Spotify

Since day one, Spotify has been committed to safeguarding artists and their intellectual property. As the industry has evolved, so should Spotify's developer platform.

Over time, advances in automation and AI have fundamentally altered the usage patterns and risk profile of developer access, and at Spotify's current scale these risks now require more structured controls.

In response, we are making changes to Spotify for Developers to better protect creators, partners, listeners and the platform. These updates build on changes we've implemented in the past, including the introduction of developer modes, refining access for WebAPI endpoints, introducing new extended quota mode criteria, as well as deprecating outdated OAuth flows.

Going forward, Development Mode will be reduced in scope while continuing to support learning, experimentation, and personal projects for non-commercial use by individual developers. These changes aim to preserve a space for tinkering and education while aligning access with these intended use cases.

Starting Wednesday, 11 February, all newly created Development Mode Client IDs will be created under the updated Development Mode rules and will have the following restrictions applied by default:

• Development Mode use will require a Spotify Premium account
• Developers will be limited to one Development Mode Client ID
• Each Client ID will be limited to up to five authorized users
• API access will be limited to a smaller set of supported endpoints

From March 9, these same requirements will also apply to all existing Development Mode integrations.

For individual and hobbyist developers, this update means Spotify will continue to support experimentation and personal projects, but within more clearly defined limits. Development Mode provides a sandboxed environment for learning and experimentation. It is intentionally limited and should not be relied on as a foundation for building or scaling a business on Spotify.

Protecting artists, creators, authors, listeners and the Spotify platform requires ongoing oversight of how developer access works. We'll continue to evolve this model and share updates as further changes are introduced over time.

Continue the conversation on the Spotify Developer Community forum.