exportify api?

[nightrainlily]

hi, i have a web app that was pretty dependent on the spotify api to get users' playlists. now that the quota mode changes have gone into effect, my app can't onboard new spotify users. is there any way that i could integrate exportify into my app somehow (spotify -> export to csv -> import to my app)? other ideas welcome!

[pavelkomarov]

They've intentionally clamped down, no doubt to keep people from training MLs on their proprietary features. You can still access most of their API, and you can still apply for extended quota mode to be able to pull more responses from their servers. I'm not sure how their changes could block you from onboarding new users, because mere onboarding shouldn't have to rely on the endpoints they decided to sunset. I'd prefer my app not be integrated with yours or any other, because then that puts a burden on my quota.

[nightrainlily]

the max number of users for an app in dev mode is 25, but to get the app into prod mode you need to prove you have 250k users? no worries about integration, just thought I'd ask.

[pavelkomarov]

Look in to "extended quota mode". There is an approval process, but I think that's between development mode and production mode. That's what I got for this web app.

[nightrainlily]

did you apply recently? how were you able to meet the 250k user requirement? https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/concepts/quota-modes

[pavelkomarov]

I asked for extended quota mode in 2019. The fact they're no longer giving it to individuals is annoying. Obviously it's a Catch-22 if you can't have more than 25 users but need to show more than 250k users. They must mean your organization maintains some other app that already has serious usage, and now you just want to do Spotify integration. That severely limits who can query their servers with abandon. I'm sure it's a cost-saving measure. Greedy bastards.