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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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  • Spotify
  • Reemface
  • Casual Listener
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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

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  • ...o have access to comments API 
  • Paul155
  • Visitor
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    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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    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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    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
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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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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
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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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    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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    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
    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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  • api
    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
  • 246 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...
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  • Roadie
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  • api
    Possible Bug
    recently-played
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Deleted API pre-Nov 27

I accidentally deleted my pre-Nov 27 (2024) API. Can it be restored? My new API has tighter limits due to Spotify’s policy changes.

  • Newbie
  • I accidentally deleted my pre-Nov 27 (2024) API. Can it be restored? My new API has tighter limits due to Spotify’s policy changes.
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Clarification Request About Premium Playback for External App (iDisko Integration)

PlanFree/PremiumCountryFrance Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueHi everyone,I'm developing a live streaming music app called iDisko, where users connec...

  • Casual Listener
  • ...potify Premium users can play full songs from within iDisko using the API or SDK (or only via redirect to Spotify). Our app doesn't allow users to play or hear music from others — each person l...
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    Other
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Using the API to log historical data

Am I allowed to periodically request the API over a period of time to log historical data for personal use or with friends?I know we're allowed to request our own extended streaming information, but I would like to add on top of that the API to track...

  • Music Fan
  • Am I allowed to periodically request the API over a period of time to log historical data for personal use or with friends? I know we're allowed to request our own extended streaming i...
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    historical data
    legal
    Question
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Solved!! Using song previews in a free-to-use, but commercial (music-unrelated) tool

Hey there,I am experimenting a bit with coding and now also Spotify. I have a webshop (based in Germany) that sells hand-made home decor etc.I want to build a filtering system that also allows to match certain songs (that I chose in the backend and c...

  • Casual Listener
  • ...overs etc.) (could be hidden I guess) - would it be allowed to use the Spotify API for such a feature? Thank you in advance for any tips on where to read up more on this or even an answer. 🙂 I a...
  • ribezaz
  • Spotify Star
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  • 3 replies
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  • api
    legal
    Question
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