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Important: App review and quota extension waiting times

The Spotify for developers platform helps many bring their ideas to life. Whether it's a short term app helping an artist’s release or something more long term - there is always a chance of success. Things start to grow and then you might also need w...

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Stream Count for Songs

The public API doesn't have this feature. Is there a private paid version of Spotify API to gain this access? How do applications like Songstats (https://songstats.com/) are gaining access to it from Spotify?

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  • The public API doesn't have this feature. Is there a private paid version of Spotify API to gain this access?    How do applications like Songstats (https://songstats.com/) are g...
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Give us an endpoint to decode new shortened share links

On mobile share-links are now shortened.For example: https://spotify.link/hRkBrwub9xbAs a developer who relied on the URL containing the trackID this makes it impossible for me to find which track is being passed on. The website redirects to the corr...

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  • On mobile share-links are now shortened. For example: https://spotify.link/hRkBrwub9xb As a developer who relied on the URL containing the trackID this makes it impossible for me to find which tr...
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Audio Control & Playback without a smartphone

So I know this has been discussed before and devices like the Mightyvibe allow users to control Spotify playback without a smartphone. The device I am trying to make is a little different than the vibe. I want it to output the audio as well as contro...

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  • So I know this has been discussed before and devices like the Mightyvibe allow users to control Spotify playback without a smartphone. The device I am trying to make is a little different than the vi...
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Building a website widget to display my recent favs

I have found an endpoint I would like to call on my personal website to simply display my recent favorites on spotify. The authorization code auth flow seems like the right choice for this scenario, however it's not clear to me how the auth flow shou...

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  • I have found an endpoint I would like to call on my personal website to simply display my recent favorites on spotify. The authorization code auth flow seems like the right choice for this scenario, ...
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Cool uses of the Spotify API

Hi! I didn't see a place where people are sharing the cool stuff they're able to do with the API? Thought it could be fun to have a place for this?

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  • Hi! I didn't see a place where people are sharing the cool stuff they're able to do with the API? Thought it could be fun to have a place for this? 
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App that creates Playlists from your iMessage chats - AutoSpoto

PlanFree/PremiumCountry DeviceMacBookOperating System(iOS) My Question or IssueLooking for feedback on our app that creates Spotify playlists out of your iMessage chats. Available free to download on the Mac App Store, named AutoSpoto: https://apple....

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  •   Plan Free/Premium Country   Device MacBook Operating System (iOS)   My Question or Issue Looking for feedback on our app that creates Spotify playlists out of your iMessag...
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Music Snippets

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueI’d like to allow users to play music snippets from my app, using the Spotify API. What I mea...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue I’d lik...
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Very Long Quota Extension Waiting Time

My Question or Issue My application for a quote extension was submitted in November and has been in "In Review/Undecided" since early December and I am still waiting to hear back on a verdict after 11 weeks. Not sure why this is taking so long but it...

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  • My Question or Issue   My application for a quote extension was submitted in November and has been in "In Review/Undecided" since early December and I am still waiting to hear back on a verdic...
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Enable Now Playing icon in spotify app

I am using Spotify for Developers Web api.I develop an App to play a song,Skip previous,Skip Next button and the song play in Spotify App using React app.While song playing, Now Playing icon is in disable mode.So Previous ,Next not working when song ...

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  • I am using Spotify  for Developers Web api.I  develop an App to play a song,Skip previous,Skip Next button and the song play in Spotify App using React app.While song playing, Now Playing i...
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Integrating a Spotify playlist on a website that is independent of navigation

Hello, I'd like to integrate an audio player on my site that continues to play even when visitors navigate between the different pages of the site. The particularity is that I'd like the music not to be hosted on the site but directly via the Spotify...

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  • Hello,   I'd like to integrate an audio player on my site that continues to play even when visitors navigate between the different pages of the site. The particularity is that I'd like the mus...
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Web Playback SDK Does Not Work In Flutter App Running On iOS and Android

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceiPhone 15 Simulator, AndroidOperating SystemiOS 17, Android 33 My Question or IssueI am developing an app using the Spotify Web API with Flutter. I want to support playback in the app. I was attempting to use a web view to h...

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  •   Plan Premium Country US Device iPhone 15 Simulator, Android Operating System iOS 17, Android 33   My Question or Issue I am developing an app using the Spotify Web API with Flu...
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Legal Restrictions on Artist, Album, Song Metadata

Is there any restrictions for accessing, downloading, and storing metadata for artists, albums, and songs, including song length, release date, etc. for personal or open-source projects? I see there are these types of information in the terms of serv...

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  • ...hat would normally be publicly accessible, i.e. no user data, only metadata about the music itself, are there restrictions that I need to be aware of? 
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API Monthly listeners collecting data

Hello, Is it possible to collect artists' monthly listeners data from one specific country? I saw a lot of websites with this features but behind paywall. How can I do it by my own? I looked up in documentation, but I couldn't find any solution. Is i...

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  • Hello, Is it possible to collect artists' monthly listeners data from one specific country? I saw a lot of websites with this features but behind paywall. How can I do it by my own? I looked up in&nb...
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I want your songs API

Hello, I develop my own entertainment application like Instagram. so, I want spotify songs or music in my app. Tell me your process and your charges. If you can provide any contact number so it would be more helpful for me.PlanFree/PremiumCountryIndi...

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  • Hello, I develop my own entertainment application like Instagram. so, I want spotify songs or music in my app. Tell me your process and your charges. If you can provide any contact number so it would...
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Rate limit unreasonably high after one single 429 response.

Im currently developing a web application utilizing the spotify web api. At first I didnt completely read through the documentation and soon encountered 429 errors. As I didn't have any mechanisms implemented to prevent my application from requesting...

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  • Im currently developing a web application utilizing the spotify web api. At first I didnt completely read through the documentation and soon encountered 429 errors. As I didn't have any mechanisms im...
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Adding apostrophe to app name broke my developer account

Hi from Sweden! I'm a student in computer science and engineering working on a side project which utilise the Spotify Web API. I think I have accidentally manage to brake my developer account by adding an apostrophe into the App name... For my side p...

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  • Hi from Sweden!     I'm a student in computer science and engineering working on a side project which utilise the Spotify Web API. I think I have accidentally manage to brake my deve...
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Pulling top songs data from playlist

I am trying to pull the tracks data from Top 100 playlist.Below is the error I am getting while calling spotify api requests.exceptions.SSLError: HTTPSConnectionPool(host='accounts.spotify.com', port=443): Max retries exceeded with url: /api/token (C...

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  • I am trying to pull the tracks data from Top 100 playlist. Below is the error I am getting while calling spotify api   requests.exceptions.SSLError: HTTPSConnectionPool(host='accounts.spotify...
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Awful Update

I just saw that Spotify removed the option to add an older playlist to my profile after I've made it public. I reached out to customer support and was basically told "Nope. You can't do that anymore." The reason given was that Spotify often changes t...

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  • I just saw that Spotify removed the option to add an older playlist to my profile after I've made it public. I reached out to customer support and was basically told "Nope. You can't do that anymore....
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Spotify Integration with react native

Hello, I want to build a reels app like tiktok. The user can upload a video and choose a music from spotify api and the music will be played on the video when viewing the reel. I just want to know how to get started and I want an estimate cost for th...

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  • Hello, I want to build a reels app like tiktok. The user can upload a video and choose a music from spotify api and the music will be played on the video when viewing the reel. I just want to know ho...
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Is Music playback on esp32 possible with free tier Spotify API?

Hi there!Actually I'm thinking about creating a custom online music streaming device out of esp32 microcontroller for PERSONAL USE ONLY...the idea is that the device will connect with Wi-Fi and then stream a selected top 50 chart from Spotify charts ...

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  • Hi there! Actually I'm thinking about creating a custom online music streaming device out of esp32 microcontroller for PERSONAL USE ONLY...the idea is that the device will connect with Wi-Fi and the...
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