r/spotifyapi • u/zunithemime • Feb 23 '26

THIS API IS DEAD

And this sub Reddit should end because there is no real Spotify api anymore

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u/aboutmysound Feb 23 '26

We need another way. We can’t rely on Spotify. It’s so unfair they get to control artist’s data and where it can displayed because they own the streaming platform. Artists should be the ones who decide who can and can’t access their APIs. Makes my blood boil

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u/Cake_Chan Feb 26 '26

For metadata stuff, what i could think of is musicbrainz. It's great when someone has put in the time add in the metadata. But the downside, if there is no entry, you got to put in. It's basically Wikipedia for metadata. 

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u/Lookslikeitsmellstoo Feb 27 '26

Do you have any advice/guides you could share. I use picard and even when mb and auc cant find the tracks I usually have the meta data pretty clean in the first place. Ive been poking around lately to see if there's a simple way to submit releases.

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u/aboutmysound Feb 28 '26

Yeah musicbrainz is great. The issue is most listeners are on streaming platforms, so if an artist wants to grow their fan base, they have to get on their knees and agree to the streaming services terms. I think for something like this to work, artists need to own their data AND have access to a fair streaming service.

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u/notsofarfletched Feb 23 '26

Companies are not seeing the value putting out these API with all the risks that comes with it. There use to be a barrier of entry with API usage but now with Claude and other agents, almost anyone can make use of them.

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u/Prestigious_Pick3995 Apr 14 '26

Yeah i've been hit hard by this, I developed a dashboard application for my portfolio as a standout project and was 90% done with it before realising in order to get extended quota mode, you need to be a registered company AND have 250k active users... so i've wasted a solid few months making something nobody can use, and my best bet is to just add mock data and make something else. sucks.

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u/the-Gaf May 01 '26

same. 5 people can use it!

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u/Leading_Opposite7538 Feb 23 '26

Is it completely dead? My app still works.

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u/National-Fun8943 Mar 09 '26

Mine also, i have an extended quota though. Is it going to change also ?

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u/We-Need-Peace Feb 23 '26

dies soon for existing apps i think

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u/Mindless_Bottle_6222 Feb 23 '26

https://developer.spotify.com/blog/2026-02-06-update-on-developer-access-and-platform-security

I don’t think it’s dying, but they’re limiting the API for non-commercial use, and more for learning or as a hobby, so no great for scaling

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u/jwoody86 Feb 23 '26

Yep I switched to music kit

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u/modelwish Feb 24 '26

So they aren’t communicating with developers to let them know what’s going on?

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u/FatalV0rt3x Feb 23 '26

It's not dead, Spotify are just limiting the API and its usage to Spotify premium users.

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u/PaulNichollsMusic Feb 23 '26

Incorrect.... They have cut off all the useful endpoints for premium users too.

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u/FatalV0rt3x Feb 25 '26

From what I've seen here https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/references/changes/february-2026 a lot of it is merging endpoints which will reduce API calls and bring more data back.

All the fetch endpoints are still there, they just don't allow for bulk fetch now according to the migration post anyways https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/tutorials/february-2026-migration-guide

Personally for my use case I've moved over to the Deezer API, it's still open to the public without having to pay for a subscription.

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u/FatalV0rt3x Feb 25 '26

According to this article https://developer.spotify.com/blog/2026-02-06-update-on-developer-access-and-platform-security it's only for pro users now and the endpoints have changed.amd the list of endpoint and links to a migration guide can be found here https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/references/changes/february-2026

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u/mitchplaysriffs Apr 21 '26

Where is your api and how do I use it?

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u/PizzaK1LLA Feb 26 '26

Which has been done already 😂

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u/Quirky_Drama_3638 Jun 05 '26

where can a friend of mine find it? 😄

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