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Discuss building apps with Spotify APIs and SDKs
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...
(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)Windows 10 My Question or IssueI am trying to understand what is allowed with games. Your information suggests that syncing with visual content is not ok. And I have seen examples like rhythm games etc. or games...
(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) Windows 10 My Question or Issue I am trying to understand what is allowed with games. Your information suggests that syncing with visu...
Newbie
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I want to integrate spotify with my app.After login and retrieving the tokens, I want to take some actions on my application on the basis of currently playing song.How can I get the currently playing track details without polling the API
I want to integrate spotify with my app. After login and retrieving the tokens, I want to take some actions on my application on the basis of currently playing song. How can I get the currently pla...
Spotify Star
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PlanPremiumCountryIndiaDeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueHow do i retrieve the id for a specific track using Search API as there are multiple track names with the same name ? For example , I am trying to search and retrieve t...
Plan Premium Country India Device Laptop Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue How do i retrieve the id for a specific track using Search API as there are multiple track n...
Music Fan
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The playlist creation endpoint (docs) is frequently returning HTTP error code 502 and a response body that looks like: {"error": {"status": 502, "message": "Error while loading resource" } } This has completely broken the app that I develop, and is t...
The playlist creation endpoint (docs) is frequently returning HTTP error code 502 and a response body that looks like: {"error": {"status": 502, "message": "Error while loading resource" } }...
Music Fan
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Is it ever possible to get a commercial license for the Spotify API? If so, how can Irequest one?
Is it ever possible to get a commercial license for the Spotify API? If so, how can Irequest one?
Spotify Star
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My Question or IssueHello, I'm trying to get my recently played songs and getting an error message saying. {'error': {'status': 500, 'message': 'Server error.'}} I'm using the correct scope: data = { 'grant_type' : 'client_credentials', 'client_id' :...
My Question or Issue Hello, I'm trying to get my recently played songs and getting an error message saying. {'error': {'status': 500, 'message': 'Server error.'}} &nbs...
Spotify Star
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PlanFreeCountryCanadaDevice(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)Windows 11My Question or IssueHey,I had a question regarding what Spotify's API can do.Lets say I'm making a musical ...
Plan Free Country Canada Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) Windows 11 My Question or Issue Hey, I had...
Regular
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Hello everyone ! My use case :Via the Spotify Web API, I want to create a public playlist and add tracks to it.My implementation :I setup a spotify auth flow that requires the playlist-modify-public scope.Then when I get the auth token I create the p...
Hello everyone ! My use case : Via the Spotify Web API, I want to create a public playlist and add tracks to it. My implementation : I setup a spotify auth flow that requires ...
Roadie
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PlanPremiumCountryGermany `Put`ting a playlist to `public: false` via the API does not work (https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/change-playlist-details). On the next request, the URL is `public: true` again. Moreover, doing...
Plan Premium Country Germany `Put`ting a playlist to `public: false` via the API does not work (https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/change-playlist-details). On ...
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I'm searching a podcast feed for an episode that dropped 3 years ago. This podcast is daily and has been posting for years, but the results from manually scrolling their feed stop after 1.5 years, and even searching key terms and the exact episode ti...
I'm searching a podcast feed for an episode that dropped 3 years ago. This podcast is daily and has been posting for years, but the results from manually scrolling their feed stop after 1.5 years, an...
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We are having an issue with the web app api. We are able to authenticate and generate the bearer token, however, when querying the endpoint to list the licensor ID, we are getting an empty response. For reference, here is the CURL of the query being ...
We are having an issue with the web app api. We are able to authenticate and generate the bearer token, however, when querying the endpoint to list the licensor ID, we are getting an empty response.&...
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It's not grayed out for anyone else in my area, I've tried logging into different devices and it still does not show up even though it came out days ago.
It's not grayed out for anyone else in my area, I've tried logging into different devices and it still does not show up even though it came out days ago.
Newbie
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When I try to control the Spotify App from another App, the Spotify App goes inactive as soon as I switch to another App.Play command gets rejected with error 404 - not found. LOG 2024-04-15T10:47:09.405Z getDevices LOG devices: [{"id":"911.............
When I try to control the Spotify App from another App, the Spotify App goes inactive as soon as I switch to another App. Play command gets rejected with error 404 - not found. LOG 2024-04-...
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I have a Symfony platform from which I would like to be able to connect to spotify and upload audio or video files. Is this possible to do? On YouTube through its API it is possible but I have read the Spotify Web API documentation and I cannot find ...
I have a Symfony platform from which I would like to be able to connect to spotify and upload audio or video files. Is this possible to do? On YouTube through its API it is possible but I have read t...
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My Question or IssueEvery time I try to verify my email address it always sends me to a page that says "Oops! Something went wrong, please try again." It's getting infuriating how often this is happening and how many solutions I see that aren't worki...
My Question or Issue Every time I try to verify my email address it always sends me to a page that says "Oops! Something went wrong, please try again." It's getting infuriating how often this is hap...
Newbie
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When I log into https://developer.spotify.com/dashboard I can see old dev apps that I have created but they all have the status of Disabled and blocked. Previously I have worked around this by deleting the app and creating a new one but the 6 apps on...
When I log into https://developer.spotify.com/dashboard I can see old dev apps that I have created but they all have the status of Disabled and blocked. Previously I have worked around this by deleti...
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THIS ISSUE IS RELATED ONLY TO THE DEVELOPERS DASHBOARD MAIL VERIFICATION! While I was trying to verify my mail to access to the developers panel, the link received via mail for the verification takes me to a page with a red square on top saying that ...
THIS ISSUE IS RELATED ONLY TO THE DEVELOPERS DASHBOARD MAIL VERIFICATION! While I was trying to verify my mail to access to the developers panel, the link received via mail for the verification tak...
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I'm trying to send a simple request to search for a show, but for some reason all the results come back as null. This only happens for shows, and when I try the same request on the test page on the website, it works perfectly fine. Show search reques...
I'm trying to send a simple request to search for a show, but for some reason all the results come back as null. This only happens for shows, and when I try the same request on the test page on the w...
Casual Listener
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Hi, thanks again for these new podcast api endpoints! I'm having an issue using the web api to search for podcasts. When I use an access_token from the client_credentials flow, I'm not getting any results. However, when using the tool on spotify deve...
Hi, thanks again for these new podcast api endpoints! I'm having an issue using the web api to search for podcasts. When I use an access_token from the client_credentials flow, I'm not getti...
Casual Listener
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Need to verify my mail adress to create an app. But the verification link in the mail is not working. Tried it multiple times with different devices and internet browsers. Still not working.I messaged the Spotify Support and they told me they are not...
Need to verify my mail adress to create an app. But the verification link in the mail is not working. Tried it multiple times with different devices and internet browsers. Still not working. I messa...
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