[GH-ISSUE #316] a playback device must be either an spotify client #127

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opened 2026-02-28 14:47:15 +03:00 by kerem · 7 comments
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Originally created by @JGcarvajal on GitHub (Feb 27, 2020).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/Rigellute/spotify-tui/issues/316

Hi, how are you?
Thank you for the great effort in creating spotify tui.
I am using to implement but I encountered a problem, I already created my Client ID and link my spotify developer secret key, and when playing from the official apps what I am hearing is displayed in your app, but when trying to play from your app is throwing me error 403, and the help it throws at me is "a playback device must be either an official spotify client or a light weight alternative such as spotifyd".
Thank you and I hope you can help me solve

Originally created by @JGcarvajal on GitHub (Feb 27, 2020). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/Rigellute/spotify-tui/issues/316 Hi, how are you? Thank you for the great effort in creating spotify tui. I am using to implement but I encountered a problem, I already created my Client ID and link my spotify developer secret key, and when playing from the official apps what I am hearing is displayed in your app, but when trying to play from your app is throwing me error 403, and the help it throws at me is "a playback device must be either an official spotify client or a light weight alternative such as spotifyd". Thank you and I hope you can help me solve
kerem closed this issue 2026-02-28 14:47:15 +03:00
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@JGcarvajal commented on GitHub (Feb 27, 2020):

By the way, the client I'm using is windows

<!-- gh-comment-id:591965221 --> @JGcarvajal commented on GitHub (Feb 27, 2020): By the way, the client I'm using is windows
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@Rigellute commented on GitHub (Feb 27, 2020):

Hi @JGcarvajal, sounds like you need to press d to select a device that will control playback (spotify-tui doesn't handle streaming audio, instead you'll need something like spotifyd or the official client running and you need to select that device from within spotify-tui)

<!-- gh-comment-id:592112550 --> @Rigellute commented on GitHub (Feb 27, 2020): Hi @JGcarvajal, sounds like you need to press `d` to select a device that will control playback (`spotify-tui` doesn't handle streaming audio, instead you'll need something like `spotifyd` or the official client running and you need to select that device from within `spotify-tui`)
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@rishvic commented on GitHub (Feb 28, 2020):

I'm also trying to use spotify-tui, although I have selected my phone within the list of devices, it is still not playing it on my phone, but rather calling the same error 403. Btw, is Spotify Premium necessary for playing songs on my phone from tui?

<!-- gh-comment-id:592503946 --> @rishvic commented on GitHub (Feb 28, 2020): I'm also trying to use `spotify-tui`, although I have selected my phone within the list of devices, it is still not playing it on my phone, but rather calling the same error 403. Btw, is Spotify Premium necessary for playing songs on my phone from tui?
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@MrPoliteGrizlyM commented on GitHub (Feb 29, 2020):

Hi, have the same issue but I'm using MAC. However, when I play music on my phone, I see title of the song that I'm playing.

<!-- gh-comment-id:592864353 --> @MrPoliteGrizlyM commented on GitHub (Feb 29, 2020): Hi, have the same issue but I'm using MAC. However, when I play music on my phone, I see title of the song that I'm playing.
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@JGcarvajal commented on GitHub (Mar 2, 2020):

Hello @Rigellute, I know that Spotify-tui will be only the controller and I must have my account linked to an official app, desktop or mobile, and although I have it in reproduction in my official app, spotify-tui continues to throw error 403, saying that I must link a device with the app even if I already have it.
Attached error image in case it helps
Thanks for your help
Error 403 spotify-tui

<!-- gh-comment-id:593376864 --> @JGcarvajal commented on GitHub (Mar 2, 2020): Hello @Rigellute, I know that Spotify-tui will be only the controller and I must have my account linked to an official app, desktop or mobile, and although I have it in reproduction in my official app, spotify-tui continues to throw error 403, saying that I must link a device with the app even if I already have it. Attached error image in case it helps Thanks for your help ![Error 403 spotify-tui](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/43095913/75676131-a3024800-5c56-11ea-8934-7270f2e62d54.PNG)
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@Rigellute commented on GitHub (Mar 3, 2020):

To confirm, spotify premium is needed to control playback,

@JGcarvajal what do you see when you type d? This will bring up the device selection menu

<!-- gh-comment-id:593846448 --> @Rigellute commented on GitHub (Mar 3, 2020): To confirm, spotify premium is needed to control playback, @JGcarvajal what do you see when you type `d`? This will bring up the device selection menu
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@Rigellute commented on GitHub (Mar 7, 2020):

Still having any issues with this? Please reopen if there is still an issue

<!-- gh-comment-id:596076964 --> @Rigellute commented on GitHub (Mar 7, 2020): Still having any issues with this? Please reopen if there is still an issue
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