[GH-ISSUE #90] Follow playlist example #47

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opened 2026-02-27 19:25:46 +03:00 by kerem · 3 comments

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Originally created by @Pau1fitz on GitHub (Jun 12, 2017).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/jwilsson/spotify-web-api-php/issues/90

Hi @vdesabou and @jwilsson. Apologies for the basic question. I am more of a javascript person and have used the spotify api with node before, however for this project I need to use php.

I am trying to follow a user playlist but for some reason it isn't working. If it is something really basic apologies in advance.

My code looks like this.

step1.php

<?php

require 'vendor/autoload.php';

$session = new SpotifyWebAPI\Session(
    '****',
    '*****',
    'http://***/step2.php'
);

$options = [
    'scope' => [
        'playlist-read-private',
        'user-read-private',
		'playlist-modify-public',
		'playlist-modify-private'
    ],
];

header('Location: ' . $session->getAuthorizeUrl($options));
die();

?>

My step2.php file looks like this

<?php

require 'vendor/autoload.php';

$session = new SpotifyWebAPI\Session('******', '*****', 'http://****/step2.php');
$api = new SpotifyWebAPI\SpotifyWebAPI();

// Request a access token using the code from Spotify
$session->requestAccessToken($_GET['code']);
$accessToken = $session->getAccessToken();

// Set the access token on the API wrapper
$api->setAccessToken($accessToken);

$me = $api->me();
$id = $me->id;

$api->followPlaylist($id, '2v3iNvBX8Ay1Gt2uXtUKUT');

echo 'success';
?>

Originally created by @Pau1fitz on GitHub (Jun 12, 2017). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/jwilsson/spotify-web-api-php/issues/90 Hi @vdesabou and @jwilsson. Apologies for the basic question. I am more of a javascript person and have used the spotify api with node before, however for this project I need to use php. I am trying to follow a user playlist but for some reason it isn't working. If it is something really basic apologies in advance. My code looks like this. `step1.php` ``` <?php require 'vendor/autoload.php'; $session = new SpotifyWebAPI\Session( '****', '*****', 'http://***/step2.php' ); $options = [ 'scope' => [ 'playlist-read-private', 'user-read-private', 'playlist-modify-public', 'playlist-modify-private' ], ]; header('Location: ' . $session->getAuthorizeUrl($options)); die(); ?> ``` My `step2.php` file looks like this ``` <?php require 'vendor/autoload.php'; $session = new SpotifyWebAPI\Session('******', '*****', 'http://****/step2.php'); $api = new SpotifyWebAPI\SpotifyWebAPI(); // Request a access token using the code from Spotify $session->requestAccessToken($_GET['code']); $accessToken = $session->getAccessToken(); // Set the access token on the API wrapper $api->setAccessToken($accessToken); $me = $api->me(); $id = $me->id; $api->followPlaylist($id, '2v3iNvBX8Ay1Gt2uXtUKUT'); echo 'success'; ?> ```

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@jwilsson commented on GitHub (Jun 12, 2017):

Hi again!
When I'm running your code I'm getting a "Playlist doesn't exist" error back from the API. Whenever an error is returned from the API this library will throw.

Try adding this to all your API calls so you'll be able to see any errors returned:

try {
    $api->followPlaylist($id, '2v3iNvBX8Ay1Gt2uXtUKUT');
} catch (SpotifyWebAPI\SpotifyWebAPIException $e) {
    echo $e->getMessage();
    die();
}

Hope this helps!

@jwilsson commented on GitHub (Jun 12, 2017): Hi again! When I'm running your code I'm getting a "Playlist doesn't exist" error back from the API. Whenever an error is returned from the API this library will throw. Try adding this to all your API calls so you'll be able to see any errors returned: ```php try { $api->followPlaylist($id, '2v3iNvBX8Ay1Gt2uXtUKUT'); } catch (SpotifyWebAPI\SpotifyWebAPIException $e) { echo $e->getMessage(); die(); } ``` Hope this helps!

kerem commented

2026-02-27 19:25:47 +03:00

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@Pau1fitz commented on GitHub (Jun 12, 2017):

@jwilsson I see that I the id needs to be the owner of the playlists id.

@Pau1fitz commented on GitHub (Jun 12, 2017): @jwilsson I see that I the id needs to be the owner of the playlists id.

kerem commented

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@jwilsson commented on GitHub (Jun 12, 2017):

I'm taking that as it's working now? If not, just give me a shout!

@jwilsson commented on GitHub (Jun 12, 2017): I'm taking that as it's working now? If not, just give me a shout!