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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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  • nathancheshire
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Getting current playback state if item is playing on another device

So to display current playback state I am using an event of the Web SDK `player_state_changed`. After user switches playback to another device, for example an iphone, how do I get an updated playback state after that? Event is not firing when I chang...

  • Newbie
  • So to display current playback state I am using an event of the Web SDK `player_state_changed`. After user switches playback to another device, for example an iphone, how do I get an updated playback...
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  • playback
    Web API
    Web SDK
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Issue using Widevine DRM (development license) in an Electron app

Hi,I started using https://github.com/castlabs/electron-releases/ recently to build an app that uses the Spotify Playback SDK. Supposedly this version of electron comes with a signed development license of Widevine which i've tested on a couple sites...

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  • Hi, I started using https://github.com/castlabs/electron-releases/ recently to build an app that uses the Spotify Playback SDK. Supposedly this version of electron comes with a signed d...
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  • Electron
    playback
    SDK
    Widevine
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Apple Script returns incorrect playback position if crossfade is enabled

PlanFree/PremiumCountryIndia DeviceM1 MacBook AirOperating SystemmacOS Ventura. My Question or IssueThe reported playback position from the Apple Script API is delayed by however many seconds of crossfade you have set, only when the song autoplayed o...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country India  Device M1 MacBook Air Operating System macOS Ventura.   My Question or Issue The reported playback position from the Apple Script API is delayed b...
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    macOS
    playback
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Can't connect to Webplayer SDK

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDevicePC, Windows 10, firefox or chrome I'm trying to use the access token which returns after I log in to my premium account, it does work then i get the access token and try to use it to connect the sdk player. Here is my...

  • Music Fan
  • ...1fa3cc8d7b44edcbe76ec15ed40255b"; $REDIRECT_URI = "https://musictree.app/indexFull.php"; $SCOPE = "user-read-private user-read-email user-read-playback-state user-modify-playback-state user-read-currently-playing s...
  • axion777
  • Music Fan
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  • playback
    SDK
    web
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Solved!! spotify player

when i use Spotify api can i get the complete song from Spotify-api and play it in my platform or i need premium account first by the why this project that i was build it with Spotify-api it is not commercial jut i want to put it in my resume (cv) th...

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  • when i use Spotify api can i get the complete song from Spotify-api and play it in my platform or i need premium account first by the why this project that i was build it with Spotify-api it is not c...
  • Ximzend
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Web Playback SDK not working in Chrome but works in Firefox

Hi all, I’ve been using the web playback SDK for a while with no issues. Now I’m not getting any sound on chrome even though the playback and app seems to be working. I’ve just tested it on Firefox and it works perfectly. Any ideas what’s causing thi...

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  • Hi all, I’ve been using the web playback SDK for a while with no issues. Now I’m not getting any sound on chrome even though the playback and app seems to be working.  I’ve just tested it o...
  • cent0nZz
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  • api
    playback
    Playback SDK
    Web API
    Web Playback API
    Web SDK
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Ad blocks the playlist

PlanFreeCountryAustriaDeviceHuawei Mate 10 proOperating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or IssueWhen the ad starts, it never ends and I have to restart the app for further listening.The ad is for:https://www.magenta.at/

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  • Plan Free Country Austria Device Huawei Mate 10 pro Operating System Android 10   My Question or Issue When the ad starts, it never ends and I have to restart the app for further liste...
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Playback of saved tracks with offset

PlanPremium CountryDE DeviceAPI My Question or IssueI want to use the Web API to start a playback of my saved songs with an offset. Playing the saved songs works using the context URI of a user with :collection appended. But I cannot set an offset fo...

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  • Plan Premium   Country DE   Device API   My Question or Issue I want to use the Web API to start a playback of my saved songs with an offset. Playing the saved songs works u...
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    playback
    web
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[NPM][Wrapper] Web Playback

Hi All, I'v been lurking on the forums for a while and saw that many people had issues setting their up their player (event hooks etc). To help speed up developing for inexperienced (experienced as well) users, I built an wrapper that does authentica...

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  • ...ines code for the user:     <script> import { WebPlayback } from 'svelte-spotify-web-playback'; const client_id = 'your_client_id'; </script> <WebPlayback {client_id} /&g...
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    playback
    SDK
    web
    wrapper
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Unexpected behaviour with Web Playback SDK

Hello,Authentication is working and the locally hosted web application both successfully initializes new Spotify.Player(...) and starts to play the audio.Requests to /v1/me/player/play return a 204, however, playback is not modified to desired Spotif...

  • Newbie
  • ...layer/play return a 204, however, playback is not modified to desired Spotify URI:  {    uris: [<track uri>] } Also the API returns a 404 ( "Player command failed: No a...
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    Web API
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution GET /v1/me/player/queue? and more functionality with POST /v1/me/player/queue?

Q1I'm wondering if there will be a GET /v1/me/player/queue in the near future? it would return the current queue state of the playback.Q2Right now there is POST /v1/me/player/queue and it will add the song to the end of the queue. Is there a way to a...

  • Newbie
  • Q1 I'm wondering if there will be a GET /v1/me/player/queue in the near future? it would return the current queue state of the playback. Q2 Right now there is POST /v1/me/player/queue a...
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    playback
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