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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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IOS SDK Auto play on AUTH

"We're experiencing issues with autoplay in our iOS app using the Spotify iOS SDK. Despite setting configuration.playURI = "" in our SPTConfiguration setup, tracks still auto-play when initialized. Here's our current implementation:1. We set playURI ...

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  • "We're experiencing issues with autoplay in our iOS app using the Spotify iOS SDK. Despite setting configuration.playURI = "" in our SPTConfiguration setup, tracks still auto-play when initialized. H...
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Now that users can view their recently played tracks in the apps...

Can we list more than 50 of the most recently played tracks of users from our systems, in the API https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/#endpoint-get-recently-played ? Currently, it allows us to fetch only the 50 most recent t...

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  • Can we list more than 50 of the most recently played tracks of users from our systems, in the API https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/#endpoint-get-recently-played&nbsp...
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Seeking guidance on Web Playback SDK implementation for D&D campaign management app

PlanPremiumCountryUSA / AnyDeviceDesktop / Web AppOperating SystemAny My Question or IssueHi everyone!I'm developing a Tabletop / Dungeons & Dragons campaign management application and seeking some clarification regarding commercial usage of the Web ...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA / Any Device Desktop / Web App Operating System Any   My Question or Issue Hi everyone! I'm developing a Tabletop / Dungeons & Dragons campaign manageme...
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Spotify API Add To Queue Endpoint response faulty

The response from the Add To Queue endpoint doesn't return as expected. This is again a problem for strongly typed applications. When I test it using the API Reference the website even states "something went wrong" Making a POST request to the endpoi...

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  • The response from the Add To Queue endpoint doesn't return as expected. This is again a problem for strongly typed applications.  When I test it using the API Reference the website even state...
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Sort songs in a playlist in api response

Endpoint:https://api.spotify.com/v1/playlists//tracks Would it be possible to retrieve the songs in a playlist in a specific order? I'm particularly interested in sorting by the addedAt field. Thank you.

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  • Endpoint: https://api.spotify.com/v1/playlists/<playlistId>/tracks   Would it be possible to retrieve the songs in a playlist in a specific order? I'm particularly interested in sorting...
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GetPlaybackState VS GetCurrentlyPlayingTrack

What is the difference between the 2 Web API calls?The JSON response is exactly the same In which case should I use GetPlaybackState or GetCurrentlyPlayingTrack? Web API Reference | https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/get-th...

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  • What is the difference between the 2 Web API calls? The JSON response is exactly the same  In which case should I use GetPlaybackState or GetCurrentlyPlayingTrack?   Web API R...
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we deliver high-quality AR solutions that captivate audiences and drive.

We are a leading augmented reality app development company specializing in creating innovative and immersive AR experiences. Our team of experts excels in designing and developing cutting-edge AR applications that seamlessly blend the digital and phy...

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  • We are a leading augmented reality app development company specializing in creating innovative and immersive AR experiences. Our team of experts excels in designing and developing cutting-edge AR app...
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Developer Account blocked and disabled

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDevice My Question or Issue My developer account has been blocked and disabled. When I set up a new one, after 2 weeks it will get blocked and disabled as well. As I'm at the very new to this I have no clue why it is getting ...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Germany Device     My Question or Issue   My developer account has been blocked and disabled. When I set up a new one, after 2 weeks it will get b...
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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...

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  • 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...
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Superuser Contribution [Feature Request] Stats API | Spotify For Artists

Currently Spotify For Artists has a limited attribution model that makes it very hard to determine what traffic sources/ads are performing the best and getting the cheapest cost per result.(ie.stream, save,playlist additions, follows.). Furthermore, ...

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  • Currently Spotify For Artists has a limited attribution model that makes it very hard to determine what traffic sources/ads are performing the best and getting the cheapest cost per result.(ie.stream...
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is there room in the band?

PlanStudent/PremiumCountryBrazil My Question or Issue Hello everyone! I'm a Computer Science student and out of curiosity, what are the instructions for joining Spotify as an intern or junior?

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  • Plan Student/Premium Country Brazil   My Question or Issue   Hello everyone!   I'm a Computer Science student and out of curiosity, what are the instructions for joining Spoti...
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Reviewer did not update app when re-reviewing quota extension

I have submitted 2 quote extension requests now and the first one was denied after a month and there were indeed some changes we needed to make. We submitted again with a new version of the app and another month later we were denied for the exact sam...

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  • I have submitted 2 quote extension requests now and the first one was denied after a month and there were indeed some changes we needed to make. We submitted again with a new version of the app and a...
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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 ...
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What apps are encouraged?

I have developed a Spotify application to help users rediscover old songs they used to love but no longer listen to. I am currently using the Web API and manual data collection to do this as the process requires data from some 'Made for You' playlist...

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  • I have developed a Spotify application to help users rediscover old songs they used to love but no longer listen to. I am currently using the Web API and manual data collection to do this as the proc...
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Solved!! Game development similar to Hitster.

Hello, I am in the process of developing a music-based interactive game, similar to Hitster, in which players will guess songs based on audio fragments and related clues. The game would utilize music tracks available on the Spotify platform.I would l...

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  • Hello, I am in the process of developing a music-based interactive game, similar to Hitster, in which players will guess songs based on audio fragments and related clues. The game would utilize music...
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Superuser Contribution Clear Queue API

Hi there, Is it possible to reveal the REST endpoint to clear the active queue from the user's queued up songs, via., Add to Queue? I saw there was an endpoint used from tracing calls in Microsoft Edge that used the set_queue endpoint in the payload,...

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  • Hi there,   Is it possible to reveal the REST endpoint to clear the active queue from the user's queued up songs, via., Add to Queue? I saw there was an endpoint used from tracing calls i...
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Can I get an access token without creating an app.I am trying to use it for my project but I dot pla

PlanFree/PremiumCountry 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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  • 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  
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client credential flow question

Hey all,I just got started with Spotify API and was building a little fun project for me and my friends.Now lets say im using client credential flow.It creates an access token and then uses that to pick up a random song from our favourite artists.Aft...

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  • Hey all, I just got started with Spotify API and was building a little fun project for me and my friends. Now lets say im using client credential flow. It creates an access token and then uses t...
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