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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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  • Railton_
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Important: App review and quota extension waiting times

The Spotify for developers platform helps many bring their ideas to life. Whether it's a short term app helping an artist’s release or something more long term - there is always a chance of success. Things start to grow and then you might also need w...

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  • bartubrt
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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...

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  • 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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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...

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  • 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...
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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...

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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 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...

  • Casual Listener
  • ...he impact of human feedback on recommender system in field of music. The app and the thesis will not be public.   Is there a way for me to get permission to use the Spotify API as this is g...
  • 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...

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  • 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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Leveraging SAP HANA for Powerful Insights with Spotify API

Hi everyone, I’m currently exploring the integration of SAP HANA with Spotify API v1.1 to harness the full potential of data analytics, and I’m really excited about the opportunities this opens up. However, as I work through the process, I’ve encount...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi everyone,   I’m currently exploring the integration of SAP HANA with Spotify API v1.1 to harness the full potential of data analytics, and I’m really excited about the opportunities this op...
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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...

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  •   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
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login button will not do anything on Spotify Developer

When I go to https://developer.spotify.com/dashboard, I had a white page with a red error at the top of the screen, saying my session expired. So, I went back to the main page (https://developer.spotify.com) and clicked "Login". Nothing happens, and ...

  • Visitor
  • When I go to https://developer.spotify.com/dashboard, I had a white page with a red error at the top of the screen, saying my session expired. So, I went back to the main page (https://developer.spot...
  • vlstndrd
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GPS Music Blending

I have an idea that should be implemented in the Spotify App. I would like to see a feature that ties your GPS position with music that has ties to the location. For example if I am visiting Atlanta for work, I would like to see a playlist that featu...

  • Visitor
  • I have an idea that should be implemented in the Spotify App.  I would like to see a feature that ties your GPS position with music that has ties to the location.  For example if I am visit...
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Superuser Contribution Partnership for Spotify Open Access

Hello Spotify Developer Community,I am Luis from Catarse 'www.catarse.me', a crowdfunding and membership platform hosting numerous podcasts and musicians. We aim to become an approved partner for the Spotify Open Access API to enhance the experience ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hello Spotify Developer Community, I am Luis from Catarse 'www.catarse.me', a crowdfunding and membership platform hosting numerous podcasts and musicians. We aim to become an approved partner for t...
  • LNProducer
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I can't run Spotify player correctly using QML/Qt framework on Linux 64bit

Hello,I have an application written in QML/Qt framework to perform Spotify tasks, on Linux system 64bit, with Widevine library installed as a plugin for Chromium.In QML there is an element: "WebEngineView", which I used to create the Spotify player.E...

  • Visitor
  • Hello, I have an application written in QML/Qt framework to perform Spotify tasks, on Linux system 64bit, with Widevine library installed as a plugin for Chromium. In QML there is an element: "WebE...
  • Lukegr77
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Only valid bearer authentication supported when trying to get access token

I'm a beginner so I'm sorry if this is a stupid question. I'm trying to get an access code using the authorization flow in golang. I am quite sure I am getting the User authorization correctly but then when I try and get the access token I get the er...

  • Casual Listener
  • I'm a beginner so I'm sorry if this is a stupid question. I'm trying to get an access code using the authorization flow in golang. I am quite sure I am getting the User authorization correctly but th...
  • tomjaimz
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Getting error 429 only when requesting audio features from a track

I'm basically working with the API for a data mining university project.I'm getting error 429 on a piece of code that extracts the audio features from some tracks. Can't perform a single request, the first one gets automatically blocked.The thing is ...

  • Casual Listener
  • I'm basically working with the API for a data mining university project. I'm getting error 429 on a piece of code that extracts the audio features from some tracks. Can't perform a single request, t...
  • jmaloto1
  • Casual Listener
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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 ...

  • Newbie
  • 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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Is the "Get User's Top Items" documentation outdated?

PlanPremiumCountrySweden My Question or IssueI have used the following request:https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/top/tracks?time_range=long_term&limit=10&offset=0According to the documentation (https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/referenc...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Country Sweden   My Question or Issue I have used the following request: https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/top/tracks?time_range=long_term&limit=10&offset=0 Acco...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Api to create a private playlist doesn't work

PlanPremiumCountryUS DeviceiPhone 13Operating SystemiOS 15 My Question or IssueI'm hitting the API to create a playlist POST: "/users/\(userId)/playlists" with isPublic=false and isCollaborative=false in the body. The playlist is created successfully...

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  • ...laylists"   with isPublic=false and isCollaborative=false in the body. The playlist is created successfully but is public instead of private. The scopes I have authorized are [p...
  • tomjaimz
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Superuser Contribution How to reproduce Spotify web app behavior where a Blend's track can have multiple added_by users?

PlanFree/PremiumCountryID, but I assume this apply to all countriesMy Question or IssueInside a Blend playlist with more than 1 users, the Spotify app might display a track with more than one user in the "added by" column.But when fetching the tracks...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country ID, but I assume this apply to all countries My Question or Issue Inside a Blend playlist with more than 1 users, the Spotify app might display a track with more than o...
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