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[GH-ISSUE #743] Response fields missing from /tracks #449

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opened 2026-02-27 23:22:41 +03:00 by kerem · 5 comments

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Originally created by @MatejBevec on GitHub (Nov 12, 2021).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/spotipy-dev/spotipy/issues/743

Hi, I have a question about the response from spotipy.tracks().

It seems like the Spotify API was recently updated and now, according to the documentation, the call to https://api.spotify.com/v1/tracks should return artists' genres and some other info:

However, when using spotipy.tracks(track_ids) , these fields are missing:

 'artists': [
    {
      'external_urls': {
        'spotify': 'https://open.spotify.com/artist/1bgyxtWjZwA5PQlDsvs9b8'
      },
      'href': 'https://api.spotify.com/v1/artists/1bgyxtWjZwA5PQlDsvs9b8',
      'id': '1bgyxtWjZwA5PQlDsvs9b8',
      'name': 'Sarah Vaughan',
      'type': 'artist',
      'uri': 'spotify:artist:1bgyxtWjZwA5PQlDsvs9b8'
    }
  ],

What may be the explanation for this?

Originally created by @MatejBevec on GitHub (Nov 12, 2021). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/spotipy-dev/spotipy/issues/743 Hi, I have a question about the response from `spotipy.tracks()`. It seems like the Spotify API was recently updated and now, according to the documentation, the call to `https://api.spotify.com/v1/tracks` should return *artists' genres* and some other info: ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/40042371/141449369-6ef9a0bf-2cfd-415b-9073-2d406370fc53.png) However, when using `spotipy.tracks(track_ids)` , these fields are missing: ``` 'artists': [ { 'external_urls': { 'spotify': 'https://open.spotify.com/artist/1bgyxtWjZwA5PQlDsvs9b8' }, 'href': 'https://api.spotify.com/v1/artists/1bgyxtWjZwA5PQlDsvs9b8', 'id': '1bgyxtWjZwA5PQlDsvs9b8', 'name': 'Sarah Vaughan', 'type': 'artist', 'uri': 'spotify:artist:1bgyxtWjZwA5PQlDsvs9b8' } ], ``` What may be the explanation for this?

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@dieser-niko commented on GitHub (Nov 15, 2022):

Hm. Seems to be a bug on Spotify's part. The library doesn't change the response from Spotify, it just parses the JSON. As a workaround just use sp.artists(artists).

By the way, you can use the Spotify Console to test API calls.

@dieser-niko commented on GitHub (Nov 15, 2022): Hm. Seems to be a bug on Spotify's part. The library doesn't change the response from Spotify, it just parses the JSON. As a workaround just use `sp.artists(artists)`. By the way, you can use the [Spotify Console](https://developer.spotify.com/console/get-several-tracks/) to test API calls.

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@stephanebruckert commented on GitHub (Nov 15, 2022):

Spotify doesn't always have the genres for an artist, so it's not returning anything. Nothing wrong here, closing.

@stephanebruckert commented on GitHub (Nov 15, 2022): Spotify doesn't always have the `genres` for an artist, so it's not returning anything. Nothing wrong here, closing.

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@dieser-niko commented on GitHub (Nov 15, 2022):

That's not entirely true. Yes, sometimes the artist itself doesn't add genres, but let's take Ed Sheeran as an example. If you use sp.artist("6eUKZXaKkcviH0Ku9w2n3V"), two genres will be displayed. But if you use sp.track("3rmo8F54jFF8OgYsqTxm5d") (one of his tracks), then no genres are displayed.

@dieser-niko commented on GitHub (Nov 15, 2022): That's not entirely true. Yes, sometimes the artist itself doesn't add genres, but let's take Ed Sheeran as an example. If you use `sp.artist("6eUKZXaKkcviH0Ku9w2n3V")`, two genres will be displayed. But if you use `sp.track("3rmo8F54jFF8OgYsqTxm5d")` (one of his tracks), then no genres are displayed.

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@stephanebruckert commented on GitHub (Nov 15, 2022):

A track can have a different genre than the one specified for its artist?

@stephanebruckert commented on GitHub (Nov 15, 2022): A track can have a different genre than the one specified for its artist?

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@dieser-niko commented on GitHub (Nov 15, 2022):

Not sure about that. But reading the description, I would assume that the attribute is not meant for the genre of titles, especially since it is categorized under artist and not under tracks.

@dieser-niko commented on GitHub (Nov 15, 2022): Not sure about that. But reading the description, I would assume that the attribute is not meant for the genre of titles, especially since it is categorized under artist and not under tracks.