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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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Is authentication required for each API request?

I have been through the authentication process which gives my Spotify app the necessary permissions to, for instance, create a playlist on my own Spotify account. I did so by opening the below URL in my browser, which led me to a Spotify page where I...

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I have been through the authentication process which gives my Spotify app the necessary permissions to, for instance, create a playlist on my own Spotify account.   I did so by opening the bel...

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whyyy api. just why

i just spent an embarrassing amount of openai assistant tokens to figure out that i have the reading comprehension skills of a goldfish. api, why must you pluralize the object type in your response if the request is singular? request:curl --request G...

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i just spent an embarrassing amount of openai assistant tokens to figure out that i have the reading comprehension skills of a goldfish.   api, why must you pluralize the object type in your r...

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Behaviour of "Unfollow Playlist" with respect to playlist limit

Hi all! I'm currently working on an app that essentially wants to wipe the contents of a playlist, re-write it with a new set of tracks, and then trigger playout. I'm using the Web API and my original plan was:1. Remove all the songs via the "remove-...

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Hi all!   I'm currently working on an app that essentially wants to wipe the contents of a playlist, re-write it with a new set of tracks, and then trigger playout.   I'm using the Web ...

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Adding apostrophe to app name broke my developer account

Hi from Sweden! I'm a student in computer science and engineering working on a side project which utilise the Spotify Web API. I think I have accidentally manage to brake my developer account by adding an apostrophe into the App name... For my side p...

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Hi from Sweden!     I'm a student in computer science and engineering working on a side project which utilise the Spotify Web API. I think I have accidentally manage to brake my deve...

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Spotify SDK on Android TV

Does Spotify support Android TV?I want to develop an application to control the Spotify app using Spotify SDK on Android TV, Google Chromecast TV and Amazon Firestick TV are the targets

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Does Spotify support Android TV? I want to develop an application to control the Spotify app using Spotify SDK on Android TV, Google Chromecast TV and Amazon Firestick TV are the targets

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Solved!! 401 - Unauthorized in some requests

PlanFree/PremiumCountryGermanyOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHello everyone,I have a small issue again When I make API requests to perform certain actions (such as adding songs to the queue, pausing/resuming playback, setting volume, ...

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Plan Free/Premium Country Germany Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hello everyone, I have a small issue again 🙂 When I make API requests to perform certain actions ...

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Playlist API: Genres not shown

When calling the Get Playlist endpoint, according to documentation you're supposed to see an artist's genres (tracks.items.track.artists.genres), however this value is always missing.For any given track's artist you could call the Get Artist endpoint...

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When calling the Get Playlist endpoint, according to documentation you're supposed to see an artist's genres (tracks.items.track.artists.genres), however this value is always missing. For any given ...

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Awful Update

I just saw that Spotify removed the option to add an older playlist to my profile after I've made it public. I reached out to customer support and was basically told "Nope. You can't do that anymore." The reason given was that Spotify often changes t...

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I just saw that Spotify removed the option to add an older playlist to my profile after I've made it public. I reached out to customer support and was basically told "Nope. You can't do that anymore....

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Search by Metadata?

Plan: Premium, Country: United States, Device: Mac, Operating System, MacOSMy Question or IssueIs there a way to search for a song with metadata about the song (other than title, artist, or album, or recommendations)? For example, if I want to search...

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Plan: Premium, Country: United States, Device: Mac, Operating System, MacOS My Question or Issue Is there a way to search for a song with metadata about the song ...

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App review for quote too long

Since 22 November 2023 my app with client id f6283e89e22843deb2d46304fa7c6b98 in review status

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Since 22 November 2023 my app with client id f6283e89e22843deb2d46304fa7c6b98 in review status

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Adding Spotify to my portfolio so visitors could see what i listen to

PlanFree/PremiumCountryNigeriaDevice(, Samasung A20s)Andriod(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question how can i embed sportify to my portfolio?

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Plan Free/Premium Country Nigeria Device (, Samasung A20s) Andriod (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question  how can i embed sportify to my portfolio?

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Solved!! Am I understanding the client options available to us correctly?

Hi all - after going through the Web API & playback SDK documentation I think I get what is & is not allowed, but before I start shooting myself in the face due to ignorance: can anyone tell me if the below understandings are incorrect?Web API:- I ca...

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Hi all - after going through the Web API & playback SDK documentation I think I get what is & is not allowed, but before I start shooting myself in the face due to ignorance: can anyone tell ...

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PKRE code Challange await error

I am attempting a PKRE Auth: When I attempt to test the exact code in VSCODE I get an async await error.Any ideas on how to handle this error?thanksconst hashed = await sha256(codeVerifier)"await is only valid in async functions"

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I am attempting a PKRE Auth:   When I attempt to test the exact code in VSCODE I get an async await error. Any ideas on how to handle this error? thanks const hashed = await sha256(codeVer...

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Server IP blocked from Spotify API?

I've been using the Spotify API using Spotipy for some time. That stopped working for me a few weeks ago - the server isn't able to get an oauth2 token using https://accounts.spotify.com/api/token / grant_type=authorization_code anymore. The error re...

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I've been using the Spotify API using Spotipy for some time. That stopped working for me a few weeks ago - the server isn't able to get an oauth2 token using https://accounts.spotify.com/api/token / ...

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Solved!! Offer Free Premium to new customers

I would like to offer a free trial to Premium for new customers of mine. This is quite a common practice among brands, but I am unable to figure out how to enter into these discussions with Spotify.

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I would like to offer a free trial to Premium for new customers of mine. This is quite a common practice among brands, but I am unable to figure out how to enter into these discussions with Spotify.&...

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Spotify passthrough partner.

I offer podcast distribution platforms like "Omny Studio" and "Libsyn" in Japan.When listeners listen to content on Spotify, it is delivered from Spotify's cache servers, not to our system.I heard that if you become a "passthrough partner" of Spotify...

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I offer podcast distribution platforms like "Omny Studio" and "Libsyn" in Japan. When listeners listen to content on Spotify, it is delivered from Spotify's cache servers, not to our system. I hear...

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Using API for song quiz

Me and my project group want to do a project for our education in Software Engineering. We want to create a song quiz using the Spotify API, but realized that the policy says that we can't create games such as trivia quizzes. Is it possible to get a ...

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Me and my project group want to do a project for our education in Software Engineering. We want to create a song quiz using the Spotify API, but realized that the policy says that we can't create gam...

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Spotify Web Playback SDK in React Native WebView

PlanPremium DeviceiPhone 12 Pro MaxOperating SystemiOS 15.31 I'm trying to integrate the Web Playback SDK in a React Native WebView. I've successfully managed to transfer playback and play music, however when I lock the device - the music stops. I've...

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Plan Premium   Device iPhone 12 Pro Max Operating System iOS 15.31   I'm trying to integrate the Web Playback SDK in a React Native WebView. I've successfully managed to transfer pl...

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Superuser Contribution Ip blocked

hiOur app suddenly stop working today.After trying several things and putting the app in our development local sever , we saw that our hosting partner blocked the spotify ip. We ask them for a reason and it was due the poor reputation in abuseipdb.Th...

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hi Our app suddenly stop working today. After trying several things and putting the app in our development local sever , we saw that our hosting partner blocked the spotify ip. We ask them for a re...

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how to integrate spotify with my own react native application?

I wanted to stream hardstyle playlist songs on my own React Native application. How do I get the song URL from Spotify? I had tried via the Spotify web API, but I am only getting preview song URLs and am also not able to play full songs due to the pr...

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I wanted to stream hardstyle playlist songs on my own React Native application. How do I get the song URL from Spotify? I had tried via the Spotify web API, but I am only getting preview song URLs an...

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