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Important: App review and quota extension waiting times

The Spotify for developers platform helps many bring their ideas to life. Whether it's a short term app helping an artist’s release or something more long term - there is always a chance of success. Things start to grow and then you might also need w...

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"Getting started with Android SDK" tutorial not compatible with Android Studio Iguana

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePexel 8 Pro API 34Operating SystemAndroid 14.0 "UpsideDownCake" My Question or IssueI'm trying to install the Android SDK on Android Studio Iguana, but the tutorial given seems to be outdated, and the instructions are no lo...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Pexel 8 Pro API 34 Operating System Android 14.0 "UpsideDownCake"   My Question or Issue I'm trying to install the Android SDK on Android Studio Iguana,...
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Get all recently played tracks for a given period

Plan: PremiumCountry: USDevice: Macbook Air 2015Operating System: MacOS My Question or IssueI'm using the get recently played endpoint to get my recently played tracks, I want to get tracks from December 31, 2022(not inclusive) up to today(February 2...

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  • Plan: Premium Country: US Device: Macbook Air 2015 Operating System: MacOS   My Question or Issue I'm using the get recently played endpoint to get my recently played tracks, I w...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Public flag broken in user/playlists endpoint

I've got a web app that queries playlist data from the user endpoint, e.g. `"https://api.spotify.com/v1/users/" + user.id + "/playlists?limit=50&offset=" + offset`. In the response I get a ton of useful playlist data like playlist names, IDs, images,...

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  • ...f useful playlist data like playlist names, IDs, images, etc. Among this info is the `.public` flag, which connotes whether the playlist is public. I'm finding it's ALWAYS SET TO TRUE at this endpoint....
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The spotify web playback sdk needs new documentation for objects

The actual object that the SDK returns has more fields than the doc says, so it would be welcomed if they updated the docs. I'm still really happy with the SDK and hope they continue to support it.

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  • The actual object that the SDK returns has more fields than the doc says, so it would be welcomed if they updated the docs. I'm still really happy with the SDK and hope they continue to support it.
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I want to deauthorize SongShift, how do I do it?

I downloaded SongShift to try it out. I don't think I'm going to use it. I did gave it permission to access my music. Now I want to revoke its permissions to access my Spotify account. How do I do this? I'm using macOS Sonoma 14.6.

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  • I downloaded SongShift to try it out. I don't think I'm going to use it. I did gave it permission to access my music. Now I want to revoke its permissions to access my Spotify account. How do I do th...
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how do i get my songs on spotify?

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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Vorschläge für Hörbücher

Vorschlag 1:Eine kleine Inhaltsangabe. Und/oder eine Bewertung/Empfehlung von anderen HörerVorschlag 2(als Sahnehäubchen oben drauf): Wenn man eine einzelne Benachrichtigung aktivieren könnte, wenn man z.B. noch auf Teil 5 einer Reihe wartet. Wenn di...

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  • Vorschlag 1: Eine kleine Inhaltsangabe. Und/oder eine Bewertung/Empfehlung von anderen Hörer Vorschlag 2(als Sahnehäubchen oben drauf):  Wenn man eine einzelne Benachrichtigung aktivieren kön...
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Possible bugs in the Web API and it's OpenAPI Specifications

PlanFree/PremiumCountryBelgiumDeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHello all, for my master thesis I'm working on a tool that is able to generate test for a REST API based on it's OpenAPI Specifications. To evaluate the tool I r...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country Belgium Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hello all, for my master thesis I'm working on a tool that is able to generate test f...
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400 Bad Request - Access Token - PKCE Auth Code Flow

Hello,I'm currently on Step 2 (Requesting Access Token) of the Auth Code Flow using PKCE, but I am unable to retrieve the access token.ProblemI am receiving a 400 Bad Request when sending my POST request to the https://accounts.spotify.com/api/token ...

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  • Hello, I'm currently on Step 2 (Requesting Access Token) of the Auth Code Flow using PKCE, but I am unable to retrieve the access token. Problem I am receiving a 400 Bad Request when sending my PO...
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Can I use images of artist and albums in mobile app on Google Play

Hi everyone,I’m working on a mobile game app. To enhance the experience, I’d like to use artist and album images sourced from the Spotify Search API.My app will be free of ads and won’t require any payments. I’m not modifying or editing these images ...

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  • Hi everyone, I’m working on a mobile game app. To enhance the experience, I’d like to use artist and album images sourced from the Spotify Search API. My app will be free of ads and won’t require a...
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Early Childhood Center Needs Music for Curriculum!

My Question I work for a early childhood learning center, and we are desperately looking for an app that our teachers can use to go along with our curriculum. We would just use something that is free, but in reality, we need to use something that our...

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  • My Question  I work for a early childhood learning center, and we are desperately looking for an app that our teachers can use to go along with our curriculum. We would just use something that ...
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405 Error when trying to getToken with code

I am using the Autorization Code with PKCE Flow method of logging in with spotify using react native. I get a successful response from spotify containing the code after the user logs in; however, when I try to get the access and refresh tokens using ...

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  • I am using the Autorization Code with PKCE Flow method of logging in with spotify using react native. I get a successful response from spotify containing the code after the user logs in; however, whe...
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Which React Frameworks and Libraries Should Use in 2024

React, or ReactJs is one of the most popular JavaScript front-end libraries for developing amazing user interfaces. Today, more than 40% of developers prefer ReactJs. One of the key reasons for its immense popularity is its wide range of React framew...

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  • React, or ReactJs is one of the most popular JavaScript front-end libraries for developing amazing user interfaces.   Today, more than 40% of developers prefer ReactJs. One of ...
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Is there a way to turn recommendations off for a playlist?

My workout playlist has fast beat music with a pulse that gets me moving, and the recommendations being made to that playlist are frankly are really annoying, when I want to be listening to just the specific songs I've selected. I do like recommendat...

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  • My workout playlist has fast beat music with a pulse that gets me moving, and the recommendations being made to that playlist are frankly are really annoying, when I want to be listening to just the ...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify for artists API

Hi all, I am in the process of working with the Spotify API and am wondering how I go about allowing an artist to login and see their own tracks. I was thinking that perhaps all Spotify accounts are linked to Artists once they get an artist profile c...

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  • Hi all,    I am in the process of working with the Spotify API and am wondering how I go about allowing an artist to login and see their own tracks. I was thinking that perhaps all Spotif...
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Give us an endpoint to decode new shortened share links

On mobile share-links are now shortened.For example: https://spotify.link/hRkBrwub9xbAs a developer who relied on the URL containing the trackID this makes it impossible for me to find which track is being passed on. The website redirects to the corr...

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  • On mobile share-links are now shortened. For example: https://spotify.link/hRkBrwub9xb As a developer who relied on the URL containing the trackID this makes it impossible for me to find which tr...
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Solved!! Şarkı ve şarkıcı ismi

ÜlkeTürkiyeAygıt(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro 2016 sonları)İşletim Sistemi(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 11, vb.) Sorum veya sorunumBir önerim olacak, şarkıyı kulaklıkla dışarıda dinlerken haliyle görmediğimiz zamanlarda şarkı girişinde ki...

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  • Ülke Türkiye Aygıt (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro 2016 sonları) İşletim Sistemi (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 11, vb.)   Sorum veya sorunum Bir önerim olacak, şarkıyı kulaklık...
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Spotify API redirect issue on Safari

Hi all, I’ve built an app using the Spotify API’s Authorization Code Flow. The app works on Firefox, Chrome, and Brave. However, I’m encountering an issue on Safari. After I have successfully logged in to Spotify, instead of being redirected back to ...

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  • Hi all,   I’ve built an app using the Spotify API’s Authorization Code Flow. The app works on Firefox, Chrome, and Brave. However, I’m encountering an issue on Safari.   After I have su...
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Spotify Album Embed only playing preview even though logged in

Seemingly overnight, the Spotify Player Embed for Albums will only operate in preview mode, even if I am logged in. I have successfully embedded the player in my React App, and it's ALWAYS played the albums in their entirety if I am logged in. I have...

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  • Seemingly overnight, the Spotify Player Embed for Albums will only operate in preview mode, even if I am logged in.  I have successfully embedded the player in my React App, and it's ALWAYS play...
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Is there a way to gather Release Countdowns from the API?

I've looked at albums and artists APIs but upcoming albums don't seem to show up on those public APIs despite seeing the countdown on the page. I get a 404 when using the ID for an upcoming album from the album API. I understand this from the perspec...

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  • I've looked at albums and artists APIs but upcoming albums don't seem to show up on those public APIs despite seeing the countdown on the page. I get a 404 when using the ID for an upcoming album f...
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