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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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Music Streaming Sessions Dataset

PlanFree/PremiumCountryThe Netherlands My Question or IssueDear all, I am looking for the "Music Streaming Sessions Dataset” (MSSD) that was released on CrowdAI in 2019. When I searched for this dataset I couldn’t find it on the internet, and the lin...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Free/Premium Country The Netherlands    My Question or Issue Dear all,  I am looking for the "Music Streaming Sessions Dataset” (MSSD) that was released on CrowdAI in 2019....
  • EmyVB
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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   ...
  • Ximzend
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Selected songs not staying in queue system

Now you Spotify doesn’t allow that, so now when you add a song to the queue list, once it’s played it’s gone and you have to request it again. Could you please revert this and allow the option to be embedded into the queueing system. Thanks

  • Visitor
  • Now you Spotify doesn’t allow that, so now when you add a song to the queue list, once it’s played it’s gone and you have to request it again.   Could you please revert this and allow the opti...
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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...
  • Ggarbar
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Playing all saved tracks

PlanPremium Currently, the API only provides a https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/tracks call to get all saved tracks, but no proper way to play them all, without calling https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/player/play with the IDs of all tracks, which doesn't ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium   Currently, the API only provides a https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/tracks call to get all saved tracks, but no proper way to play them all, without calling https://api.spotify.co...
  • Ximzend
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Clarification Request About Premium Playback for External App (iDisko Integration)

PlanFree/PremiumCountryFrance Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueHi everyone,I'm developing a live streaming music app called iDisko, where users connec...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country France  Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue H...
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Problem with Spotify OAuth 2.0 + PKCE in React Native (Expo) – INVALID_CLIENT: Invalid redirect URI

EnvironmentDevices: iPhone 14 Simulator, iPhone 14 Pro (Real Device)OS Versions: iOS 16.4, iOS 18.3.2Framework: React Native (with Expo)Auth Library: expo-auth-sessionAuthorization Flow: Authorization Code Flow with PKCE enable Problem DescriptionI'm...

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  • Environment Devices: iPhone 14 Simulator, iPhone 14 Pro (Real Device) OS Versions: iOS 16.4, iOS 18.3.2 Framework: React Native (with Expo) Auth Library: expo-auth-session Authorization Flow: A...
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Superuser Contribution 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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  • Spotify
  •   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 s...
  • GrimmReaper1O1
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Solved!! New Enpoint Request

Plan (Free/Premium)Premium (Required for full Web Playback SDK & Spotify Connect functionality)CountryCurrently focusing on Turkey (TR) for initial development, but aiming for a global English version in the future.DeviceDevelopment Device: Dell Lati...

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  • Plan (Free/Premium) Premium (Required for full Web Playback SDK & Spotify Connect functionality) Country Currently focusing on Turkey (TR) for initial development, but aiming for a global E...
  • Ximzend
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Cannot refresh access token? 500 "server_error" Failed to remove token

PlanPremium My Question or IssueAuth using PKCE is successful but Spotify is failing when requesting a refreshed access token.Did a POST request to https://accounts.spotify.com/api/token with (x-www-form-urlencoded),client_id=123redactedgrant_type=re...

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  • Plan Premium   My Question or Issue Auth using PKCE is successful but Spotify is failing when requesting a refreshed access token. Did a POST request to https://accounts.spotify.com/api/tok...
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how to Play full spotify track inside my own website using spotify web api

Hello Guys!I'm Develop music player my own website used spotify web API working good but facing problem on play albums. Music play only 30 second but I want to play full song.Please help how to fixed it.

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  • Hello Guys! I'm Develop music player my own website used spotify web API working good but facing problem on play albums. Music play only 30 second but I want to play full song. Please help how to f...
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Spotify Developer TOS question

Hello. So, I'm a developer and I was looking to build a Wi-Fi enabled smart speaker that would be able to playback music using Spotify. Something similar to what Sonos, Google, Amazon or Apple are doing with their smart speakers. After reading the de...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hello. So, I'm a developer and I was looking to build a Wi-Fi enabled smart speaker that would be able to playback music using Spotify. Something similar to what Sonos, Google, Amazon or Apple are do...
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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...
  • Ximzend
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Solved!! Search on track object by tempo/bpm

The Spotify API allows searching for tracks via a multitude of properties, but not tempo. Are there any plans to implement this key into the search endpoint for the track object?I am thinking about building an app to create running playlists and need...

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  • The Spotify API allows searching for tracks via a multitude of properties, but not tempo.    Are there any plans to implement this key into the search endpoint for the track object? I am...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution API does not support other users

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 running Google Chrome My Question or IssueI'm having a hard time fully explaining this issue, but here goes! I'm doing a small hobby project that'll recommend users a random album fro...

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  • Plan Premium Country Sweden Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10 running Google Chrome   My Question or Issue I'm having a hard time fully explaining this issue, but here goes...
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App status changed to "Disabled and blocked"

Hi, Client ID: 35a4f90c6a3245acaade75de4922beca My app status has been changed without any email to explain why. I hit rate limits while making changes to how I call the API recently, so I'm wondering if this is the reason. I have since made changes ...

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  • Hi,   Client ID: 35a4f90c6a3245acaade75de4922beca   My app status has been changed without any email to explain why. I hit rate limits while making changes to how I call the API re...
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Get 500 Internal Server Error When Using Transfer Playback API

Hi,I'm encountering a 500 Internal Server Error when trying to transfer playback using the Spotify Web API.What I DidI checked available devices using GET /me/player/devices, and my devices are listed as expected:{ "devices": [ { "id": "145d1de2d16f0...

  • Newbie
  • Hi, I'm encountering a 500 Internal Server Error when trying to transfer playback using the Spotify Web API. What I Did I checked available devices using GET /me/player/devices, and my devices ar...
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Android Media Notifications

In the your guide an event metadatachanged has length field described as length of the track, in seconds. My test with the lastest version of Spotify android app shows that the length is milliseconds. So, is the old version of Spotify send the second...

  • Music Fan
  • In the your guide an event metadatachanged has length field described as length of the track, in seconds. My test with the lastest version of Spotify android app shows that t...
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Can’t load items right now

I was trying some apps like SPOTIFRIENDS, Friend Activity, and others recently, and a couple days ago this error message just appear. Can't load items right now. You can try logging in againFormatException: Unexpected character (at character 1)upstre...

  • Visitor
  • I was trying some apps like SPOTIFRIENDS, Friend Activity, and others recently, and a couple days ago this error message just appear.   Can't load items right now. You can try logging in again...
  • Ximzend
  • Spotify Star
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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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