[GH-ISSUE #657] spotify_player unable to connect to default device, and JSON parse errors during search #1319

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opened 2026-03-14 14:22:33 +03:00 by kerem · 1 comment

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2026-03-14 14:22:33 +03:00

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Originally created by @zeffo on GitHub (Jan 6, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/aome510/spotify-player/issues/657

Describe the bug
spotify_player is unable to connect to the default device after launch, with Spotify Connect configured (with a custom client ID). Playing a track will successfully connect to the device and start playback.

Additionally, trying to search a track occasionally results in a JSON parse error.

To Reproduce

Setup Spotify Connect
Authenticate spotify_player and launch
Search for a track

Expected behaviour
spotify_player connects to the default device, and searching for a track yields results.

Log and backtrace
backtrace is empty. Log: https://0x0.st/8iVM.log

Relevant errors:

2025-01-06T05:40:16.511429Z ERROR librespot_connect::spirc: ContextError: Error { kind: NotFound, error: StatusCode(404) } (after launching, perhaps related to the device connection issue?)
2025-01-06T05:40:27.627403Z ERROR client_request{request=Search("doechii")}: spotify_player::client::handlers: Failed to handle client request: json parse error: invalid type: null, expected a boolean at line 1 column 5284: invalid type: null, expected a boolean at line 1 column 5284 (after searching)

Environment

OS: Arch Linux
Application version: 0.20.4
Application features: All features enabled (via the AUR spotify-player-full package)

Originally created by @zeffo on GitHub (Jan 6, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/aome510/spotify-player/issues/657 **Describe the bug** spotify_player is unable to connect to the default device after launch, with Spotify Connect configured (with a custom client ID). Playing a track will successfully connect to the device and start playback. Additionally, trying to search a track occasionally results in a JSON parse error. **To Reproduce** - Setup Spotify Connect - Authenticate spotify_player and launch - Search for a track **Expected behaviour** spotify_player connects to the default device, and searching for a track yields results. **Log and backtrace** backtrace is empty. Log: https://0x0.st/8iVM.log Relevant errors: - `2025-01-06T05:40:16.511429Z ERROR librespot_connect::spirc: ContextError: Error { kind: NotFound, error: StatusCode(404) }` (after launching, perhaps related to the device connection issue?) - `2025-01-06T05:40:27.627403Z ERROR client_request{request=Search("doechii")}: spotify_player::client::handlers: Failed to handle client request: json parse error: invalid type: null, expected a boolean at line 1 column 5284: invalid type: null, expected a boolean at line 1 column 5284` (after searching) **Environment** - OS: Arch Linux - Application version: 0.20.4 - Application features: All features enabled (via the AUR spotify-player-full package)