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Important: App review and quota extension waiting times

The Spotify for developers platform helps many bring their ideas to life. Whether it's a short term app helping an artist’s release or something more long term - there is always a chance of success. Things start to grow and then you might also need w...

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  • liampronan
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"Non-interactive webcasting service" - what does this cover?

The Spotify API documentation says the following is prohibited: "Do not create any product or service which includes any non-interactive internet webcasting service. For example, you can’t create an application which plays content from a single sourc...

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  • ...or 1 hour), starting and ending at an exact time - Music will be played to all users who've signed up and logged into my app (not available to entire public)   Thanks
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[Desktop][Developer] Hide mouse/curser in full screen video mode

It would be great if the curser would hide automatically in full screen Video mode. When watching a video in full screen, the curser is always there – For me and some others, this is somewhat distracting. Most other video player are hiding the curser...

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  • It would be great if the curser would hide automatically in full screen Video mode.    When watching a video in full screen, the curser is always there – For me and some others, this...
  • mave8rick
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Where is the official contact for developers for commercial use?

This SDK must not be used in commercial projects without Spotify’s prior written approval. https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-playback-sdk/I asked the public contact for contact information, but they just directed me to https://developer...

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  •   This SDK must not be used in commercial projects without Spotify’s prior written approval.  https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-playback-sdk/ I asked the public c...
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    Developer
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Spotify Tap

How is Spotify Tap integrated into gadgets? Is Spotify still growing their base of partners who can use this?

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  • How is Spotify Tap integrated into gadgets? Is Spotify still growing their base of partners who can use this?  
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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...

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  • ...aved albums), do I need to set a redirect URI in my application settings? If so, what's a quick and easy URI that I could use?   I'm not building a public facing application as of now - I just w...
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  • Roadie
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    Uri
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Spotify community needs

My Question or IssueWhy can't I message my friends or followers songs and talk about them. Even be able to make snippets of parts of the song. It would be much cooler to message friends directly on the app rather than sharing through another app.

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  • My Question or Issue Why can't I message my friends or followers songs and talk about them. Even be able to make snippets of parts of the song. It would be much cooler to message friends directly on...
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Need help on how I can receive a license agreement for integrating Spotify in my app!

My Question or IssueNeed help on how I can receive a license agreement for integrating Spotify in my app!Step by Step... Thanks.

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  • My Question or Issue Need help on how I can receive a license agreement for integrating Spotify in my app! Step by Step... Thanks.
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Authorization Endpoint return CORS error

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevice(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating SystemMacOS 10 My Question or Issue Hi Spotify team, I am trying to call the User Authorization endpoint as specified here: https://developer.spotify.com/document...

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  • ...ser Authorization endpoint as specified here: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/general/guides/authorization/code-flow/   But all I get in response is a status code of 303 and a C...
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Spotify CDN

Hello, I am creating a app for my website showing what I am currently playing on Spotify using Spotify's Web API. In Next.js I am required to clarify the link's root to display images via a external link. Is i.scdn.co the correct link for CDN?

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  • Hello, I am creating a app for my website showing what I am currently playing on Spotify using Spotify's Web API. In Next.js I am required to clarify the link's root to display images via a external ...
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My quota extension request has been denied 3 times, with an identical message.

Hello, I'm here wondering if anyone on the Spotify team or a community member can help provide me clarification on why my app keeps getting denied. Basically, I made a discord bot that allows server members to follow artists through Spotify, and will...

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  • ...pplication is integrated with other services (e.g. Discord) in a way that is prohibited according to section III in our Developer Policy I'm unsure in what way my app violates section III, I've r...
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    Quota Extension
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Artist image is not square. Can i crop all artist image to square?

PlanFree/PremiumCountrySouth KoreaDevice(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueI develop non-streaming music site with Spotify API.I want to show my client to sam...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country South Korea Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue I ...
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Superuser Contribution [Developer] Expose endpoints to create or query folders

There are a couple of questions floating around folder info not being available via the API. As of today there are no endpoints associated to get folder information (link to docs). It'd be nice to have this feature exposed via the api to allow more c...

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  • There are a couple of questions floating around folder info not being available via the API. As of today there are no endpoints associated to get folder information (link to docs). It'd be nice to ha...
  • hispeedsurfer
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Is there any way to sort artist's genres by popularity

I've been developing an app that involves artist's genres. When I take make the request to get the genres from a specific artist, i got in return an alphabetically sorted array of the genres. My main problem is that, in most of the cases, there's one...

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  • I've been developing an app that involves artist's genres. When I take make the request to get the genres from a specific artist, i got in return an alphabetically sorted array of the genres. My main...
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    sorting
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Superuser Contribution how to request new scopes?

I have developer "apps" that already have the quota extension that need additional OAuth scopes. I cannot find any way to request these. do I need to create an entirely new "app"?

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  • I have developer "apps" that already have the quota extension that need additional OAuth scopes.   I cannot find any way to request these.  do I need to create an entirely new "app"?
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Obtaining Artist Status, Personal Details, and Songs from Spotify User Authorization

Hello, Spotify developer community! I'm reaching out to seek guidance on a specific aspect of my application's integration with the Spotify API. I have successfully implemented user authorization using Spotify, allowing users to connect their Spotify...

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  • Hello, Spotify developer community!   I'm reaching out to seek guidance on a specific aspect of my application's integration with the Spotify API. I have successfully implemented user a...
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  • Roadie
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Jupyter Kernel Freezes using spotipy

My Question or Issue I am using the spotify API for developers for school. I am doing a data cleaning class and the algorithm I have I do send a lot of requests but not enough to be considered a threat (as I believe). It works sometimes however, half...

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  • My Question or Issue   I am using the spotify API for developers for school. I am doing a data cleaning class and the algorithm I have I do send a lot of requests but not enough to be c...
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Fetching track canvas

I recently came across this github repo that shows how to fetch a track's canvas, is this allowed or is it against the Developer Guidelines https://github.com/bartleyg/my-spotify-canvas/blob/master/api/canvases.js

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  • I recently came across this github repo that shows how to fetch a track's canvas, is this allowed or is it against the Developer Guidelines   https://github.com/bartleyg/my-spotify-canvas/b...
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App creation URI

I am looking to create an app that lists all the episode links to podcasts I follow. In creating the app I am being asked to provide a Redirect URI. What is this an how do I get access to it? PlanFree/PremiumCountryUSADevice(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy ...

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  • I am looking to create an app that lists all the episode links to podcasts I follow.    In creating the app I am being asked to provide a Redirect URI.  What is this an how ...
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[Developer] Artists monthly Listeners For a Given Month

On the developer api, if there was an endpoint like:'artists/{artist_id}/monthly-listeners/{year}/{month}'Where you could retrieve how many listeners an artist had that month.It would open room for so many educational analysis on what could've impact...

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  • On the developer api, if there was an endpoint like: 'artists/{artist_id}/monthly-listeners/{year}/{month}' Where you could retrieve how many listeners an artist had that month. It would open r...
  • EDHMix
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution [Community][Developer] Don't fail when using single quotes in the title for a new idea

When submitting a new idea on https://community.spotify.com/t5/Ideas/ct-p/newideas, the process fails when using a single quote (') with the following error:"Oops... something went wrong there. Please try again."Using firefox 109.0.1 on Linux Mint.

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  • When submitting a new idea on https://community.spotify.com/t5/Ideas/ct-p/newideas, the process fails when using a single quote (') with the following error: "Oops... something went wrong there. Ple...
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