How can I make my application using Spotify API accessible to other users?

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I currently have a python script implemented using the Spotipy python library based on the Spotify API. However, I would like to make it accessible to more users who wouldn't have their own CLIENT_ID, CLIENT_SECRET etc. How could I do this? I'm currently using Authorization Code Flow and when a different user logs in, it raises an exception and says 'You cannot create a playlist for another user." Thanks.

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2 Answers

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One possibility is to make it an API and host it as part of a python web server. Here is a full working example that would allow multiple users to sign in https://github.com/plamere/spotipy/blob/master/examples/app.py.

It uses Flask but you could adapt it to Django, for example.

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You will have to provide correct scope parameter during authorization flow (below is the basic example in node.js). Scope basically defines what all permissions you have requested from the end user.

app.get('/login', function(req, res) {
var scopes = 'user-read-private user-read-email';
res.redirect('https://accounts.spotify.com/authorize' +
  '?response_type=code' +
  '&client_id=' + my_client_id +
  (scopes ? '&scope=' + encodeURIComponent(scopes) : '') +
  '&redirect_uri=' + encodeURIComponent(redirect_uri));
});

Snippet referenced from here.

Also, check the list of scopes and their description here. If you do not find appropriate scope for your purpose, unfortunately, it's a blocker for you.