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Updating the Criteria for Web API Extended Access

Hey, I created this thread to get your feedback on our blog post around changes to the Web API extended access criteria, which will take place on May 15th. Please share any of your thoughts on this change in the comments below. All of your feedback w...

  • Spotify
  • donAndres
  • Visitor
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Hard or impossible to search for dates

Using the API /search endpoint, I'm trying to find playlists with dates in their titles, like "2025-05-09" or "5/2/25". This works badly in general. The search breaks the query string up into individual numbers, and the results end up being dominated...

  • Spotify Legend
  • Using the API /search endpoint, I'm trying to find playlists with dates in their titles, like "2025-05-09" or "5/2/25". This works badly in general. The search breaks the query string up into individ...
  • glenn_mcdonald
  • Spotify Legend
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  • API Endpoint
    API search
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spotify api Get Recommendations alternative?

the potify api Get Recommendations got Deprecated and I wonder if there is an alternative?

  • Casual Listener
  • the potify api Get Recommendations got Deprecated and I wonder if there is an alternative?
  • capphesua
  • Newbie
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Superuser Contribution Updating the Criteria for Web API Extended Access

Hey, I created this thread to get your feedback on our blog post around changes to the Web API extended access criteria, which will take place on May 15th. Please share any of your thoughts on this change in the comments below. All of your feedback w...

  • Spotify
  • Hey, I created this thread to get your feedback on our blog post around changes to the Web API extended access criteria, which will take place on May 15th.   Please share any of your thought...
  • donAndres
  • Visitor
  • 11109 Views
  • 75 replies
  • 4 likes
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Spotify in Home Automation

Recent API changes have made it impossible for Home Assistant users to automate Spotify playback. This breaks smart home workflows and has removed functionality that worked for years. Please consider restoring the ability to start playback on known C...

  • Newbie
  • Recent API changes have made it impossible for Home Assistant users to automate Spotify playback. This breaks smart home workflows and has removed functionality that worked for years. Please consider...
  • thlucas
  • Gig Goer
  • 387 Views
  • 1 replies
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  • API Access
    Home Assistant
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify API: retrieve Discover Weekly and Release Radar playlists

PlanFree/PremiumCountryCADeviceWindows Desktop Computer My Question or IssueHi,I'm using the Spotify developer web API, but I'm unable to find a way to retrieve the discover weekly and release radar playlists. I've tried using the console to "get cur...

  • Regular
  • Plan Free/Premium Country CA Device Windows Desktop Computer   My Question or Issue Hi, I'm using the Spotify developer web API, but I'm unable to find a way to retrieve the discover ...
  • lukens
  • Regular
  • 6307 Views
  • 9 replies
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is_playable field returns incorrect result

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaMy Question or IssueMy app calls the "playlists/tracks" endpoint to get a list of songs in the user's playlist. When it does this, it specifies "AU" for the market field. It then checks the "is_playable" field for each song...

  • Visitor
  • Plan Premium Country Australia My Question or Issue My app calls the "playlists/tracks" endpoint to get a list of songs in the user's playlist. When it does this, it specifies "AU" for the marke...
  • MrFitz
  • Visitor
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Local Redirect URI does not accept hyphen/minus

I am exploring n8n for AI workflows and I am using "self-hosted-ai-starter-kit" and I want to use the Spotify tool in my workflow. When configuring the credentials I get this Redirect URI: http://localhost:5678/rest/oauth2-credential/callback Since t...

  • Casual Listener
  • I am exploring n8n for AI workflows and I am using "self-hosted-ai-starter-kit" and I want to use the Spotify tool in my workflow. When configuring the credentials I get this Redirect URI: &nbs...
  • WaterRL
  • Newbie
  • 306 Views
  • 4 replies
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  • Possible Bug
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Question related to Voice Assistant

PlanFreeCountryJapanDeviceAndroid deviceOperating SystemAndroid 14 My Question or IssueI read developer policy.Spotify Developer Policy | Spotify for Developers And section 3.3 said"Do not create voice-enabled SDA that enables a user to control Spoti...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Free Country Japan Device Android device Operating System Android 14   My Question or Issue I read developer policy. Spotify Developer Policy | Spotify for Developers   An...
  • SongFetch
  • Regular
  • 287 Views
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  • Question
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Persistent invalid_grant Error with Authorization Code Flow (Python/Spotipy) - Exhausted All Troubl

I'm developing a Python application using the Spotipy library and attempting to implement the Authorization Code Flow to gain API access. I'm consistently running into an invalid_grant error during the token exchange step, and I've exhausted almost a...

  • Visitor
  • I'm developing a Python application using the Spotipy library and attempting to implement the Authorization Code Flow to gain API access. I'm consistently running into an invalid_grant error during t...
  • 169 Views
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  • invalid_grant
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Feature to get a artist's cover image

PlanPremiumOperating SystemWindows 10 Currently https://api.spotify.com/v1/artists/{id}The endpoint doesn't return us the cover image of the artist. Which desktop app/Spotify's website is able to. Example of a cover image Link

  • Music Fan
  • Plan Premium Operating System Windows 10   Currently  https://api.spotify.com/v1/artists/{id} The endpoint doesn't return us the cover image of the artist. Which desktop app/Spotify'...
  • ringzhz
  • Newbie
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  • 12 replies
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Exploring Smarter Music Personalization with AI – Integration Challenges?

Hey everyone I've been exploring ways to build smarter, AI-powered music experiences using the Spotify API. The idea is to combine listening behavior with external AI models (like mood detection or context prediction) to create ultra-personalized pla...

  • Newbie
  • Hey everyone  I've been exploring ways to build smarter, AI-powered music experiences using the Spotify API. The idea is to combine listening behavior with external AI models (like mood detecti...
  • Ximzend
  • Spotify Star
  • 124 Views
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution "User not registered in the Developer Dashboard" error with additional users on app

PlanPremiumCountrySwitzerlandDeviceWindows; Desktop / PCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueWhen attempting an oAuth request with Spotify from either a Node JS (using passport and passport-spotify node modules) or C# (using "AspNet.Securit...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Country Switzerland Device Windows; Desktop / PC Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue When attempting an oAuth request with Spotify from either a Node JS (us...
  • spotl1ght
  • Casual Listener
  • 13430 Views
  • 22 replies
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  • 22 replies
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Extension request not letting me

After the changes of the criteria of the wep API access in my app it wont let me apply for a quota extension request, even though my app matches the new criteria.

  • Newbie
  • After the changes of the criteria of the wep API access in my app it wont let me apply for a quota extension request, even though my app matches the new criteria.  
  • Ximzend
  • Spotify Star
  • 416 Views
  • 1 replies
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  • Question
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UNSUPPORTED RESPONSE TYPE

I, after countless hours finally figured out how to allow someone to login, but after login, the url does not contain the access token or any subsequent information, all it says after the original redirect url is #unsupported_response_type.

  • Visitor
  • I, after countless hours finally figured out how to allow someone to login, but after login, the url does not contain the access token or any subsequent information, all it says after the original re...
  • 164 Views
  • 0 replies
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  • Question
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API Endpoint to Pull Analytics, Usage Stats

My Question or IssueWe are looking to pull stats/data on number of followers, plays on our playlists. how can we get these stats from the API ?these are all public playlists on our channel. 31y67dlq2ud2ijmxo4dk4fnbq4nm

  • Visitor
  • My Question or Issue We are looking to pull stats/data on number of followers, plays on our playlists. how can we get these stats from the API ? these are all public playlists on our channel. ...
  • yaktam
  • Roadie
  • 149 Views
  • 1 replies
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  • Question
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  • 1 replies
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Error processing Spotify callback: 5 NOT_FOUND:

Developing an application that pulls artist data. But I can even get to that point. Im trying to connect to authenticate with firebase and Im getting this error proccessing Spotify callback: 5 NOT_FOUND.Ive been trying for days and cant get past this...

  • Visitor
  • Developing an application that pulls artist data. But I can even get to that point. Im trying to connect to authenticate with firebase and Im getting this error proccessing Spotify callback: 5 NOT_FO...
  • 114 Views
  • 0 replies
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  • authentication
    Question
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Missing title/name Fields in /v1/audiobooks/{id} Response

Hi all– I’m building an app that uses the Spotify Web API to fetch audiobook metadata from the /v1/audiobooks/{id} endpoint. For most audiobooks, the response includes the expected fields like title, name, authors, etc. However, for certain audiobook...

  • Newbie
  • Hi all–   I’m building an app that uses the Spotify Web API to fetch audiobook metadata from the /v1/audiobooks/{id} endpoint.   For most audiobooks, the response includes the expected ...
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  • Possible Bug
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me/episodes is full of null episodes

Whenever a playlist is removed from a feed, the 'stub' is left behind in me/episodes, causing significant bloat overtime of completely broken and performance hindered feeds. My last query for my episodes has most of the episodes now as null. I still ...

  • Regular
  • Whenever a playlist is removed from a feed, the 'stub' is left behind in me/episodes, causing significant bloat overtime of completely broken and performance hindered feeds.   My last query fo...
  • 205 Views
  • 0 replies
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  • Possible Bug
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question about the popularity score of an artist

My Question or Issue i want to create a list of the most interesting artists in germany, and i thought i could use the popularity score to do that. i cant figure out if the popularity score is global or could also be retrieved for a local market? add...

  • Visitor
  • My Question or Issue   i want to create a list of the most interesting artists in germany, and i thought i could use the popularity score to do that. i cant figure out if the popularity score ...
  • Faith4672
  • Visitor
  • 7740 Views
  • 3 replies
  • 1 likes
  • Discussion
    Question
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Error 429, leading to Disabled and Blocked app

Hi guys, I have been working on a web app that basically creates a playlist for a users. Recently my app has been blocked, I believe the issue stems from making too many API request in a short period of time and not handling the retries correctly. I ...

  • Newbie
  • Hi guys, I have been working on a web app that basically creates a playlist for a users. Recently my app has been blocked, I believe the issue stems from making too many API request in a short period...
  • 129 Views
  • 0 replies
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  • blocked
    contact
    Developer question
    Disabled
    Error 429
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