[GH-ISSUE #1148] Error when searching via TUI or command line #554

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opened 2026-02-28 14:49:50 +03:00 by kerem · 1 comment

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2026-02-28 14:49:50 +03:00

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Originally created by @julianlawson on GitHub (Mar 20, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/Rigellute/spotify-tui/issues/1148

Hi, the search function was working fine a couple of weeks ago, but I tried it today and got an API error, both in the TUI and via the command-line search

spt search "Mega Circuit Japanese Breakfast" --tracks Error: convert result failed, reason: Error("invalid type: null, expected struct SimplifiedPlaylist", line: 1, column: 312); content: ["{\"playlists\":{\"href\":\"https://api.spotify.com/v1/search?offset=0&limit=1&query=Mega%20Circuit%20Japanese%20Breakfast&type=playlist\",\"limit\":1,\"next\":\"https://api.spotify.com/v1/search?offset=1&limit=1&query=Mega%20Circuit%20Japanese%20Breakfast&type=playlist\",\"offset\":0,\"previous\":null,\"total\":800,\"items\":[null]}}"]

Note in the command line that it seems to be doing a playlist search even though I specified --tracks. If I do a playlist search I still get an error, though it does show some results:

`
spt search "Electronica" --playlists
Error: convert result failed, reason: Error("invalid type: null, expected struct SimplifiedPlaylist", line: 1, column: 259); content: ["{"playlists":{"href":"https://api.spotify.com/v1/search?offset=0&limit=4&query=Electronica&type=playlist","limit":4,"next":"https://api.spotify.com/v1/search?offset=4&limit=4&query=Electronica&type=playlist","offset":0,"previous":null,"total":10,"items":[null,{"collaborative":false,"description":"","external_urls":{"spotify":"https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5YxJKtbkL0sbkbtpJvyjxH"},"href":"https://api.spotify.com/v1/playlists/5YxJKtbkL0sbkbtpJvyjxH","id":"5YxJKtbkL0sbkbtpJvyjxH","images":[{"height":640,"url":"https://mosaic.scdn.co/640/ab67616d00001e0236cd5096b7e30f9e44d8cc5cab67616d00001e02631fc778e74925f0caeb4ca1ab67616d00001e027168d021e2f52d8f909649d4ab67616d00001e02aaf8cc0fcc7f117fcf5b9157","width":640},{"height":300,"url":"https://mosaic.scdn.co/300/ab67616d00001e0236cd5096b7e30f9e44d8cc5cab67616d00001e02631fc778e74925f0caeb4ca1ab67616d00001e027168d021e2f52d8f909649d4ab67616d00001e02aaf8cc0fcc7f117fcf5b9157","width":300},{"height":60,"url":"https://mosaic.scdn.co/60/ab67616d00001e0236cd5096b7e30f9e44d8cc5cab67616d00001e02631fc778e74925f0caeb4ca1ab67616d00001e027168d021e2f52d8f909649d4ab67616d00001e02aaf8cc0fcc7f117fcf5b9157","width":60}],"name":"Julian Electronica","owner":{"display_name":"Julian Lawson","external_urls":{"spotify":"https://open.spotify.com/user/1137848221"},"href":"https://api.spotify.com/v1/users/1137848221","id":"1137848221","type":"user","uri":"spotify:user:1137848221"},"primary_color":null,"public":true,"snapshot_id":"AAAAj3JuhrykYaMUII6G8V/HDgubUplY","tracks":{"href":"https://api.spotify.com/v1/playlists/5YxJKtbkL0sbkbtpJvyjxH/tracks","total":118},"type":"playlist","uri":"spotify:playlist:5YxJKtbkL0sbkbtpJvyjxH"},{"collaborative":false,"description":"","external_urls":{"spotify":"https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6rAs3WXg8xQco1tORQZoQt"},"href":"https://api.spotify.com/v1/playlists/6rAs3WXg8xQco1tORQZoQt","id":"6rAs3WXg8xQco1tORQZoQt","images":[{"height":null,"url":"https://image-cdn-ak.spotifycdn.com/image/ab67706c0000da84d9542e4cbc9ee9914a8703d5","width":null}],"name":"Electronic 80s The Collection - Ministry Of Sound","owner":{"display_name":"PaulBenedict1878","external_urls":{"spotify":"https://open.spotify.com/user/cfe4afl6vknm5cady9t4o5rca"},"href":"https://api.spotify.com/v1/users/cfe4afl6vknm5cady9t4o5rca","id":"cfe4afl6vknm5cady9t4o5rca","type":"user","uri":"spotify:user:cfe4afl6vknm5cady9t4o5rca"},"primary_color":null,"public":true,"snapshot_id":"AAAAU3Gos64XFq5MKNuBeE3j2/ZG94lA","tracks":{"href":"https://api.spotify.com/v1/playlists/6rAs3WXg8xQco1tORQZoQt/tracks","total":80},"type":"playlist","uri":"spotify:playlist:6rAs3WXg8xQco1tORQZoQt"},null]}}"]

Version: spotify-tui 0.25.0

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Originally created by @julianlawson on GitHub (Mar 20, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/Rigellute/spotify-tui/issues/1148 Hi, the search function was working fine a couple of weeks ago, but I tried it today and got an API error, both in the TUI and via the command-line search ![Image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/c96de909-790c-481a-bd57-5a15188a8361) `spt search "Mega Circuit Japanese Breakfast" --tracks Error: convert result failed, reason: Error("invalid type: null, expected struct SimplifiedPlaylist", line: 1, column: 312); content: ["{\"playlists\":{\"href\":\"https://api.spotify.com/v1/search?offset=0&limit=1&query=Mega%20Circuit%20Japanese%20Breakfast&type=playlist\",\"limit\":1,\"next\":\"https://api.spotify.com/v1/search?offset=1&limit=1&query=Mega%20Circuit%20Japanese%20Breakfast&type=playlist\",\"offset\":0,\"previous\":null,\"total\":800,\"items\":[null]}}"] ` Note in the command line that it seems to be doing a playlist search even though I specified --tracks. If I do a playlist search I still get an error, though it does show some results: ` spt search "Electronica" --playlists Error: convert result failed, reason: Error("invalid type: null, expected struct SimplifiedPlaylist", line: 1, column: 259); content: ["{\"playlists\":{\"href\":\"https://api.spotify.com/v1/search?offset=0&limit=4&query=Electronica&type=playlist\",\"limit\":4,\"next\":\"https://api.spotify.com/v1/search?offset=4&limit=4&query=Electronica&type=playlist\",\"offset\":0,\"previous\":null,\"total\":10,\"items\":[null,{\"collaborative\":false,\"description\":\"\",\"external_urls\":{\"spotify\":\"https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5YxJKtbkL0sbkbtpJvyjxH\"},\"href\":\"https://api.spotify.com/v1/playlists/5YxJKtbkL0sbkbtpJvyjxH\",\"id\":\"5YxJKtbkL0sbkbtpJvyjxH\",\"images\":[{\"height\":640,\"url\":\"https://mosaic.scdn.co/640/ab67616d00001e0236cd5096b7e30f9e44d8cc5cab67616d00001e02631fc778e74925f0caeb4ca1ab67616d00001e027168d021e2f52d8f909649d4ab67616d00001e02aaf8cc0fcc7f117fcf5b9157\",\"width\":640},{\"height\":300,\"url\":\"https://mosaic.scdn.co/300/ab67616d00001e0236cd5096b7e30f9e44d8cc5cab67616d00001e02631fc778e74925f0caeb4ca1ab67616d00001e027168d021e2f52d8f909649d4ab67616d00001e02aaf8cc0fcc7f117fcf5b9157\",\"width\":300},{\"height\":60,\"url\":\"https://mosaic.scdn.co/60/ab67616d00001e0236cd5096b7e30f9e44d8cc5cab67616d00001e02631fc778e74925f0caeb4ca1ab67616d00001e027168d021e2f52d8f909649d4ab67616d00001e02aaf8cc0fcc7f117fcf5b9157\",\"width\":60}],\"name\":\"Julian Electronica\",\"owner\":{\"display_name\":\"Julian Lawson\",\"external_urls\":{\"spotify\":\"https://open.spotify.com/user/1137848221\"},\"href\":\"https://api.spotify.com/v1/users/1137848221\",\"id\":\"1137848221\",\"type\":\"user\",\"uri\":\"spotify:user:1137848221\"},\"primary_color\":null,\"public\":true,\"snapshot_id\":\"AAAAj3JuhrykYaMUII6G8V/HDgubUplY\",\"tracks\":{\"href\":\"https://api.spotify.com/v1/playlists/5YxJKtbkL0sbkbtpJvyjxH/tracks\",\"total\":118},\"type\":\"playlist\",\"uri\":\"spotify:playlist:5YxJKtbkL0sbkbtpJvyjxH\"},{\"collaborative\":false,\"description\":\"\",\"external_urls\":{\"spotify\":\"https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6rAs3WXg8xQco1tORQZoQt\"},\"href\":\"https://api.spotify.com/v1/playlists/6rAs3WXg8xQco1tORQZoQt\",\"id\":\"6rAs3WXg8xQco1tORQZoQt\",\"images\":[{\"height\":null,\"url\":\"https://image-cdn-ak.spotifycdn.com/image/ab67706c0000da84d9542e4cbc9ee9914a8703d5\",\"width\":null}],\"name\":\"Electronic 80s The Collection - Ministry Of Sound\",\"owner\":{\"display_name\":\"PaulBenedict1878\",\"external_urls\":{\"spotify\":\"https://open.spotify.com/user/cfe4afl6vknm5cady9t4o5rca\"},\"href\":\"https://api.spotify.com/v1/users/cfe4afl6vknm5cady9t4o5rca\",\"id\":\"cfe4afl6vknm5cady9t4o5rca\",\"type\":\"user\",\"uri\":\"spotify:user:cfe4afl6vknm5cady9t4o5rca\"},\"primary_color\":null,\"public\":true,\"snapshot_id\":\"AAAAU3Gos64XFq5MKNuBeE3j2/ZG94lA\",\"tracks\":{\"href\":\"https://api.spotify.com/v1/playlists/6rAs3WXg8xQco1tORQZoQt/tracks\",\"total\":80},\"type\":\"playlist\",\"uri\":\"spotify:playlist:6rAs3WXg8xQco1tORQZoQt\"},null]}}"] ` Version: spotify-tui 0.25.0 Thanks

kerem commented

2026-02-28 14:49:50 +03:00

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@sewnie commented on GitHub (Mar 20, 2025):

Spotify-tui has unfortunately been abandoned by the author, and since then, the Spotify API changed signficantly, breaking this project.

Please use spotify_player: https://github.com/aome510/spotify-player, which is more feature-packed and more convenient.

@sewnie commented on GitHub (Mar 20, 2025): Spotify-tui has unfortunately been abandoned by the author, and since then, the Spotify API changed signficantly, breaking this project. Please use spotify_player: https://github.com/aome510/spotify-player, which is more feature-packed and more convenient.