null values when using "Get Current User's Playlists" endpoint

[ohhh25]

I was testing my application that uses the "Get Current User's Playlists" Spotify Web API endpoint and when parsing the JSON response, my application broke. I looked into it and saw null values (playlists) in the "items" key from the JSON response.

To check that it wasn't an issue on my end, I went to the Web API reference page to test out the request and found the same issue (see attached screenshot). I am aware that Spotify has discontinued some of the Web API endpoints recently, but I don't see that the "Get Current User's Playlists" endpoint is included.

Is this a bug on Spotify's Web API, or is this endpoint also affected in the sense that it is hiding data about certain playlists?

[LambertSpot · Accepted solution]

Could it be because of point 8, that these playlists are algorithmic or Spotify-owned editorial playlists?

[DisappointedUser1]

exactly his problem, having it my self. LambertSpot can you help us getting it reversed? 😉

[Swybo]

Hi,

I have the same issue, it seems that only the Spotify Playlist are not loading like LambertSpot said...

Will there be a solution from Spotify??? Because it's really sad that they turn off this feature!

[holamau]

yup, Spotify's API changes broke this. Also, no 30-second previews. this sucks

[holamau]

I honestly think they are on their way to restricting the API all the way. This is just the beginning.

[CptDayDreamer]

Broke for me too in n8n when trying to get my playlists. Sad for my automation...

[gjkr]

Having the same issue here! 😢

[gjkr]

But I’m also getting null values even for playlists I created myself, which shouldn’t be categorised as "algorithmic" or "Spotify-owned editorial playlists"...

[LambertSpot]

Hi gjkr,

Do you have the correct scopes to access the playlists you created? You may need playlist-read-private and playlist-read-collaborative, depending on what kind of playlist it is.

When fetching several playlists the whole request will not fail if some items fail - it will just return `null` for those items. Same thing if you send a Spotify URI that is not corresponding to any item - does not fail the request, only returns `null` for that specific item in the list.