spotipy/FAQ.md

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

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 util.prompt_for_user_token(username,scope=scope,show_dialog=True)
• Check that spotipy.me() shows the correct user id

401 Unauthorized

Error:

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

Solution:

• You are likely missing a scope when requesting the endpoint, check https://developer.spotify.com/web-api/using-scopes/