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Frequently Asked Questions

Is there a way to get this field?

spotipy can only return fields documented on the Spotify web API https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/

How to use spotipy in an API?

Check out this example Flask app

How can I store tokens in a database rather than on the filesystem?

See https://spotipy.readthedocs.io/en/latest/#customized-token-caching

Incorrect user

Error:

  • You get You cannot create a playlist for another user
  • You get You cannot remove tracks from a playlist you don't own

Solution:

  • Verify that you are signed in with the correct account on https://spotify.com
  • Remove your current token: rm .cache-{userid}
  • Request a new token by adding show_dialog=True to spotipy.Spotify(auth_manager=SpotifyOAuth(show_dialog=True))
  • Check that spotipy.me() shows the correct user id

Why do I get 401 Unauthorized?

Error:

spotipy.exceptions.SpotifyException: http status: 401, code:-1 - https://api.spotify.com/v1/
Unauthorized.

Solution:

Search doesn't find some tracks

Problem: you can see a track on the Spotify app but searching for it using the API doesn't find it.

Solution: by default search("abba") works in the US market. To search for in your current country, the country indicator must be specified: search("abba", market="DE").

How do I obtain authorization in a headless/browserless environment?

If you cannot open a browser, set open_browser=False when instantiating SpotifyOAuth or SpotifyPKCE. You will be prompted to open the authorization URI manually.

See the headless auth example.