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[GH-ISSUE #668] Is there a way to avoid multiple redirects, when you need to use different scopes in the Authorization Code Flow? #395

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opened 2026-02-27 23:22:23 +03:00 by kerem · 4 comments

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Originally created by @leej11 on GitHub (Apr 13, 2021).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/spotipy-dev/spotipy/issues/668

Hi all,

I'm a new user of spotipy and have just made a draft script to organise my saved tracks into YearMonth playlists.

In my script I'm using the Authorization Code Flow since I need to access user specific information.

The challenge I've encountered is that I end up having to authenticate with the Redirect URLs multiple times. I believe this is because I'm interacting with the API in a few different scopes.

For example the scopes I'm using in the script are:

user-library-read scope is used to get my saved tracks
playlist-modify-public scope is used to create my playlists
playlist-read-private scope is used to read my playlists
playlist-modify-public scope is used to add songs to my playlist(s)

Am I misunderstanding something? Is there a way to avoid having to do multiple Redirect URL authentications if the code I'm running needs to query the API with different scopes along the way?

Thanks in advance, really keen to get advice and learn!

Originally created by @leej11 on GitHub (Apr 13, 2021). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/spotipy-dev/spotipy/issues/668 Hi all, I'm a new user of `spotipy` and have just made a draft script to [organise my saved tracks into YearMonth playlists](https://github.com/leej11/spotify-organisation/blob/main/main.py). In my script I'm using the [Authorization Code Flow](https://spotipy.readthedocs.io/en/2.17.1/#authorization-code-flow) since I need to access user specific information. The challenge I've encountered is that I end up having to authenticate with the Redirect URLs multiple times. I believe this is because I'm interacting with the API in a few different **scopes**. For example the scopes I'm using in the script are: * `user-library-read` scope is used to get my saved tracks * `playlist-modify-public` scope is used to create my playlists * `playlist-read-private` scope is used to read my playlists * `playlist-modify-public` scope is used to add songs to my playlist(s) Am I misunderstanding something? Is there a way to avoid having to do multiple Redirect URL authentications if the code I'm running needs to query the API with different scopes along the way? Thanks in advance, really keen to get advice and learn!

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2026-02-27 23:22:24 +03:00

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@stephanebruckert commented on GitHub (Apr 13, 2021):

You can request multiple scopes by doing:

sp = create_spotipy_authed_instance('user-library-read,playlist-modify-public')

and re-use the same sp everywhere.

In the next version, we will also be able to pass a list as a scope, thanks to https://github.com/plamere/spotipy/pull/650

@stephanebruckert commented on GitHub (Apr 13, 2021): You can request multiple scopes by doing: sp = create_spotipy_authed_instance('user-library-read,playlist-modify-public') and re-use the same `sp` everywhere. In the next version, we will also be able to pass a list as a scope, thanks to https://github.com/plamere/spotipy/pull/650

kerem commented

2026-02-27 23:22:24 +03:00

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@stephanebruckert commented on GitHub (Apr 13, 2021):

@leej11 I just released 2.18.0, so you should be able to pass a list of scopes now

pip3 install spotipy --upgrade

@stephanebruckert commented on GitHub (Apr 13, 2021): @leej11 I just released 2.18.0, so you should be able to pass a list of scopes now pip3 install spotipy --upgrade

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2026-02-27 23:22:24 +03:00

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@stephanebruckert commented on GitHub (Apr 15, 2021):

Closing this, let me know if you have any issue with the above answer

@stephanebruckert commented on GitHub (Apr 15, 2021): Closing this, let me know if you have any issue with the above answer

kerem commented

2026-02-27 23:22:24 +03:00

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@leej11 commented on GitHub (Apr 17, 2021):

Hi @stephanebruckert, sorry for my delay in getting back to you, had a busy week 😄 Thanks so much for your response, I've just tried it out using 2.18.0 and supplying a list of scopes, works like a charm!

@leej11 commented on GitHub (Apr 17, 2021): Hi @stephanebruckert, sorry for my delay in getting back to you, had a busy week 😄 Thanks so much for your response, I've just tried it out using `2.18.0` and supplying a list of scopes, works like a charm!

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[PR #395] [MERGED] improve redirect wording and fix minor bugs #879