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> The good news is that Spotify's SDK and API are actually powerful enough that you can build up an entire alternative interface In most big web services, actu

> The good news is that Spotify's SDK and API are actually powerful enough that you can build up an entire alternative interface In most big web services, actual functionality in the API normally seems to leads to its eventual deprecation. Will be interesting to see how this one plays out.

mcjiggerlog 4y ago
Yeah that of course is a worry I've had but hopefully the functionality is core enough that it should be pretty stable.
rzzzt 4y ago
IIRC, the API is for paying users only.
- ruune 4y ago
  Some parts of it are free, getting general data and statistics for example. But if you want to use a third party front-end, you'll need premium
- coob 4y ago
  Seems fair enough
stavros 4y ago
Didn't they deprecate libspotify the other day?
- capableweb 4y ago
  Not sure if you could call that "the other day", I think it happened back in 2015 or something like that.
  - stavros 4y ago
    I meant this: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31420722 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31420722 Oh, apparently they're completely blocking access now, yay.
    - capableweb 4y ago
      In favor of the alternative SDK, whose native SDK seems to be just around the corner. Otherwise there is always librespot (https://github.com/librespot-org/librespot https://github.com/librespot-org/librespot). 7 years to go from announcing the deprecation to actually removing it seems fair to me. Miles difference from what I'd expect any other company to do (looking at you Google, who seem to announce a deprecation and go through with it in the very same month).
      - stavros 4y ago
        Oh, they're releasing an alternative SDK? That's great, I don't like being tied to the official client and releasing an alternative SDK ensures I'll stay with them.
      - Nullabillity 4y ago
        The alternative SDK has been "just around the corner" ever since the original deprecation.
  - Reason077 4y ago
    It was declared deprecated in 2015, but was actually disabled/removed in May 2022.
- zorr 4y ago
  libspotify != their API. Libspotify is a long-deprecated client library that allowed local playback. If you are OK with running one of the official clients for actual playback you can use the API to build an alternative browsing/controller client. With some caveats though as I mentioned in another comment. Their API for controlling playback doesn't work well with Sonos players for example.
  - mcjiggerlog 4y ago
    If you combine their API with their web playback SDK, you don't need an official client running. That means my app is completely standalone whilst being built only using officially supported endpoints.
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mcjiggerlog 4y ago

Yeah that of course is a worry I've had but hopefully the functionality is core enough that it should be pretty stable.

rzzzt 4y ago

IIRC, the API is for paying users only.

ruune 4y ago
Some parts of it are free, getting general data and statistics for example. But if you want to use a third party front-end, you'll need premium
coob 4y ago
Seems fair enough

stavros 4y ago

Didn't they deprecate libspotify the other day?

capableweb 4y ago
Not sure if you could call that "the other day", I think it happened back in 2015 or something like that.
- stavros 4y ago
  I meant this: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31420722 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31420722 Oh, apparently they're completely blocking access now, yay.
  - capableweb 4y ago
    In favor of the alternative SDK, whose native SDK seems to be just around the corner. Otherwise there is always librespot (https://github.com/librespot-org/librespot https://github.com/librespot-org/librespot). 7 years to go from announcing the deprecation to actually removing it seems fair to me. Miles difference from what I'd expect any other company to do (looking at you Google, who seem to announce a deprecation and go through with it in the very same month).
    - stavros 4y ago
      Oh, they're releasing an alternative SDK? That's great, I don't like being tied to the official client and releasing an alternative SDK ensures I'll stay with them.
    - Nullabillity 4y ago
      The alternative SDK has been "just around the corner" ever since the original deprecation.
- Reason077 4y ago
  It was declared deprecated in 2015, but was actually disabled/removed in May 2022.
zorr 4y ago
libspotify != their API. Libspotify is a long-deprecated client library that allowed local playback. If you are OK with running one of the official clients for actual playback you can use the API to build an alternative browsing/controller client. With some caveats though as I mentioned in another comment. Their API for controlling playback doesn't work well with Sonos players for example.
- mcjiggerlog 4y ago
  If you combine their API with their web playback SDK, you don't need an official client running. That means my app is completely standalone whilst being built only using officially supported endpoints.
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