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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...

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Search endpoint is not working anymore

Simple as, search endpoint is at the moment not functional despite what is being displayed on the status page. It doesn't work on the playground/sandbox code in the docs, it doesn't work on the default example from the docs, it doesn't work using any...

  • Newbie
  • Simple as, search endpoint is at the moment not functional despite what is being displayed on the status page. It doesn't work on the playground/sandbox code in the docs, it doesn't work on the defau...
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The OR operator in the Search API doesn't work

I'm trying to look for tracks by either ISRC ID, or by both track name and artist name, I try to do so in a single request using the OR operator in the search API endpoint but it doesn't really work. When I search by ISRC ID alone it works /search?ty...

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  • I'm trying to look for tracks by either ISRC ID, or by both track name and artist name, I try to do so in a single request using the OR operator in the search API endpoint but it doesn't really work....
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Search API does not fetch all tracks

Hello, We are using search API to fetch tracks and albums for a keyword.API I used: GET https://api.spotify.com/v1/searchIf you search the "Elevate" keyword in this, then the song "Elevate" by Drake does not show up in response of API. Can you please...

  • Visitor
  • Hello,   We are using search API to fetch tracks and albums for a keyword. API I used:  GET https://api.spotify.com/v1/search If you search the "Elevate" keyword in this, then the ...
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Spotify Search API does not return tracks if the query is an artist name

GET https://api.spotify.com/v1/search When I use the above Spotify Web Search API with type=track and q={some artist name}, the API (usually) returns no results. For example, If I search "Cage the Elephant" or "Kanye West" the API will return no resu...

  • Casual Listener
  • GET https://api.spotify.com/v1/search   When I use the above Spotify Web Search API with type=track and q={some artist name}, the API (usually) returns no results. For example, If I search "Ca...
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