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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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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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  • ...potify API Terms of Use and many forum topics, but I still feel unclear about how my project fits—specifically whether a playlist-based app like mine would be considered a streaming app.   I'm d...
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Question about banned uses of API

Hello everyone! The Spotify Developer Policy section II.4.c states that "You must not offer metadata, cover art, and/or Audio Preview Clips as a standalone service or product". I have a question about what this means in practical terms. Let's say I'm...

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  • ...ave a question about what this means in practical terms. Let's say I'm building an app that allows you to look up any track's BPM, key, time signature, average loudness and genres associated with the a...
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terms of use for developers for an online shop

I have an urgent question regarding the terms of use for developers, to which we have not found a clear answer in the "Developer Terms".I would like to make it possible for users of an online shop to log in with their Spotify account in order to rece...

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  • I have an urgent question regarding the terms of use for developers, to which we have not found a clear answer in the "Developer Terms". I would like to make it possible for users of an online s...
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Widget Terms of Use: Legal Queries

My Question or IssueI have been reading through the Widget Terms of Use and have some queries around some of the language used: "Section III: Licenses and Permissions3. 3. License to Spotify. You grant to us a paid-up, royalty-free, non-exclusive, wo...

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  • My Question or Issue I have been reading through the Widget Terms of Use and have some queries around some of the language used:   "Section III: Licenses and Permissions 3. 3. License to S...
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Terms Of Use - Preview URL

Hello, I'm planning to develop a game app, but for that I only want to use the preview audio url (30sec). For general use (full audio) I know that it is not allowed, but using only the preview one, is it allowed?Regards,

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  • Hello, I'm planning to develop a game app, but for that I only want to use the preview audio url (30sec). For general use (full audio) I know that it is not allowed, but using only the preview one, i...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Our Web API access is being revoked with no appeal

Hi Spotify and fellow Spotify Developers, We've been using Spotify's various APIs in our free and open source software since 2009 but we received an email on April 27th stating our Web API access will be revoked: After reviewing your application, we ...

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  • ...ccess will be revoked:   After reviewing your application, we have found that it is in breach of our terms and conditions due to the following reason(s):   Integration with third party s...
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