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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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Can you fix the audio on this album

The band Sevendust's album "Alpha" is having audio issues. Some of the songs are playing the incorrect audio. The song "Driven" for example is playing the song "Alpha" audio. Please fix its driving me insane

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The band Sevendust's album "Alpha" is having audio issues. Some of the songs are playing the incorrect audio. The song "Driven" for example is playing the song "Alpha" audio. Please fix its driving m...

Ximzend

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Error While Creating App

I'm trying to create a new app at: https://developer.spotify.com/dashboard/createAfter clicking the "Create App" button, a form flashed and automatically shows a red error message containing: "We were not able to load your account information. Please...

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I'm trying to create a new app at: https://developer.spotify.com/dashboard/create After clicking the "Create App" button, a form flashed and automatically shows a red error message containing...

not_revan

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500 Internal server error
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I cant create an app

PlanPremiumCountrySlovakiaOperating System(Windows 10) My Question or IssueIt is saying "We were not able to load your account information. Please refresh the page and try again."

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  Plan Premium Country Slovakia Operating System (Windows 10)   My Question or Issue It is saying "We were not able to load your account information. Please refresh the page and tr...

vicgardenhire

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sp.artist(uri) not working

Recently I have been testing and using my code and randomly the sp.artist(uri) function stopped working. My code when it gets to that line runs indefinitely but my sp.playlist_items() is working just fine. This problem started randomly without changi...

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Recently I have been testing and using my code and randomly the sp.artist(uri) function stopped working. My code when it gets to that line runs indefinitely but my sp.playlist_items() is working just...

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Solved!! HTTPError: 403 Client Error: Forbidden for url: /tracks?position=0

My Python script that uses Spotipy stopped working yesterday after working fine for months.The full error message is... HTTP Error for POST to https://api.spotify.com/v1/playlists//tracks with Params: {'position': 0} returned 403 due to Insufficient ...

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My Python script that uses Spotipy stopped working yesterday after working fine for months. The full error message is...   HTTP Error for POST to https://api.spotify.com/v1/playlists/<PL...

Lkole

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403 Insufficient client scope
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Podcast only for external website subscribers

Hello, I would like to recreate the same experience of podcasts accessible only to subscribers of my website that can be seen here: https://open.spotify.com/show/6GSnbFz5qzNuKnLmGzQbPc (Making Sense with Sam Harris - Subscriber Content). On Spotify a...

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Hello, I would like to recreate the same experience of podcasts accessible only to subscribers of my website that can be seen here: https://open.spotify.com/show/6GSnbFz5qzNuKnLmGzQbPc (Making Sense ...

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Cool uses of the Spotify API

Hi! I didn't see a place where people are sharing the cool stuff they're able to do with the API? Thought it could be fun to have a place for this?

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Hi! I didn't see a place where people are sharing the cool stuff they're able to do with the API? Thought it could be fun to have a place for this? 

morgan_wills

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Solved!! generate a complete list of playlists containing text string

Hi! For Black History Month I wanted to generate a list of playlists on Spotify that contain the string "Black History Month" - this search query works great https://api.spotify.com/v1/search?query=black+history+month&type=playlist&market=US&locale=e...

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Hi! For Black History Month I wanted to generate a list of playlists on Spotify that contain the string "Black History Month" - this search query works great       https://api.spot...

morgan_wills

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limit
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Question about banned uses of API

Hello everyone! The Spotify Developer Policy section II.4.c states that "You must not offer metadata, cover art, and/or Audio Preview Clips as a standalone service or product". I have a question about what this means in practical terms. Let's say I'm...

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Hello everyone!   The Spotify Developer Policy section II.4.c states that "You must not offer metadata, cover art, and/or Audio Preview Clips as a standalone service or product".   I ha...

Prague

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Inquiry Regarding API Integration for Accessing User Search History

Dear Spotify Support Team,I hope this message finds you well. I am reaching out as a developer interested in enhancing the user experience within our application by integrating with Spotify's API. Specifically, we aim to provide users with the abilit...

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Dear Spotify Support Team, I hope this message finds you well. I am reaching out as a developer interested in enhancing the user experience within our application by integrating with Spotify's API. ...

Prague

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Feature Request
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/me/top/tracks endpoint returns album_type of EP, SINGLE, ALBUM

Using the Web API, I'm finding that when you ask for user's top items and specifying tracks, each track has an album_type of either "EP" or "SINGLE" or "ALBUM". This goes against what is documented — and found with other endpoints — of "album", "sing...

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Using the Web API, I'm finding that when you ask for user's top items and specifying tracks, each track has an album_type of either "EP" or "SINGLE" or "ALBUM".   This goes against what is docum...

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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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Feature removed
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Embed not working

Got an issue embedding this? Embed renders but play button does nothing and spins? Other podcasts embedded same way work? Any ideas?

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Got an issue embedding this?   Embed renders but play button does nothing and spins? Other podcasts embedded same way work?   <iframe style="border-radius:12px" src="https://open.spo...

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Solved!! Web API 502 Bad Gateway for top items endpoints when offset and limit exceed total

Hi, I have started getting 502 Bad Gateway errors when paginating using the "next" link from the API response body, when "limit" is not initially set to a factor of the total items. I was successfully paginating with a "limit" of 49, which allowed me...

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Hi, I have started getting 502 Bad Gateway errors when paginating using the "next" link from the API response body, when "limit" is not initially set to a factor of the total items.   &nbs...

ReubenF

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502 Bad Gateway
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The response type of artist endpoint is marked as Integer in document, but actually return float

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueI am the author of RSpotify: https://github.com/ramsayleung/rspotify, a popular community-dri...

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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 I am th...

kingosticks4

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Getting http 403 after calling API

Our app has Spotify playlist fetching integration for quite some time (since 2020) working without any problems, however starting from about two to three weeks ago, we have been getting 403 errors. We had previously used a different email address but...

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Our app has Spotify playlist fetching integration for quite some time (since 2020) working without any problems, however starting from about two to three weeks ago, we have been getting 403 errors. W...

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how do I send a tune to a friend

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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  

puffzs

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App that creates Playlists from your iMessage chats - AutoSpoto

PlanFree/PremiumCountry DeviceMacBookOperating System(iOS) My Question or IssueLooking for feedback on our app that creates Spotify playlists out of your iMessage chats. Available free to download on the Mac App Store, named AutoSpoto: https://apple....

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  Plan Free/Premium Country   Device MacBook Operating System (iOS)   My Question or Issue Looking for feedback on our app that creates Spotify playlists out of your iMessag...

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No shuffle button

PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomDevice(iPhone 11)Operating SystemMy Question or Issuejust got premium duo and no shuffle button and have tried un downloading and reinstalling

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Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device (iPhone 11) Operating System My Question or Issue just got premium duo and no shuffle button  and have tried un downloading and reinstalling ...

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Solved!! 403 Forbidden error when using Auth Flow PKCE

My Question or IssueI am working with Auth Flow PKCE for the first time. I am trying to authenticate a user and just display their username and display name on successful authentication. I am able to authenticate my account (my client ID is in the ap...

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My Question or Issue I am working with Auth Flow PKCE for the first time. I am trying to authenticate a user and just display their username and display name on successful authentication. I am able ...

aditya18m

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