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Updating the Criteria for Web API Extended Access

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...

  • Spotify
  • Spotify
  • beamo
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Monetize Project

CountryMexico Operating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueHi people, I hope you can help me answering this:I'm creating an app using a Python library (Spotipy) to use the Spotify API and I wanna know if I can monetize the app, or releasing it free...

  • Casual Listener
  • Country Mexico   Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Hi people, I hope you can help me answering this: I'm creating an app using a Python library (Spotipy) to use t...
  • Raul30
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  • Python
    Spotify
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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?

  • Newbie
  • 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
  • Newbie
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  • Discussion
    playlist
    Python
    Question
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Python API for offline music

PlanPremiumCountryPakistanDeviceN/AOperating SystemWindows My Question or IssueCan I use the python's Spotify API for offline music play?If so, how can I do that?I am aware that Spotify supports offline play on the desktop app, which leads me to beli...

  • Visitor
  • Plan Premium Country Pakistan Device N/A Operating System Windows   My Question or Issue Can I use the python's Spotify API for offline music play? If so, how can I do that? I am a...
  • Ximzend
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  • api
    Python
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Redirect URI needed?

I just started working with Spotify's Web API and am using Python/Spotipy to retrieve data. If I want to retrieve data related specifically to my personal account (like recently played tracks or saved albums), do I need to set a redirect URI in my ap...

  • Casual Listener
  • I just started working with Spotify's Web API and am using Python/Spotipy to retrieve data. If I want to retrieve data related specifically to my personal account (like recently played tracks or s...
  • Ximzend
  • Spotify Star
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  • Developer
    Python
    Uri
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Rate Limiting: 429 Error only associated with Audio Features

Windows - Python API Running into a frustrating issue. I am being hit with a 429 error when attempting to request Audio features for a specific song. Not a bunch of API calls, but literally just a single one will give me this error. I am able to make...

  • Newbie
  • Windows - Python API   Running into a frustrating issue. I am being hit with a 429 error when attempting to request Audio features for a specific song. Not a bunch of API calls, but l...
  • Sporkify
  • Casual Listener
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  • api
    AudioFeatures
    Python
    rate limit
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Solved!! Can get acces tokken

Hey, im started yo work with spotify API, but there is some problem i couldnt find solution. After running script below before giving app access, i get redirected to page whigh promted me for permission and spotipy is asking for URL i`ve been redirec...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hey, im started yo work with spotify API, but there is some problem i couldnt find solution. After running script below before giving app access, i get redirected to page whigh promted me for permiss...
  • ChopprTony
  • Casual Listener
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  • API access token
    Python
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Error code 500 when trying to retrieve a song from library

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceDesktopOperating SystemLinux My Question or IssueI am trying to simply retrieve a song from my libary using the API, but I am receiving an error code 500. import spotipy from spotipy.oauth2 import SpotifyOAuth scope = "user-l...

  • Newbie
  • Plan Premium Country   Device Desktop Operating System Linux   My Question or Issue I am trying to simply retrieve a song from my libary using the API, but I am receiving an error...
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  • Python
    Spotipy
    webapi
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Spotify is randomly timing out my API requests?

I have made an app in python that needs to update a UI with currently playing song info around every second (I have a progress bar for the songs duration) but my requests are randomly timed out with spotify returning a 401. I use spotipy to interact ...

  • Casual Listener
  • I have made an app in python that needs to update a UI with currently playing song info around every second (I have a progress bar for the songs duration) but my requests are randomly timed out w...
  • DylenLiverman
  • Casual Listener
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  • api
    Python
    Question
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Solved!! [Desktop][Python] Cant get request to current track Api (maybe dublicate post)

Hello,my proplem is if I run the code/call the function I get a 404 error but the structur of the api is correct, bc i can call other things with the token + "url". Can somebody help me or has the same issue ?Code:def get_current_track(token url = "h...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hello, my proplem is if I run the code/call the function I get a 404 error but the structur of the api is correct, bc i can call other things with the token + "url". Can somebody help me or has the ...
  • Ximzend
  • Spotify Star
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  • Can't play the current song
    Python
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Solved!! Invalid Client Error In Docker Container

Running into an issue with my flask application. When not running my app inside of a docker container, I'm able to successfully authorize via Spotify API.1. User navigates to localhost:5000/login2. Spotify authorization agreement is displayed3. User ...

  • Casual Listener
  • ...nvalid client'}     Below is my Dockerfile, and app.py file Dockerfile FROM python:3.9-slim-buster WORKDIR /app COPY ./requirements.txt /app RUN pip install -r requirements.txt COPY . ....
  • hi_xavier
  • Casual Listener
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    Docker
    Python
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Solved!! How to iterate over a playlist in reversed order?

I am writing a simple program using python and library spotipy. How can I iterate over a collection "Liked Songs" in reversed order?

  • Casual Listener
  • I am writing a simple program using python and library spotipy. How can I iterate over a collection "Liked Songs" in reversed order?
  • Ximzend
  • Spotify Star
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  • Python
    Spotipy
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Solved!! Error when trying to access user's profile

I have created an application on Spotify Dashboard that converts all my songs from the collection liked songs to a playlist using a programming language Python. Everything was fine untill yesterday, when I encountered the following issue and I do not...

  • Casual Listener
  • I have created an application on Spotify Dashboard that converts all my songs from the collection liked songs to a playlist using a programming language Python. Everything was fine untill y...
  • TumFlyG
  • Casual Listener
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  • 2 replies
  • 1 likes
  • App
    Python
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401 error

{'error': {'status': 401, 'message': 'Invalid access token'}}What i need to do in this sutiation ?import jsonfrom dotenv import load_dotenvimport osimport base64from requests import post, getload_dotenv()client_id = os.getenv('CLIENT_ID')client_secre...

  • Visitor
  • {'error': {'status': 401, 'message': 'Invalid access token'}} What i need to do in this sutiation ? import json from dotenv import load_dotenv import os import base64 from requests import pos...
  • Ximzend
  • Spotify Star
  • 466 Views
  • 1 replies
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  • error401
    Possible Bug
    Python
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500 Response error when creating playlist

My task is to build a program that first scraps songs from billboard.com, and then uses the Spotify API to search for these songs and create a playlist. The scrapping part and seach parts are working. The problem arises when I try to create a playlis...

  • Casual Listener
  • My task is to build a program that first scraps songs from billboard.com, and then uses the Spotify API to search for these songs and create a playlist.   The scrapping part and seach parts ar...
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  • Python
    Spotify
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Getting final URL with a URL that redirects using Python

The Spotify API sends you back a URL when authenticating. This URL, redirects you to a previously specified redirect URI (in my case http://localhost:5000) with some parameters that I am after. But so far I can only get to this final URL if I copy pa...

  • Casual Listener
  • ...ith python.   Obtaining the URL:         def authenticate_user(): auth_request = requests.get(ENPOINT_USER_AUTH, { 'client_id': CLIENT_ID, 'response_type': 'c...
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  • Python
    Spotify
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Regarding voice controlled music player

I have tried to use voice control using pycharm and connect it to spotipy api but the problem was this error is shwon HTTP Error for PUT to https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/player/play with Params: {} returned 403 due to Player command failed: Premium r...

  • Visitor
  • ...arams: {} returned 403 due to Player command failed: Premium required Traceback (most recent call last): File "C:\Users\nithi\PycharmProjects\pythonProject1\venv\Lib\site-packages\spotipy\client.py", l...
  • Ximzend
  • Spotify Star
  • 361 Views
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  • Premium
    Python
    token_error
    Voice control
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Using Spotify with Python and No longer Working

PlanFree/PremiumCountryUSADevice(Dell Latitdue)Operating System(Windows 11.) My Question or IssueMay have hit the rate limit. I am using Python to pull in data for a dataset I am making for educational purposes.I have been saving the results as (so I...

  • Visitor
  • Plan Free/Premium Country USA Device (Dell Latitdue) Operating System (Windows 11.)   My Question or Issue May have hit the rate limit. I am using Python to pull in data for a d...
  • Ximzend
  • Spotify Star
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  • 1 replies
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  • API Help
    Python
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Solved!! Using SPOTIPY to search for songs (tempo, key..) in Django (Is it Possible ?)

PlanFree CountrySweden CodeDjango, Bootstrap, PresSQL IDECode anywhere Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue So I am trying to use Spotipy in my school Django project. I´ve read in Django docs that external APIs is not always supported. Bef...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Free   Country Sweden   Code Django, Bootstrap, PresSQL   IDE Code anywhere    Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue   So I am tr...
  • Ximzend
  • Spotify Star
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  • Django
    Python
    Song Key search
    Song Tempo Search
    spotify api
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Solved!! retrieving genre of track in metadata

My Question or IssueI'm writing a scritpt to try to retrieve the genre from a track using the metadata of that song. I am not well versed in the spotify API, so i do need some information .btw i am writing it in Python and I'm using spotipy to access...

  • Visitor
  • ...btw i am writing it in Python and I'm using spotipy to access the API. My question would be: Is it even possible to retrieven the genre of a certian track? (bc it doesn't seem to work for me l...
  • ryzeus
  • Casual Listener
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  • API Help
    genres
    Python
    python api
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Inability to Getting Track Genre Information

(Windows 10 desktop) My Question or IssueIs there any way to get track genre information with Spotify API (python)?

  • Casual Listener
  •   (Windows 10 desktop)   My Question or Issue Is there any way to get track genre information with Spotify API (python)?
  • Ximzend
  • Spotify Star
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  • Python
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