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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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access token 415

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 i try to get access token from a service in angular 17 applicationthe same code works if pla...

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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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Using Spotify API in a GPT

Hi. I don't know much about coding (and pretty much nothing about APIs), but I want to create a GPT with access to Spotify - but I'm stuck. I've found the OpenAPI at https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sonallux/spotify-web-api/main/fixed-spotify-open-a...

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Hi. I don't know much about coding (and pretty much nothing about APIs), but I want to create a GPT with access to Spotify - but I'm stuck.   I've found the OpenAPI at https://raw.githubu...

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I dont get video when playing songs on my tablet.

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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Recently Played Tracks API Not Working

 As the title suggests, the Recently Played Tracks endpoint has suddenly stopped returning any results. Trying from the Sporify Dev console also returns the same results.   Has anyone else experienced this?

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 As the title suggests, the Recently Played Tracks endpoint has suddenly stopped returning any results.  Trying from the Sporify Dev console also returns the same results.     H...

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Invalid Client Error only on when deployed on Vercel

I am currently working on a project which fetches data from the Spotify API, and my requests work perfectly fine when run locally, but when I deploy my app to Vercel and try to use a live version of the project, the requests are currently failing wit...

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I am currently working on a project which fetches data from the Spotify API, and my requests work perfectly fine when run locally, but when I deploy my app to Vercel and try to use a live version of ...

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How to get currently playing track from Spotify Embed

PlanFreeCountryUSDeviceWebsite ChromeOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI currently have the Spotify embed player on a website, I want to know what song is currently playing on the player and provide the user with information based on tha...

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Plan Free Country US Device Website Chrome Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I currently have the Spotify embed player on a website, I want to know what song is curren...

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How can I fix the "Spotify keeps pausing" bug?

This bug is very frustrating, as it disrupt my listening experience. There are a number of possible causes for this bug, please elaborate

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This bug is very frustrating, as it disrupt my listening experience. There are a number of possible causes for this bug, please elaborate

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Solved!! Permission Request for Academic Use of Spotify Data for Machine Learning

PlanFreeCountryGermanyOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueDear Spotify Support Team,I am writing to seek permission to use Spotify's data for a non-commercial academic project related to song hit prediction, as part of my Master's thesis. ...

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Plan Free Country Germany Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Dear Spotify Support Team, I am writing to seek permission to use Spotify's data for a non-commercial ac...

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"Add songs" removed?

The "add songs" function was my favorite Spotify feature. I don't understand why this has been removed.The "recommended" selection is unfortunately relatively poor compared to the "add songs" function.Do I have a chance of getting it back?Thank you!P...

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The "add songs" function was my favorite Spotify feature. I don't understand why this has been removed. The "recommended" selection is unfortunately relatively poor compared to the "add songs" funct...

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Why some song doesn't have preview_url with WebAPI but trackURL always have

When you call WebApi sometimes preview_url is null but when you access to the track url, you always have the preview available. Why we don't have access to the previewURL you use ??

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When you call WebApi sometimes preview_url is null but when you access to the track url, you always have the preview available. Why we don't have access to the previewURL you use ??

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Why some song doesn't have preview_url with WebAPI but trackURL always have

When you call WebApi sometimes preview_url is null but when you access to the track url, you always have the preview available. Why we don't have access to the previewURL you use ??

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When you call WebApi sometimes preview_url is null but when you access to the track url, you always have the preview available. Why we don't have access to the previewURL you use ??

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Prevent Abuse of Expensive API Tasks

Hello,I'm reaching out regarding an issue with my app, which recently received a Spotify quota extension. The app involves a computationally expensive API task that users need to perform when they access the app or website for the first time. To prev...

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  Hello, I'm reaching out regarding an issue with my app, which recently received a Spotify quota extension. The app involves a computationally expensive API task that users need to perform wh...

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No encuentro tema en reproducción en grandes listas de reproduccion.

En una lista de reproducción o playlist el tema que está sonando se pinta de verde las letras del tema. Ahora bien si nos movemos en el listado o el reproductor salta a otro tema aleatorio se nos pierde la visualizacion donde estabamos. Aca se puede ...

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En una lista de reproducción o playlist el tema que está sonando se pinta de verde las letras del tema. Ahora bien si nos movemos en el listado o el reproductor salta a otro tema aleatorio se nos pie...

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Re: Email verification doesn't work.

Hey Alex, I tried to verify my email here: https://developer.spotify.com/dashboardTried it multiple times, different days via different web browsers - got no mail, also no spam.

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Hey Alex,   I tried to verify my email here: https://developer.spotify.com/dashboard Tried it multiple times, different days via different web browsers - got no mail, also no spam.

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Error when trying to create access token

Plan: FreeCountry: United StatesOperating System: Windows 10 My Question or IssueFor my music app, I'm trying to create an access token and use it to fetch my online profile using the Spotify API but I keep getting an error message saying 'Failed to ...

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Plan: Free Country: United States Operating System: Windows 10   My Question or Issue For my music app, I'm trying to create an access token and use it to fetch my online profile ...

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Rate Limited Indefinitely

Hi!I'm having an error with the API right now, I'm very new to development and accidentally sent too many get request to the http://api.spotify.com/v1/audio-features?ids=?Now I've noticed that every time I make a request at that endpoint I get the 42...

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Hi! I'm having an error with the API right now, I'm very new to development and accidentally sent too many get request to the http://api.spotify.com/v1/audio-features?ids=? Now I've noticed that ev...

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api endpoint not working except currently-playing endpoint

PlanFreeCountryIndiaDevicehp pavilionOperating System Windows 11 My Question or IssueI am attaching images for your better understanding. From that you can see, it receives request but only follows command of playing song means in my app songs are pl...

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Plan Free Country India Device hp pavilion Operating System  Windows 11   My Question or Issue I am attaching images for your better understanding. From that you can see, it recei...

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Solved!! 403 Error for POST QUEUE with Premium Account

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceHP LaptopOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueI am trying to make a program that allows me to add a song to my queue using the Add Item to Playback Queue. I have gotten to the point where I am trying to add a track...

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Plan Premium Country US Device HP Laptop Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue I am trying to make a program that allows me to add a song to my queue using the Add Item to...

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URGENT: QUOTA EXTENSION REQUEST

Hello. I know that everyone is patiently awaiting a quota extension, but I am posting here in the hopes of expediting the process. Obviously this is what everyone wants, as nobody wants to sit around waiting, but I am in a slight predicament. We rele...

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Hello. I know that everyone is patiently awaiting a quota extension, but I am posting here in the hopes of expediting the process. Obviously this is what everyone wants, as nobody wants to sit around...

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Superuser Contribution HTTP 403 from Spotify API with message "Your client does not have permission to get URL ..."

PlanPremiumCountryUnited States My Question or IssueI'm using the Spotify API to develop an integration. I stopped working on it for a bit, and just started picking it back up today. Now, I get an HTTP 403 when making any request, with the error "You...

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Plan Premium Country United States   My Question or Issue I'm using the Spotify API to develop an integration. I stopped working on it for a bit, and just started picking it back up today....

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