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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
  • sami_elsabri
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Need Help, How to connect Spotify review team

I develop a app that can transform image with song informations to playlist. And I request a quota extension to support exporting playlist to Spotify. But the request was rejected with a reason: "Do not use the Spotify Platform or any Spotify Content...

  • Casual Listener
  • I develop a app that can transform image with song informations to playlist. And I request a quota extension to support exporting playlist to Spotify. But the request was rejected with a reason: " ...
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  • Developer
    Developer API
    Quota Extension
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Academic Use of Spotify API for Mood-Based Music Analysis Research

Hello Spotify Community,I am a master’s student and researcher, conducting academic research on analyzing the characteristics of music corresponding to different moods. My study requires metadata such as artist names and song titles, making the Spoti...

  • Regular
  • Hello Spotify Community, I am a master’s student and researcher, conducting academic research on analyzing the characteristics of music corresponding to different moods. My study requires metadata s...
  • yjefe-one
  • Visitor
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  • Developer API
    research
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Academic Use of Spotify API for Mood-Based Music Analysis Research

Hello Spotify Community,I am a master’s student and researcher, conducting academic research on analyzing the characteristics of music corresponding to different moods. My study requires metadata such as artist names and song titles, making the Spoti...

  • Regular
  • Hello Spotify Community, I am a master’s student and researcher, conducting academic research on analyzing the characteristics of music corresponding to different moods. My study requires metadata s...
  • kimun
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  • Developer API
    research
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Past snapshot_id for shared playlist?

Some context: At the beginning of this year, I started a weekly tradition where friends and I add one song to a shared playlist that we think the group should hear. At the end of the week, I move the songs to a different playlist to archive them, and...

  • Casual Listener
  • Some context: At the beginning of this year, I started a weekly tradition where friends and I add one song to a shared playlist that we think the group should hear. At the end of the week, I move the...
  • tycoonwiz
  • Casual Listener
  • 968 Views
  • 2 replies
  • 2 likes
  • Developer
    Developer API
    Shared playlist
    shared playlists
  • 968 Views
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Using Spotify API to train Recommender System (educational purpose)

Hello, I want to use the Spotify API specifically the metadata of tracks and playlists like release date, popularity...) to train a recommender system for my bachelor thesis which is about the impact of human feedback on recommender system in field o...

  • Newbie
  • Hello,   I want to use the Spotify API specifically the metadata of tracks and playlists like release date, popularity...) to train a recommender system for my bachelor thesis which is about t...
  • WinterMelon
  • Regular
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  • 1 replies
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  • AI
    API Access
    Developer API
    Question
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Implicit grant for making a playlist using API

PlanPremiumCountryCanada Operating System Windows 10 My Question or IssueI want to make an API call to generate a playlist in my account. I have been using implicit grants throughout the whole thing, it has been working for a year. I don't know if th...

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  • Plan Premium Country Canada  Operating System  Windows 10   My Question or Issue I want to make an API call to generate a playlist in my account. I have been using implicit gra...
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  • Create Playlist API
    Developer API
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Superuser Contribution Quota extension rejection reason

Hi, I recently applied for a quota extension so I could release a web-app to the public - I see that this request has been rejected, but can’t seem to see any reason attached to the rejection. Is it possible to see the reason for rejection so that I ...

  • Newbie
  • Hi, I recently applied for a quota extension so I could release a web-app to the public - I see that this request has been rejected, but can’t seem to see any reason attached to the rejection. Is it ...
  • musyncjohn
  • Casual Listener
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  • Developer API
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cURL Timeout when using Tuna on OBS for Spotify API App

Hello! Im currently having an obs breaking issue rn thats causing my obs to freeze because when using the Tuna plugin to display a spotify song and etc it sends to my log in obs that theres a timeout with cURL trying to send spotify a comand/call, Im...

  • Newbie
  • Hello! Im currently having an obs breaking issue rn thats causing my obs to freeze because when using the Tuna plugin to display a spotify song and etc it sends to my log in obs that theres a timeout...
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  • API Bug
    api calls no longer working
    API Help
    API request
    Developer API
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terms of use for developers for an online shop

I have an urgent question regarding the terms of use for developers, to which we have not found a clear answer in the "Developer Terms".I would like to make it possible for users of an online shop to log in with their Spotify account in order to rece...

  • Newbie
  • I have an urgent question regarding the terms of use for developers, to which we have not found a clear answer in the "Developer Terms". I would like to make it possible for users of an online shop ...
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    API for commercials
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Get Artist reference bug - receiving Float instead of Int

PlanFree/PremiumCountryPolandDevice(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueHi,I'm currently creating an app that uses Spotify Web API. While using the "Get Artist"...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Free/Premium Country Poland Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue Hi, I...
  • Testf45rgf5rg
  • Music Fan
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  • api
    API response
    Bad api response
    Developer API
    Possible Bug
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Is there any way to sort artist's genres by popularity

I've been developing an app that involves artist's genres. When I take make the request to get the genres from a specific artist, i got in return an alphabetically sorted array of the genres. My main problem is that, in most of the cases, there's one...

  • Casual Listener
  • I've been developing an app that involves artist's genres. When I take make the request to get the genres from a specific artist, i got in return an alphabetically sorted array of the genres. My main...
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  • 0 replies
  • 1 likes
  • Developer
    Developer API
    genres
    sorting
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API Extension Request Not Reviewed for Long Time

Hi Team, we have applied for the API Extension Request on Oct 9 but it's still unreviewed. Please kindly check for us. App name: GiveawayWebsite: giveaway.com

  • Visitor
  • Hi Team, we have applied for the API Extension Request on Oct 9 but it's still unreviewed. Please kindly check for us.  App name: Giveaway Website: giveaway.com   
  • Ximzend
  • Spotify Star
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  • API Key
    business
    Developer API
    Developer Dashboard Problem
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    Spotify for Developers
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Song Previews

This is for the developers out there. Not all songs on Spotify have a preview available. Which is a bit annoying. Why can't we have the ability to pass the song_id, start_time, end_time and have it return a preview of the song? Limit it to 30 seconds...

  • Visitor
  • This is for the developers out there.  Not all songs on Spotify have a preview available.  Which is a bit annoying.  Why can't we have the ability to pass the song_id, start_time, end_...
  • axion777
  • Music Fan
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  • Developer API
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Search API get lyrics match in API

PlanPremiumCountry-Device-Operating System- My Question or IssueIn the mobile application, searching for words from a song will return you the song as a search result and displays a "lyrics match" marker.Is that information available in the API? Coul...

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  • Plan Premium Country - Device - Operating System -   My Question or Issue In the mobile application, searching for words from a song will return you the song as a search result and dis...
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  • Developer API
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Submission issue: We didn't receive the email because we deactivate the email account by mistake

PlanPremiumCountry USA Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueHi, I had a problem with the review process of my project, I hope you can help me.My project w...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Country USA   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue Hi, I ha...
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  • App Development
    Developer API
    Idea Submissions
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API endpoint /me/top/tracks returning status 500

Plan - PremiumCountry - USAOperating System - Windows 10 My Question or IssueThe /me/top/tracks endpoint seems to return the status code 500. I noticed this when working on a project using the API and noticed my top tracks were not rendering. I then ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan - Premium Country - USA Operating System - Windows 10   My Question or Issue The /me/top/tracks endpoint seems to return the status code 500. I noticed this when working on a...
  • quinn16
  • Casual Listener
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  • api
    API Bug
    Developer API
    top tacks
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"Only valid bearer authentication supported" error message

I've been trying to use Spotify's API for my app but every time I try to get something I get this error message "Only valid bearer authentication supported". I have registered my app and used valid client secret but error is still present. Here's the...

  • Casual Listener
  • I've been trying to use Spotify's API for my app but every time I try to get something I get this error message "Only valid bearer authentication supported". I have registered my app and used valid c...
  • vitolist
  • Casual Listener
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  • 3 replies
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  • API search
    Developer API
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Playlist followers count in search API

Hello,I have integrated spotify API in a sample python application. I just use the search API to search for playlists. I'm getting most of the data from the search API. However to get followers of a playlist I have to call separate API to get playlis...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hello, I have integrated spotify API in a sample python application. I just use the search API to search for playlists. I'm getting most of the data from the search API. However to get followers o...
  • Ximzend
  • Spotify Star
  • 1758 Views
  • 3 replies
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  • Developer API
    Search API
    Search Playlist
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NEED IMMEDIATE HELP on expedited extension request Quota Extension on developer platform

PlanPremiumCountryUS DeviceDeveloperOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHello there. I need immediate help with the quota extension review. I hadn't realized that one of the members on our project hadn't summited for it, and we have a laun...

  • Visitor
  • Plan Premium Country US   Device Developer Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hello there. I need immediate help with the quota extension review. I hadn't realize...
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  • Developer
    Developer API
    Developer portal access
    Quota Extension
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Allow to get the current lisneing track from my spotify account

PlanFree/PremiumCountryCanadaDevice(PC)Operating System(Windows 10 Pro) My Question or IssueHello,I wan to display the current track I'm lishening on my overlay during my twich stream. I will juiste call the api endopoint : https://developer.spotify....

  • Newbie
  • Plan Free/Premium Country Canada Device (PC) Operating System (Windows 10 Pro)   My Question or Issue Hello, I wan to display the current track I'm lishening on my overlay during my t...
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  • Developer API
    track information
    track listing
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