spotDL/spotify-downloader

429/500/404 Errors and Rate Limiting Issues

xnetcat opened this issue · 16 comments

xnetcat commented

Hey everyone,

I've been seeing more 429/404/500 errors, and slow query processing lately. This is because of Spotify's rate limits on our shared project.

Quick Fix: Use Your Own Client ID and Secret

To avoid these issues, we recommend using your own client ID and secret from Spotify. Here’s how:

  1. Visit the Spotify Developer Dashboard: Go to Spotify Developer Dashboard.
  2. Log In: Sign in or create a Spotify account.
  3. Create a New App: Click "Create an App" and fill in the details. (Set APIs used to Web API and Redirect URIs to http://127.0.0.1:9900/ (or whatever you want to use))
  4. Get Your Credentials: Copy your client ID and secret.

Update Your Settings:

  1. Config File: Update your settings in the config file as described here.
  2. Command Line Options: Alternatively, use the following command line options: 
    --client-id CLIENT_ID
--client-secret CLIENT_SECRET

I’m working on a long-term fix to better manage our rate limits. Stay tuned for updates!

ForceConstant commented

I am confused, since I thought downloads are from youtube these days, what is the spotify key used for?

xnetcat commented

I am confused, since I thought downloads are from youtube these days, what is the spotify key used for?

Getting the metadata from Spotify. We can't do that without authorization.

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flowerpoweruk commented

thank you @xnetcat this worked perfectly to resolve the issue.

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unsync commented

i've been getting the same behaviour (sync hanging after DEBUG MainThread - Found 50 songs in 1 lists).

i'm rotating 3 different spotify apps, but still doesn't (always) helps.

any chance we could get some debug logs that could warn about the process being stuck and the reason ? (i guess if we don't get a console feedback after 30 minutes the issue is clear, but avoiding the infinite hanging would be nice)

square-nine commented

For anyone else having issues with the 429 Too Many Requests error:
I just did this: #2139 (comment)
And also what was recommended as the "quick fix" (first post in this issue)

And now, this works for small albums, but when I try on a larger playlist (like my 300+ liked songs) it returns the 429 error. No matter, for if that's the case, it's probably better to split your liked songs playlist into several smaller public playlists, to then download sequentially.

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eltrueno commented

Fix doesn't work for me when searching for a song, only works if you enter album or song link. But still downloading very slowly compared to version 4.2.5

lancelotimb commented

FWIW, using the --user-auth option fixed the issue for me (specifying client id/secret did not work). You'd have to be logged in on your browser though.