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Spotify Soloist: a new terminal based player for headless and DIY setups

Hey everyone, we've created this thread to share details about Spotify Soloist. Spotify Soloist is a new, lightweight Spotify client for headless setups. It runs as a background service, supports Spotify Connect, and works on Raspberry Pi and other L...

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Web API quota updates for Development Mode

Hey everyone, I've created this thread to share some updates to how quotas work for Development Mode apps on the Spotify Web API to help you better organize your projects. We've shared a Blog post that explains everything in detail. Here's the short ...

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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...

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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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Proposal: a scoped personal/hobbyist access tier for single-user, non-commercial apps

TL;DR: A single-user hobby project and a commercial integration with thousands of users are not the same risk, and Spotify's current model treats them identically. A scoped, verified "personal/hobbyist" tier, single account, hard-capped rate limit, l...

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TL;DR: A single-user hobby project and a commercial integration with thousands of users are not the same risk, and Spotify's current model treats them identically. A scoped, verified "personal/hobbyi...

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Allowed use of playlist history

None of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help.PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceLinux, OS XOperating SystemLinux, OS X My Question or IssueHello ! I built a private, self-host...

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None of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help. Plan Premium Country United States Device Linux, OS X Operating Syste...

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Commercial permission for a consumer Spotify player app

Hello,I am developing a consumer iOS application called RetroAmp, a retro-style music player inspired by classic late-1990s/early-2000s music players.The app would allow individual users to control Spotify playback through their own Spotify Premium a...

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Hello, I am developing a consumer iOS application called RetroAmp, a retro-style music player inspired by classic late-1990s/early-2000s music players. The app would allow individual users to contr...

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Persistent 502 on adding tracks to playlist — possible deprecated endpoint issue

Hi, For the past 36+ hours, every attempt to add tracks to a private playlist via the Spotify Web API integration has returned HTTP 502 "An unexpected error occurred". Attempts ran roughly every 30 minutes since September 16 around 00:28 MDT. Authent...

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Hi,   For the past 36+ hours, every attempt to add tracks to a private playlist via the Spotify Web API integration has returned HTTP 502 "An unexpected error occurred". Attempts ran roughly e...

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Are scope extensions currently being processed? Scope Extension still "Unreviewed" after months.

PlanPremiumCountryThe NetherlandsDevice-Operating System- My Question or Issue Hi Spotify Developer Team, I run a company whose app has been live in extended quota mode since 2023. It has been operating continuously for several years and has a real, ...

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Plan Premium Country The Netherlands Device - Operating System -   My Question or Issue   Hi Spotify Developer Team,   I run a company whose app has been live in extended ...

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Policy clarification: iOS App Remote with navigation prompts and independent traffic alerts

Hi Spotify Developer Team,Customer Support referred me to this board for clarification before public distribution.I am developing Tankklar, an iOS driving companion initially intended for Austria. It uses Spotify App Remote to control playback in the...

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Hi Spotify Developer Team, Customer Support referred me to this board for clarification before public distribution. I am developing Tankklar, an iOS driving companion initially intended for Austria...

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Scope extension pending for a year, Is it normal or have I been forgotten?

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceAllOperating SystemAll My Question or IssueAccount details:- App name: Doz- Request type: Scope Extension- Submitted: September 29, 2025; status still "Unreviewed / Undecided"- Quota Extension for the same app: Granted on Jun...

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Plan Premium Country   Device All Operating System All   My Question or Issue Account details: - App name: Doz - Request type: Scope Extension - Submitted: September 29, 2025; ...

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App Remote SDK — UserNotAuthorizedException reproduces on 2 devices / 2 accounts, despite successful

Hi all,I'm hitting a persistent App Remote SDK issue that I can't resolve, and I've now confirmed it's not account- or device-specific on my end — hoping someone here (or a Spotify mod) recognizes it.Setup: Android app (React Native/Expo), using the ...

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Hi all, I'm hitting a persistent App Remote SDK issue that I can't resolve, and I've now confirmed it's not account- or device-specific on my end — hoping someone here (or a Spotify mod) recognizes ...

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Web API /me/player/play returns 204 but does not start playback and clears current playback: desktop

Plan:PremiumCountry: PolandDevice: PCOperating System: Windows 10 SummaryCalling PUT /v1/me/player/play with an explicit device_id targeting my Spotify desktop app returns 204 No Content (success), but the requested track never starts playing. If som...

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Plan:Premium Country: Poland Device: PC Operating System: Windows 10   Summary Calling PUT /v1/me/player/play with an explicit device_id targeting my Spotify desktop app ret...

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Can my app preserve this complete workflow

Can my app preserve this complete workflow: listen in the Spotify embed → bookmark a moment → write a note → return later and click the bookmark to resume there.Hi, I've been reading up on the developer community to try and find answers for my app an...

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Can my app preserve this complete workflow: listen in the Spotify embed → bookmark a moment → write a note → return later and click the bookmark to resume there. Hi, I've been reading up on the de...

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Free private-party jukebox app

Hi,I've built a small web app (Beatpoll) that acts as a collaborative jukebox forprivate parties at home. Guests scan a QR code and vote from their phones withno app install and no Spotify account; the host connects their own SpotifyPremium account a...

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Hi, I've built a small web app (Beatpoll) that acts as a collaborative jukebox for private parties at home. Guests scan a QR code and vote from their phones with no app install and no Spotify acco...

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Academic Research Use of Spotify Data in a University Graduation Thesis

CountryJapan My Question or Issue Hello,I am a university undergraduate student conducting a non-commercial graduation research project on anime songs. My research aims to investigate factors associated with the popularity of anime songs. I am consid...

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Country Japan   My Question or Issue   Hello, I am a university undergraduate student conducting a non-commercial graduation research project on anime songs.   My research aims...

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Add field about AI to API

Feature request to add a field to track or artist object about AI generation, in order to filter tracks during playlist creation on the developer own app side

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Feature request to add a field to track or artist object about AI generation, in order to filter tracks during playlist creation on the developer own app side

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Superuser Contribution Web API quota updates for Development Mode

Hey everyone, I've created this thread to share some updates to how quotas work for Development Mode apps on the Spotify Web API to help you better organize your projects. We've shared a Blog post that explains everything in detail. Here's the short ...

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Hey everyone, I've created this thread to share some updates to how quotas work for Development Mode apps on the Spotify Web API to help you better organize your projects.   We've shared a B...

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STS API — no way to set show/episode visibility to public

I'm using the Save to Spotify API (via Studio by Spotify Labs) to publish automated podcast episodes daily. Everything works well, but shows created via STS are unlisted by default and there's no way to make them public — the sts shows create command...

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I'm using the Save to Spotify API (via Studio by Spotify Labs) to publish automated podcast episodes daily. Everything works well, but shows created via STS are unlisted by default and there's no way...

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Monetize a project in development mode

I'm working on an app for vinyl collectors. I want the user to be able to click on "Listen on Spotify" for each album they've added to their collection or wishlist which then redirects them to the album on the Spotify app/website. If I use the Spotif...

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I'm working on an app for vinyl collectors. I want the user to be able to click on "Listen on Spotify" for each album they've added to their collection or wishlist which then redirects them to the al...

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5 to 250,000 users? How?

My Question or IssueAs a developer who has been in beta mode with under 5 users as per your limits.. now I want to request an extended quota.. but somehow the only way to do that is to apply to be a partner with 250,000 users???? How does this make a...

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My Question or Issue As a developer who has been in beta mode with under 5 users as per your limits.. now I want to request an extended quota.. but somehow the only way to do that is to apply to be ...

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Question about Development Mode user limits — multiple Client IDs under one account

Subject: Question about Development Mode user limits — multiple Client IDs under one account I'm building a Telegram сhat manager bot that shows the currently playing track and lets each user control their own playback via the Web AP. Development Mod...

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Subject: Question about Development Mode user limits — multiple Client IDs under one account   I'm building a Telegram сhat manager bot that shows the currently playing track and lets each use...

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Spotify Soloist: a new terminal based player for headless and DIY setups

Hey everyone, we've created this thread to share details about Spotify Soloist. Spotify Soloist is a new, lightweight Spotify client for headless setups. It runs as a background service, supports Spotify Connect, and works on Raspberry Pi and other L...

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Hey everyone, we've created this thread to share details about Spotify Soloist. Spotify Soloist is a new, lightweight Spotify client for headless setups. It runs as a background service, suppor...

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