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February 2026 Spotify for Developers update: thread

Hey everyone, I’ve created this thread to provide an open space for discussion, feedback, concerns or ideas on an upcoming update to Spotify for Developers access. We’ve shared a blog post that explains what’s changing and why. Please use this thread...

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Spotify API always returns 429 on some audiobook endpoints

Certain endpoints on Spotify audiobooks API always return a 429, regardless of how many calls I've made. E.g. https://api.spotify.com/v1/audiobooks?ids=16rRc378Jq4lwl5t64CdA3&access_token=mytokenhere always returns a 429, as does https://api.spotify....

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Certain endpoints on Spotify audiobooks API always return a 429, regardless of how many calls I've made. E.g. https://api.spotify.com/v1/audiobooks?ids=16rRc378Jq4lwl5t64CdA3&access_token=my...

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Help with 429 Error Code on Search Requests Despite Lowered Traffic and Extended Quota

Hi Spotify Developer Community, I’m encountering an issue with the Spotify API and would appreciate any guidance or support. Our service, which relies heavily on the Search API, has recently started receiving 429 error codes (Rate Limit Exceeded) for...

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Hi Spotify Developer Community,   I’m encountering an issue with the Spotify API and would appreciate any guidance or support.   Our service, which relies heavily on the Search API, has...

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audio_features error: Max Retries, reason: too many 429 error responses

Operating SystemUbuntu & Windows 10 I'm trying to use Spotipy to extract audio features from multiple albums/playlists and write the response to a csv file for analysis which was working fine for a couple hours and then I started getting the error "M...

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  Operating System Ubuntu & Windows 10   I'm trying to use Spotipy to extract audio features from multiple albums/playlists and write the response to a csv file for analysis which w...

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429 error clarifications

Hi,The app I'm currently developing is still in testing phase, I don't have exceeded quote and have limited number of users that can test it. while testing edge cases of large volumes I have received error 429.My questions are:1)When user A uses my a...

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Hi, The app I'm currently developing is still in testing phase, I don't have exceeded quote and have limited number of users that can test it. while testing edge cases of large volumes I have receiv...

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429 error reponse only on the audio_features endpoint

PlanFree/PremiumCountryPolandDeviceLenovo Yoga C940-14IILOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueWhe trying to get audio features of a certain spotify track I always get the 429 error response, no matter how many tracks are accessed. The error...

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Plan Free/Premium Country Poland Device Lenovo Yoga C940-14IIL Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Whe trying to get audio features of a certain spotify track I always g...

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