spotipy/FAQ.md
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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](examples/app.py)
### 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/