Announcements

Help Wizard

Step 1

NEXT STEP

Spotify for Developers

Discuss building apps with Spotify APIs and SDKs

Start a topic

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...

Spotify

donAndres

Casual Listener

61146 Views

173 replies

18 likes

Discussion
  • 61146 Views
  • 173 replies
  • 18 likes

Requesting additional scope

My Question or IssueMy application is currently on the app store with a missing scope, showing an illegal scope message when attempting to log in. When my extension request was approved, I realized I'd forgotten to add a scope (or a scope was missed?...

Casual Listener

My Question or Issue My application is currently on the app store with a missing scope, showing an illegal scope message when attempting to log in. When my extension request was approved, I realized...

284 Views

0 replies

0 likes

Discussion
Question
  • 284 Views
  • 0 replies
  • 0 likes

Request for Device Approval for Spotify SDK Implementation [ extension quota request]

PlanPremium CountryUSA/CANADA DeviceAndroid TV Operating SystemAndroid 11 My Question :Dear Spotify Team,I hope this message finds you well. My name is Viral, representing Nento Corporation (https://nento.com/), a provider of digital signage solution...

Casual Listener

Plan Premium   Country USA/CANADA   Device Android TV   Operating System Android 11   My Question : Dear Spotify Team, I hope this message finds you well. My name is...

mg56

Casual Listener

396 Views

1 replies

0 likes

Extension Requests
  • 396 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 0 likes

Embedding Spotify player into website

Hi guys,I'm new to Spotify, so I need your help.I saw Spotify player embedded on this website (it's a fashion brand) and was like WOW I NEED this on my website (small business with e-shop): https://www.driesvannoten.com/pages/glasserI need your help ...

Newbie

Hi guys, I'm new to Spotify, so I need your help. I saw Spotify player embedded on this website (it's a fashion brand) and was like WOW I NEED this on my website (small business with e-shop...

844 Views

0 replies

0 likes

embedding
player
website
  • 844 Views
  • 0 replies
  • 0 likes

Reconnect SPTAppRemote after music is paused?

Plan: PremiumCountry: USADevice: iPhone SE, latest generationOperating System: iOS 17.4.1My Question or Issue:Building an iOS app, using SPTAppRemote. It appears that if I am playing, with a valid connection, and then I stop playback, the app remote ...

Casual Listener

Plan: Premium Country: USA Device: iPhone SE, latest generation Operating System: iOS 17.4.1 My Question or Issue: Building an iOS app, using SPTAppRemote. It appears that if I am...

267 Views

0 replies

0 likes

iOS
Question
SPTAppRemote
  • 267 Views
  • 0 replies
  • 0 likes

Web API results not enough playlists

Hi I'm creating a web application that uses the Spotify API and since a week or two I'm noticing weird behaviour on the api.spotify.com/v1/me/playlists call. The used query is ?limit=50&offset=0 and I'm only getting 49 results the first time I run it...

Newbie

Hi   I'm creating a web application that uses the Spotify API and since a week or two I'm noticing weird behaviour on the api.spotify.com/v1/me/playlists call.   The used query is ...

390 Views

0 replies

1 likes

Spotify Web API
  • 390 Views
  • 0 replies
  • 1 likes

Solved!! Authorization Code Flow in Standalone App

PlanPremiumCountryIndia (IN)DeviceLenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 2Operating SystemUbuntu 22.04.4 LTS My Question or IssueIs it possible to handle the entire authorization code flow within the server itself? I prefer avoiding the redirection flow because I w...

Casual Listener

Plan Premium Country India (IN) Device Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 2 Operating System Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS   My Question or Issue Is it possible to handle the entire authorization code fl...

athulanilthomas

Casual Listener

844 Views

3 replies

0 likes

Question
  • 844 Views
  • 3 replies
  • 0 likes

Trouble Accessing Spotify API with Google-Linked Account

I am encountering a consistent issue when attempting to access the Spotify API using accounts that have been created through or linked with Google. The login flow works perfectly for Spotify accounts with direct credentials, but when using Google as ...

Visitor

I am encountering a consistent issue when attempting to access the Spotify API using accounts that have been created through or linked with Google. The login flow works perfectly for Spotify accounts...

593 Views

0 replies

0 likes

403 Forbidden Response
authentication
authorization
Google-Linked Accounts
  • 593 Views
  • 0 replies
  • 0 likes

Error 500 since a few hours

Hi!We got this error 500 a few hours ago on our production app with the Spotify API: "{\"error\": {\"status\": 500, \"message\": \"com.spotify.hermes.service.RequestTimeoutException: Request timed out: 06148f8a8eabca-b086af-f570-fb10-3dd7210d. Host: ...

Roadie

Hi! We got this error 500 a few hours ago on our production app with the Spotify API:   "{\"error\": {\"status\": 500, \"message\": \"com.spotify.hermes.service.RequestTimeoutException: Reque...

Ximzend

Spotify Star

430 Views

1 replies

0 likes

Possible Bug
  • 430 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 0 likes

[Web API] Get Several Tracks maximum ids

Documentation for get several tracks endpoint says that maximum ids in the query can be up to 100. However in practise, I find the limit is 50.Either mis-documented or the API is not behaving as expected

Casual Listener

Documentation for get several tracks endpoint says that maximum ids in the query can be up to 100.   However in practise, I find the limit is 50. Either mis-documented or the API is not beh...

lmmx

Visitor

589 Views

1 replies

2 likes

Possible Bug
Web API
  • 589 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 2 likes

Solved!! Authentication Service Unavailable

Android Studio 2022KotlinPixel 4 API 33 Emulator Following the Getting Started tutorial to set up Spotify SDK in my Kotlin app. I set up authentication the preferred way according to the tutorial, using the Spotify client. If I run the app on the emu...

Music Fan

Android Studio 2022 Kotlin Pixel 4 API 33 Emulator   Following the Getting Started tutorial to set up Spotify SDK in my Kotlin app. I set up authentication the preferred way according to the...

ktt

Visitor

4124 Views

4 replies

0 likes

Android
  • 4124 Views
  • 4 replies
  • 0 likes

Spotify improvements

Goodnight I don't know if they'll see it, if they do it's a cool idea to do with Spotify and I want my part in it Why don't you create a version similar to a social network, so Spotify can be more sociable with friends, add stories and even real-time...

Visitor

Goodnight I don't know if they'll see it, if they do it's a cool idea to do with Spotify and I want my part in it 🤣 Why don't you create a version similar to a social network, so Spotify can be more...

osornios

Spotify Star

441 Views

1 replies

0 likes

Question
  • 441 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 0 likes

Server needed?

My Question or Issue Hi, I'm building an app (for personal use only) that will allow me to scan QR codes of songs I have in my room and play a Spotify song in the background.I'm making this in Expo, (react native) do I need a server for this?

Newbie

My Question or Issue   Hi, I'm building an app (for personal use only) that will allow me to scan QR codes of songs I have in my room and play a Spotify song in the background. I'm making thi...

227 Views

0 replies

0 likes

Question
  • 227 Views
  • 0 replies
  • 0 likes

Need Spotify to be running while playing from a client?

Understand there is 'Spotify Connect' and allows to switch between playback devices. I'm building a Java client using Spotify Web API and noticed that when I tried to play any tracks, it needs Spotify desktop client to be running and the song plays t...

Regular

Understand there is 'Spotify Connect' and allows to switch between playback devices. I'm building a Java client using Spotify Web API and noticed that when I tried to play any tracks, it needs Spotif...

252 Views

0 replies

0 likes

player
Web API
  • 252 Views
  • 0 replies
  • 0 likes

INVALID_CLIENT: Invalid redirect URI

const REDIRECT_URI = 'http://localhost:3000/callback'; const SCOPES = 'user-library-read user-read-playback-position'; // Redirect to Spotify authorization page app.get('/login', (req, res) => { const queryParams = querystring.stringify({ response_ty...

Casual Listener

          const REDIRECT_URI = 'http://localhost:3000/callback'; const SCOPES = 'user-library-read user-read-playback-position'; // Redirect to Spotify authorization pa...

Ximzend

Spotify Star

785 Views

1 replies

0 likes

Question
  • 785 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 0 likes

API Suggestion: Get Artist Card/Artist Most Popular Cities

My Question or IssueRecently spotify shipped a new feature at the bottom of each artist page, which includes a number of photos, a description of the artist, artist social media tags, and the 5 cities that have the most listeners of that artist. I th...

Newbie

My Question or Issue Recently spotify shipped a new feature at the bottom of each artist page, which includes a number of photos, a description of the artist, artist social media tags, and the 5 cit...

329 Views

0 replies

1 likes

Feature Request
  • 329 Views
  • 0 replies
  • 1 likes

Web API - Searching by Artist Genre and release date showing limited results

PlanPremium CountryUS My Question or IssueI have recently created a Spotify Web API that searches tracks based on artist genre and also track release date. However I have a feeling that it’s not collating all tracks within the date range.For example,...

Newbie

Plan Premium   Country US   My Question or Issue I have recently created a Spotify Web API that searches tracks based on artist genre and also track release date. However I have a fe...

489 Views

0 replies

1 likes

api
Artist Genre
Question
Release date
  • 489 Views
  • 0 replies
  • 1 likes

429 error on share embeds on my website when using public ip

They were loading fine when just testing locally, but upon trying to visit my site with my public ip/domain name all the share embeds just fail to load with 429. This happens when using my public ip both on and off my home network. ty much if anyone ...

Newbie

They were loading fine when just testing locally, but upon trying to visit my site with my public ip/domain name all the share embeds just fail to load with 429. This happens when using my public ip ...

273 Views

0 replies

0 likes

embed
issue
Possible Bug
  • 273 Views
  • 0 replies
  • 0 likes

Access tokens in Chrome

PlanPremiumCountryUKOperating SystemWindows 10 My IssueI have a web app which uses Spotipy to hit the `current_user_top_tracks` endpoint. In Edge, the app successfully uses an access token to make the calls. In Chrome, the app finds the access token ...

Regular

Plan Premium Country UK Operating System Windows 10   My Issue I have a web app which uses Spotipy to hit the `current_user_top_tracks` endpoint. In Edge, the app successfully ...

teed_breezy

Regular

965 Views

3 replies

0 likes

403 Insufficient client scope
API access token
chrome
  • 965 Views
  • 3 replies
  • 0 likes

Getting 500 on v1/me/episodes

PlanFreeCountryIndiaOperating System(Linux) My Question or IssueGetting 500 on v1/me/episodes even specifying these two scopes "scope": "user-library-read user-read-playback-position"

Casual Listener

Plan Free Country India Operating System (Linux)   My Question or Issue Getting 500 on v1/me/episodes even specifying these two scopes "scope": "user-library-read user-read-playback...

192 Views

0 replies

0 likes

Question
  • 192 Views
  • 0 replies
  • 0 likes

How to add link to your website?

I have been running a blog on the slinger tennis ball machine to play on the tennis court. I have extended that blog and ranked with the help of some SEO and some developers. Now, I just want to make this a little advance. I want to start a podcast a...

Casual Listener

I have been running a blog on the slinger tennis ball machine to play on the tennis court. I have extended that blog and ranked with the help of some SEO and some developers.    Now, I ju...

controlf5

Newbie

1920 Views

3 replies

0 likes

Discussion
  • 1920 Views
  • 3 replies
  • 0 likes