Spotify restricting API access

[pmcharrison]

https://developer.spotify.com/blog/2024-11-27-changes-to-the-web-api

Seems like many of the API routes that we depend on will be restricted, which is a real shame, and will eliminate many academic uses of this package. These are the affected routes:

• Related Artists
• Recommendations
• Audio Features
• Audio Analysis
• Get Featured Playlists
• Get Category's Playlists
• 30-second preview URLs, in multi-get responses (SimpleTrack object)
• Algorithmic and Spotify-owned editorial playlists

[gbrlrgrs]

get_track_audio_features does not appear to be working as of today

[SchmidtPaul]

get_playlist_tracks() not working either :(

[antaldaniel]

Well, I can only think to draft a letter to Spotify and seek clarity on potential changes to their registration rules.

[pmcharrison]

@antaldaniel In the meantime, I wonder if we can just add a warning message to the README telling users that many of the functions are now broken? I wouldn't mind drafting it if you like.

[antaldaniel]

I already started to review all of them, but indeed it makes more sense in the README, and maybe we can do it in 1-3 rounds if we do not find all at once. Unfortunately the functions are not a 1-1 mapping to the API so there will be unexpected problems, too. Actually, this is all very devastating.