[GH-ISSUE #310] Refresh token example does not work

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2026-02-27 20:23:05 +03:00

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Originally created by @AndreKR on GitHub (Apr 12, 2022).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ramsayleung/rspotify/issues/310

Describe the bug
The supplied examples/with_refresh_token.rs exits with an error.

To Reproduce

Create a new Rust project
Set up dependencies in Cargo.toml:

[dependencies]
tokio = { version = "1.17.0", features = ["macros", "rt-multi-thread"] }
rspotify = { version = "0.11.5", features = ["cli", "env-file"] }
env_logger = "0.9.0"

Create a file .env in the project directory with client ID and client secret from the application in Spotify Dev Console and a redirect URL:

RSPOTIFY_CLIENT_ID=[redacted]
RSPOTIFY_CLIENT_SECRET=[redacted]
RSPOTIFY_REDIRECT_URI=https://example.com/

Copy examples/with_refresh_token.rs into main.rs.
Run it
A browser window opens, log in and confirm access if necessary
As instructed by the program, copy the example.com URL from the browser's address bar to the console where your program is running and press Enter

Actual behavior:

[...]
Followed 3 artists successfully.
User currently follows at least 3 artists.
Unfollowed 3 artists successfully.
>>> Session two, running some requests:
thread 'main' panicked at 'Rspotify not authenticated', c:\dev-tools\Rust\.cargo\registry\src\github.com-1ecc6299db9ec823\rspotify-0.11.5\src\clients\base.rs:100:14
[...]

Expected behavior
Something like:

[...]
Followed 3 artists successfully.
User currently follows at least 3 artists.
Unfollowed 3 artists successfully.
>>> Session two, running some requests:
Followed 3 artists successfully.
User currently follows at least 3 artists.
Unfollowed 3 artists successfully.
[...]

Originally created by @AndreKR on GitHub (Apr 12, 2022). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ramsayleung/rspotify/issues/310 **Describe the bug** The supplied [`examples/with_refresh_token.rs`](https://github.com/ramsayleung/rspotify/blob/0b4f3aa1058b961f307b7b6798b3cb875b30d24e/examples/with_refresh_token.rs) exits with an error. **To Reproduce** * Create a new Rust project * Set up dependencies in `Cargo.toml`: ```toml [dependencies] tokio = { version = "1.17.0", features = ["macros", "rt-multi-thread"] } rspotify = { version = "0.11.5", features = ["cli", "env-file"] } env_logger = "0.9.0" ``` * Create a file `.env` in the project directory with client ID and client secret from the application in Spotify Dev Console and a redirect URL: ```shell RSPOTIFY_CLIENT_ID=[redacted] RSPOTIFY_CLIENT_SECRET=[redacted] RSPOTIFY_REDIRECT_URI=https://example.com/ ``` * Copy [`examples/with_refresh_token.rs`](https://github.com/ramsayleung/rspotify/blob/0b4f3aa1058b961f307b7b6798b3cb875b30d24e/examples/with_refresh_token.rs) into `main.rs`. * Run it * A browser window opens, log in and confirm access if necessary * As instructed by the program, copy the `example.com` URL from the browser's address bar to the console where your program is running and press Enter **Actual behavior:** ```plain [...] Followed 3 artists successfully. User currently follows at least 3 artists. Unfollowed 3 artists successfully. >>> Session two, running some requests: thread 'main' panicked at 'Rspotify not authenticated', c:\dev-tools\Rust\.cargo\registry\src\github.com-1ecc6299db9ec823\rspotify-0.11.5\src\clients\base.rs:100:14 [...] ``` **Expected behavior** Something like: ```plain [...] Followed 3 artists successfully. User currently follows at least 3 artists. Unfollowed 3 artists successfully. >>> Session two, running some requests: Followed 3 artists successfully. User currently follows at least 3 artists. Unfollowed 3 artists successfully. [...] ```

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@ramsayleung commented on GitHub (May 1, 2022):

Sorry for not replying earlier, I was too busy at work, and now I am finally have time to check this issue since I am on vocation.

I can't reproduce this error, I run the refresh token example like this:

╭─ramsayliang@VM-237-156-centos ~/code/rust/rspotify ‹master›
╰─$ cargo run --example with_auto_reauth --features env-file,cli,client-reqwest,reqwest-default-tls                                             101 ↵
    Finished dev [unoptimized + debuginfo] target(s) in 0.10s
     Running `target/debug/examples/with_auto_reauth`
>>> Session one, obtaining refresh token and running some requests:
Opened https://accounts.spotify.com/authorize?scope=user-follow-read+user-follow-modify&response_type=code&redirect_uri=http%3A%2F%2Flocalhost%3A8000%
2Fcallback&client_id={my-client-id}&state=SoYLadWdS7WcHPHB in your browser.
Please enter the URL you were redirected to:
http://localhost:8000/callback?code={response-code-balabala}&state=SoYLadWdS7WcHPHB
Followed 3 artists successfully.
User currently follows at least 5 artists.
Unfollowed 3 artists successfully.
>>> Session two, the token should expire, then re-auth automatically
Followed 3 artists successfully.
User currently follows at least 5 artists.
Unfollowed 3 artists successfully.
>>> New Session one from ClientCredsSpotify, obtaining token and doing things
Get albums: spotify:album:0sNOF9WDwhWunNAHPD3Baj
>>> New Session two from ClientCredsSpotify, expiring the token and then re-auth automatically
Get albums: spotify:album:0sNOF9WDwhWunNAHPD3Baj

thread 'main' panicked at 'Rspotify not authenticated', c:\dev-tools\Rust\.cargo\registry\src\github.com-1ecc6299db9ec823\rspotify-0.11.5\src\clients\base.rs:100:14

The error message complains that 'Rspotify is not authenticated', I guess there is something wrong with your authentication process.

What's the output if you run cargo run --example auth_code --features env-file,cli,client-reqwest in Rspotify project?

What about cargo run --example with_auto_reauth --features env-file,cli,client-reqwest,reqwest-default-tls?

@ramsayleung commented on GitHub (May 1, 2022): Sorry for not replying earlier, I was too busy at work, and now I am finally have time to check this issue since I am on vocation. I can't reproduce this error, I run the refresh token example like this: ```sh ╭─ramsayliang@VM-237-156-centos ~/code/rust/rspotify ‹master› ╰─$ cargo run --example with_auto_reauth --features env-file,cli,client-reqwest,reqwest-default-tls 101 ↵ Finished dev [unoptimized + debuginfo] target(s) in 0.10s Running `target/debug/examples/with_auto_reauth` >>> Session one, obtaining refresh token and running some requests: Opened https://accounts.spotify.com/authorize?scope=user-follow-read+user-follow-modify&response_type=code&redirect_uri=http%3A%2F%2Flocalhost%3A8000% 2Fcallback&client_id={my-client-id}&state=SoYLadWdS7WcHPHB in your browser. Please enter the URL you were redirected to: http://localhost:8000/callback?code={response-code-balabala}&state=SoYLadWdS7WcHPHB Followed 3 artists successfully. User currently follows at least 5 artists. Unfollowed 3 artists successfully. >>> Session two, the token should expire, then re-auth automatically Followed 3 artists successfully. User currently follows at least 5 artists. Unfollowed 3 artists successfully. >>> New Session one from ClientCredsSpotify, obtaining token and doing things Get albums: spotify:album:0sNOF9WDwhWunNAHPD3Baj >>> New Session two from ClientCredsSpotify, expiring the token and then re-auth automatically Get albums: spotify:album:0sNOF9WDwhWunNAHPD3Baj ``` ```sh thread 'main' panicked at 'Rspotify not authenticated', c:\dev-tools\Rust\.cargo\registry\src\github.com-1ecc6299db9ec823\rspotify-0.11.5\src\clients\base.rs:100:14 ``` The error message complains that 'Rspotify is not authenticated', I guess there is something wrong with your authentication process. What's the output if you run `cargo run --example auth_code --features env-file,cli,client-reqwest` in Rspotify project? What about `cargo run --example with_auto_reauth --features env-file,cli,client-reqwest,reqwest-default-tls`?

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@AndreKR commented on GitHub (May 1, 2022):

In your log output you're running the with_auto_reauth example, I was talking about the with_refresh_token example.

Both the auth_code and with_auto_reauth examples work for me as well, it's only with_refresh_token that doesn't work.

@AndreKR commented on GitHub (May 1, 2022): In your log output you're running the `with_auto_reauth` example, I was talking about the `with_refresh_token` example. Both the `auth_code` and `with_auto_reauth` examples work for me as well, it's only `with_refresh_token` that doesn't work.

kerem commented

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@ramsayleung commented on GitHub (May 1, 2022):

Oooh, my bad, I can reproduce this issue, I am trying to figure out what's going on.

Followed 3 artists successfully.
User currently follows at least 5 artists.
Unfollowed 3 artists successfully.
>>> Session two, running some requests:
thread 'main' panicked at 'Rspotify not authenticated', /data/mm64/ramsayliang/code/rust/rspotify/src/clients/base.rs:100:14
note: run with `RUST_BACKTRACE=1` environment variable to display a backtrace

PS:
Thanks for your report, I have addressed the root cause of this problem, and created a PR to fix it.

@ramsayleung commented on GitHub (May 1, 2022): Oooh, my bad, I can reproduce this issue, I am trying to figure out what's going on. ```sh Followed 3 artists successfully. User currently follows at least 5 artists. Unfollowed 3 artists successfully. >>> Session two, running some requests: thread 'main' panicked at 'Rspotify not authenticated', /data/mm64/ramsayliang/code/rust/rspotify/src/clients/base.rs:100:14 note: run with `RUST_BACKTRACE=1` environment variable to display a backtrace ``` PS: Thanks for your report, I have addressed the root cause of this problem, and created a PR to fix it.

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@ramsayleung commented on GitHub (May 12, 2022):

@AndreKR This PR should fix this example, since Mario are too busy to review this PR, if you can't wait for this PR merged, you could take a peek into the modification of this PR.

@ramsayleung commented on GitHub (May 12, 2022): @AndreKR This PR should fix this example, since Mario are too busy to review this PR, if you can't wait for this PR merged, you could take a peek into the modification of this PR.

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@marioortizmanero commented on GitHub (May 16, 2022):

Hi! Sorry for not being too active lately. I was fighting my finals and didn't have much time. Just merged the PR :)

@marioortizmanero commented on GitHub (May 16, 2022): Hi! Sorry for not being too active lately. I was fighting my finals and didn't have much time. Just merged the PR :)

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