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/playlists API Endpoint Issue Fixed

We wanted to provide an update regarding issues identified in the “/playlists” API endpoints. We have investigated the reported concerns of null results appearing in responses and have fixed the behaviour in the “/me/playlists” and “/users/{user_id}/...

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  • AdrienCompDev
  • Casual Listener
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Adding effects on Spotify's Web playback API

Hello there! I want to create a non-profit application for personal use that utilizes the Spotify API to play music in a web browser and apply effects to the tracks, such as adding reverb. However, I understand that this is not permitted under Spotif...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hello there! I want to create a non-profit application for personal use that utilizes the Spotify API to play music in a web browser and apply effects to the tracks, such as adding reverb. However, I...
  • vholik
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Give us an endpoint to decode new shortened share links

On mobile share-links are now shortened.For example: https://spotify.link/hRkBrwub9xbAs a developer who relied on the URL containing the trackID this makes it impossible for me to find which track is being passed on. The website redirects to the corr...

  • Music Fan
  • On mobile share-links are now shortened. For example: https://spotify.link/hRkBrwub9xb As a developer who relied on the URL containing the trackID this makes it impossible for me to find which tr...
  • jerrytan
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  • 11 replies
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403 client forbidden for cloud server

CountryUS My Question or IssueHi there, I am working on a spotify developer integration and everything works perfectly on my machine. When I start using a production server hosted by Hetzner in the us-east location, the server errors out on all reque...

  • Casual Listener
  • Country US   My Question or Issue Hi there, I am working on a spotify developer integration and everything works perfectly on my machine. When I start using a production server hosted by Het...
  • benny-conn
  • Casual Listener
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  • 1 replies
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POST request is being denied due to 401 despite a valid Token

PlanPremiumCountry: US My Question or IssueI've had great success acquiring a token and using GET requests to grab data from my playlists. I'm attempting to use the POST request to add a track to a playlist and I receive the unexpected: { "error": { ...

  • Visitor
  • Plan Premium Country: US   My Question or Issue I've had great success acquiring a token and using GET requests to grab data from my playlists.   I'm attempting to use the POST reque...
  • Ximzend
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Trim Feature

As a daily Spotify user who enjoys exploring a wide range of music genres, I have identified an opportunity for an additional feature that I believe could significantly enhance the user experience. This feature, which I call the 'Trim Feature', could...

  • Casual Listener
  • As a daily Spotify user who enjoys exploring a wide range of music genres, I have identified an opportunity for an additional feature that I believe could significantly enhance the user experience. T...
  • Brucekirkland9
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  • 2 replies
  • 6 likes
  • Feature Request
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Pulling top songs data from playlist

I am trying to pull the tracks data from Top 100 playlist.Below is the error I am getting while calling spotify api requests.exceptions.SSLError: HTTPSConnectionPool(host='accounts.spotify.com', port=443): Max retries exceeded with url: /api/token (C...

  • Newbie
  • I am trying to pull the tracks data from Top 100 playlist. Below is the error I am getting while calling spotify api   requests.exceptions.SSLError: HTTPSConnectionPool(host='accounts.spotify...
  • ag4304
  • Visitor
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Context is null for recently played tracks

PlanFree/PremiumCountry All DeviceiPhone and AndroidOperating SystemiOS and Android My Question or IssueAfter the update release on Nov 18th, it looks like the clients broke the reporting of the streams and don't include the context anymore. As a con...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Free/Premium Country  All   Device iPhone and Android Operating System iOS and Android   My Question or Issue After the update release on Nov 18th, it looks like the cl...
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Re: Premium Required" When Attempting to Play Track via API

Hi. I try to execute request WITH PREMIUM account, and get the same error. Can you check where am i wrong? I send request with Postman and get the same response error like sshuvoo.**bleep**

  • Visitor
  • Hi. I try to execute request WITH PREMIUM account, and get the same error. Can you check where am i wrong? I send request with Postman and get the same response error like sshuvoo.**bleep**
  • Ximzend
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Solved!! Get Artist endpoint returns different artist than requested

My Question or IssueI've noticed that certain artist IDs (ex 2uW79XE0HEkPb56HqZJnNx) exhibit a weird behavior when using the Get Artist endpoint. The request succeeds, but the returned artist has a different ID than requested. This is quite difficult...

  • Regular
  • My Question or Issue I've noticed that certain artist IDs (ex 2uW79XE0HEkPb56HqZJnNx) exhibit a weird behavior when using the Get Artist endpoint. The request succeeds, but the returned artist has...
  • Ximzend
  • Spotify Star
  • 412 Views
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Oauth sign in to web api without web browser / graphical interface

I'm working on the alarm clock with Spotify playlists and albums. I wrote a client (https://github.com/ciembor/spotify-cmd) based on a Spotify Web API and it works well, but when I Connect using oauth it opens browser and then uses my callback. The p...

  • Regular
  • I'm working on the alarm clock with Spotify playlists and albums. I wrote a client (https://github.com/ciembor/spotify-cmd) based on a Spotify Web API and it works well, but when I Connect using oaut...
  • IgorM1
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play specified song by uri(spotify:track:xxxxxxx)

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issuein Android Remote-connect SDK，I want to play specified song by uri(spotify:track:xxxxxxx)，But...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue in Andr...
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Spotify Web Api - Device goes inactive after 5 seconds of pausing remote control

I'm creating a tool that integrates with the Spotify Web API and I noticed that active device (being my smartphone) gets disconnected when Spotify is running in the background. Is there a way to ensure that the app is still "active"? Especially if it...

  • Newbie
  • I'm creating a tool that integrates with the Spotify Web API and I noticed that active device (being my smartphone) gets disconnected when Spotify is running in the background. Is there a way to ensu...
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  • Possible Bug
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Spotify App Extension request might be lost

PlanPremiumCountryUnited status My Question or IssueHey Spotify team! My company submitted an app through the developer dashboardhttps://developer.spotify.com/dashboard/417a800558554aaab2254897799e7052I reached out to customer support some time ago a...

  • Music Fan
  • Plan Premium Country United status   My Question or Issue Hey Spotify team! My company submitted an app through the developer dashboard https://developer.spotify.com/dashboard/417a800...
  • hugogarcia0706
  • Newbie
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Solved!! Buffer Overflow/Memory Error in Spotify

I'm no security expert, but I received this crash error randomly while using spotify. It wasn't even playing any music. I wanted to share this incase it is important, and spotify support sent me here. Nov 16 17:22:48 dish-washer spotify-launcher[2645...

  • Casual Listener
  • I'm no security expert, but I received this crash error randomly while using spotify. It wasn't even playing any music. I wanted to share this incase it is important, and spotify support sent me here...
  • swankysox
  • Casual Listener
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Is it possible to find users who have created playlists with specific artist?

PlanFree/PremiumCountryIndiaDevice(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueAn artist regularly checks the "discovered on" section to check organic traction. I'd lik...

  • Casual Listener
  • 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 An artis...
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Using Spotify API to train Recommender System (educational purpose)

Hello, I want to use the Spotify API specifically the metadata of tracks and playlists like release date, popularity...) to train a recommender system for my bachelor thesis which is about the impact of human feedback on recommender system in field o...

  • Newbie
  • Hello,   I want to use the Spotify API specifically the metadata of tracks and playlists like release date, popularity...) to train a recommender system for my bachelor thesis which is about t...
  • WinterMelon
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Extension Request rejected for the wrong reason

So I recently submitted an extension request for my AI-powered app, and it was rejected due to the reason that it "ingests Spotify content into a machine-learning and AI model," which isn't true and is an incorrect assumption the review team made The...

  • Casual Listener
  • So I recently submitted an extension request for my AI-powered app, and it was rejected due to the reason that it "ingests Spotify content into a machine-learning and AI model," which isn't true and ...
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Are there further restrictions for Game Development with Spotify API?

I signed up to be a Spotify developer a few years ago. I have heard that there are more restrictions on what can be built using to Spotify APIs. Someone told me that Spotify does not want any of the APIs to be used in Games. Is something like this re...

  • Music Fan
  • I signed up to be a Spotify developer a few years ago.  I have heard that there are more restrictions on what can be built using to Spotify APIs.   Someone told me that Spotify does not w...
  • herbertrush
  • Music Fan
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  • unity
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Spotify AI

PlanPremiumCountryIndiaDevice(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue. Spotify must contain an Ai that can play songs on voice based command , like example today i...

  • Casual Listener
  •   Plan 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. ...
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Please help - Spotify for Developers dashboard problem.

PlanPremium FamilyCountryUKDeviceMacBook AirOperating System14.3 My Question or IssueI am able to login to Spotify for Developers (https://developer.spotify.com ) as evidenced by the fact I can see it knows my top 5 tracks at the bottom of the page. ...

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  •   Plan Premium Family Country UK Device MacBook Air Operating System 14.3   My Question or Issue I am able to login to Spotify for Developers (https://developer.spotify.com ...
  • vlstndrd
  • Casual Listener
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