Spotify Web API changes (February 2026)

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Spotify has announced changes to the Web API for integrations in Developer Mode (February 11 for new integrations, March 9 for all existing integrations): Web API Changes - February 2026

From what I could gather this affects the following functions:

• BaseClient::artist_top_tracks – endpoint removed
• BaseClient::new_releases and BaseClient::new_releases_manual – endpoint removed
• BaseClient::albums – endpoint removed
• BaseClient::artists – endpoint removed
• BaseClient::categories and BaseClient::categories_manual – endpoint removed
• BaseClient::get_several_episodes – endpoint removed
• BaseClient::get_several_shows – endpoint removed
• BaseClient::tracks – endpoint removed
• BaseClient::user_playlists and BaseClient::user_playlists_manual – endpoint removed
• BaseClient::user – endpoint removed
• BaseClient::user_playlists and BaseClient::user_playlists_manual – endpoint removed
• OAuthClient::user_playlist_create – endpoint removed, still available for the current user only via POST /me/playlists
• OAuthClient::current_user_saved_albums_delete – endpoint changed to DELETE /me/library
• OAuthClient::remove_users_saved_shows – endpoint changed to DELETE /me/library
• OAuthClient::current_user_saved_tracks_delete – endpoint changed to DELETE /me/library
• OAuthClient::current_user_saved_albums_add – endpoint changed to PUT /me/library
• OAuthClient::save_shows – endpoint changed to PUT /me/library
• OAuthClient::current_user_saved_tracks_add – endpoint changed to PUT /me/library
• OAuthClient::user_artist_check_follow – endpoint changed to GET /me/library
• OAuthClient::current_user_saved_albums_contains – endpoint changed to GET /me/library
• OAuthClient::check_users_saved_shows – endpoint changed to GET /me/library
• OAuthClient::current_user_saved_tracks_contains – endpoint changed to GET /me/library
• OAuthClient::user_follow_artists – endpoint changed to PUT /me/library
• OAuthClient::user_unfollow_artists – endpoint changed to PUT /me/library
• OAuthClient::user_follow_users – endpoint changed to PUT /me/library
• OAuthClient::user_unfollow_users – endpoint changed to PUT /me/library
• OAuthClient::playlist_follow – endpoint changed to PUT /me/library
• OAuthClient::playlist_unfollow – endpoint changed to PUT /me/library
• OAuthClient::playlist_add_items – endpoint changed to POST /playlists/{id}/items
• OAuthClient::playlist_replace_items – endpoint changed to PUT /playlists/{id}/items
• OAuthClient::playlist_reorder_items – endpoint changed to PUT /playlists/{id}/items
• OAuthClient::playlist_remove_specific_occurrences_of_items – endpoint changed to DELETE /playlists/{id}/tracks
• OAuthClient::playlist_remove_all_occurrences_of_items – endpoint changed to DELETE /playlists/{id}/tracks

The changes also affect the following model types:

• SimplifiedAlbum
  • field album_group removed
  • field available_markets removed
• FullAlbum
  • field available_markets removed
  • field external_ids removed
  • field label removed
  • field popularity removed
• FullArtist
  • field followers removed
  • field popularity removed
• SimplifiedPlaylist
  • field tracks renamed to items
• FullPlaylist
  • field tracks renamed to items
• PlaylistItem
  • field track renamed to item
• SimplifiedShow
  • field available_markets removed
  • field publisher removed
• FullShow
  • field available_markets removed
  • field publisher removed
• FullTrack
  • field available_markets removed
  • field external_ids removed
  • field linked_from removed
  • field popularity removed
• SimplifiedTrack
  • field available_markets removed
  • field linked_from removed
• PublicUser
  • field followers removed
• PrivateUser
  • field country removed
  • field email removed
  • field explicit_content removed
  • field followers removed
  • field product removed