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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
  • Sensenbeta
  • Casual Listener
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Solved!! Inconsistent results on playlists endpoint

PlanPremiumCountrySpainDevice-Operating System- My Question or IssueI was considering a small personal project using the Web API, and as a proof of concept I tried to fetch my own user's playlists via API. The thing is that when I try the endpoint (G...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Country Spain Device - Operating System -   My Question or Issue I was considering a small personal project using the Web API, and as a proof of concept I tried to fetch m...
  • ribezaz
  • Spotify Star
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  • API Support
    Possible Bug
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Get Artist API is not returning any or all Genres

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceMacbookOperating SystemMacOS sequoia (Postman Web API) My Question or IssueHas anyone noticed any issue with the Get Artist API not returning any genres for an artist, or returning significantly less genres than previously? ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Country US Device Macbook Operating System MacOS sequoia (Postman Web API)   My Question or Issue Has anyone noticed any issue with the Get Artist API not returning any ge...
  • jlobb13
  • Casual Listener
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  • API Question
    API request
    API Support
    API-BUG
    Artist Genre
    Bad api response
    Possible Bug
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Get Umbrella Genre From Track

Hello, I'm currently working on a website to sort tracks by genre.I've accepted that I have to use the genres the artist is categorized as. (I wonder why they don't offer it at track level, some artists have songs that have different genres. Apple mu...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hello,   I'm currently working on a website to sort tracks by genre. I've accepted that I have to use the genres the artist is categorized as. (I wonder why they don't offer it at track level...
  • Samurad
  • Casual Listener
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  • 5 replies
  • 3 likes
  • API search
    API Support
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Music Game - User Authentication & Song Playback

PlanPremiumCountryUS (primary)Operates globallyDeviceiPhone 12 Operating SystemiOS 16.2My Question or IssueHi, I recently developed an application (2019) that leveraged Spotify premium user authentication and song playback APIs to play music within t...

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  • Newbie
  • Plan Premium Country US (primary) Operates globally Device iPhone 12  Operating System iOS 16.2 My Question or Issue Hi,    I recently developed an application (201...
  • HialeahLiam
  • Casual Listener
  • 616 Views
  • 1 replies
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    api
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    API Bug
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    song playback
    SpotifyAPI
    Web Playback API
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Spotify typescript api abandoned

I don't see any movement since last 3 months, on the spotify typescript api https://github.com/spotify/spotify-web-api-ts-sdk Came across a few issues on the repository, i went there and fixed the code a little ( minor bug )..and sent a PR.Now being ...

  • Newbie
  • I don't see any movement since last 3 months, on the spotify typescript api  https://github.com/spotify/spotify-web-api-ts-sdk    Came across a few issues on the repository, i went ...
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  • api
    API Support
    typescript
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Bearer token request results in 403 Error: "This request requires user authentication."

My Question or IssueI am trying to edit a playlist using the Spotify API and Python. To do this, I first make a request for a new bearer token: credentials = f"{client_id}:{client_secret}" encoded_credentials = b64encode(credentials.encode("ascii"))....

  • Casual Listener
  • My Question or Issue I am trying to edit a playlist using the Spotify API and Python. To do this, I first make a request for a new bearer token:             &nbs...
  • hannah194
  • Regular
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  • API Support
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Solved!! can't get Followed Artists - Client credentials authentication not allowed

I am trying to get Followed Artists:https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/get-followedI am requesting Access Token: CLIENT_ID= &&\ CLIENT_SECRET= &&\ SCOPES=user-follow-read curl -X POST "https://accounts.spotify.com/api/token...

  • Casual Listener
  •   I am trying to get Followed Artists: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/get-followed I am requesting Access Token:     CLIENT_ID=<client_id> ...
  • Ximzend
  • Spotify Star
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  • API Support
    Followed Artists
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i can't login to my account in spotify for developer

PlanFreeCountryMoroccoOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issuei cant login to my account, it keeps redirect me to same pagepoc: https://imgur.com/a/yF9kKaY

  • Newbie
  • Plan Free Country Morocco Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue i cant login to my account, it keeps redirect me to same page poc: https://imgur.com/a/yF9kKaY 
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  • API Support
    bug
    Login
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Implementing Spotify into an app without having Spotify downloaded

Hi - what is the best way to go about implementing Spotify, either through an API or Spotify iOS SDK, into an app where the user does not need to have Spotify downloaded on their end? I'm looking to implement Spotify into an app for better user engag...

  • Newbie
  • Hi - what is the best way to go about implementing Spotify, either through an API or Spotify iOS SDK, into an app where the user does not need to have Spotify downloaded on their end? I'm looking to ...
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Getting a list of podcast episodes without authentication

I'm trying to fetch a simple list of the latest podcast episodes using JavaScript to ping the Spotify API. All I need is the list of episodes and the link to the relevant episode on Spotify, so that I can link each card to spotify.com on a public web...

  • Newbie
  • I'm trying to fetch a simple list of the latest podcast episodes using JavaScript to ping the Spotify API. All I need is the list of episodes and the link to the relevant episode on Spotify, so that ...
  • thequickbrownfox
  • Newbie
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I'd like to create a quiz game with the Spotify API

My Question or IssueI've created a quiz game using Spotify web API, the problem is that I only users with access can login using oauth. If I want anyone to use it I have to request an quota extension but it gets rejected because building a quiz game ...

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  • Newbie
  • My Question or Issue I've created a quiz game using Spotify web API, the problem is that I only users with access can login using oauth.   If I want anyone to use it I have to request an ...
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  • API Support
    Developer API
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Error 500

PlanPremiumCountryBRDeviceAPI My Question or IssueAPI is working for most of the requests, but in some of them it`s presenting the 500 error. This is the link of the request: https://developer.spotify.com/console/get-category-playlists/?category_id=0...

  • Visitor
  • Plan Premium Country BR Device API   My Question or Issue API is working for most of the requests, but in some of them it`s presenting the 500 error.   This is the link of the req...
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  • API Support
    Error 500
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Authorization Code Flow Automation

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceLenovo LaptopOperating SystemWindows My Question or IssueI am working on a program that can play/pause/skip songs etc.I first tried using the Client Credentials Flow, but got this error: { "error": { "status": 403, "message"...

  • Newbie
  • Plan Premium Country UK Device Lenovo Laptop Operating System Windows   My Question or Issue I am working on a program that can play/pause/skip songs etc. I first tried using the Clie...
  • fabieu
  • Newbie
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  • api oauth
    API request
    API Support
    api token
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Auth API Invalid Client: Invalid Redirect URI

I access Spotify API on my local machine without any problem. I supply to spotify auth request my local address as redirect_uri parameter(http://localhost:8080) and I also added this URI in the Spotify Developer Console to the whitelist. But when I d...

  • Visitor
  • I access Spotify API on my local machine without any problem. I supply to spotify auth request my local address as redirect_uri parameter(http://localhost:8080) and I also added this URI in the Spoti...
  • user-removed
  • Not applicable
  • 2984 Views
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  • API Support
    authorization
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Quote Extension with no update??

We are launching an application and need to get the quote extension for Spotify API usage. Are you able to expedite the process somehow??PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceDesktop EnvOperating SystemAll My Question or IssueWe are launching an appli...

  • Casual Listener
  • We are launching an application and need to get the quote extension for Spotify API usage.   Are you able to expedite the process somehow?? Plan Premium Country United States Device Desk...
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