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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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The Spotify embed is accessible due to the ""Preview" label

I was trying to embed one of my public Spotify playlist on my WordPress website. However, I got an accessibility flag saying the preview label was structured in an inaccessible way. According to the accessibility requirements, the

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I was trying to embed one of my public Spotify playlist on my WordPress website. However, I got an accessibility flag saying the preview label was structured in an inaccessible way.  According t...

Ximzend

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30 second preview showing when try to embed playlist

I have embedded a Spotify playlist onto a weebly website. However, it only shows 30 seconds previews of the songs, which is no use to me. I've checked the code is correct, I've used a Premium plan, I've tried different devices and browers, cleared th...

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I have embedded a Spotify playlist onto a weebly website. However, it only shows 30 seconds previews of the songs, which is no use to me.  I've checked the code is correct, I've used a P...

justaguyinhighschool

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Superuser Contribution Monitor Playlist updates with web API?

I'm using the web api to provide updates to a chat when songs are added or removed to a specific playlist. Today, I am polling every few minutes to look for any changes in the playlist. Is there any api to get a delta either by polling or by a hook?I...

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I'm using the web api to provide updates to a chat when songs are added or removed to a specific playlist. Today, I am polling every few minutes to look for any changes in the playlist. Is there a...

thomasa88

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Is My Playlist App Considered a Streaming App?

Hi everyone, My main question is: Can I provide playable playlists without my app being considered a “streaming app,” so that I can make commercial use of it? I've read the Spotify API Terms of Use and many forum topics, but I still feel unclear abou...

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Hi everyone,   My main question is: Can I provide playable playlists without my app being considered a “streaming app,” so that I can make commercial use of it?   I've read the S...

Ximzend

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embed-function doesn't include the latest track on my playlist

Issues with an embedded playlist.The embed-function doesn't include the latest track on my playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/63wm6Cv5x07TqLh49NkGAy in the embedded code. I have tried deleting my cache, I have tried creating a new playlist (t...

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Issues with an embedded playlist. The embed-function doesn't include the latest track on my playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/63wm6Cv5x07TqLh49NkGAy in the embedded code.  I...

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Auto-generated Playlists (ie "Moody Mix") not returned in API

Hi,I am unable to access certain auto-generated or personalized playlists like Moody Mix, Angst Mix, and Dark Mix through the Spotify Web API. I have added these playlists in the client, but they do not show up in the results from the API (for exampl...

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Hi, I am unable to access certain auto-generated or personalized playlists like Moody Mix, Angst Mix, and Dark Mix through the Spotify Web API. I have added these playlists in the client, but they d...

Ximzend

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Playlist API Endpoint inconsistency

TL;DR: If a playlist like https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DZ06evO3FRpH0 is queried with the id using the playlist API endpoint it shouldn't say 404 since other Endpoints explicitly give out a href for that resource, but rather give the met...

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TL;DR: If a playlist like https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DZ06evO3FRpH0 is queried with the id using the playlist API endpoint it shouldn't say 404 since other Endpoints e...

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Solved!! Issues in several endpoints

When I fetch data from several endpoints such as ( get album , get artist , get playlist )I get 400 bad request and don't work unless Spotify test ID. this is a temporary problem or not ?

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When I fetch data from several endpoints such as ( get album , get artist , get playlist ) I get 400 bad request and don't work unless Spotify test ID. this is a temporary problem or not ?

abdelmonemmarei

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Solved!! I can't get playlist information

I'm doing a project and I want to bring through python information of the top songs of a region, but I noticed that when using a playlist id created by Spotify I get a 404 error, but with any other not, why is this?

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I'm doing a project and I want to bring through python information of the top songs of a region, but I noticed that when using a playlist id created by Spotify I get a 404 error, but with any other n...

hannahlevi

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Sort songs in a playlist in api response

Endpoint:https://api.spotify.com/v1/playlists//tracks Would it be possible to retrieve the songs in a playlist in a specific order? I'm particularly interested in sorting by the addedAt field. Thank you.

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Endpoint: https://api.spotify.com/v1/playlists/<playlistId>/tracks   Would it be possible to retrieve the songs in a playlist in a specific order? I'm particularly interested in s...

blackarcanis

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Solved!! Using API: Can't get playlists

I am making an app that retrieved the top playlists such as global 5op 50, USA top 50, Today's Top Hits. I tested the APIs to retried Artist, Album, Audiobook, Chapter, etc, but it looks like there is some limitations on retrieving playlists. Can som...

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I am making an app that retrieved the top playlists such as global 5op 50, USA top 50, Today's Top Hits. I tested the APIs to retried Artist, Album, Audiobook, Chapter, etc, but it looks like there i...

Ximzend

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution 404 Client Error: Not Found

PlanFreeCountryJapanDeviceMacBook Air M1Operating SystemmacOS Sequoia 15.1.1My Question or IssueI am experiencing issues with Spotify's Web API when trying to retrieve data for certain playlists. Specifically, requests to the following API endpoint r...

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...ata for certain playlists. Specifically, requests to the following API endpoint return a 404 Client Error: Not Found for url: error: API URL: https://api.spotify.com/v1/playlists/3...

hellomyzn

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get playlist
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user's playlist don't seem to update when fetched

Plan - Premium familyCountry - France Hi dear devs (1st post here ),I'm facing an issue using endpoint users/{user_id}/playlists with my user_id (don't know if i'm allowed to post it here). When used from my app, the API only responds 6 playlists ite...

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Plan - Premium family Country - France   Hi dear devs (1st post here 👋), I'm facing an issue using endpoint users/{user_id}/playlists with my user_id (don't know if i'm allowed to p...

tomjaimz

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Spotify API not returning user playlists

PlanFreeCountryIndiaOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSo, I have been using spotify api to fetch the names of my public playlists since over a couple of months, and it used to work fine but when I tried it today it just returned empty da...

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Plan Free Country India Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue So, I have been using spotify api to fetch the names of my public playlists since over a couple of months, a...

boyarr

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Positions field in JSON body is ignored when removing tracks from a playlist

The Remove Playlist Items endpoint on https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/remove-tracks-playlist has dropped its support for the positions parameter, which was supported previously and let tools like Spotify Dedup (https://s...

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The Remove Playlist Items endpoint on https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/remove-tracks-playlist has dropped its support for the positions parameter, which was s...

Naianasha

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Is there a way to paste album URLs into a playlist?

DeviceMackbook Pro My Question or IssueI've written a script which copies all the Spotify URLs from a Twitter thread so you can paste them into a playlist and listen to them all. The problem is that only tracks get added. In the attached example.txt ...

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Device Mackbook Pro   My Question or Issue I've written a script which copies all the Spotify URLs from a Twitter thread so you can paste them into a playlist and listen to them all. The p...

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error accruing while fetching playlist or any song and tracks

PlanFree/PremiumCountryIndiaDeviceLenovo Ideapad 3Operating Systemwindows My Question or IssueI am facing an issue while getting the data using the playlist and album It is showing an error like " User not registered in the Developer Dashboard " and ...

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Plan Free/Premium Country India Device Lenovo Ideapad 3 Operating System windows    My Question or Issue I am facing an issue while getting the data using the playlist and album I...

Ximzend

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Behaviour of "Unfollow Playlist" with respect to playlist limit

Hi all! I'm currently working on an app that essentially wants to wipe the contents of a playlist, re-write it with a new set of tracks, and then trigger playout. I'm using the Web API and my original plan was:1. Remove all the songs via the "remove-...

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Hi all!   I'm currently working on an app that essentially wants to wipe the contents of a playlist, re-write it with a new set of tracks, and then trigger playout.   I'm using the W...

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Solved!! Public playlists not being returned in the web API

I use this website to create setlist playlists in my account. However when I try to fetch the playlists using GET /users/:userId/playlists these do not show up in the response. These are created as public playlists, but for some reason do not show up...

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I use this website to create setlist playlists in my account. However when I try to fetch the playlists using GET /users/:userId/playlists these do not show up in the response. These are created as p...

sanchitcop19

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SDK to import playlist from spotify to other app

I am creating an app for people to be able to tip DJ’s in events. Since most DJ’s have spotify accounts and their playlist over there, can they have that same playlist in my new app?

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I am creating an app for people to be able to tip DJ’s in events. Since most DJ’s have spotify accounts and their playlist over there, can they have that same playlist in my new app?   

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