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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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Extension request denial reasons

I submitted an extension request a few weeks ago and I just saw that it was denied. I was told an email was sent to me explaining why it was denied, but I never received anything. Did those of you who were in the same case receive this email? I would...

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  • I submitted an extension request a few weeks ago and I just saw that it was denied. I was told an email was sent to me explaining why it was denied, but I never received anything. Did those of you wh...
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How to get only public playlists that are shown on profile while using playlist-read-private scope?

My Question or IssueI want to make a 'added to profile' Public Playlists page just like on the official spotify however when I call Get Current User's Playlists or Get User's Playlists while under playlist-read-private scope it will return ALL public...

  • Casual Listener
  • My Question or Issue I want to make a 'added to profile' Public Playlists page just like on the official spotify however when I call Get Current User's Playlists or Get User's Playlists while under&...
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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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Personal music analytics tool

Hi, We’re working on a lightweight personal music analytics tool that lets Spotify users visualize their own listening behavior in a creative and engaging way. Here’s a quick summary of how it works:– A user connects their Spotify account via OAuth.–...

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  • Hi,   We’re working on a lightweight personal music analytics tool that lets Spotify users visualize their own listening behavior in a creative and engaging way. Here’s a quick summary of how ...
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May I publish an open source dataset that contains Spotify Audio Features?

I am a PhD student working on machine learning and music information retrieval. In one of my experiments I have gathered audio features from the Spotify API, for a few thousand tracks. No personal data or anything like that. Just track-specific value...

  • Casual Listener
  • I am a PhD student working on machine learning and music information retrieval. In one of my experiments I have gathered audio features from the Spotify API, for a few thousand tracks. No personal da...
  • zugs007
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Subject: Inquiry About Integrating Spotify Content into a Third-Party App

PlanFree/PremiumCountryIndia Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueI am developing a third-party application and would like to integrate Spotify content, s...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country India   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue ...
  • Ximzend
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Get Artist API is not returning any or all Genres

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceMacbookOperating SystemMacOS sequoia (Postman Web API) My Question or IssueHas anyone noticed any issue with the Get Artist API not returning any genres for an artist, or returning significantly less genres than previously? ...

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  • Plan Premium Country US Device Macbook Operating System MacOS sequoia (Postman Web API)   My Question or Issue Has anyone noticed any issue with the Get Artist API not returning any ge...
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Extension Requests: extention rejected with no explanation

I have developed a webpage that uses the spotify API and applied for an extension request on the developer page. I followed all the instructions and have now been rejected. How can I see the reason for rejection? I have not received any message or em...

  • Casual Listener
  • I have developed a webpage that uses the spotify API and applied for an extension request on the developer page. I followed all the instructions and have now been rejected. How can I see the reason f...
  • spgalex
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Spotify rate limits other than the 30s window

Im using the spotify web api and have added all the delays, batching, and request limiting I can. The only issue is that after a few hours of using the API, i get rate limited. Correct me if i’m wrong, but when delaying requests to only fire 1 every ...

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  • Im using the spotify web api and have added all the delays, batching, and request limiting I can. The only issue is that after a few hours of using the API, i get rate limited. Correct me if i’m wron...
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Superuser Contribution Concerts API

I saw recently that there was a Concerts feature in both Spotify's desktop app and mobile app. Is this feature accessible via the API? I know that this feature is relatively new, but I'm curious if this will become available via the API as well.

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  • I saw recently that there was a Concerts feature in both Spotify's desktop app and mobile app. Is this feature accessible via the API? I know that this feature is relatively new, but I'm curious if t...
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Adding music library API to our social media app

We have developed a social media app , It's ready for lunch but we are looking for a Music library to integrate the API to give our future users the option of adding music to their videos to make it more interesting and engaging. how your plan for bu...

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  • We have developed a social media app ,  It's ready for lunch but  we are looking for a Music library to integrate the  API to give our future users the option of adding music to their ...
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Usage of Spotify API in social media app

I am developing a social media application that enables users to add music from the Spotify API to their posts and stories (images or videos). I would like to know if this usage is permitted under Spotify’s terms and, if so, how I can request the nec...

  • Visitor
  • I am developing a social media application that enables users to add music from the Spotify API to their posts and stories (images or videos). I would like to know if this usage is permitted under Sp...
  • Ximzend
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query time for tracks

My Question:Good afternoon. I have this API > https://api.spotify.com/v1/artists/id and I want to check the popularity index for a group of songs. But I want to know how long I can query between songs. Is there any API recommendation, i.e., how to qu...

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  • My Question: Good afternoon. I have this API > https://api.spotify.com/v1/artists/id and I want to check the popularity index for a group of songs. But I want to know how long I can query between...
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Cookie banner showing over embedded podcasts

PlanAllCountryAllDeviceAllOperating SystemAll My Question or Issue We're embedding podcast episodes into our Wordpress website, using the embed code found on our Creators page.eg. This has always worked well, but we've now suddenly started to get a c...

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  • Plan All Country All Device All Operating System All   My Question or Issue   We're embedding podcast episodes into our Wordpress website, using the embed code found on our Creat...
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Deleted API pre-Nov 27

I accidentally deleted my pre-Nov 27 (2024) API. Can it be restored? My new API has tighter limits due to Spotify’s policy changes.

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  • I accidentally deleted my pre-Nov 27 (2024) API. Can it be restored? My new API has tighter limits due to Spotify’s policy changes.
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Revolutionizing Playlists with AI – OpenAI-Powered Auto Playlist Generator 🚀

Enhancing an Automatic Playlist Generator – Seeking Guidance for Full-Scale IntegrationHello everyone,My team and I recently built an automatic playlist generator as part of the IEEE Confluence Hackathon. The project leverages the Spotify API and Ope...

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  •   Enhancing an Automatic Playlist Generator – Seeking Guidance for Full-Scale Integration Hello everyone, My team and I recently built an automatic playlist generator as part of the IEEE Co...
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Superuser Contribution Amazon Echo name changed to some serial number

PlanPremiumCountryHungaryDeviceAmazon Echo Dot 3genOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSince yesterday when I request the available devices via API Reference, I receive this: "id": "d0e0c8da-1a4b-4b72-b7ff-4f089fd41d92","is_active": true,"...

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  • Plan Premium Country Hungary Device Amazon Echo Dot 3gen Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Since yesterday when I request the available devices via API Reference, I re...
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Urgent: Extension requests pending

My team recently submitted an extension request for various scopes. We have not heard back from the Spotify team yet.We are waiting for this approval to go to market.This is extremely urgent to us.Thank you for your help.

  • Casual Listener
  • My team recently submitted an extension request for various scopes. We have not heard back from the Spotify team yet. We are waiting for this approval to go to market. This is extr...
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Help - not able to verify email

Does anyone have problems verifying their email when signing up to create apps?I have repeatedly tried to verify my email without success. When I reply on my received email I get an error message from the web browser. It goes to spotify but there is ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Does anyone have problems verifying their email when signing up to create apps? I have repeatedly tried to verify my email without success. When I reply on my received email I get an error message...
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What is the URI for Spotify DJ Playlist?

Ive seen this link posted on a few forumns, but It is not working for me, when other links are. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1EYkqdzj48dyYqIs there a new URI for the DJ playlist?

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  • Ive seen this link posted on a few forumns, but It is not working for me, when other links are.  https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1EYkqdzj48dyYq Is there a new URI for the DJ playli...
  • Ximzend
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