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Important: App review and quota extension waiting times

The Spotify for developers platform helps many bring their ideas to life. Whether it's a short term app helping an artist’s release or something more long term - there is always a chance of success. Things start to grow and then you might also need w...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Criteria to not count as "Hobby Project"

Hi, when hitting the "extension request" in the dashboard there is the hint that the extension request will not be granted to "hobby projects". I'm a solo software-developer who is working on an app that is intended for commercial use, but since it d...

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  • Hi, when hitting the "extension request" in the dashboard there is the hint that the extension request will not be granted to "hobby projects".   I'm a solo software-developer who is working o...
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Am I allowed to publish my podcast page with development mode for Spotify

I have a podcast page on my website. I have Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts on my page. Now I want to publish my website.Recently, I submitted the quota extension request. However, I got rejected. I just want to know if I am allowed to p...

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  • I have a podcast page on my website. I have Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts on my page. Now I want to publish my website. Recently, I submitted the quota extension request. However...
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Solved!! Authentification problem

PlanFreeCountryBelgiumOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueI'm currently in the process of making an app using the spotify web API. I followed the tutorial about how to retrieve the access token of a user but got stuck at the part where we ...

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  • Plan Free Country Belgium Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue I'm currently in the process of making an app using the spotify web API. I followed the tutorial about how to...
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Superuser Contribution Resend my quota extension request email

I deleted the email with the reasons for my request being denied. I'm asking for it to be resent to me please. My app is Spotify Playlist Search Tool client id: 09741050c3a14a3e8e53ecd9b981c185 Spotify Playlist Search Tool (spotify-playlist-search-to...

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  • I deleted the email with the reasons for my request being denied.   I'm asking for it to be resent to me please.   My app is Spotify Playlist Search Tool  client id: 09741050...
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[AAOS]How to use Spotify SDK in Android Automotive App

Dear Spotify: I'm an Android developer, I'm working on an Android Automotive app.I want to integrate the Spotify SDK into my App instead of connecting to the Spotify App via Spotify-app-remote.Is there a Spotify SDK for Android Automotive can use wit...

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  • Dear Spotify:         I'm an Android developer, I'm working on an Android Automotive app.I want to integrate the Spotify SDK into my App instead of conne...
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Search item by an EAN code

Premium, NetherlandsMacbook Air Does anybody know if we can search an item by its EAN code? And if yes, how? Thank you so much

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  • Premium, Netherlands Macbook Air   Does anybody know if we can search an item by its EAN code? And if yes, how?   Thank you so much    
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No Sound

PlanPremiumCountryTurkeyDeviceDesktop APP => UWP application on Windows 11.Operating System(Windows 11) My Question or IssueEverything was working, and suddenly, the Webplayer SDK provide no SOUND at all. It seems working well, because music is runni...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Turkey Device Desktop APP => UWP application on Windows 11. Operating System (Windows 11)   My Question or Issue Everything was working, and suddenly, t...
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Genres endpoint seems incomplete

Hi, it seems that there are missing values in the response of "Get Available Genre Seeds" endpoint. ExempleIf you query the endpoint you get a fixed response :{ "genres": [ "acoustic", "afrobeat", "alt-rock", "alternative", "ambient", "anime", "black...

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  • Hi, it seems that there are missing values in the response of "Get Available Genre Seeds" endpoint.   Exemple If you query the endpoint you get a fixed response : { "genres": [ "acoust...
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Solved!! Malformed JSON Web API Playback

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceWeb BrowerOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI am calling using the v1/me/player/play endpoint. I am getting Response 400 Malformed json. I had followed this This is my code: import requestsheaders = { 'Conte...

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  • Plan Premium Country Canada Device Web Brower Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I am calling using the v1/me/player/play endpoint. I am getting Response 400 Malfo...
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DATA-DRIVEN DJING: Total Plays

Hello! FEATURE REQUEST: the ability to pull "Total Plays" for each song in a playlist. I come from a background of analytics and programming, and I'm now using my skills in the music industry! One stream of income is through DJing. When I prepare my ...

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  • Hello!   FEATURE REQUEST: the ability to pull "Total Plays" for each song in a playlist.   I come from a background of analytics and programming, and I'm now using my skills in the mu...
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Reverse lookup a playlist.

I would like to search for a playlist that contains a specific song.Can I reverse lookup from a song to get a list of playlists that contain that song?

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  • I would like to search for a playlist that contains a specific song. Can I reverse lookup from a song to get a list of playlists that contain that song?
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playing song previews

PlanFree/Premium My Question or IssueI want to play little bits of random songs as part of a guessing game based on 3,5 and 10 seconds of the song. I don't want to do this with the player SDK since it's behind a paywall. being able to play the whole ...

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  • Plan Free/Premium   My Question or Issue I want to play little bits of random songs as part of a guessing game based on 3,5 and 10 seconds of the song. I don't want to do this with the playe...
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Is there a way to get the songs my friends have listened to programmatically?

I see the web API allows you to get the public information, but is there any way to have my friends allow my code to pull their own song histories? That way I can make a playlist out of their songs without asking them what they listened to.

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  • I see the web API allows you to get the public information, but is there any way to have my friends allow my code to pull their own song histories? That way I can make a playlist out of their songs w...
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can I embed playlist on my website

I am not sure I qualify as a developer. I just have a blog on a website, and I'd like to embed a playlist to my favorite songs (that I did not write).

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  • I am not sure I qualify as a developer. I just have a blog on a website, and I'd like to embed a playlist to my favorite songs (that I did not write).
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[Request Quota Extension] We wish to integrate Spotify API with we our music creation tool

Hi Spotify Team, We are developing a music creation tool to help music lovers create songs with no music background. To better navigate users to cook their melodies, we would like to learn what are their preferences on Spotify. Our application client...

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  • Hi Spotify Team,    We are developing a music creation tool to help music lovers create songs with no music background. To better navigate users to cook their melodies, we would like to l...
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API Specify Playlist Location in Folder

I've created a Python program that stores my Discover Weekly automatically, but I'd like to specify the location for these newly-created Spotify playlists. I'm not sure if this is possible since it's not explicitly mentioned in the documentation, and...

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  • I've created a Python program that stores my Discover Weekly automatically, but I'd like to specify the location for these newly-created Spotify playlists. I'm not sure if this is possible since it's...
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Suddenly NO AUDIO - Embedded Webplayer SDK inside WebView (UWP/Xaml)

PlanPremiumCountryFRDeviceDesktop APP => UWP application on Windows 11.Operating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueEverything was working, and suddenly, the Webplayer SDK provide no SOUND at all. It seems working well, because music is running, bu...

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  • Plan Premium Country FR Device Desktop APP => UWP application on Windows 11. Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Everything was working, and suddenly, the Webplayer S...
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Prohibited Apps

Hello, one of the developer guidelines for prohibited apps says you can't put content from another streaming service next to Spotify content. It's kind of vague and I was hoping to get a more definitive answer about what I want to do. Am i allowed to...

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  • Hello, one of the developer guidelines for prohibited apps says you can't put content from another streaming service next to Spotify content. It's kind of vague and I was hoping to get a more definit...
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Refresh token replying with ETIMEDOUT

When getting an access_token using a refresh_token i get a ETIMEDOUT error. I have used your code from this page: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/general/guides/authorization/code-flow/ under the section Request a refreshed Access Token H...

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  • When getting an access_token using a refresh_token i get a ETIMEDOUT error. I have used your code from this page: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/general/guides/authorization/code-flow/ u...
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