API Options for 30-Second Clips

[Nersy313]

Plan

Premium

Country

Poland

Operating System

Windows

My Question or Issue

Hi,

I've been testing the Preview function in the Spotify API for my website, which features audio playback directly on the page. However, I've encountered a few issues:

• The available clips vary in length and don't always start at the beginning of the track.
• Many songs don't have a preview available at all.

I couldn't find sufficient information in the API documentation about these limitations. Is there any other option in the API to play the first 30 seconds of any track directly on a website, or could someone provide more details on this?

[Developeris]

Hello! Could you tell me which song isn't providing a 30-second preview? I'd like to test it.

[Nersy313]

For example Eminem - Lose Yourself. It returns null. Market: PL

[Ximzend]

To keep it short: preview clips are deprecated according to this Spotify Developer News article.

[Nersy313]

If I understand correctly, standard users with new apps currently do not have access to the preview. If that's the case, is there an option to extend the license to enable the use of this feature?

[Ximzend]

Hi @Nersy313,  

Spotify has stated:  

"Applications with existing extended mode Web API access that were relying on these endpoints remain unaffected by this change."

This means the changes will impact:  

• Existing apps still in development mode without a pending extension request  
• New apps registered on or after today's date

In other words, applications that had extended mode Web API access before November 27, 2024, will not be affected.

[Nersy313]

Yea, but I want create new app using preview endpoint.

[Ximzend · Accepted solution]

@Nersy313 Sorry, but that's not possible anymore. As a volunteer, I can not change anything about it.