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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
  • Ogi23
  • Newbie
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API integration for song codes in Shopify

Hello community, I would need the API code to have a functionality like in https://transparentgift.com/ That you search for a song and displays the spotify code in an image.

  • Visitor
  • Hello community,   I would need the API code to have a functionality like in https://transparentgift.com/  That you search for a song and displays the spotify code in an image. &nb...
  • mdavidmichael44
  • Newbie
  • 2791 Views
  • 4 replies
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  • API reference
    API request
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Issues in the Spotify Web API reference documentation

I have found out that the reference documentation for the Spotify Web API is sourced by the OpenAPI specification file from https://developer.spotify.com/_data/documentation/web-api/reference/open-api-schema.yml. While using the Spotify Web API for t...

  • Regular
  • I have found out that the reference documentation for the Spotify Web API is sourced by the OpenAPI specification file from https://developer.spotify.com/_data/documentation/web-api/referen...
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  • "Bug"
    API reference
    documentation
    OpenAPI
    Spotify Web API
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Unable to view all devices

PlanPremiumCountryUK My Question or IssueWhen using Get Available Devices endpoint using the following command: curl -X "GET" "https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/player/devices" -H "Accept: application/json" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -H "Authori...

  • Newbie
  •   Plan Premium Country UK     My Question or Issue When using Get Available Devices endpoint using the following command:  curl -X "GET" "https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/pl...
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  • api
    API reference
    Device Available
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Solved!! Fully documented API

The API documentation is very incomplete. Sometimes certain fields of the JSON response can contain null and sometimes the entire response is null but they aren't documented (eg fetching the current playback state when the app isn't open on any devic...

  • Casual Listener
  • The API documentation is very incomplete. Sometimes certain fields of the JSON response can contain null and sometimes the entire response is null but they aren't documented (eg fetching the current ...
  • Peter_Schorn
  • Roadie
  • 887 Views
  • 3 replies
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  • api
    API reference
    Discussion
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API endpoint Audio Features speechiness returning incorrect values

The current API endpoint for retrieving audio features, namely '/v1/audio-features', seems to be returning incorrect values. As of this moment, I am unable to find tracks with speech which exceed the 0.33 threshold as per the documentation of the API...

  • Casual Listener
  • The current API endpoint for retrieving audio features, namely '/v1/audio-features', seems to be returning incorrect values. As of this moment, I am unable to find tracks with speech which exceed the...
  • volkithedreamer
  • Casual Listener
  • 593 Views
  • 2 replies
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  • API reference
    Audio-features
    bug Report issue report to Spotify
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Typo in Web API documentation

The documentation for AlbumObject says that its artists porperty is an array of ArtistObject which doesn't match with the object returned by the API. The artists property of the AlbumObject returned by the API is actually a SimplifiedArtistObject.Lin...

  • Regular
  • The documentation for AlbumObject says that its artists porperty is an array of ArtistObject which doesn't match with the object returned by the API. The artists property of the AlbumObject returned ...
  • Hubo
  • Community Legend
  • 657 Views
  • 1 replies
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  • API reference
    Documentation Change
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Explanation about audio analysis timbre functions

Hi, I have read the documentation of your API, and feel your timbre feel on your audio analysis very interesting. I have searched for information on the internet about an explanation of the interpretation of the 12 basis functions and do not found an...

  • Newbie
  • Hi,   I have read the documentation of your API, and feel your timbre feel on your audio analysis very interesting. I have searched for information on the internet about an explanation of the ...
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  • 0 replies
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  • API reference
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How to avoid getting Error 429

I'm writing a app to provide auto-scrolling lyrics for Spotify. For the best experience, I have to use https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/player/currently-playing to get progress_ms to know the precision position every 2 seconds (if the user made any chan...

  • Music Fan
  • I'm writing a app to provide auto-scrolling lyrics for Spotify. For the best experience, I have to use https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/player/currently-playing to get progress_ms to know the ...
  • WXRIW
  • Music Fan
  • 6362 Views
  • 2 replies
  • 1 likes
  • API reference
    Discussion
  • 6362 Views
  • 2 replies
  • 1 likes

How to get trackid

Hi all,I'm a data analyst with no real API experience who is trying to use my own Spotify data to carry out some analysis in Python. I've downloaded my data but what I really want is the Audio Features for my history (API for Audio Features). To do t...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi all, I'm a data analyst with no real API experience who is trying to use my own Spotify data to carry out some analysis in Python. I've downloaded my data but what I really want is the Audio Fe...
  • Hubo
  • Community Legend
  • 2460 Views
  • 2 replies
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  • API reference
    Developer
    trackid
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Solved!! How to request several scopes for a token to Spotify API

I need to "authorize" the bearer token to delete some tracks from a list (from my personal Spotify account) I'm following this flow I first make a POST request to https://accounts.spotify.com/api/token using `"Authorization: Basic ZjM4ZjAw...WY0MzE="...

  • Regular
  • I need to "authorize" the bearer token to delete some tracks from a list (from my personal Spotify account) I'm following this flow I first make a POST request to https://accounts.spotify.com/api/tok...
  • Hubo
  • Community Legend
  • 11014 Views
  • 1 replies
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  • API reference
    API request
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Exporting content using AP6

Hello, How do we get approval to add content on a personal site from spotify.com using your API? I have this site eabreath.com and need to add musics content from spotify.co web site. Please advise. Thank you for your assistance, Regards.

  • Visitor
  • Hello,   How do we get approval to add content on a personal site from  spotify.com using your API? I have this site eabreath.com  and need to add musics content from spotify.co web ...
  • ErikWhite
  • Casual Listener
  • 1534 Views
  • 2 replies
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  • API reference
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Superuser Contribution Web API Reference Beta Feedback

The following feedback pertains to the Beta Web API Reference. These are some of the initial bugs I have discovered. I might add more if I find them. User Profile Broken Link: The link for "User Profile API" in the sidebar is broken. This is because ...

  • Newbie
  • The following feedback pertains to the Beta Web API Reference. These are some of the initial bugs I have discovered. I might add more if I find them.   User Profile Broken Link:   The l...
  • spotifyjosh
  • Spotify
  • 1126 Views
  • 2 replies
  • 1 likes
  • API reference
    bug fix
  • 1126 Views
  • 2 replies
  • 1 likes