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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...
Hello everybody, I am currently developing a static webapp with html, js and css. I am using Implicit Grant Flow as authorization and everything worked fine. However, when my friend tried to test the app, nothing worked.I quickly found out that it wa...
Hello everybody, I am currently developing a static webapp with html, js and css. I am using Implicit Grant Flow as authorization and everything worked fine. However, when my friend tried to...
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I just built a practice website yesterday using the Spotify API and used the preview_url to play a song preview with a button to listen to full song on spotifynow today all my API calls return NULL ONLY for the preview_url What gives?? PlanFree/Premi...
I just built a practice website yesterday using the Spotify API and used the preview_url to play a song preview with a button to listen to full song on spotify now today all my API calls return NULL...
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I've been trying to develop a web app using the spotify api, but the documentation uses curl for api curls and I'm having a bit of trouble trying to figure out how to get an access token using javascript's fetch api. Any help will be appreciated.
I've been trying to develop a web app using the spotify api, but the documentation uses curl for api curls and I'm having a bit of trouble trying to figure out how to get an access token using javascript...
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PlanPremiumCountryFranceDevice Operating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueHello I added a player with onSpotifyIframeApiReady inside my html content. This part works well , but even if I'm logged in into spotify web or application the content app...
Plan Premium Country France Device Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue Hello I added a player with onSpotifyIframeApiReady inside my html content. T...
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PlanPremium CountryUnited States DeviceAny — but especially when coding on my MacBook Air w/ M2 Apple Siclicon Chip, 24 GB of RAM, and Mac OS Sonoma v14.2.1 Operating SystemAny — but seen when coding on my My Question or IssueHello — I'm trying to co...
Plan Premium Country United States Device Any — but especially when coding on my MacBook Air w/ M2 Apple Siclicon Chip, 24 GB of RAM, and Mac OS Sonoma v14.2.1 O...
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Does anyone know of a way to stop the Spotify player (embed) when the user scrolls the website page? We have this code working now: // Get a reference to the embed iframe element const spotifyEmbedWindow = document.querySelector('iframe[src*="spotify...
Does anyone know of a way to stop the Spotify player (embed) when the user scrolls the website page? We have this code working now: // Get a reference to the embed i...
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Is there any way to get callbacks from Embed iFrame API?I would like to track with Matomo Play and Stop events from embedded Spotify iFrames.
Is there any way to get callbacks from Embed iFrame API? I would like to track with Matomo Play and Stop events from embedded Spotify iFrames.
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I have implementeed an iframe api on my website.Since some days, the play control functions do not work.I cannot call play, toogleplay, pause on the embedcontroller in JavaScript.It does neither work in the JavaScript Console. The functions have no e...
I have implementeed an iframe api on my website. Since some days, the play control functions do not work. I cannot call play, toogleplay, pause on the embedcontroller in JavaScript. It does n...
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Well, basically I am trying to start the authorization flow to get an accessToken to retrieve data from the authorized user. The problem is that I am constantly getting `response_type must be code or token` with the code 400 - bad request. The url I ...
...efault getExchangeCode; ``` I doesn't work in both cases: 1. get redirected from my javascript app 2. access that same url manually
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Programmed BySpring boot Java, Html, JavascriptDeviceWeb, ChromeOperating SystemWindows 10 After i build the project for the first time of the day, it works fine. But after i reload the page and runs again, google chrome's top right tab which tells y...
Programmed By Spring boot Java, Html, Javascript Device Web, Chrome Operating System Windows 10 After i build the project for the first time of the day, it works fine. But after i r...
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PlanFree/PremiumCountryCanada My Question or IssueI've been trying and failing to delete tracks from a playlist using the API. Every method I attempt results in a 401 error from spotify. This is a JavaScript Web App and I'm performing both Oauth and ...
...potify. This is a JavaScript Web App and I'm performing both Oauth and delete requests from a Node.js backend. I have a valid Oauth2 flow and can create/add tracks to p...
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I've been trying to set up Spotify Web-API for use on my own site for 1 week, but I couldn't get any results. With the help of the document below, I created a simple query interface over nodeJS.Authorization Code Flow | Spotify for Developers You nee...
...he Spotify community, how can I use this Web-Api without using JavaScript?
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My Question or IssueI'm getting Bad Request errors every time I try to make a call with the code generated by giving clientID and clientSecret.I do get a new code every time I log in with Spotify and authorize access and get redirected to the new pag...
My Question or Issue I'm getting Bad Request errors every time I try to make a call with the code generated by giving clientID and clientSecret. I do get a new code every time I log in with Spotify...
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PlanPremiumCountryArgentinaDevice(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI'm trying to make a GET request to the Spotify Web API for a track using simple JavaScript (I don't know curl), but it...
...potify Web API for a track using simple JavaScript (I don't know curl), but it's giving me a 404 error My code: //async function to get the token const getToken = async() => { c...
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PlanFreeCountryUnited StatesDevice(Desktop)Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or IssueHello, I'm currently making an app on Desktop (no backend) with React where a user can see their top songs and artists. I'm using the Implicit Grant Flow Auth...
Plan Free Country United States Device (Desktop) Operating System (Windows 10) My Question or Issue Hello, I'm currently making an app on Desktop (no backend) with React where a user...
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Dear Spotify: I’m developing an app that creates a series of asynchronous calls to Spotify’s player/play endpoint. The code I wrote is working correctly in that it sends PUT requests to the endpoint near simultaneously. However, each PUT request take...
Dear Spotify: I’m developing an app that creates a series of asynchronous calls to Spotify’s player/play endpoint. The code I wrote is working correctly in that it sends PUT requests to the ...
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Hi, I'm currently having an issue where any Spotify API requests I send from client-side JavaScript are resulting in CORS errors. For example, a request to get a user's saved tracks would result in the following error: Cross-Origin Request Blocked: T...
Hi, I'm currently having an issue where any Spotify API requests I send from client-side JavaScript are resulting in CORS errors. For example, a request to get a user's saved tracks would result in t...
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Plan: PremiumCountry: USA Device: Samsung 2020 TVOperating System: Tizen My Question or IssueI am developing an application on Tizen for Samsung TVs which I am attempting to integrate with Spotify. I am using the Spotify Web Playback SDK and initiati...
Plan: Premium Country: USA Device: Samsung 2020 TV Operating System: Tizen My Question or Issue I am developing an application on Tizen for Samsung TVs which I am ...
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