Announcements

Help Wizard

Step 1

NEXT STEP

Spotify for Developers

Discuss building apps with Spotify APIs and SDKs

Start a topic

Web API quota updates for Development Mode

Hey everyone, I've created this thread to share some updates to how quotas work for Development Mode apps on the Spotify Web API to help you better organize your projects. We've shared a Blog post that explains everything in detail. Here's the short ...

Spotify

Sintypitch

Regular

1465 Views

11 replies

2 likes

Discussion
  • 1465 Views
  • 11 replies
  • 2 likes

Refresh token expiration: discussion thread

Hey everyone, I've created this thread to provide more insight on an upcoming change to how refresh tokens work for apps on the Spotify Web API. We've shared a blog post that explains what's changing and why. The short version: refresh tokens will no...

Spotify

tuftii

Visitor

5253 Views

25 replies

2 likes

Discussion
  • 5253 Views
  • 25 replies
  • 2 likes

Getting more than 50 recently played songs from API

I'm using the Spotify API to get my recently played songs and would really love to be able to get more than 50 of them. Is there any way at all that I could do this? I'm happy to pay for it too. Thanks!

Casual Listener

I'm using the Spotify API to get my recently played songs and would really love to be able to get more than 50 of them. Is there any way at all that I could do this? I'm happy to pay for it too. &nb...

jverma

Casual Listener

2435 Views

1 replies

15 likes

api
recently-played
  • 2435 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 15 likes

How does last.fm retrieve a user's full listening history?

From all the API calls available, I could find I got get recently played but that can retrieve at most 50 recently played songs.

Casual Listener

From all the API calls available, I could find I got get recently played but that can retrieve at most 50 recently played songs.

jverma

Casual Listener

1166 Views

3 replies

0 likes

api
API Help
Help
Question
Song History
  • 1166 Views
  • 3 replies
  • 0 likes

Issue with API Usage for Managing a Large Spotify Account

Plan:PremiumDevice:PCOperating System:Windows 10My Question or Issue:I’m encountering an issue with the Spotify API while managing my account, where I follow over 2,400 artists. My project involves running a weekly script to check all these artists f...

Casual Listener

Plan: Premium Device: PC Operating System: Windows 10 My Question or Issue: I’m encountering an issue with the Spotify API while managing my account, where I follow over 2,400 artists. My proj...

SI0810

Visitor

2201 Views

6 replies

5 likes

403 error
api
Followed Artists
rate limiting
  • 2201 Views
  • 6 replies
  • 5 likes

Upload Daily Podcast directly from datacenter

Hello!We like to upload, refresh and delete Podcast Episodes directly from our datacenter withou using the Webportal. Is it possible?Requirements on Spotify Side:- Server accepting Upload with ftp, sftp, sco, ssh, rsync ...- Authetification Key based...

Visitor

Hello! We like to upload, refresh and delete Podcast Episodes directly from our datacenter withou using the Webportal. Is it possible? Requirements on Spotify Side: - Server accepting Upload with ...

cloudson

Newbie

897 Views

3 replies

2 likes

Upload API
  • 897 Views
  • 3 replies
  • 2 likes

Is it legal to use 30 second preview via API?

Hi, I'm creating an app and I wanted to know if it's legal to use the Spotify API to play a 30 second preview of the song.Basically I would insert a button with the words "Listen to song preview", and then I would have to insert something else?Can th...

Visitor

Hi, I'm creating an app and I wanted to know if it's legal to use the Spotify API to play a 30 second preview of the song. Basically I would insert a button with the words "Listen to song preview", ...

849 Views

0 replies

0 likes

api
legal
preview
  • 849 Views
  • 0 replies
  • 0 likes

Fetching Multiple songs(Spotify API)

I just wanted to find out if its possible to fetch a whole bunch of songs based on the specified market and /or genre Like say for instance i wanted to fetch every Dance song released in Portugal in the past year,would this be posible ?

Newbie

I just wanted to find out if its possible to fetch a whole bunch of songs based on the specified market and /or genre    Like say for instance i wanted to fetch every Dance song released ...

503 Views

0 replies

0 likes

Question
  • 503 Views
  • 0 replies
  • 0 likes

Spotify is becoming hard to use

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceIphone 13Operating System(iOS 18)My Question or IssueI hate how Spotify is becoming a tool to use Audiobook/Podcast. Like why am I being suggested podcast or audiobooks when I never listen to them. Where is my music.... ...

Casual Listener

Plan Premium Country Canada Device Iphone 13 Operating System (iOS 18) My Question or Issue I hate how Spotify is becoming a tool to use Audiobook/Podcast. Like why am I being suggested podc...

969 Views

0 replies

0 likes

App & Features
Discussion
Feature
  • 969 Views
  • 0 replies
  • 0 likes

Spotify Connect Zeroconf addUser Sonos

Is there some documentation somewhere on how the Spotify Desktop player connects to a Sonos device via Spotify Connect Zeroconf interface? The Sonos device is responding to all of the Spotify Connect Zeroconf commands (e.g. resetUsers, getInfo, addUs...

Roadie

Is there some documentation somewhere on how the Spotify Desktop player connects to a Sonos device via Spotify Connect Zeroconf interface?  The Sonos device is responding to all of the Spotify C...

thlucas

Roadie

1251 Views

1 replies

0 likes

addUser
blob
Spotify connect remote
Zeroconf
  • 1251 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 0 likes

Please document that the API doesn't support Sonos devices

I realize there are probably good and/or legal reasons why you can't control Sonos devices via the Spotify API, but it is super-annoying to learn about this only once you're ready to try your code on various devices. Can this be better documented in ...

Newbie

I realize there are probably good and/or legal reasons why you can't control Sonos devices via the Spotify API, but it is super-annoying to learn about this only once you're ready to try your code on...

thlucas

Roadie

1654 Views

2 replies

2 likes

  • 1654 Views
  • 2 replies
  • 2 likes

API Testing Tool for Spotify API

Hi Spotify!I am a newbie developer, trying to tackle my first application. I wish to implement the Spotify API into my app, but I am not sure which API testing tool I should commit to. I have asked and looked around, and here are a few notable tools ...

Regular

Hi Spotify! I am a newbie developer, trying to tackle my first application. I wish to implement the Spotify API into my app, but I am not sure which API testing tool I should commit to. I have ask...

901 Views

0 replies

0 likes

Discussion
  • 901 Views
  • 0 replies
  • 0 likes

Quota Extension Denied (for non-streaming SDA)

So finally got an answer for my submission and it was rejected but it doesn't make sense. I use the audio analysis to turn it into sound waves and sell it as wall art. Based on the TOS is this not considered a non-streaming SDA and can be used for co...

Regular

So finally got an answer for my submission and it was rejected but it doesn't make sense. I use the audio analysis to turn it into sound waves and sell it as wall art. Based on the TOS is this not co...

3096 Views

0 replies

0 likes

App Development
Discussion
Question
  • 3096 Views
  • 0 replies
  • 0 likes

App Submission Denied - "Targets Children"

Developing my first Spotify app (a parental control app),Got an email finally stating that my app is denied because it "Targets children".It clearly targets parents of children...I'm not sure how to get this re-reviewed or reversed but I have this th...

Casual Listener

Developing my first Spotify app (a parental control app), Got an email finally stating that my app is denied because it "Targets children". It clearly targets parents of children... I'm not sure h...

545 Views

0 replies

0 likes

App Development
Submissions
  • 545 Views
  • 0 replies
  • 0 likes

Solved!! API Issue with specific user

I'm a bit baffled at the moment and hoping someone on the forum can point me in the right direction. I've written and re-written this at least 10 times and I don't even know what to ask at this point. I've encountered so many strange issues, but I'll...

Casual Listener

I'm a bit baffled at the moment and hoping someone on the forum can point me in the right direction.   I've written and re-written this at least 10 times and I don't even know what to ask at t...

RyTown

Casual Listener

1719 Views

3 replies

3 likes

Possible Bug
  • 1719 Views
  • 3 replies
  • 3 likes

401 Error

I get a 401 error. I don't share the code because the code works properly in local. When I make a request to the API, it gives a 401 error. Server is running on edge. What can cause this problem?

Newbie

I get a 401 error. I don't share the code because the code works properly in local. When I make a request to the API, it gives a 401 error. Server is running on edge. What can cause this problem?

Ximzend

Spotify Star

685 Views

1 replies

0 likes

Question
  • 685 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 0 likes

Spotify into Intune

PlanFree/PremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceXPS Laptops, Mac devicesOperating SystemWindows 10/11, MacOs (no specific version) My Question or IssueHello. I am the Systems Administrator and we use the Microsoft Company Portal to control what application...

Newbie

Plan Free/Premium Country United States Device XPS Laptops, Mac devices Operating System Windows 10/11, MacOs (no specific version)   My Question or Issue Hello. I am the Systems Admin...

Ath3na76

Casual Listener

3891 Views

1 replies

0 likes

Discussion
Feature Request
Question
  • 3891 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 0 likes

Artists statistics

My Question or IssueHi there!I have been looking for API information to see an artist's statistics, such as the number of streams of a song. I know this information can be found in a Spotify for artists profile, but I can't find a documented API to g...

Visitor

My Question or Issue Hi there! I have been looking for API information to see an artist's statistics, such as the number of streams of a song. I know this information can be found in a Spotify for ...

Achillez

Visitor

3362 Views

4 replies

4 likes

api
Artists View
Statistics
  • 3362 Views
  • 4 replies
  • 4 likes

Availability of APIs for Directly Playing Spotify Music in Third-Party Apps

I'm developing an application with the aim to integrate Spotify music playback directly within it. This integration would allow users to browse, select, and play Spotify tracks seamlessly without leaving the app.I understand that direct access to Spo...

Newbie

I'm developing an application with the aim to integrate Spotify music playback directly within it. This integration would allow users to browse, select, and play Spotify tracks seamlessly without lea...

1128 Views

0 replies

0 likes

Directly Playing Spotify Music in Third-Party Apps
  • 1128 Views
  • 0 replies
  • 0 likes

identifying playlists my music is in

Hi all, I'm trying to find a tool that would use spotify's api in order to identify more precisely the playlists my music is being added to. I have had the pleasure of being added to users' playlists in the past few weeks and got a lot of new followe...

Newbie

Hi all, I'm trying to find a tool that would use spotify's api in order to identify more precisely the playlists my music is being added to. I have had the pleasure of being added to users' playlists...

392 Views

0 replies

0 likes

  • 392 Views
  • 0 replies
  • 0 likes

Add sorting to the Web API

My Question or IssueHi everyone. I have a small project which will retrieve the albums for an artist, and then get the tracks for these albums. My application only cares about the latest new tracks and albums. But, the API doesn't provide me any opti...

Newbie

My Question or Issue Hi everyone. I have a small project which will retrieve the albums for an artist, and then get the tracks for these albums.    My application only cares about the la...

ClaytonM

Visitor

2178 Views

3 replies

6 likes

sorting
Web API
  • 2178 Views
  • 3 replies
  • 6 likes