[GH-ISSUE #227] Getting started "non-auth" example requires auth #116

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opened 2026-02-27 23:20:54 +03:00 by kerem · 1 comment

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2026-02-27 23:20:54 +03:00

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Originally created by @BryanDiLaura on GitHub (Oct 30, 2017).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/spotipy-dev/spotipy/issues/227

The example in the getting started documentation is claimed to not require authentication. When running that code, however, I receive a 401 (no token provided).

Looking at Spotify's web api it looks like an authentication token is indeed required to search.

I would suggest using a different code snippet for the getting started section in the documentation.

Originally created by @BryanDiLaura on GitHub (Oct 30, 2017). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/spotipy-dev/spotipy/issues/227 The example in the [getting started documentation](http://spotipy.readthedocs.io/en/latest/#getting-started) is claimed to not require authentication. When running that code, however, I receive a 401 (no token provided). Looking at [Spotify's web api](https://developer.spotify.com/web-api/search-item/) it looks like an authentication token is indeed required to search. I would suggest using a different code snippet for the getting started section in the documentation.