[GH-ISSUE #449] Unable to Login / Authenticate #1183

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opened 2026-03-14 13:51:33 +03:00 by kerem · 6 comments
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Originally created by @messyOS on GitHub (May 14, 2024).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/aome510/spotify-player/issues/449

I've tried extensively to find a fix, but to no avail. I try to login after installing from the AUR (via yay) and haven't been able to do so, after typing in my username (I tried email and actual username from spotify's profile settings) and password, it just says the same "Failed to Authenticate" error every time.

I can't seem to find anyone else with the same problem, Is there something I'm missing?

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  • OS: Arch Linux
  • Application version: 0.17.2
Originally created by @messyOS on GitHub (May 14, 2024). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/aome510/spotify-player/issues/449 I've tried extensively to find a fix, but to no avail. I try to login after installing from the AUR (via yay) and haven't been able to do so, after typing in my username (I tried email and actual username from spotify's profile settings) and password, it just says the same "Failed to Authenticate" error every time. I can't seem to find anyone else with the same problem, Is there something I'm missing? **Environment** - OS: Arch Linux - Application version: 0.17.2
kerem 2026-03-14 13:51:33 +03:00
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@donmega commented on GitHub (May 15, 2024):

Same problem here, using the latest Windows binary

<!-- gh-comment-id:2112299983 --> @donmega commented on GitHub (May 15, 2024): Same problem here, using the latest Windows binary
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@aome510 commented on GitHub (May 15, 2024):

Can you guys share the log?

<!-- gh-comment-id:2112434302 --> @aome510 commented on GitHub (May 15, 2024): Can you guys share the log?
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@messyOS commented on GitHub (May 15, 2024):

Oh yeah sorry about that (I'm a total noob here so just gonna copy pasta it)

Log File:

2024-05-14T17:53:06.668858Z INFO spotify_player: Configurations: Configs { app_config: AppConfig { theme: "default", client_id: "16c46147204344cf8775a67640ebc0d4", client_port: 8080, copy_command: Command { command: "xclip", args: ["-sel", "c"] }, player_event_hook_command: None, playback_format: "{track} • {artists}\n{album}\n{metadata}", tracks_playback_limit: 50, proxy: None, ap_port: None, app_refresh_duration_in_ms: 32, playback_refresh_duration_in_ms: 0, page_size_in_rows: 20, play_icon: "▶", pause_icon: "▌▌", liked_icon: "♥", border_type: Plain, progress_bar_type: Rectangle, playback_window_position: Top, playback_window_width: 6, enable_media_control: false, enable_streaming: Always, enable_cover_image_cache: true, default_device: "spotify-player", device: DeviceConfig { name: "spotify-player", device_type: "speaker", volume: 100, bitrate: 320, audio_cache: false, normalization: true } }, keymap_config: KeymapConfig { keymaps: [Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Char('n'))] }, command: NextTrack }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Char('p'))] }, command: PreviousTrack }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Char('.'))] }, command: PlayRandom }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Char(' '))] }, command: ResumePause }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [Ctrl(Char('r'))] }, command: Repeat }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [Ctrl(Char('s'))] }, command: Shuffle }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Char('+'))] }, command: VolumeUp }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Char('-'))] }, command: VolumeDown }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Char('_'))] }, command: Mute }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Char('>'))] }, command: SeekForward }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Char('<'))] }, command: SeekBackward }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Enter)] }, command: ChooseSelected }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Char('r'))] }, command: RefreshPlayback }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Char('/'))] }, command: Search }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Char('z'))] }, command: Queue }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [Ctrl(Char('z'))] }, command: AddSelectedItemToQueue }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Char('Z'))] }, command: AddSelectedItemToQueue }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [Ctrl(Char(' '))] }, command: ShowActionsOnSelectedItem }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Char('g')), None(Char('a'))] }, command: ShowActionsOnSelectedItem }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Char('a'))] }, command: ShowActionsOnCurrentTrack }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Char('R'))] }, command: RestartIntegratedClient }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Tab)] }, command: FocusNextWindow }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(BackTab)] }, command: FocusPreviousWindow }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Char('T'))] }, command: SwitchTheme }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Char('D'))] }, command: SwitchDevice }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Char('u')), None(Char('p'))] }, command: BrowseUserPlaylists }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Char('u')), None(Char('a'))] }, command: BrowseUserFollowedArtists }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Char('u')), None(Char('A'))] }, command: BrowseUserSavedAlbums }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Char('g')), None(Char(' '))] }, command: CurrentlyPlayingContextPage }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Char('g')), None(Char('t'))] }, command: TopTrackPage }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Char('g')), None(Char('r'))] }, command: RecentlyPlayedTrackPage }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Char('g')), None(Char('y'))] }, command: LikedTrackPage }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Char('g')), None(Char('l'))] }, command: LibraryPage }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Char('g')), None(Char('s'))] }, command: SearchPage }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Char('g')), None(Char('b'))] }, command: BrowsePage }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Backspace)] }, command: PreviousPage }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [Ctrl(Char('q'))] }, command: PreviousPage }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Char('O'))] }, command: OpenSpotifyLinkFromClipboard }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Char('?'))] }, command: OpenCommandHelp }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [Ctrl(Char('h'))] }, command: OpenCommandHelp }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Char('q'))] }, command: Quit }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [Ctrl(Char('c'))] }, command: Quit }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Esc)] }, command: ClosePopup }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Char('j'))] }, command: SelectNextOrScrollDown }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [Ctrl(Char('n'))] }, command: SelectNextOrScrollDown }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Down)] }, command: SelectNextOrScrollDown }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Char('k'))] }, command: SelectPreviousOrScrollUp }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [Ctrl(Char('p'))] }, command: SelectPreviousOrScrollUp }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Up)] }, command: SelectPreviousOrScrollUp }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(PageUp)] }, command: PageSelectPreviousOrScrollUp }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [Ctrl(Char('b'))] }, command: PageSelectPreviousOrScrollUp }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(PageDown)] }, command: PageSelectNextOrScrollDown }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [Ctrl(Char('f'))] }, command: PageSelectNextOrScrollDown }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Char('g')), None(Char('g'))] }, command: SelectFirstOrScrollToTop }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Home)] }, command: SelectFirstOrScrollToTop }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Char('G'))] }, command: SelectLastOrScrollToBottom }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(End)] }, command: SelectLastOrScrollToBottom }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Char('s')), None(Char('t'))] }, command: SortTrackByTitle }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Char('s')), None(Char('a'))] }, command: SortTrackByArtists }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Char('s')), None(Char('A'))] }, command: SortTrackByAlbum }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Char('s')), None(Char('d'))] }, command: SortTrackByDuration }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Char('s')), None(Char('D'))] }, command: SortTrackByAddedDate }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Char('s')), None(Char('r'))] }, command: ReverseTrackOrder }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [Ctrl(Char('k'))] }, command: MovePlaylistItemUp }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [Ctrl(Char('j'))] }, command: MovePlaylistItemDown }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Char('N'))] }, command: CreatePlaylist }] }, theme_config: ThemeConfig { themes: [Theme { name: "default", palette: Palette { background: None, foreground: None, black: Color { color: Black }, blue: Color { color: Blue }, cyan: Color { color: Cyan }, green: Color { color: Green }, magenta: Color { color: Magenta }, red: Color { color: Red }, white: Color { color: Gray }, yellow: Color { color: Yellow }, bright_black: Color { color: DarkGray }, bright_white: Color { color: White }, bright_red: Color { color: LightRed }, bright_magenta: Color { color: LightMagenta }, bright_green: Color { color: LightGreen }, bright_cyan: Color { color: LightCyan }, bright_blue: Color { color: LightBlue }, bright_yellow: Color { color: LightYellow } }, component_style: ComponentStyle { block_title: None, border: None, playback_track: None, playback_artists: None, playback_album: None, playback_metadata: None, playback_progress_bar: None, current_playing: None, page_desc: None, table_header: None, selection: None } }] }, cache_folder: "/home/messy/.cache/spotify-player", config_folder: "/home/messy/.config/spotify-player" }
2024-05-14T17:53:06.670556Z INFO spotify_player::auth: Creating a new session with new authentication credentials

<!-- gh-comment-id:2112735657 --> @messyOS commented on GitHub (May 15, 2024): Oh yeah sorry about that (I'm a total noob here so just gonna copy pasta it) Log File: 2024-05-14T17:53:06.668858Z INFO spotify_player: Configurations: Configs { app_config: AppConfig { theme: "default", client_id: "16c46147204344cf8775a67640ebc0d4", client_port: 8080, copy_command: Command { command: "xclip", args: ["-sel", "c"] }, player_event_hook_command: None, playback_format: "{track} • {artists}\n{album}\n{metadata}", tracks_playback_limit: 50, proxy: None, ap_port: None, app_refresh_duration_in_ms: 32, playback_refresh_duration_in_ms: 0, page_size_in_rows: 20, play_icon: "▶", pause_icon: "▌▌", liked_icon: "♥", border_type: Plain, progress_bar_type: Rectangle, playback_window_position: Top, playback_window_width: 6, enable_media_control: false, enable_streaming: Always, enable_cover_image_cache: true, default_device: "spotify-player", device: DeviceConfig { name: "spotify-player", device_type: "speaker", volume: 100, bitrate: 320, audio_cache: false, normalization: true } }, keymap_config: KeymapConfig { keymaps: [Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Char('n'))] }, command: NextTrack }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Char('p'))] }, command: PreviousTrack }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Char('.'))] }, command: PlayRandom }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Char(' '))] }, command: ResumePause }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [Ctrl(Char('r'))] }, command: Repeat }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [Ctrl(Char('s'))] }, command: Shuffle }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Char('+'))] }, command: VolumeUp }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Char('-'))] }, command: VolumeDown }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Char('_'))] }, command: Mute }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Char('>'))] }, command: SeekForward }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Char('<'))] }, command: SeekBackward }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Enter)] }, command: ChooseSelected }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Char('r'))] }, command: RefreshPlayback }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Char('/'))] }, command: Search }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Char('z'))] }, command: Queue }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [Ctrl(Char('z'))] }, command: AddSelectedItemToQueue }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Char('Z'))] }, command: AddSelectedItemToQueue }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [Ctrl(Char(' '))] }, command: ShowActionsOnSelectedItem }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Char('g')), None(Char('a'))] }, command: ShowActionsOnSelectedItem }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Char('a'))] }, command: ShowActionsOnCurrentTrack }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Char('R'))] }, command: RestartIntegratedClient }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Tab)] }, command: FocusNextWindow }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(BackTab)] }, command: FocusPreviousWindow }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Char('T'))] }, command: SwitchTheme }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Char('D'))] }, command: SwitchDevice }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Char('u')), None(Char('p'))] }, command: BrowseUserPlaylists }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Char('u')), None(Char('a'))] }, command: BrowseUserFollowedArtists }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Char('u')), None(Char('A'))] }, command: BrowseUserSavedAlbums }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Char('g')), None(Char(' '))] }, command: CurrentlyPlayingContextPage }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Char('g')), None(Char('t'))] }, command: TopTrackPage }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Char('g')), None(Char('r'))] }, command: RecentlyPlayedTrackPage }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Char('g')), None(Char('y'))] }, command: LikedTrackPage }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Char('g')), None(Char('l'))] }, command: LibraryPage }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Char('g')), None(Char('s'))] }, command: SearchPage }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Char('g')), None(Char('b'))] }, command: BrowsePage }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Backspace)] }, command: PreviousPage }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [Ctrl(Char('q'))] }, command: PreviousPage }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Char('O'))] }, command: OpenSpotifyLinkFromClipboard }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Char('?'))] }, command: OpenCommandHelp }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [Ctrl(Char('h'))] }, command: OpenCommandHelp }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Char('q'))] }, command: Quit }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [Ctrl(Char('c'))] }, command: Quit }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Esc)] }, command: ClosePopup }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Char('j'))] }, command: SelectNextOrScrollDown }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [Ctrl(Char('n'))] }, command: SelectNextOrScrollDown }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Down)] }, command: SelectNextOrScrollDown }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Char('k'))] }, command: SelectPreviousOrScrollUp }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [Ctrl(Char('p'))] }, command: SelectPreviousOrScrollUp }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Up)] }, command: SelectPreviousOrScrollUp }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(PageUp)] }, command: PageSelectPreviousOrScrollUp }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [Ctrl(Char('b'))] }, command: PageSelectPreviousOrScrollUp }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(PageDown)] }, command: PageSelectNextOrScrollDown }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [Ctrl(Char('f'))] }, command: PageSelectNextOrScrollDown }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Char('g')), None(Char('g'))] }, command: SelectFirstOrScrollToTop }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Home)] }, command: SelectFirstOrScrollToTop }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Char('G'))] }, command: SelectLastOrScrollToBottom }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(End)] }, command: SelectLastOrScrollToBottom }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Char('s')), None(Char('t'))] }, command: SortTrackByTitle }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Char('s')), None(Char('a'))] }, command: SortTrackByArtists }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Char('s')), None(Char('A'))] }, command: SortTrackByAlbum }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Char('s')), None(Char('d'))] }, command: SortTrackByDuration }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Char('s')), None(Char('D'))] }, command: SortTrackByAddedDate }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Char('s')), None(Char('r'))] }, command: ReverseTrackOrder }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [Ctrl(Char('k'))] }, command: MovePlaylistItemUp }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [Ctrl(Char('j'))] }, command: MovePlaylistItemDown }, Keymap { key_sequence: KeySequence { keys: [None(Char('N'))] }, command: CreatePlaylist }] }, theme_config: ThemeConfig { themes: [Theme { name: "default", palette: Palette { background: None, foreground: None, black: Color { color: Black }, blue: Color { color: Blue }, cyan: Color { color: Cyan }, green: Color { color: Green }, magenta: Color { color: Magenta }, red: Color { color: Red }, white: Color { color: Gray }, yellow: Color { color: Yellow }, bright_black: Color { color: DarkGray }, bright_white: Color { color: White }, bright_red: Color { color: LightRed }, bright_magenta: Color { color: LightMagenta }, bright_green: Color { color: LightGreen }, bright_cyan: Color { color: LightCyan }, bright_blue: Color { color: LightBlue }, bright_yellow: Color { color: LightYellow } }, component_style: ComponentStyle { block_title: None, border: None, playback_track: None, playback_artists: None, playback_album: None, playback_metadata: None, playback_progress_bar: None, current_playing: None, page_desc: None, table_header: None, selection: None } }] }, cache_folder: "/home/messy/.cache/spotify-player", config_folder: "/home/messy/.config/spotify-player" } 2024-05-14T17:53:06.670556Z INFO spotify_player::auth: Creating a new session with new authentication credentials
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@aome510 commented on GitHub (May 15, 2024):

the above log looks normal to me. I tried again today and authentication still works for me, so not sure what's wrong with yours.

<!-- gh-comment-id:2113324160 --> @aome510 commented on GitHub (May 15, 2024): the above log looks normal to me. I tried again today and authentication still works for me, so not sure what's wrong with yours.
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@kALLEBALIK commented on GitHub (May 17, 2024):

I had the same error message when trying on a non premium account. Some logs confirmed that i didn't have premium and some did not. Can you guys confirm that you have premium?

<!-- gh-comment-id:2117613484 --> @kALLEBALIK commented on GitHub (May 17, 2024): I had the same error message when trying on a non premium account. Some logs confirmed that i didn't have premium and some did not. Can you guys confirm that you have premium?
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@aome510 commented on GitHub (May 17, 2024):

Premium account is required to use the app unfortunately. @messyOS do you have premium?

<!-- gh-comment-id:2117803848 --> @aome510 commented on GitHub (May 17, 2024): Premium account is **required** to use the app unfortunately. @messyOS do you have premium?
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