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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...
I want to use the Spotify API to access only the 30-second track previews, which do not require authorization. Do I need an extended quota in this case?
I want to use the Spotify API to access only the 30-second track previews, which do not require authorization. Do I need an extended quota in this case?
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Spotify for windows desktop has a bug where the HTTP proxy is applied incorrectly. When setting a corporate http proxy with IP 1.2.3.4 (not the real corporate http proxy IP) and port 8080, the resulting commandline is wrong:C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roa...
Spotify for windows desktop has a bug where the HTTP proxy is applied incorrectly. When setting a corporate http proxy with IP 1.2.3.4 (not the real corporate http proxy IP) and port 8080, the result...
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Hey! I'm a developer building an application using Spotify's API. Our app follows app of the compliance tips listed on the Spotify for Devs, but we want to make sure there isn't anything we're missing. Is there an email to reach out to someone to dou...
Hey! I'm a developer building an application using Spotify's API. Our app follows app of the compliance tips listed on the Spotify for Devs, but we want to make sure there isn't anything we're missin...
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PlanPremiumCountryNetherlands DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI want to make a program that can create charts using the Spotify Api. The code initially worked without authorization and produced results, but then it began to pro...
Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I want to make a program that can create charts using the Spotify Api. The code in...
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Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueCan I somehow use the API using C++ on Windows?I saw a repository on GitHub only for Linux
Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Can I somehow use the API using C++ on Windows? I saw a repository on GitHub only for Linux
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Can I integrate the Spotify API into my application?I am describing my use case: We have an app that allows people to contemplate contemporary artworks and share their thoughts. During the viewing process, we would like to let people listen to a song...
Can I integrate the Spotify API into my application? I am describing my use case: We have an app that allows people to contemplate contemporary artworks and share their thoughts. During the view...
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PlanFree/PremiumCountryUnited StatesMy Question or IssueI received a 500 or 502 error when performing a GET request for the /users/{user_id}/playlists operation. To reproduce this error, use the following curl command. Please ensure you replace TOKEN...
Plan Free/Premium Country United States My Question or Issue I received a 500 or 502 error when performing a GET request for the /users/{user_id}/playlists operation. To reproduce this error, us...
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PlanFree/PremiumCountryFranceDeviceWindows desktop Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueCan you validate my API developer account because i never receive verification email (spam, receive or any folder) it's blocking for me to not have this...
Plan Free/Premium Country France Device Windows desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Can you validate my API developer account because i never receive ver...
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Hey, I'm currently working on an app and would like to be able to play the AI DJ playlist.I've tried to do something like that, but it did not work: ```curl --request PUT \--url https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/player/play \--header 'Authorization: Bear...
Hey, I'm currently working on an app and would like to be able to play the AI DJ playlist. I've tried to do something like that, but it did not work: ``` curl --request PUT \ --u...
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I'm building a music app and considering using the Spotify API for:Streaming songsGetting artist information, such as their released songs and albumsIn short, I want to create a Spotify clone with a few additional features. The Spotify API will only ...
I'm building a music app and considering using the Spotify API for: Streaming songs Getting artist information, such as their released songs and albums In short, I want to create a Spotify clone...
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Regarding the "Get Currently Playing Track" endpoint, is it best practice to setup an interval every 1-2 seconds to fetch data from the API? Currently i am using setInterval in Node to fetch every 1 second. Is this the right approach? Would i eventua...
Regarding the "Get Currently Playing Track" endpoint, is it best practice to setup an interval every 1-2 seconds to fetch data from the API? Currently i am using setInterval in Node to fetch every 1 ...
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I started to notice this a few days ago, but the list of players contains some really weird names (for smartphones only?) like "I1ZVR0qF1OkAAAAAAAAAFDVMMUZ2UGR....."It's different from the ID, but definitley not the name of the device!
I started to notice this a few days ago, but the list of players contains some really weird names (for smartphones only?) like "I1ZVR0qF1OkAAAAAAAAAFDVMMUZ2UGR....." It's different from the ID, but ...
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PlanPremiumCountrySpainDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueI am making a program using the spotify api, it collects songs from the api itself and I would like to obtain the video thumbnails that some songs have and are shown in the...
Plan Premium Country Spain Device PC Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue I am making a program using the spotify api, it collects songs from the api itself and I would l...
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I maintain a shared playlist. No perfect tool exists for what I need, but some tools help. I don't mind doing some manual work... copy and paste songs Control-C Control-V etc.But the one missing piece in my workflow --- is a "remove these songs" tool...
I maintain a shared playlist. No perfect tool exists for what I need, but some tools help. I don't mind doing some manual work... copy and paste songs Control-C Control-V etc. But the ...
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I am an undergraduate student who studies Computer Science. Can I know how the audio feature extraction API works. https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/#/operations/get-audio-features
I am an undergraduate student who studies Computer Science. Can I know how the audio feature extraction API works. https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/#/operations/...
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Hello. I want to report something strange I experienced today. While making GET request to the /tracks endpoint, I noticed that the limit for getting tracks is 50, and not 100 as stated in the documentation. Here are some screenshots:
Hello. I want to report something strange I experienced today. While making GET request to the /tracks endpoint, I noticed that the limit for getting tracks is 50, and not 100 as stated in the docume...
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So to display current playback state I am using an event of the Web SDK `player_state_changed`. After user switches playback to another device, for example an iphone, how do I get an updated playback state after that? Event is not firing when I chang...
So to display current playback state I am using an event of the Web SDK `player_state_changed`. After user switches playback to another device, for example an iphone, how do I get an updated playback...
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Hello there, my name is Ömer and I am a 23 year old software engineer that currently builds full-stack applications. I have an idea about a product that can fit your spotify application perfectly. The problem I have when using your app is that I can'...
Hello there, my name is Ömer and I am a 23 year old software engineer that currently builds full-stack applications. I have an idea about a product that can fit your spotify application perfec...
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Hi guys, im new to programming, but i really started to enjoy it.I want to make a web app that after pressing a button, creates playlist with last 10 songs you listened to.I ALMOST got it working, however I found one big obstacle.const create_playlis...
Hi guys, im new to programming, but i really started to enjoy it. I want to make a web app that after pressing a button, creates playlist with last 10 songs you listened to. I ALMOST got it...
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Hello pals, i am pleading if someone can help build a Spotify app for Kai OS.even if it basic and for streaming alone. Boomplay has one on the store, guess it is possible too with Spotify. Thanks
Hello pals, i am pleading if someone can help build a Spotify app for Kai OS. even if it basic and for streaming alone. Boomplay has one on the store, guess it is possible too with Spotify. Thanks ...
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