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Hey everyone, I've created this thread to provide more insight on an upcoming change to how refresh tokens work for apps on the Spotify Web API. We've shared a blog post that explains what's changing and why. The short version: refresh tokens will no...
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...
Hi,I'm working on a personal web app that uses the Spotify Web API.I created a new Spotify Developer App and set up OAuth correctly.Problem:I'm getting 403 Forbidden on GET /v1/playlists/{playlist_id}/tracks even though:- The user authenticates via O...
Hi, I'm working on a personal web app that uses the Spotify Web API. I created a new Spotify Developer App and set up OAuth correctly. Problem: I'm getting 403 Forbidden on GET /v1/playlists/{pla...
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PlanPremiumCountryCroatiaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueI’ve had several private apps in my Developer Dashboard “Disabled and blocked” for quite some time. When I originally built them, I had very limited knowledge of the Spot...
Plan Premium Country Croatia Device PC Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue I’ve had several private apps in my Developer Dashboard “Disabled and blocked” for quite some ...
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Hello Spotify Support Team,I’m developing a non-commercial educational project calledGenerative Cover Art Creation that generates covers for singles by analysing metadata. This project relies on the Spotify API for accessing detailed music data.I reg...
Hello Spotify Support Team, I’m developing a non-commercial educational project called Generative Cover Art Creation that generates covers for singles by analysing metadata. This project relie...
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PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceLenovo Legion 5 (2021)Operating SystemWindows 11My Question or IssueHello,I am trying to start a new development project, but I have reached my maximum app creation limit.My dashboard currently contains old, disabled/blocked...
Plan Premium Country US Device Lenovo Legion 5 (2021) Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue Hello, I am trying to start a new development project, but I have reached my maximum a...
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Original note: I feel like /artists/{id}/albums was (and should be) returning releases in popularity order, to match the Popular Releases section of the artist page in the app. This seems to have broken recently, and the releases are currently coming...
Original note: I feel like /artists/{id}/albums was (and should be) returning releases in popularity order, to match the Popular Releases section of the artist page in the app. This seems to have bro...
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I'm trying to develop an app that needs to read playlists, both public and private, and for some reason it won't let me, it said illegal scope, there is no list of scopes in the developer dashboard for my app, I read the FAQ which said I need to chec...
I'm trying to develop an app that needs to read playlists, both public and private, and for some reason it won't let me, it said illegal scope, there is no list of scopes in the developer dashboard f...
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I believe I understand the reasons behind the recent reductions and restrictions of the Web API. It's completely understandable that Spotify wishes to protect its data in the AI era and incidents like that of Anna's Archives are causing some strong r...
I believe I understand the reasons behind the recent reductions and restrictions of the Web API. It's completely understandable that Spotify wishes to protect its data in the AI era and incidents lik...
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It looks like the Spotify Web TypeScript SDK doesn't support the recent changes in the Web API - for example it still works with the old `/playlist/${playlist_id}/tracks` endpoint rather than `/items`, no support for `/me` endpoints etc. The latest S...
It looks like the Spotify Web TypeScript SDK doesn't support the recent changes in the Web API - for example it still works with the old `/playlist/${playlist_id}/tracks` endpoint rather than `/...
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Plan: Premium Country: Argentina Device: Web Browser (Chrome) Operating System: Windows Hello Spotify Developer Relations Team,I am writing to formally inquire about the path to Extended Access for my project, Musify Social, as an independent develop...
Plan: Premium Country: Argentina Device: Web Browser (Chrome) Operating System: Windows Hello Spotify Developer Relations Team, I am writing to formally inquire about the path to Exten...
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I am seeing consistent and reproducible behaviour across multiple playlists where the Spotify Web API does not return all playlist items, even though all tracks are playable in the Spotify client. Observed behaviourGET /playlists/{playlist_id} report...
I am seeing consistent and reproducible behaviour across multiple playlists where the Spotify Web API does not return all playlist items, even though all tracks are playable in the Spotify client. &...
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Hello Spotify Team and Community,I’m the founder of an early-stage product currently in the final phase of development, built around enhancing how users interact with and experience music in a unique, meaningful way.We’re preparing for launch soon, a...
Hello Spotify Team and Community, I’m the founder of an early-stage product currently in the final phase of development, built around enhancing how users interact with and experience music in a uniq...
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I've discovered that although the documentation says albums should have genre info https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/get-multiple-albums#genres, it is always returned as an empty list. Looks like others have had a similar ...
I've discovered that although the documentation says albums should have genre info https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/get-multiple-albums#genres, it is always returned as a...
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Hello Spotify Support Team,I’m developing a non-commercial educational project called MyMusicMind that analyzes user listening behavior and provides insights and recommendations. This project relies on the Spotify API for accessing detailed music dat...
Hello Spotify Support Team, I’m developing a non-commercial educational project called MyMusicMind that analyzes user listening behavior and provides insights and recommendations. This project relie...
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PlanPremiumCountry DeviceWeb APIOperating SystemWeb API My Question or IssueCould you show an example of query for a track in a range of years? From the examples and the query form https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/search ...
Plan Premium Country Device Web API Operating System Web API My Question or Issue Could you show an example of query for a track in a range of years? From the examples and the...
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Hello, My name is Sejun Park, and I live in South Korea. I’m currently developing a React Native-based application called “onetrack”, which actively utilizes the Spotify API. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------...
Hello, My name is Sejun Park, and I live in South Korea. I’m currently developing a React Native-based application called “onetrack”, which actively utilizes the Spotify API. ...
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Hello - we have an application that uses your Web API, and we started seeing an issue with the /v1/me/player/recently-played endpoint a few days ago.Specifically, the "played_at" field is now incorrect for listening activity, which also affects query...
Hello - we have an application that uses your Web API, and we started seeing an issue with the /v1/me/player/recently-played endpoint a few days ago. Specifically, the "played_at" field is now inc...
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Hi guys im using the web api to create private playlist for my user, im trying this:curl --location 'https://api.spotify.com/v1/users/{user}/playlists' \--header 'Authorization: Bearer {token} \--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \--data '{"nam...
Hi guys im using the web api to create private playlist for my user, im trying this: curl --location 'https://api.spotify.com/v1/users/{user}/playlists' \ --header 'Authorization: Bearer {token} \ ...
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Hi, I am aware of the recent API changes, but my application was put in extended mode well before this, so I have access to (now deprecated) endpoints. However, while I am quite sure I applied for all permission for said endpoints, I cannot check thi...
Hi, I am aware of the recent API changes, but my application was put in extended mode well before this, so I have access to (now deprecated) endpoints. However, while I am quite sure I appli...
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I confirmed this through https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/create-playlist May I know why it doesn't work in the docs? That would be a great starting point to fix first before I doubt myself of doing something wrong.
I confirmed this through https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/create-playlist May I know why it doesn't work in the docs? That would be a great starting point t...
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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...
Plan Free Country Japan Device MacBook Air M1 Operating System macOS Sequoia 15.1.1 My Question or Issue I am experiencing issues with Spotify's Web API when trying to retrieve data...
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