[GH-ISSUE #401] error loading playlists without images #1151

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opened 2026-03-14 13:41:46 +03:00 by kerem · 3 comments

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2026-03-14 13:41:46 +03:00

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Originally created by @mochimisu on GitHub (Mar 25, 2024).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/aome510/spotify-player/issues/401

Describe the bug
images can be null in some playlists. seems to be true for some old playlists, but also empty playlists

To Reproduce

Create an empty playlist.
Remove Playlist_cache.json
Start spotify_player
Note empty playlists window

Expected behaviour
Playlists should load

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2024-03-25T01:17:07.902710Z ERROR client_request{request=GetUserPlaylists}: spotify_player::client::handlers: Failed to handle client request: json parse error: invalid type: null, expected a sequence at line 1 column 392: invalid type: null, expected a sequence at line 1 column 392

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OS: Arch
Application version: 0.17.1

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example problematic json
{"href":"https://api.spotify.com/v1/users/.../playlists?offset=0&limit=1","limit":1,"next":"https://api.spotify.com/v1/users/.../playlists?offset=1&limit=1","offset":0,"previous":null,"total":43,"items":[{"collaborative":false,"description":"","external_urls":{"spotify":"https://open.spotify.com/playlist/..."},"href":"https://api.spotify.com/v1/playlists/...","id":"...","images":null,"name":"My Playlist #26","owner":{"display_name":"...","external_urls":{"spotify":"https://open.spotify.com/user/..."},"href":"https://api.spotify.com/v1/users/...","id":"...","type":"user","uri":"spotify:user:..."},"primary_color":null,"public":true,"snapshot_id":"...","tracks":{"href":"https://api.spotify.com/v1/playlists/.../tracks","total":0},"type":"playlist","uri":"spotify:playlist:..."}]}

Originally created by @mochimisu on GitHub (Mar 25, 2024). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/aome510/spotify-player/issues/401 **Describe the bug** `images` can be `null` in some playlists. seems to be true for some old playlists, but also empty playlists **To Reproduce** 1. Create an empty playlist. 2. Remove `Playlist_cache.json` 3. Start `spotify_player` 4. Note empty playlists window **Expected behaviour** Playlists should load **Log and backtrace** Relevant log line ```2024-03-25T01:17:07.902710Z ERROR client_request{request=GetUserPlaylists}: spotify_player::client::handlers: Failed to handle client request: json parse error: invalid type: null, expected a sequence at line 1 column 392: invalid type: null, expected a sequence at line 1 column 392``` **Screenshots** If applicable, add screenshots to help explain your problem. ![20240324_18h21m59s_grim](https://github.com/aome510/spotify-player/assets/868700/bc1a10b2-c662-41cc-a232-b66001a81e0d) **Environment** - OS: Arch - Application version: 0.17.1 **Additional context** example problematic json ```{"href":"https://api.spotify.com/v1/users/.../playlists?offset=0&limit=1","limit":1,"next":"https://api.spotify.com/v1/users/.../playlists?offset=1&limit=1","offset":0,"previous":null,"total":43,"items":[{"collaborative":false,"description":"","external_urls":{"spotify":"https://open.spotify.com/playlist/..."},"href":"https://api.spotify.com/v1/playlists/...","id":"...","images":null,"name":"My Playlist #26","owner":{"display_name":"...","external_urls":{"spotify":"https://open.spotify.com/user/..."},"href":"https://api.spotify.com/v1/users/...","id":"...","type":"user","uri":"spotify:user:..."},"primary_color":null,"public":true,"snapshot_id":"...","tracks":{"href":"https://api.spotify.com/v1/playlists/.../tracks","total":0},"type":"playlist","uri":"spotify:playlist:..."}]}```

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2026-03-14 13:41:46 +03:00

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2026-03-14 13:42:02 +03:00

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@aome510 commented on GitHub (Mar 25, 2024):

I'm well aware of this issue: https://github.com/ramsayleung/rspotify/issues/459, it seems rspotify doesn't want to fix it. I implemented a patch but only for get-playlist API. Will create another patch for get-playlists.

@aome510 commented on GitHub (Mar 25, 2024): I'm well aware of this issue: https://github.com/ramsayleung/rspotify/issues/459, it seems `rspotify` doesn't want to fix it. I implemented a patch but only for `get-playlist` API. Will create another patch for `get-playlists`.

kerem commented

2026-03-14 13:42:07 +03:00

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@aome510 commented on GitHub (Mar 25, 2024):

@mochimisu can you try running in https://github.com/aome510/spotify-player/pull/402 to see if it fixes the issue?

@aome510 commented on GitHub (Mar 25, 2024): @mochimisu can you try running in https://github.com/aome510/spotify-player/pull/402 to see if it fixes the issue?

kerem commented

2026-03-14 13:42:12 +03:00

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@Icelk commented on GitHub (Apr 1, 2024):

Before the next release, one may use the API to check which playlist is the culprit. Go the the spotify API documentation link below and test the query with limit = 50 offset = 0 on your own account (you need to be logged in):
https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/get-a-list-of-current-users-playlists
Then Ctrl+F for "images": null

@Icelk commented on GitHub (Apr 1, 2024): Before the next release, one may use the API to check which playlist is the culprit. Go the the spotify API documentation link below and test the query with limit = 50 offset = 0 on your own account (you need to be logged in): <https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/get-a-list-of-current-users-playlists> Then Ctrl+F for `"images": null`