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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}/...

  • Spotify
  • Spotify
  • AdrienCompDev
  • Casual Listener
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Web SDK Invalid Scope

PlanPremium StudentCountryUnited KingdomDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or Issue Hi all, I am trying to follow the Web SDK guide https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-playback-sdk/tutorials/getting-started However I am ru...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Student Country United Kingdom Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue   Hi all, I am trying to follow the Web SDK guide https://developer.spo...
  • kyds3k
  • Music Fan
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  • 8 replies
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  • Question
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Error handling for Embed Controller

We're using the Embed Controller API on our site but users are unable to play podcasts. While we suspect DRM-related issues, the lack of accessible error messages makes it difficult to confirm. Is there a way to implement error handling with the Embe...

  • Newbie
  • We're using the Embed Controller API on our site but users are unable to play podcasts. While we suspect DRM-related issues, the lack of accessible error messages makes it difficult to confirm. &nbs...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Playlist API 502's

Since Nov 25 2024 16:31:09 UTC-06:00 my app has been receiving 502's when attempting to create a playlist through the Playlist API, https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/create-playlist. Is this a known issue, or are there res...

  • Casual Listener
  • Since Nov 25 2024 16:31:09 UTC-06:00 my app has been receiving 502's when attempting to create a playlist through the Playlist API, https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/refer...
  • LambertSpot
  • Spotify
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  • Question
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Not receiving results when searching by ISRC

I'm trying to search the web api for songs by ISRC but I no longer receive any results, only an empty items array. My search query looks like this: https://api.spotify.com/v1/search?query=isrc:USLZJ1613311 I've even tried on the spotify web console b...

  • Regular
  • I'm trying to search the web api for songs by ISRC but I no longer receive any results, only an empty items array. My search query looks like this: https://api.spotify.com/v1/search?query=isrc:U...
  • LambertSpot
  • Spotify
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  • 21 replies
  • 2 likes
  • ISRC
    Search
    Web API
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Superuser Contribution API - search for tracks is flaky

PlanFreeCountryRomaniaDeviceWeb APIOperating SystemWindows My Question or Issuehttps://api.spotify.com/v1/search?q=track:Chiquitita%20artist:ABBA&type=track It returns me no data. But it only works with such a search:https://api.spotify.com/v1/search...

  • Casual Listener
  •   Plan Free Country Romania Device Web API Operating System Windows   My Question or Issue https://api.spotify.com/v1/search?q=track:Chiquitita%20artist:ABBA&type=track &nbs...
  • LambertSpot
  • Spotify
  • 839 Views
  • 11 replies
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Solved!! Getting HTTP 403 for Web API requests for specific user

PlanPremiumDeviceWeb API My Question or IssueI am developing an application for Spotify, and a few users are connected. Everything worked fine until a certain moment (and still works fine for all users except one). However, one user (well, technicall...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Device Web API   My Question or Issue I am developing an application for Spotify, and a few users are connected. Everything worked fine until a certain moment (and still works...
  • nsmirnov
  • Casual Listener
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  • 1 replies
  • 2 likes
  • Possible Bug
    Question
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  • 1 replies
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Categories by market?!

My Question or Issue What happened to the markets parameter in the categories API? Without this the feature is basically crippled. See https://everynoise.com/worldbrowser.cgi which now inanely returns the same generic results instead of regional ones...

  • Spotify Legend
  • My Question or Issue   What happened to the markets parameter in the categories API? Without this the feature is basically crippled. See   https://everynoise.com/worldbrowser.cgi ...
  • glenn_mcdonald
  • Spotify Legend
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  • 9 replies
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Superuser Contribution How can I get access to Made for You playlist by Web-API?

How can I get access to Made for You playlist by Web-API?I can’t find any APIs that could access to my Discovery Weekly, Daily Mix, Daily Wellness or Release Radar. Thanks for reply.

  • Casual Listener
  • How can I get access to Made for You playlist by Web-API? I can’t find any APIs that could access to my Discovery Weekly, Daily Mix, Daily Wellness or Release Radar.   Thanks for reply.
  • LeeCo
  • Regular
  • 6739 Views
  • 18 replies
  • 1 likes
  • Discussion
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Spotify only allow 100 songs when embedding a playlist on Wordpress?

I'm embedding a Spotify playlist on my Wordpress website, and although the playlist contains almost 200 songs, only the first 100 appear in the embedded playlist. How can I fix that?Cheers,Nitzan

  • Visitor
  • I'm embedding a Spotify playlist on my Wordpress website, and although the playlist contains almost 200 songs, only the first 100 appear in the embedded playlist. How can I fix that? Cheers, Nitzan
  • r3mus
  • Casual Listener
  • 387 Views
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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.

  • Newbie
  • 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...
  • r3mus
  • Casual Listener
  • 6018 Views
  • 11 replies
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    Other
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Missing thumbnail urls for album, artist and track

PlanFree/PremiumCountryAustria My Question or IssueWe're using the oembed API of yours to retrieve embed data for various types. Since yesterday, we don't seem to receive the "thumbnail_url" parameter anymore for album, artist and track embed types. ...

  • Visitor
  • Plan Free/Premium Country Austria   My Question or Issue We're using the oembed API of yours to retrieve embed data for various types. Since yesterday, we don't seem to receive the "thumbn...
  • 200 Views
  • 0 replies
  • 2 likes
  • Possible Bug
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[AAOS]How to use Spotify SDK in Android Automotive App

Dear Spotify: I'm an Android developer, I'm working on an Android Automotive app.I want to integrate the Spotify SDK into my App instead of connecting to the Spotify App via Spotify-app-remote.Is there a Spotify SDK for Android Automotive can use wit...

  • Newbie
  • Dear Spotify:         I'm an Android developer, I'm working on an Android Automotive app.I want to integrate the Spotify SDK into my App instead of conne...
  • yasmen_Ehab
  • Newbie
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  • 1 replies
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Re: Spotify API doesn't always redirect to my app after successful login

The issue we're talking about here is related to the web, not to the Spotify app. You create a website where you can login using your Spotify account (as described in the Authorization Code Flow docs). When the users clicks to log in with Spotify, th...

  • Casual Listener
  •   The issue we're talking about here is related to the web, not to the Spotify app. You create a website where you can login using your Spotify account (as described in the Authorization Code ...
  • NSueiro
  • Casual Listener
  • 678 Views
  • 3 replies
  • 1 likes
  • Question
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Spotify API redirect issue on Safari

Hi all, I’ve built an app using the Spotify API’s Authorization Code Flow. The app works on Firefox, Chrome, and Brave. However, I’m encountering an issue on Safari. After I have successfully logged in to Spotify, instead of being redirected back to ...

  • Regular
  • Hi all,   I’ve built an app using the Spotify API’s Authorization Code Flow. The app works on Firefox, Chrome, and Brave. However, I’m encountering an issue on Safari.   After I have su...
  • NSueiro
  • Casual Listener
  • 1886 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 1 likes
  • authorization code flow
    bug
    safari
    spotify api
  • 1886 Views
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Past snapshot_id for shared playlist?

Some context: At the beginning of this year, I started a weekly tradition where friends and I add one song to a shared playlist that we think the group should hear. At the end of the week, I move the songs to a different playlist to archive them, and...

  • Casual Listener
  • Some context: At the beginning of this year, I started a weekly tradition where friends and I add one song to a shared playlist that we think the group should hear. At the end of the week, I move the...
  • tycoonwiz
  • Casual Listener
  • 837 Views
  • 2 replies
  • 2 likes
  • Developer
    Developer API
    Shared playlist
    shared playlists
  • 837 Views
  • 2 replies
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How to fetch the transcript of a podcast episode?

Is it possible to retrieve the auto generated transcript of a specific podcast episode via the api?

  • Visitor
  • Is it possible to retrieve the auto generated transcript of a specific podcast episode via the api?
  • balasundaramd
  • Visitor
  • 1794 Views
  • 3 replies
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  • API Help
    Transcription rules
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YourLibrary.json to something useful

Hi, would this be useful to anyone? how can I extend this to be more useful? I wrote a python program that inputs YourLibrary.json to an alphabetical list of artists, albums, and references so I can tell at a glance what I listen to.1. the raw json i...

  • Newbie
  • Hi,   would this be useful to anyone?  how can I extend this to be more useful?   I wrote a python program that inputs YourLibrary.json to an alphabetical list of artists, alb...
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Superuser Contribution Getting different results when searching a track depending on the authorization method

When I use OAuth and Client Credentials to query the Spotify API, I get different search results. Specifically, with OAuth, I can't find certain tracks. For instance, when I search for "concorde lady machine," it should return a track with the ID 23Z...

  • Regular
  • When I use OAuth and Client Credentials to query the Spotify API, I get different search results. Specifically, with OAuth, I can't find certain tracks. For instance, when I search for "concorde lady...
  • LambertSpot
  • Spotify
  • 567 Views
  • 6 replies
  • 1 likes
  • bug
    Possible Bug
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Spotify SDK

I have the sdk somewhat working. Im able to play songs on it however, I want it to keep playing after a complete page refresh. Currently when the page refreshes it causes the player to re initialize again and produce a new device id, which is fine bu...

  • Newbie
  • I have the sdk somewhat working. Im able to play songs on it however, I want it to keep playing after a complete page refresh. Currently when the page refreshes it causes the player to re initialize ...
  • ImpalaOficial
  • Casual Listener
  • 350 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 1 likes
  • Spotify SDK
  • 350 Views
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Player Queue endpoint Currently Playing in Queue section of response

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceWindows PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThe following endpoint does not work as expected:https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/player/queue The queue variable returns the queued songs and also spams the currently pl...

  • Newbie
  • Plan Premium Country UK Device Windows PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue The following endpoint does not work as expected: https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/player/qu...
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  • Possible Bug
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