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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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Should I reapply for commercial use after I get Extended Quota?

I have an old app I created in 2019 and tried to submit a request for commercial license for using the playback API. Weeks gone by, no reply from Spotify, so I scraped the idea of playback API integration and monetize my app without it. I did not che...

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I have an old app I created in 2019 and tried to submit a request for commercial license for using the playback API. Weeks gone by, no reply from Spotify, so I scraped the idea of playback API integr...

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Download on PC windows 11

PlanPremiumCountryFranceDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueI can't download Spotify on my PC, I have Windows 11, and when i try to download it, it says " Unable to download spotify" and then it give me error 52 and error 4. Can so...

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  Plan Premium Country France Device PC Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue I can't download Spotify on my PC, I have Windows 11, and when i try to download it, it...

Thyys

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Change h1 tag in inframe

When i embed a episode of podcast, the seo tool warn about a duplicate h1 tag. In the page i`m using the h1 tag for the page title, but the spotify embed use the h1 to the episode title

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When i embed a episode of podcast, the seo tool warn about a duplicate h1 tag. In the page i`m using the h1 tag for the page title, but the spotify embed use the h1 to the episode title  

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Dare to Be Different: Unveil Your Spotify Uniqueness Score!

Hello fellow Spotify developers and music enthusiasts!Today, I'd like to propose an innovative idea that could significantly enhance our user experience on Spotify: the introduction of a "Uniqueness Score." This feature would analyze a user's listeni...

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Hello fellow Spotify developers and music enthusiasts! Today, I'd like to propose an innovative idea that could significantly enhance our user experience on Spotify: the introduction of a "Uniquen...

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"test credentials" for an application that checks long term music listening habits

hi! i wanted to submit a quota extension request for my spotify application., but i'm kinda stumped on this "free demo/test account" thing. the main functionality of my application is that it generates recommendations based on your music listening ha...

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hi!   i wanted to submit a quota extension request for my spotify application., but i'm kinda stumped on this "free demo/test account" thing. the main functionality of my application is that i...

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Extension Requests
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API data fetch from label profile, label playlists

DeviceMac pro max m1 2022 My Question or IssueWe have different playlists that include only label releases. We run ads for those, so we want to know how many streams it's gathering daily, so we can cross data to know how effective they are. Today wha...

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Device Mac pro max m1 2022   My Question or Issue We have different playlists that include only label releases. We run ads for those, so we want to know how many streams it's gathering daily...

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[API] Is there an efficient way to get a list of artists by the amount of liked songs?

The challenge: I would like to automate following artists for whom I have an variable threshold of tracks liked (in my liked songs). Or rather, I would like to search my liked songs and match artists that I've liked more than say 5 times and give tho...

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The challenge:   I would like to automate following artists for whom I have an variable threshold of tracks liked (in my liked songs). Or rather, I would like to search my liked songs and matc...

Ximzend

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AppleScript currentPosition is delayed if user plays autoplay/automix/recommended songs

PlanPremiumCountryIndia DeviceM1 MacBook AirOperating SystemmacOS Sonoma. My Question or IssuePreviously I reported an issue where the currentPosition returned by Spotify's AppleSript api is delayed by the number of seconds the user has set crossfade...

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Plan Premium Country India  Device M1 MacBook Air Operating System macOS Sonoma.   My Question or Issue Previously I reported an issue where the currentPosition returned by Spotif...

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Search Endpoint Bug - Response Inconsistency With Bearer Tokens

The search endpoint is returning different responses based on the bearer token given. When I use the bearer token generated by the web API documentation interface at https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/search - I get results...

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The search endpoint is returning different responses based on the bearer token given. When I use the bearer token generated by the web API documentation interface at https://developer.spotify.co...

Ximzend

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Talking to a human regarding incorporating spotify into my game

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueI need to speak to someone in regards to incorporating Spotify into my game.I cannot find a c...

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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 I need ...

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how do I send a tune to a friend

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(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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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  

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Refresh Token 500 Serrver Error

My Question or Issue I'm trying to get a refresh token and on requesting it i'm getting the following response / server error. It says it can't remove the token? has anyone else found a solution? {"error": "server_error","error_description": "Failed ...

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    My Question or Issue   I'm trying to get a refresh token and on requesting it i'm getting the following response / server error. It says it can't remove the token? has anyone e...

Ximzend

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CTRL + A is not working any more on the windows app

PlanPremiumCountry : France Device: HP desktop (dragonfly)Operating System: Windows 10 My Question or Issue: CTRL + A is not working any more on the windows app! How to get this corrected?The help section (ctrl + /) indicates it should still be avail...

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Plan Premium Country : France   Device: HP desktop (dragonfly) Operating System: Windows 10   My Question or Issue: CTRL + A is not working any more on the windows app! How...

AC011

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Solved!! Unauthorized Error on Get Current User Data

My auth code to get auth token: const requestAuthToken = async () => {await fetch("https://accounts.spotify.com/api/token", { body: `grant_type=client_credentials&client_id=${CLIENT_ID}&client_secret=${CLIENT_SECRET}`, headers: { "Content-Type": "app...

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My auth code to get auth token:   const requestAuthToken = async () => { await fetch("https://accounts.spotify.com/api/token", { body: `grant_type=client_credentials&client_id=${CLIE...

mbattaloglu

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Web API
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Process music through machine learning model

PlanPremium CountryUSA My Question or IssueI'm a Computer Science major at my university and over winter break I want to work on a project that would use machine learning to transcribe lyrics for any song. Is there a way that I could use the Spotify ...

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  Plan Premium   Country USA   My Question or Issue I'm a Computer Science major at my university and over winter break I want to work on a project that would use machine learn...

Ximzend

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machine learning
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Getting Started

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueI am a first year high school, computer science teacher. I teach a course called Programming ...

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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 I am a ...

Ximzend

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Genre search is broken

Using the web developer console, the search endpoint is no longer returning results for genres that include spaces or hyphens. This worked before, and has been broken for about a week:

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Using the web developer console, the search endpoint is no longer returning results for genres that include spaces or hyphens. This worked before, and has been broken for about a week:   ...

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API search
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Finding Top 100 Billboard Chart for Specific Timeframe

Where does spotify keep track of al the top 100 song charts? I am trying to find the top 100 for March of 2020 but I don't know where to look.

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Where does spotify keep track of al the top 100 song charts? I am trying to find the top 100 for March of 2020 but I don't know where to look.

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iOS SDK error 'Linker command failed with exit code 1'

I'm creating a Swift app using the Get Started iOS SDK guide, using the AppDelegate method. However, when I try to run the app on my device, I get this error: '.../SpotifyiOS.framework/Versions/A/SpotifyiOS': fat file missing arch 'arm64', file has '...

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I'm creating a Swift app using the Get Started iOS SDK guide, using the AppDelegate method. However, when I try to run the app on my device, I get this error:   '.../SpotifyiOS.framework/...

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