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/playlists API Endpoint Issue Fixed

We wanted to provide an update regarding issues identified in the “/playlists” API endpoints. We have investigated the reported concerns of null results appearing in responses and have fixed the behaviour in the “/me/playlists” and “/users/{user_id}/...

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  • AdrienCompDev
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Solved!! Using API: Can't get playlists

I am making an app that retrieved the top playlists such as global 5op 50, USA top 50, Today's Top Hits. I tested the APIs to retried Artist, Album, Audiobook, Chapter, etc, but it looks like there is some limitations on retrieving playlists. Can som...

  • Newbie
  • I am making an app that retrieved the top playlists such as global 5op 50, USA top 50, Today's Top Hits. I tested the APIs to retried Artist, Album, Audiobook, Chapter, etc, but it looks like there i...
  • Ximzend
  • Spotify Star
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Clarifying the current maximum requests for various api requests

Hi all, I am trying to work on some safeguards for api calls where the number of IDs that are requested exceed what Spotify is willing to accept. I understand that they fall into 3 groups of maximums allowed: 20, 50, and 100. Below is the enum I crea...

  • Newbie
  • Hi all, I am trying to work on some safeguards for api calls where the number of IDs that are requested exceed what Spotify is willing to accept. I understand that they fall into 3 groups of maximums...
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Persisting previous added_at property when re-adding tracks to a playlist

*Using Web API*I'm trying to sort playlist tracks by date added. I'm only trying to sort playlists owned by the user. Things I have tried:1. Clearing playlist tracks with 'Update Playlist Items' passed an empty uris array and then re-adding them with...

  • Newbie
  • *Using Web API* I'm trying to sort playlist tracks by date added. I'm only trying to sort playlists owned by the user. Things I have tried: 1. Clearing playlist tracks with 'Update Playlist Ite...
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Playlist stream data

Hi! I'm considering developing a system that would allow users to see the estimated number of streams a song might receive from a specific playlist, depending on its position within the playlist. I found that the website isitagoodplaylist.com offers ...

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  • Hi!   I'm considering developing a system that would allow users to see the estimated number of streams a song might receive from a specific playlist, depending on its position within the play...
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  • Add music to My playlists
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About creating content recommendation algorithms using Spotify api

아래 정보는 모두 필수가 아닙니다. 그러나 더 많이 제공할수록 저희가 도움을 시도하는 것이 더 쉬워질 것입니다.계획무료/프리미엄국가KOREA 장치(아이폰8, 삼성갤럭시9, 맥북프로 2016년 후반)운영 체제(iOS 10, 안드로이드 오레오, 윈도우 10 등) 내 질문 또는 문제Hello, I'm asking because I'm curious even after reading the Spotify Developer Regulation Book....

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  • 아래 정보는 모두 필수가 아닙니다. 그러나 더 많이 제공할수록 저희가 도움을 시도하는 것이 더 쉬워질 것입니다. 계획 무료/프리미엄 국가 KOREA   장치 (아이폰8, 삼성갤럭시9, 맥북프로 2016년 후반) 운영 체제 (iOS 10, 안드로이드 오레오, 윈도우 10 등)   내 질문 또는 문제 Hello, I'm...
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401 on Get Current User's Profile

PlanFree/PremiumCountryNLUsing UiPath Studio My Question or IssueI want to use Get Current User's Profile. I have obtained a token with the right scopes: accesstokenfromPreviousstepcontents:"{\"access_token\":\"BQBRbiggest part deletedOb0uX2NdEFSXYUx...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country NL Using UiPath Studio   My Question or Issue I want to use Get Current User's Profile.  I have obtained a token with the right scopes:   acc...
  • Cololo
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    feature requests
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Solved!! Getting {"code":0,"message":"Not Found"}

PlanPremiumCountryItaly Windows 10 My Question or IssueHello there guys, i'm trying to develop a discord bot to control spotify. I've followed the spotify api documentation while using a c# wrapper. I've reached the point where i generate a url to re...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Italy   Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hello there guys, i'm trying to develop a discord bot to control spotify. I've followed the spotify api docume...
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Missing Retry_After header in 429 Response

Receiving the 429 error when making requests to the artist endpoint, the 'Retry-After' header is there, but this is not the case with the audio-features or audio-analysis endpoints. Here is my code:def get_audio_analysis(track_id): try: url = 'https:...

  • Casual Listener
  • Receiving the 429 error when making requests to the artist endpoint, the 'Retry-After' header is there, but this is not the case with the audio-features or audio-analysis endpoints. Here is my code: ...
  • Sporkify
  • Casual Listener
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Can I Get Audio Data Using The API?

PlanFreeCountryCanadaDevice(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)Windows 11My Question or IssueHey,I had a question regarding what Spotify's API can do.Lets say I'm making a musical ...

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  • Plan Free Country Canada Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) Windows 11 My Question or Issue Hey, I had...
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Solved!! How to identify a track's genre in spotify api?

I am referring this particular documentation. "https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/get-track"The sample response has the genre of a song. But the "Try it" option does not give me the expected response with "Genre"

  • Casual Listener
  • I am referring this particular documentation. "https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/get-track" The sample response has the genre of a song. But the "Try it" option does not ...
  • Ximzend
  • Spotify Star
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User Authentication

PlanFreeCountryUnited States DeviceAndroid 14 package com.example.myapplication.ui.login; import android.app.Activity; import androidx.lifecycle.Observer; import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModelProvider; import android.content.Intent; import ...

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  • Plan Free Country United States  Device Android 14            <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.and...
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  • API Question
    Developer question integrating spotify in mobile app
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API call to get all playlists for a given track

Hi, I'm making a small mobile app as a gift to a friend. The concept is: he enters some songs, it returns all playlists containing all of those songs. My plan was:- get all playlists for the least popular song (according to Spotify's Popularity field...

  • Visitor
  • Hi,   I'm making a small mobile app as a gift to a friend. The concept is: he enters some songs, it returns all playlists containing all of those songs.   My plan was: - get all playli...
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401 Error with seemingly working access token

I am using the following code to get an access token, and the final post request returns a status code of 200 and when I print out the access token it looks good. However as soon as I try to use the access token I get a 401 Unauthroized error. I have...

  • Visitor
  • I am using the following code to get an access token, and the final post request returns a status code of 200 and when I print out the access token it looks good. However as soon as I try to use the ...
  • Ximzend
  • Spotify Star
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API to Get Future Release Dates of Podcasts

PlanPremiumCountryFinland My Question or Issue Is it possible to get the future release dates for podcast episodes?I would like to create a solution that would show when the next episode for a selected podcast will be released. At the moment I can on...

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  • Plan Premium Country Finland   My Question or Issue  Is it possible to get the future release dates for podcast episodes? I would like to create a solution that would show when the n...
  • Ximzend
  • Spotify Star
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API blocked for Premium users?

PlanFreeCountry My Question or IssueI am developing a first app on Spotify using Authorization if there is no token. The app generates a random song, and tries again if it's not able to load it.It works for my Spotufy account which is free, but with ...

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  • Plan Free Country   My Question or Issue I am developing a first app on Spotify using Authorization if there is no token. The app generates a random song, and tries again if it's not able t...
  • Ximzend
  • Spotify Star
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If I use the spotify api, can I do more than play the songs?

My question is similar to this one: https://community.spotify.com/t5/Spotify-for-Developers/Unity-AudioSource-Playback-Commercial-Integration/m-p/4969587I am building a unity game, and would like users to be able to sign into spotify from our game an...

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  • My question is similar to this one: https://community.spotify.com/t5/Spotify-for-Developers/Unity-AudioSource-Playback-Commercial-Integration/m-p/4969587 I am building a unity game, and would...
  • Ximzend
  • Spotify Star
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Reverse lookup a playlist.

I would like to search for a playlist that contains a specific song.Can I reverse lookup from a song to get a list of playlists that contain that song?

  • Newbie
  • I would like to search for a playlist that contains a specific song. Can I reverse lookup from a song to get a list of playlists that contain that song?
  • Ximzend
  • Spotify Star
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Use api to search for specific songs that are mixed into longer sets/recordings

Hi there, I was wondering if it's possible to use the Spotify api to search for specific songs that are mixed into longer sets/recordings? Hope you can help with this. Kind regards, Olaf

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  • Hi there,   I was wondering if it's possible to use the Spotify api to search for specific songs that are mixed into longer sets/recordings?   Hope you can help with this.   Kind...
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I wanna change cover image of playlist by API

PlanPremiumCountryJapan Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHi, I wanna change cover image of playlist by API of URL below.https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/#/operations/upload-custom-playlist-cover But this doc...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Japan   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hi, I wanna change cover image of playlist by API of URL below. https://developer.spotify.c...
  • Ximzend
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Active Documentation Missing Info

My Question or IssueCurrently I am using the Web-API refrence Docs to help understand waht requests need to be made for what data. My issues is that it appears as thoguh some sections of the docs are not up to date and/or not completed. For example u...

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  • My Question or Issue Currently I am using the Web-API refrence Docs to help understand waht requests need to be made for what data. My issues is that it appears as thoguh some sections of the d...
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