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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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  • Spotify
  • luis1997
  • Newbie
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Commercial application success?

Has anyone here had a commercial integration application approved? I submitted my application five months ago and still haven't received a reply (the submission form says the target response time is 10 days). In searching the forum, I've only found r...

  • Regular
  • Has anyone here had a commercial integration application approved? I submitted my application five months ago and still haven't received a reply (the submission form says the target response time is ...
  • arlomedia
  • Regular
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  • Question
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Get artists concerts

Hello ! Is there an endpoit to see the artist's next concerts? Thanks all !

  • Casual Listener
  • Hello !   Is there an endpoit to see the artist's next concerts?   Thanks all !
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  • Feature Request
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Where to get Implicit Grant OAuth Tokens?

PlanPremiumCountryUSDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI'm teaching myself about APIs by writing scripts for my own use. So all I want in terms of authorization is Implicit Grant.Can somebody point me to where I can generate OAuth...

  • Visitor
  • Plan Premium Country US Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I'm teaching myself about APIs by writing scripts for my own use. So all I want in terms of authori...
  • kingosticks4
  • Roadie
  • 450 Views
  • 1 replies
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  • Question
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Playlists endpoint fields param dot separator no longer working

For a long time my app has been using the dot separator syntax to specify specific fields in the response v1/playlists/{playlist_id} endpoint e.g.if I wanted the three fields "name,owner.id,type" I would do: 'https://api.spotify.com/v1/playlists/0rAg...

  • Roadie
  • For a long time my app has been using the dot separator syntax to specify specific fields in the response v1/playlists/{playlist_id} endpoint e.g.if I wanted the three fields "name,owner.id,type" I w...
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  • Possible Bug
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React Native Spotify Integration

Hello,I want to create react native app and integrate spotify in it can Authenticate on behalf of users by using developet account ,If the I use spotify for developer and use react native spotify remote is it still working because i am getting error ...

  • Newbie
  • Hello, I want to create react native app and integrate spotify in it can Authenticate on behalf of users by using developet account , If the I use spotify for developer and use react native spo...
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  • Question
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Status 429 and rate limiting due to "too many 504 error responses"?

I'm writing a simple application that calls the /v1/recommendations endpoint and a few others. The app is in very early development mode--I'm the only "user" while I'm developing and testing. Now it seems my app is rate-limited for the /v1/recommenda...

  • Casual Listener
  • I'm writing a simple application that calls the /v1/recommendations endpoint and a few others. The app is in very early development mode--I'm the only "user" while I'm developing and testing.  ...
  • djk-tel
  • Music Fan
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  • 7 replies
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  • Possible Bug
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iFrame api problems in safari

I have problem to start a track by clicking a custom button. The track whont start play un less i just once click in the player. The averything work as normal.This just appear i safar all the other browser works fine.I sent an example code with two b...

  • Casual Listener
  • I have problem  to start a track by clicking a custom button. The track whont start play un less i just once click in the player. The averything work as normal. This just appear i safar all the...
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  • Possible Bug
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Superuser Contribution how to request new scopes?

I have developer "apps" that already have the quota extension that need additional OAuth scopes. I cannot find any way to request these. do I need to create an entirely new "app"?

  • Casual Listener
  • I have developer "apps" that already have the quota extension that need additional OAuth scopes.   I cannot find any way to request these.  do I need to create an entirely new "app"?
  • jesdevse
  • Visitor
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  • Developer
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API call to get all playlists for a given track

Hi, I'm making a small mobile app as a gift to a friend. The concept is: he enters some songs, it returns all playlists containing all of those songs. My plan was:- get all playlists for the least popular song (according to Spotify's Popularity field...

  • Visitor
  • Hi,   I'm making a small mobile app as a gift to a friend. The concept is: he enters some songs, it returns all playlists containing all of those songs.   My plan was: - get all playli...
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Solved!! `Start/Resume Playback` API returns error 403: PREMIUM_REQUIRED

PlanFreeCountryIndia Device(Dell Inspiron)Operating System(Windows 11) My Question or IssueI am currently implementing an authorization flow with PKCE, and I have encountered an issue. When making an API request to the `Start/Resume Playback` endpoin...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Free Country India    Device (Dell Inspiron) Operating System (Windows 11)   My Question or Issue I am currently implementing an authorization flow with PKCE, and I hav...
  • amritanshusingh3
  • Casual Listener
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  • Question
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Modifying Spotify Embed Player's Transparency and Height

Subject Line: Query About Modifying Spotify Embed Player's Transparency and HeightPlan: PremiumCountry: United StatesDevice: Macbook Pro 2022 M2Operating System: macOS (specify your macOS version) I would like to know if it's permissible to modify th...

  • Newbie
  • Subject Line: Query About Modifying Spotify Embed Player's Transparency and Height Plan: Premium Country: United States Device: Macbook Pro 2022 M2 Operating System: macOS (specify your macOS v...
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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...

  • Casual Listener
  • 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...
  • xx-ludis
  • Casual Listener
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  • Extension Requests
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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...

  • Casual Listener
  • 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...
  • rfb001
  • Casual Listener
  • 418 Views
  • 3 replies
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  • Commercial API
    Question
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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...

  • Casual Listener
  •   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
  • Casual Listener
  • 948 Views
  • 3 replies
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  • Possible Bug
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Redirect URI issues with Railway

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceMacbook ProOperating SystemiOS 10 My Question or IssueI have built out a web app running on localhost that works great and am trying to get it deployed. When swapping my environment variables for the redirect uri ...

  • Visitor
  • Plan Premium Country United States Device Macbook Pro Operating System iOS 10   My Question or Issue I have built out a web app running on localhost that works great and am trying to g...
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Web API artist top tracks endpoint is requiring "market" as mandatory request parameter

Even if in the documentation is explicitly mentioned that "If a valid user access token is specified in the request header, the country associated with the user account will take priority over this parameter" (see https://developer.spotify.com/docume...

  • Music Fan
  • Even if in the documentation is explicitly mentioned that "If a valid user access token is specified in the request header, the country associated with the user account will take priority over this p...
  • pauldvlp
  • Casual Listener
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  • 8 replies
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Lyrics - Get 403 (spclient.wg.spotify.com)

PlanFamilyCountryGermany Operating SystemWindows 11Server: Debian 12 (Apache2) Hello,i have a problem. I want to get the lyrics from the API "spclient.wg.spotify.com". But the Problem is: Sometimes it works, sometimes it dont. Sometimes I just get ju...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Family Country Germany   Operating System Windows 11 Server: Debian 12 (Apache2)   Hello, i have a problem. I want to get the lyrics from the API "spclient.wg.spotify.com". B...
  • NicolasDA
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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

  • Newbie
  • 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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    Tags
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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...

  • Casual Listener
  • 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...
  • jul77100
  • Casual Listener
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    Feature Request
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