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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...

  • Spotify
  • Spotify
  • temcode
  • Visitor
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Superuser Contribution [API] Delete / Remove songs from queue

Can we please get an API endpoint that removes a song in the queue by its index or other?Thanks. EDIT:3 and a half years. Wow... And to think that this was going to be added while i was working on my project.

  • Casual Listener
  • Can we please get an API endpoint that removes a song in the queue by its index or other? Thanks.   EDIT: 3 and a half years. Wow...  And to think that this was going to be added w...
  • Nexas41
  • Newbie
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  • api
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Superuser Contribution Search using UPC no longer works

PlanFreeCountryUSDeviceWeb API Spotify Page I am using the WEB API for developers using search by UPC: 889176232909 no longer takes information. It used to work 3 days ago. I got an error no response with this seaerch query=upc%3A889176232909&type=al...

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  • Regular
  • Plan Free Country US Device Web API Spotify Page   I am using the WEB API for developers using search by UPC: 889176232909 no longer takes information. It used to work 3 days ago....
  • Ximzend
  • Spotify Star
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  • 11 replies
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  • api
    Search
    upc
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Upload Podcast via Api

Hey, is there a way to upload my Podcast to Spotify via Api, including MetaData?

  • Casual Listener
  • Hey,   is there a way to upload my Podcast to Spotify via Api, including MetaData?
  • NeEkersen
  • Newbie
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  • 1 replies
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    podcast
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Request for Access to Audio Features for Dynamic Music Integration (Real-Time Gameplay App)

Hi Spotify Dev Team,I’m Stefan, a developer building a non-commercial rhythm-based rowing game app called RowBeats, which dynamically syncs rowing strokes to music. The app creates a unique experience by aligning stroke timing and effort to musical t...

  • Newbie
  • ...een recent changes to the Web API that restrict new apps from accessing endpoints like /audio-features, which my app depends on for core functionality. My app is: • Non-commercial (currently in d...
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  • api
    Audio Features
    BPM
    tempo
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Get User's Top Tracks (short_term) returning empty results

Hey all — wondering if anyone else is seeing issues with the Get User's Top Artists endpoint when using the short_term time range? For context, we're using the /me/top/tracks endpoint with time_range=short_term, and while it was previously returning ...

  • Newbie
  •  Hey all — wondering if anyone else is seeing issues with the Get User's Top Artists endpoint when using the short_term time range?   For context, we're using the /me/top/tracks endpoint ...
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  • api
    Possible Bug
    tracks
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API for Comments?

Was thinking of building a creator sidekick tool that would allow them to connect their podcats from Spotify, Youtube videos and more to be able to manage comments all in one place. Would be great to have access to comments API

  • Visitor
  • ...o have access to comments API 
  • Paul155
  • Visitor
  • 610 Views
  • 3 replies
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  • api
    comments
    Podcasts
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[Feature Proposal] Expose folders in the api

I have a app that allows creating playlists. It would be really great if I could put all the playlist that my app makes into a certain folder so it is in its own nice category. I propose the api endpoints for folders to be:[GET] me/folders?limit=...&...

  • Regular
  • ...he api endpoints for folders to  be: [GET] me/folders?limit=...&offset=... Returns playlist ids of playlists in the folder folder name creation date folder id [PUT] me/folders?n...
  • jojotodos
  • Newbie
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  • 9 replies
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    folders
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API access on premium accounts

Im developing and Spotify app that shows the user current song playing and the top artists, this use of the API requires the users account to be premium, my account and tow other of some colleagues are premium. The issue is that when i try to request...

  • Visitor
  • Im developing and Spotify app that shows the user current song playing and the top artists, this use of the API requires the users account to be premium, my account and tow other of some colleagues a...
  • Ximzend
  • Spotify Star
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  • api
    Developing
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Solved!! API Down

hey my API suddenly stopped responding and refusing requests but my App is still indicating I have a Granted quota extension. Has anything changed the past few days and how would i get support for this kid of issue?Thanks

  • Casual Listener
  • hey my API suddenly stopped responding and refusing requests but my App is still indicating I have a Granted quota extension. Has anything changed the past few days and how would i get support for t...
  • hipworth
  • Casual Listener
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GET /v1/me/player return error artist name

PlanPremiumCountryTaiwanMy Question or IssueThe API returns an incorrect artist name for the song when the market parameter is used. What I've CheckedThe token works for /v1/me/player /me/player/currently-playing, so it's valid.The scopes used are: u...

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  • Plan Premium Country Taiwan My Question or Issue The API returns an incorrect artist name for the song when the market parameter is used.   What I've Checked The token works f...
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    Question
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Help understanding quota extension rejection for my portfolio project

Hi,I’m building a feature in my portfolio website integrating Spotify to show what I’m currently listening to. The idea is to have a small player displaying the current song data, and also allow users to:Search for songs using a search barAdd tracks ...

  • Casual Listener
  • ...efore using the Web API, but now the necessary scopes/features seem to require an approved Extension request. I’ve submitted three quota extension requests so far, but two were rejected and the last one i...
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    extension request
    Question
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recent API changes have broken functionality for spotcast

Hi folks, I want to make you aware that these changes have broken the main functionality of spotcast, an app developed to let users like me use home automation to cast to devices we own that are spotify cast enabled. I have been a premium subscriber ...

  • Visitor
  • ...our API so that people can continue to use spotcast and similar solutions.
  • thlucas
  • Gig Goer
  • 468 Views
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  • api
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Song radio API

I am aware that Spotify's API does not have a way to get the song radio for a song but I was wandering if there is a way to get the tracks of a song radio by only providing the track id and if not whether you are planning on making it a feature in th...

  • Visitor
  • I am aware that Spotify's API does not have a way to get the song radio for a song but I was wandering if there is a way to get the tracks of a song radio by only providing the track id and if not w...
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  • api
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Superuser Contribution Top Artists/Tracks API Returns Empty List

Subject: Top Artists API Returns Empty ListPlan: PremiumCountry: SpainDevice: N/A (Issue is API-related)Operating System: N/A (Issue is API-related)My Question or Issue:I've been using the Spotify Web API to fetch my top artists using the /v1/me/top/...

  • Casual Listener
  • Subject: Top Artists API Returns Empty List Plan: Premium Country: Spain Device: N/A (Issue is API-related) Operating System: N/A (Issue is API-related) My Question or Issue: I've been using t...
  • LambertSpot
  • Spotify
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  • api
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Is My Playlist App Considered a Streaming App?

Hi everyone, My main question is: Can I provide playable playlists without my app being considered a “streaming app,” so that I can make commercial use of it? I've read the Spotify API Terms of Use and many forum topics, but I still feel unclear abou...

  • Casual Listener
  • ...potify API Terms of Use and many forum topics, but I still feel unclear about how my project fits—specifically whether a playlist-based app like mine would be considered a streaming app.   I'm d...
  • Ximzend
  • Spotify Star
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  • api
    playlist
    Terms
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Solved!! Get Users Playlists returns zero items

PlanPremiumCountryUK DeviceWindows laptopOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueI tried a few ways to get user's playlists - REST api in a python program, cURL, and spotipy. I tried both public and private playlists - with the scope adjustmen...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Country UK   Device Windows laptop Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue I tried a few ways to get user's playlists - REST api in a python program, c...
  • Vacitus
  • Casual Listener
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  • 5 replies
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  • api
    Playlists
    python api
    rest
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Is it possible to query Spotify Live Events via API?

Hi everyone, I’m currently working on a project where I would love to fetch upcoming live events (concerts, shows, etc.) through the Spotify API.Specifically, I’m wondering if there’s a way to query upcoming events for a given area (e.g., a city or r...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi everyone,   I’m currently working on a project where I would love to fetch upcoming live events (concerts, shows, etc.) through the Spotify API. Specifically, I’m wondering if there’s a w...
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    API Question
    Developer API
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Solved!! Proper auth method for a webserver sharing spotify data of only one user

PlanPremiumCountryIrelandDeviceN/AOperating SystemN/A My Question or IssueFor my personal website I would like to show a list of my recently played tracks on Spotify. This is made available via a rest api endpoint on my server. To authenticate my ser...

  • Newbie
  • ...s made available via a rest api endpoint on my server. To authenticate my server with spotify's api I have defined my application's redirect_uri to `localhost:XXXX/api/spotify/callback`, and manually s...
  • ribezaz
  • Spotify Star
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    auth
    Question
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Auto-generated Playlists (ie "Moody Mix") not returned in API

Hi,I am unable to access certain auto-generated or personalized playlists like Moody Mix, Angst Mix, and Dark Mix through the Spotify Web API. I have added these playlists in the client, but they do not show up in the results from the API (for exampl...

  • Newbie
  • Hi, I am unable to access certain auto-generated or personalized playlists like Moody Mix, Angst Mix, and Dark Mix through the Spotify Web API. I have added these playlists in the client, but they d...
  • Ximzend
  • Spotify Star
  • 250 Views
  • 1 replies
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  • AI
    api
    generated
    playlist
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the /recently-played endpoint is not showing latest tracks as of 2/22/2024

As of 2/22/2024, the `https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/player/recently-played` endpoint is no longer returning the latest recently played tracks. This is the full response (screenshot attached too so it's easier to spot):{"items": [{"track": {"album": {...

  • Roadie
  • As of 2/22/2024, the `https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/player/recently-played` endpoint is no longer returning the latest recently played tracks.  This is the full response (screenshot a...
  • talesfer
  • Roadie
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  • 7 replies
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  • api
    Possible Bug
    recently-played
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