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February 2026 Spotify for Developers update: thread

Hey everyone, I’ve created this thread to provide an open space for discussion, feedback, concerns or ideas on an upcoming update to Spotify for Developers access. We’ve shared a blog post that explains what’s changing and why. Please use this thread...

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How to move a Web API app out of Development Mode (no “Request Extension” option)

Hi everyone,I’m working on a Spotify Web API app that uses the Client Credentials Flow to read public playlist metadata.Everything works fine with my own playlists, but for any other public playlist I get this error:{ "error": "Could not fetch playli...

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Hi everyone, I’m working on a Spotify Web API app that uses the Client Credentials Flow to read public playlist metadata. Everything works fine with my own playlists, but for any other public playl...

embryo

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Searching tracks by name similarity not strict equality

My Question or Issue I'm using the Spotify API to search tracks by name and artist, I have reach a special case where the name as the song is know is not strictly equals to the song name on Spotify: Song Name: Act I: Scene Two: I. Overture 1928Song N...

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My Question or Issue   I'm using the Spotify API to search tracks by name and artist, I have reach a special case where the name as the song is know is not strictly equals to the song name on ...

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Pin a Playlist via API

There is currently no endpoint to pin a playlist. This feature would be nice because I want my app to be able to pin a 'current playlist' for the user. This is something I do manually all of the time. The playlist creation endpoint and the https://de...

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There is currently no endpoint to pin a playlist.   This feature would be nice because I want my app to be able to pin a 'current playlist' for the user. This is something I do manually all of...

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Requesting Quota Consideration — SoundSwipe (Swipe-Based Playlist Curation Tool)

Hi Spotify Developer Team,I'm an independent developer building SoundSwipe, a mobile app (React Native / Expo, targeting iOS App Store) that helps Spotify users clean and curate their playlists through a swipe-based interface — swipe right to keep a ...

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Hi Spotify Developer Team, I'm an independent developer building SoundSwipe, a mobile app (React Native / Expo, targeting iOS App Store) that helps Spotify users clean and curate their playlists thr...

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How AI is helping the liquire business

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue

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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  

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Suggestion: Clap for the DJ

My SuggestionHey Spotify Devs,Great job on the DJ, I'm straight vibin'Besides the switching it up function - which is great btwI would like to suggest to also add a button to let DJ know it's on the right track.Staying in the same vibe of the current...

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My Suggestion Hey Spotify Devs, Great job on the DJ, I'm straight vibin' Besides the switching it up function - which is great btw I would like to suggest to also add a button to let DJ know it's...

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Superuser Contribution Academic Research

Hi I am a student, and I am looking to use free dataset provided by spotify and in this community? Where can i find a document or post that spotify itself approved this?

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Hi I am a student, and I am looking to use free dataset provided by spotify and in this community? Where can i find a document or post that spotify itself approved this?

ThePodfather

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Autoplay when clicking on a shared link

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceMacbook ProOperating SystemmacOS14 My Question or IssueWhen I copy a link to a song I want the the player to start playing the song without having to do a second click on the play button.I was hoping appending a "?play"...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Device Macbook Pro Operating System macOS14   My Question or Issue When I copy a link to a song I want the the player to start playing the song wit...

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Solved!! Extended Quota Mode Request — Independent Developer (TrackLine)

Hi Spotify Developer Team,I'm an independent developer building TrackLine, a music trivia game for Android where players listen to songs and place them on a timeline in chronological order. The app uses the Spotify Web API for search and authenticati...

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Hi Spotify Developer Team, I'm an independent developer building TrackLine, a music trivia game for Android where players listen to songs and place them on a timeline in chronological order. The app...

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403 Forbidden on all playlist track requests, even with new app and correct scopes

Hi everyone,I’m experiencing a persistent issue when trying to retrieve the items of any playlist using the Spotify Web API.Every request to: GET /v1/playlists/{playlist_id}/tracks returns: 403 Forbidden This happens even when:The playlist is fully o...

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Hi everyone, I’m experiencing a persistent issue when trying to retrieve the items of any playlist using the Spotify Web API. Every request to:   GET /v1/playlists/{playlist_id}/tracks &nbs...

ilutschii

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Extended Quota Request — Private Music Community Tool

PlanPremiumCountrySIngaporeDeviceMacbook Pro late 2016 My Question or Issue'm writing to request extended quota access for my app "Music Only" (Client ID: [05d1e6e31ccf465a84de32fe886550feWhat the app does: The Vault is a non-commercial, private tool...

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Plan Premium Country SIngapore Device Macbook Pro late 2016     My Question or Issue 'm writing to request extended quota access for my app "Music Only" (Client ID: [05d1e6e31ccf46...

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Will Spotify support HarmonyOS / WisePlay DRM?

PlanPremiumCountryHongKongDevicehuawei devicesOperating SystemopenharmonyMy Question or IssueHi Spotify Team,I'm a Spotify user in China using Huawei devices with HarmonyOS.Does Spotify have any plans to support HarmonyOS's DRM (WisePlay/ChinaDRM)?Cu...

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Plan Premium Country HongKong Device huawei devices Operating System openharmony My Question or Issue Hi Spotify Team, I'm a Spotify user in China using Huawei devices with HarmonyOS. Does...

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Superuser Contribution unable to create app because there hs been to many apps made b my account recently

this company should provide a real service for once and fix issues regarding plugin integration and the awful state of the developer page. the spotify plugin for stream deck doesn't work, the developer page doesn't work, but charging me for premium w...

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this company should provide a real service for once and fix issues regarding plugin integration and the awful state of the developer page.    the spotify plugin for stream deck doesn't wo...

ThePodfather

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Development Mode with public app (hundreds of users) — path to Extended Quota as individual develope

Hi everyone,I'm the developer of Buzzer Connect, a party game app available on iOS and Android that turns phones into wireless buzzers for music blind tests and quizzes. The app has hundreds of active users on the stores.The app integrates Spotify vi...

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Hi everyone, I'm the developer of Buzzer Connect, a party game app available on iOS and Android that turns phones into wireless buzzers for music blind tests and quizzes. The app has hundreds of act...

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February 2026 API Changes Killed My First Public Project — Any Path Forward for Indie Developers?

I want to be upfront that this forum is the only real way I have to reach developer support, so I figured I would give it a shot. I am the solo developer behind DropTrackr, a Discord bot that notified music communities when their favorite artists dro...

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I want to be upfront that this forum is the only real way I have to reach developer support, so I figured I would give it a shot.   I am the solo developer behind DropTrackr, a Discord bot tha...

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Will mopidy-spotify plugin be ever fixed?

PlanPremiumCountryUSDevice NUCOperating SystemArchLinux My Question or Issuemopidy-spotify plugin used to work perfectly well last year and that's why I used Spotify, but after all those changes, it doesn't work anymore because all requests coming fr...

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  Plan Premium Country US Device  NUC Operating System ArchLinux   My Question or Issue mopidy-spotify plugin used to work perfectly well last year and that's why I used Spo...

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Not able to use Spotify Developer API

So, I was using Spotify Developer API for both my Twitch/songify and my stream deck, but apparently the update means we can either choose one or the other... But both allowing my viewers to choose songs and also being able to change my music with the...

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So, I was using Spotify Developer API for both my Twitch/songify and my stream deck, but apparently the update means we can either choose one or the other... But both allowing my viewers to choose so...

Ximzend

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“Request Extension” option not visible Develop mode (Premium account)

PlanPremiumCountryMoroccoDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueHi,I’m trying to request Extended Quota for my app, but I cannot see the “Request Extension” option anywhere in the app settings.My app is in Development Mode and I am lo...

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Plan Premium Country Morocco Device PC Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Hi, I’m trying to request Extended Quota for my app, but I cannot see the “Request Extension”...

Ximzend

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Solved!! unable to access a top 50 - ... playlist

I tried this website https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/get-playlists-items and every time i put in a playlist id from a Top 50 playlist, it would always appear 404 resource not found. However, when i use another public pla...

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I tried this website https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/get-playlists-items and every time i put in a playlist id from a Top 50 playlist, it would always appear 4...

Ximzend

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Superuser Contribution Don't Play This Artist/Block Artist API

Does Spotify plan to add an API endpoint for blocking artists/selecting 'don't play'? Looking for easy ways to filter unwanted content from my library.

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Does Spotify plan to add an API endpoint for blocking artists/selecting 'don't play'? Looking for easy ways to filter unwanted content from my library.  

ThePodfather

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