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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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embed playlist works on desktop but I can't see loaded playlist on phone

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueHi, I'm working on Wordpress website with Elementor. When I create a page with embed playlist...

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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 Hi,&nbs...

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Adding Marquee and Showcase to Spotify Ads API and Reporting API

Hi All, Would it be possible to add ad units like Maquee and Showcase to the Ads API and the Reporting API? https://support.spotify.com/us/artists/article/promoting-music-on-spotify/https://support.spotify.com/us/artists/article/getting-started-with-...

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Hi All,   Would it be possible to add ad units like Maquee and Showcase to the Ads API and the Reporting API?   https://support.spotify.com/us/artists/article/promoting-music-on-spotify...

5tran-dev

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Spotify for developers

My Question or IssueHello, I want to create a telegram bot in which the user can search for songs by title and the bot will display a picture of the song and its music preview. Will it be a violation of the API rules to download pictures and previews...

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My Question or Issue Hello, I want to create a telegram bot in which the user can search for songs by title and the bot will display a picture of the song and its music preview. Will it be a violati...

Ximzend

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Commercial use for API

Hello,I'm working on an innovative project for nightclubs that aims to enhance interaction between DJs and attendees through music. The system allows nightclubs to generate events or manage venues by creating specific links for both DJs and users.In ...

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Hello, I'm working on an innovative project for nightclubs that aims to enhance interaction between DJs and attendees through music. The system allows nightclubs to generate events or manage venue...

Ximzend

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Issue encountered endpoint https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/following

I encountered an issue while using the Spotify API endpoint `https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/following` with `type=user`. Instead of the expected response, I received the following error:{"error": {"status": 500,"message": "Server error."}}Does anyone ...

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I encountered an issue while using the Spotify API endpoint `https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/following` with `type=user`. Instead of the expected response, I received the following error: { "error"...

Ximzend

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Error 201 on create playlist

Operating System(Windows 11) Hi, i'm having an issue while creating a playlist, I've searched for documentation and nothing seems to result The token was recently generatedThe response is: { "error": { "status": 401, "message": "Valid user authentica...

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Operating System (Windows 11)   Hi, i'm having an issue while creating a playlist, I've searched for documentation and nothing seems to result  The token was recently generated The...

Ximzend

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"401 error"
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Solved!! Iframe api is not working as documented

I am trying to implement the iframe API documented here: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/embeds/references/iframe-api#eventsThe only event triggered is onSpotifyIframeApiReady. After that, the created controller does not respond to play()...

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I am trying to implement the iframe API documented here: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/embeds/references/iframe-api#events The only event triggered is onSpotifyIframeApiReady...

sebas932

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Using Spotify API to play music in flutter App

We are developing a streaming app. In order for our broadcasters to play music, we are planning to integrate Spotify. Using Spotify API, users can search for a track and play any selected track through our app. Can the above be achieved?

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We are developing a streaming app. In order for our broadcasters to play music, we are planning to integrate Spotify.    Using Spotify API, users can search for a track and play any selec...

Ximzend

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Iframe APi & Clientid clientsecret

PlanPremiumCountryFranceDevice Operating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueHello I added a player with onSpotifyIframeApiReady inside my html content. This part works well , but even if I'm logged in into spotify web or application the content app...

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Plan Premium Country France Device   Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Hello   I added a player with onSpotifyIframeApiReady inside my html content. T...

Ximzend

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check whether song exists in a playlist

PlanPremiumCountryIndiaDevicehp victusOperating Systemwin 11 My Question or IssueSo i made a script to add current playing songs to a playlists using the api. So is there any way to check if a song exists in a particular playlist without traversing t...

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  Plan Premium Country India Device hp victus Operating System win 11   My Question or Issue So i made a script to add current playing songs to a playlists using the api. So is t...

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How to transfer app to new Spotify account

I have a Spotify app and would like to change the developer account that it is associated with. How can I transfer my Spotify app to a different Spotify Developer account?

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I have a Spotify app and would like to change the developer account that it is associated with. How can I transfer my Spotify app to a different Spotify Developer account?

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Dashboard - appname Home - Top countries map shows Ukraine without Crimea

PlanPremiumCountryUkraineDevicePC, Firefox 127.0.2Operating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueIn the app's dashboard under the Top countries section, the map shows Ukraine without Crimea peninsula.

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Plan Premium Country Ukraine Device PC, Firefox 127.0.2 Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue In the app's dashboard under the Top countries section, the map shows Ukraine...

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spotify can't play this right now

I am trying to play spotify in Chrome, but I keep getting the error that says "spotify can't play this right now". It plays on my phone, but if I shift to listen in Chrome then I always get the error. Chrome is updates, other websites play audio just...

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I am trying to play spotify in Chrome, but I keep getting the error that says "spotify can't play this right now". It plays on my phone, but if I shift to listen in Chrome then I always get the error...

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Superuser Contribution 403 on valid access token using the authorization code flow

Hello,I'm having a bit of an issue with the Spotify Web API. I suspect the IP address of my production machine may have been put on some sort of ban list. I won't be giving out the IP address on the forum, but if it helps, I am using a machine from H...

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Hello, I'm having a bit of an issue with the Spotify Web API. I suspect the IP address of my production machine may have been put on some sort of ban list. I won't be giving out the IP address on th...

marinofranz

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify Web API: Get Playlist Items formats Podcast Episodes incorrectly

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueWhen I use the Get Playlist Items route on a playlist that contains Podcast episodes, the artist attributes are incorrectly formatted. In particular, the 'name' att...

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Plan Premium Country United States Device PC Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue When I use the Get Playlist Items route on a playlist that contains Podcast episodes, th...

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Superuser Contribution Intermittent 502 response "Error while loading resource" adding tracks to playlist

I am using the Add Items to Playlist endpoint to add batches of 100 tracks to a playlist. https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/add-tracks-to-playlist The batches are sent on a loop with a .333 second delay between each. Inter...

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I am using the Add Items to Playlist endpoint to add batches of 100 tracks to a playlist.   https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/add-tracks-to-playlist   The ba...

Huardamon10

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Spotify API not returning user playlists

PlanFreeCountryIndiaOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSo, I have been using spotify api to fetch the names of my public playlists since over a couple of months, and it used to work fine but when I tried it today it just returned empty da...

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Plan Free Country India Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue So, I have been using spotify api to fetch the names of my public playlists since over a couple of months, and ...

boyarr

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Spotify playlist not showing up in mobile

Not sure why the generated Spotify playlist using API is not showing up in mobile, but it does show up on desktop. It takes like few days to show up on mobile.

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Not sure why the generated Spotify playlist using API is not showing up in mobile, but it does show up on desktop. It takes like few days to show up on mobile. 

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client credentials not refreshing token

Device Operating SystemMac My Question or IssueI am attempting to use the web-api-ts-sdk inside a Nextjs server action. I am using the withClientCredentials(), which I would assume I would not need to refresh the access token. But I get the following...

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  Device   Operating System Mac   My Question or Issue I am attempting to use the web-api-ts-sdk inside a Nextjs server action. I am using the withClientCredentials(), which I w...

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Superuser Contribution Understanding Long Term Authorization

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueHi, I'm developing a front end React Application where the only things I want from the API ar...

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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 Hi, I'm...

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