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[GH-ISSUE #118] Connection refused when trying to run a auth example. #55

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opened 2026-02-27 23:20:37 +03:00 by kerem · 10 comments

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Originally created by @c0nn3r on GitHub (Sep 23, 2016).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/spotipy-dev/spotipy/issues/118

After a night of debugging, I am convinced that something is wrong here. I am running the example that tries to get a user's shared tracks:

import sys
import spotipy
import spotipy.util as util

scope = 'user-library-read'

if len(sys.argv) > 1:
    username = sys.argv[1]
else:
    print "Usage: %s username" % (sys.argv[0],)
    sys.exit()

token = util.prompt_for_user_token(username, scope)

if token:
    sp = spotipy.Spotify(auth=token)
    results = sp.current_user_saved_tracks()
    for item in results['items']:
        track = item['track']
        print track['name'] + ' - ' + track['artists'][0]['name']
else:
    print "Can't get token for", username

My callback URL is https://localhost:8888/callback/, when I run the program it quickly redirects me to a URL with a code attached, but when I copy it into the prompt in the program I get an error.

requests.exceptions.ConnectionError: HTTPSConnectionPool(host='accounts.spotify.com', port=443): Max retries exceeded with url: /api/token (Caused by NewConnectionError('<requests.packages.urllib3.connection.VerifiedHTTPSConnection object at 0x10b5d8650>: Failed to establish a new connection: [Errno 61] Connection refused',))

I'm not sure what is going on as I directly copied my program ID, the program callback url and my program's secret right into the env variables.

Any help fixing this problem would be appreciated.

Originally created by @c0nn3r on GitHub (Sep 23, 2016). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/spotipy-dev/spotipy/issues/118 After a night of debugging, I am convinced that something is wrong here. I am running the example that tries to get a user's shared tracks: ``` python import sys import spotipy import spotipy.util as util scope = 'user-library-read' if len(sys.argv) > 1: username = sys.argv[1] else: print "Usage: %s username" % (sys.argv[0],) sys.exit() token = util.prompt_for_user_token(username, scope) if token: sp = spotipy.Spotify(auth=token) results = sp.current_user_saved_tracks() for item in results['items']: track = item['track'] print track['name'] + ' - ' + track['artists'][0]['name'] else: print "Can't get token for", username ``` My callback URL is https://localhost:8888/callback/, when I run the program it quickly redirects me to a URL with a code attached, but when I copy it into the prompt in the program I get an error. ``` requests.exceptions.ConnectionError: HTTPSConnectionPool(host='accounts.spotify.com', port=443): Max retries exceeded with url: /api/token (Caused by NewConnectionError('<requests.packages.urllib3.connection.VerifiedHTTPSConnection object at 0x10b5d8650>: Failed to establish a new connection: [Errno 61] Connection refused',)) ``` I'm not sure what is going on as I directly copied my program ID, the program callback url and my program's secret right into the env variables. Any help fixing this problem would be appreciated.

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@eugenio412 commented on GitHub (Sep 23, 2016):

Something wrong with the token, are you using a token enabled to get user saved tracks? You must add the right ticks generating the token on Spotify web API website

@eugenio412 commented on GitHub (Sep 23, 2016): Something wrong with the token, are you using a token enabled to get user saved tracks? You must add the right ticks generating the token on Spotify web API website

kerem commented

2026-02-27 23:20:38 +03:00

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@c0nn3r commented on GitHub (Sep 23, 2016):

I'm not sure what you mean, I generated my client ID and my client secret on https://developer.spotify.com/my-applications/#!/applications is this not the right place? Thanks for the response!

@c0nn3r commented on GitHub (Sep 23, 2016): I'm not sure what you mean, I generated my client ID and my client secret on `https://developer.spotify.com/my-applications/#!/applications` is this not the right place? Thanks for the response!

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@eugenio412 commented on GitHub (Sep 27, 2016):

I mean you need to add the right scope for the token

@eugenio412 commented on GitHub (Sep 27, 2016): I mean you need to add the right scope for the token

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@tahsinac commented on GitHub (Aug 16, 2018):

Wow, this is almost 2 years old now. Probably a shot in the dark, but did you manage to figure out (and remember) what it was that caused this error? I'm getting the exact same error.

@tahsinac commented on GitHub (Aug 16, 2018): Wow, this is almost 2 years old now. Probably a shot in the dark, but did you manage to figure out (and remember) what it was that caused this error? I'm getting the exact same error.

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@1llusion commented on GitHub (May 18, 2019):

Getting the same error. Seems to happen when there are repeatedly too many connections.

@1llusion commented on GitHub (May 18, 2019): Getting the same error. Seems to happen when there are repeatedly too many connections.

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@deekay2310 commented on GitHub (Oct 3, 2019):

Anyone with a solution? Experiencing the same error

@deekay2310 commented on GitHub (Oct 3, 2019): Anyone with a solution? Experiencing the same error

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@shillshocked commented on GitHub (Oct 23, 2019):

I'm getting this error too sometimes.

@shillshocked commented on GitHub (Oct 23, 2019): I'm getting this error too sometimes.

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@deekay2310 commented on GitHub (Oct 24, 2019):

Refreshed the access tokens and pasted the new one. It worked for me but it is more of a makeshift solution rather than a permanent one. Also, didn't experience the same issue after having pasted the new tokens.

@deekay2310 commented on GitHub (Oct 24, 2019): Refreshed the access tokens and pasted the new one. It worked for me but it is more of a makeshift solution rather than a permanent one. Also, didn't experience the same issue after having pasted the new tokens.

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@psl11 commented on GitHub (Feb 8, 2020):

Refreshed the access tokens and pasted the new one. It worked for me but it is more of a makeshift solution rather than a permanent one. Also, didn't experience the same issue after having pasted the new tokens.

OMG. It also worked for me, but don't know why... 🤦‍♂

@psl11 commented on GitHub (Feb 8, 2020): > Refreshed the access tokens and pasted the new one. It worked for me but it is more of a makeshift solution rather than a permanent one. Also, didn't experience the same issue after having pasted the new tokens. OMG. It also worked for me, but don't know why... 🤦‍♂

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@lawuysal commented on GitHub (May 21, 2023):

How to refresh it? I'm using flutter and I stuck where it comes from a authentication http request. Just shows localhost:8888/calback/code=...... and net:ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED

@lawuysal commented on GitHub (May 21, 2023): How to refresh it? I'm using flutter and I stuck where it comes from a authentication http request. Just shows localhost:8888/calback/code=...... and net:ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED