen 7800xOperating SystemWindows 11Pls get it fixed

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  • As it used to work before now it no longer is visible on whole screen, now half of the screen is black Plan Premium Country DK Device Stationary pc rtx3070ti ryzen 7800x Operating System Wind...
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Get Umbrella Genre From Track

Hello, I'm currently working on a website to sort tracks by genre.I've accepted that I have to use the genres the artist is categorized as. (I wonder why they don't offer it at track level, some artists have songs that have different genres. Apple mu...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hello,   I'm currently working on a website to sort tracks by genre. I've accepted that I have to use the genres the artist is categorized as. (I wonder why they don't offer it at track level...
  • Samurad
  • Casual Listener
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    API Support
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Access Token

PlanFree/PremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceMacbook ProOperating SystemiOS 17 My Question or IssueI don't know how to get the access token. I have been watching YouTube videos but none of them is helping. Can someone please give me steps on how to get ...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country United States Device Macbook Pro Operating System iOS 17   My Question or Issue I don't know how to get the access token. I have been watching YouTube videos ...
  • Ximzend
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Bug report on The Essential Johnny Cash album

PlanPremiumCountryUS DeviceMacBook Pro desktop app, Firefox browser app, Iphone app My Question or IssueOn the album "The Essential Johnny Cash," track 5, "There You Go", and track 6, "Ballad of a Teenage Queen" are both playing the wrong song -- "Fo...

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  • Plan Premium Country US   Device MacBook Pro desktop app, Firefox browser app, Iphone app   My Question or Issue On the album "The Essential Johnny Cash," track 5, "There You Go", ...
  • Ximzend
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Bloqueo canciones y de igual manera se siguen reproduciendo

Bloqueo canciones de algún albúm o playlist ajena y cuando reproduzco igual las escucho, NO quiero escuchar esas canciones pero bloqueandolas no soluciona nada

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  • Bloqueo canciones de algún albúm o playlist ajena y cuando reproduzco igual las escucho, NO quiero escuchar esas canciones pero bloqueandolas no soluciona nada
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Superuser Contribution Search via UPC not working

My Question or Issue:I am doing some discovery on your 'https://developer.spotify.com/console/get-search-item/' endpoint and am having issues when searching via 'upc'. I've tried several variations of the following with no luckhttps://api.spotify.com...

  • Newbie
  • My Question or Issue: I am doing some discovery on your 'https://developer.spotify.com/console/get-search-item/' endpoint and am having issues when searching via 'upc'.   I've tried seve...
  • Rewaaz
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STOP a preview play when user advances page

I am using knightlab timeline to create a page-through memoir. (It's a js tool, but most of that is unknown to me. I just put my contents into a google sheet, and they build the pages.)https://timeline.knightlab.com/ Mostly, I use one-off youtube vid...

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  • I am using knightlab timeline to create a page-through memoir. (It's a js tool, but most of that is unknown to me. I just put my contents into a google sheet, and they build the pages.) https://time...
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Extract Record Label Data

I need to extract song metadata out of a Spotify playlist, but it needs to include the record label/publisher data that is found in the credits list (normally at the bottom of the credits page that says "Source: Universal Music" etc. Any way this is ...

  • Visitor
  • I need to extract song metadata out of a Spotify playlist, but it needs to include the record label/publisher data that is found in the credits list (normally at the bottom of the credits page that s...
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