Spotify Delays Some API Restrictions After Developer Backlash, Keeps Premium Rule
Spotify is pushing back a chunk of its proposed API overhaul after facing pushback from developers of third-party music tools. While the company is giving more time before changing which API functions are available to existing Development Mode integrations, it’s not budging on new limits: a Premium account will still be required, plus a five-user maximum and one client ID allowed per developer. That’s suddenly an issue, since Development Mode is Spotify’s test environment—and with the March 9 cutoff, smaller apps already operating faced a wall. Earlier this week, a developer pointed out that an app serving hundreds still couldn’t move up; the requirements? A registered business, plus at least 250,000 monthly active users.