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Increasing security requirements for integration with Spotify Web API

Hey all, we’re making some changes to the Spotify Web API. To improve security, we are planning to remove support for two ways of integrating with Spotify that have been replaced with more secure alternatives. Please check the Spotify for Developers ...

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What can I do if I can't provide demo account?

I recently made a Minecraft mod, that links your game to Spotify. However, the login process is difficult for people who aren't very good on computer. Therefore, I decided to change auth method that involves PKCE, so that they don't need to make deve...

  • Newbie
  • I recently made a Minecraft mod, that links your game to Spotify. However, the login process is difficult for people who aren't very good on computer. Therefore, I decided to change auth method that ...
  • Ximzend
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Solved!! C# - /me/player/play "PREMIUM_REQUIRED" - Logged in with Token

PlanFamily/PremiumCountryGermanyDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Hi. I try to build a litte C# Script to play a Song with the Spotify-API.I am logged in as a member of an family premium account and i have a login-token to call ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Family/Premium Country Germany Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue   Hi. I try to build a litte C# Script to play a Song with the Spotify-API. I am...
  • incomr
  • Casual Listener
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Make Sure You're A Human prompt

Hello, I'm writing an app that integrates with spotify on Android and Windows. I'm using the PKCE Auth workflow. Recently, on my windows devices only, i started seeing users getting the "Make Sure You're A Human" prompt after logging in. I'm not seei...

  • Roadie
  • Hello, I'm writing an app that integrates with spotify on Android and Windows.  I'm using the PKCE Auth workflow. Recently, on my windows devices only, i started seeing users getting the "Make S...
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Monthly listeners API endpoint

PlanFreeCountryItalyDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueCollecting these info in attached picture is crucial for me and it would be amazing having an API endpoint! In the last few days I read about lot of people asking for it ...

  • Casual Listener
  •   Plan Free Country Italy Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Collecting these info in attached picture is crucial for me and it would be amazing ha...
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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 explicit...
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Huge Discrepancy Between Retry-After and Rate-Limit-Reset Headers

Hey Spotify team/community,I'm working on a Discord bot that tracks new music releases for users from artists they follow or listen to frequently.Been running into some weird rate limiting issues lately that I can't figure out.My bot got rate limited...

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  • Hey Spotify team/community, I'm working on a Discord bot that tracks new music releases for users from artists they follow or listen to frequently. Been running into some weird rate limiting issu...
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My app stopped working as of March 3, 2025.

I didn't change anything in my app, but it stopped working. In the app console I see the error "Error checking releases for artist: Expecting value: line 1 column 1 (char 0)". So the problem is in the API itself. But what happened? My application was...

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  • I didn't change anything in my app, but it stopped working. In the app console I see the error "Error checking releases for artist: Expecting value: line 1 column 1 (char 0)". So the problem is in th...
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Genres from artists have been removed

It seems that many artists have had their genres reworked or removed completely. That means that the /artists={artistIds} endpoint returns very different results than yesterday E.g. Tove Lo, London Grammar and Corinne Bailey Rae return no genres as a...

  • Roadie
  • It seems that many artists have had their genres reworked or removed completely.   That means that the /artists={artistIds} endpoint returns very different results than yesterday   ...
  • coolafsquirrel
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Converting Spotify's subgenres to primary genres.

Hi, I'm currently in the midst of a project I'm working on and had a question regarding genres. Is there any way to convert subgenres into their primary genre. I've been struggling, since there is over 6000 genres in spotify, to find an effective way...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi, I'm currently in the midst of a project I'm working on and had a question regarding genres.   Is there any way to convert subgenres into their primary genre. I've been struggling, since th...
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I can't delete my playlist!

PlanPremium (duo)CountryGermany DevicePC - Firefox 136.0 (64-Bit) Operating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueHello, I can't delete my playlist! I created the playlist via an n8n node.https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3pYNJI62xliUX1pfwnbwyi As you...

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  • Plan Premium (duo) Country Germany   Device PC - Firefox 136.0 (64-Bit)   Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Hello,   I can't delete my playlist! I c...
  • Jose_M
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me/top/tracks bug

me/top/tracks returns 502 "Error while loading resource" when I send a request with limit=50 and offset=650. What's weird is both offsets of 600 and 700 work, and the total is 721. Seems like a bug?

  • Casual Listener
  •   me/top/tracks returns 502 "Error while loading resource" when I send a request with limit=50 and offset=650. What's weird is both offsets of 600 and 700 work, and the total is 721. Seems like...
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Superuser Contribution Clear Queue API

Hi there, Is it possible to reveal the REST endpoint to clear the active queue from the user's queued up songs, via., Add to Queue? I saw there was an endpoint used from tracing calls in Microsoft Edge that used the set_queue endpoint in the payload,...

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  • Hi there,   Is it possible to reveal the REST endpoint to clear the active queue from the user's queued up songs, via., Add to Queue? I saw there was an endpoint used from tracing calls i...
  • owlyyyy
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Do podcasts stream differently than short songs?

I am trying o create an app that is basically a radio interface foe spotify and songs are working fine but when i try to run podcasts, the playback does not work frequently, so i am guessing that the way Spotify streams long podcasts may be different...

  • Newbie
  • I am trying o create an app that is basically a radio interface foe spotify and songs are working fine but when i try to run podcasts, the playback does not work frequently, so i am guessing that the...
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Question about Synchronization

Hi all. I have a question about this requirement for API extension approval. Synchronization: Spotify content is used in the background of visual media, such as advertising, film, TV programs, livestreams, slideshow videos (etc.) In my use case my ap...

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  • Hi all. I have a question about this requirement for API extension approval.   Synchronization: Spotify content is used in the background of visual media, such as advertising, film, TV progra...
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Superuser Contribution Changes to Web API

Folks, some news on changes to the web API has been posted on the Spotify For Developers blog. We want to reiterate the main message from the blog that we're committed to providing a safe and secure environment for all Spotify stakeholders. As such w...

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  • Folks, some news on changes to the web API has been posted on the Spotify For Developers blog.   We want to reiterate the main message from the blog that we're committed to providing a ...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify for artists API

Hi all, I am in the process of working with the Spotify API and am wondering how I go about allowing an artist to login and see their own tracks. I was thinking that perhaps all Spotify accounts are linked to Artists once they get an artist profile c...

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  • Hi all,    I am in the process of working with the Spotify API and am wondering how I go about allowing an artist to login and see their own tracks. I was thinking that perhaps all Spotif...
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event/item_before_load returning 404

I have a web app (ampcast.app) with extended quota. When I start playback I see this error in the console: POST https://cpapi.spotify.com/v1/client/.../event/item_before_load 404 (Not Found) Uncaught (in promise) CloudPlaybackClientError: PlayLoad ev...

  • Casual Listener
  • I have a web app (ampcast.app) with extended quota.   When I start playback I see this error in the console:   POST https://cpapi.spotify.com/v1/client/.../event/item_before_load&n...
  • pierre96
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Bug? A Playlist Made Public Again No Longer Appears in the API

Title: Bug? A Playlist Made Public Again No Longer Appears in the APIHi everyone,I’m experiencing a strange issue with the Spotify API, and I wanted to check if other developers have encountered the same behavior.IssueI’m using the following endpoint...

  • Visitor
  • Title: Bug? A Playlist Made Public Again No Longer Appears in the API Hi everyone, I’m experiencing a strange issue with the Spotify API, and I wanted to check if other developers have encountered ...
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App Suddenly Missing

PlanFree/PremiumCountryUS My Question or IssueI was using my app, when it suddenly stopped working. Went to my dashboard and it's just gone. Was this accidental or intentional? I didn't receive an email or anything on the dashboard so I assume it was...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country US   My Question or Issue I was using my app, when it suddenly stopped working. Went to my dashboard and it's just gone. Was this accidental or intentional? I did...
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