[GH-ISSUE #160] maximum limit of spotify track_id inquiries from spotipy per query #76

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opened 2026-02-27 23:20:43 +03:00 by kerem · 2 comments

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2026-02-27 23:20:43 +03:00

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Originally created by @CrawFishFiesta on GitHub (Jan 26, 2017).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/spotipy-dev/spotipy/issues/160

Hello,

Does anyone know what the limit of track id's that can't be sent through spotipy/spotify API?

I have a list of ~150 spotipy track id's that I tried feeding through spotipy, but the error below saying that I've requested too many ids.

Is there a way around this?

Thanks a lot.

C:\Users>python2 spotifyMulti
pleTracksFromCSV.py
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "spotifyMultipleTracksFromCSV.py", line 29, in <module>
    results = spotify.tracks({strOfTrackIds})
  File "C:\Python27\lib\site-packages\spotipy\client.py", line 219, in tracks
    return self._get('tracks/?ids=' + ','.join(tlist))
  File "C:\Python27\lib\site-packages\spotipy\client.py", line 133, in _get
    return self._internal_call('GET', url, payload, kwargs)
  File "C:\Python27\lib\site-packages\spotipy\client.py", line 111, in _internal
_call
    -1, '%s:\n %s' % (r.url, r.json()['error']['message']))
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 too many ids requested

Originally created by @CrawFishFiesta on GitHub (Jan 26, 2017). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/spotipy-dev/spotipy/issues/160 Hello, Does anyone know what the limit of track id's that can't be sent through spotipy/spotify API? I have a list of ~150 spotipy track id's that I tried feeding through spotipy, but the error below saying that I've requested too many ids. Is there a way around this? Thanks a lot. ``` C:\Users>python2 spotifyMulti pleTracksFromCSV.py Traceback (most recent call last): File "spotifyMultipleTracksFromCSV.py", line 29, in <module> results = spotify.tracks({strOfTrackIds}) File "C:\Python27\lib\site-packages\spotipy\client.py", line 219, in tracks return self._get('tracks/?ids=' + ','.join(tlist)) File "C:\Python27\lib\site-packages\spotipy\client.py", line 133, in _get return self._internal_call('GET', url, payload, kwargs) File "C:\Python27\lib\site-packages\spotipy\client.py", line 111, in _internal _call -1, '%s:\n %s' % (r.url, r.json()['error']['message'])) spotipy.client.SpotifyException: http status: 400, code:-1 - https://api.spotify .com/v1/tracks/?ids=0aIIMF4tzxil3kucPwc2wK,4Pb1vhZi5DsqBLikqaxFEL,07Tx168RSsUS1H qkDIOZbH,3pqEVPtR5nl71DJ9EiWgmQ,60qnlDxdXkgcDAwBdRoRQP,6VNnM2Qlow95xRDBXfoy50,7t cas5SzlIDMgTepFemx9e,5XNm6WTJxKtcaug3lc8KJF,7EVG8LgkxwLcMskvF6VVZy,7EVG8LgkxwLcM skvF6VVZy,5TklECQ3x2MybRjaeIsTlm,60qnlDxdXkgcDAwBdRoRQP,3HxdXrWAAgK4a53m3lajPA,4 u4t9R8Iky417ZasENaKXX,3FmywdJ21ffovLTqQlY7xr,5XNm6WTJxKtcaug3lc8KJF,6cFqMHDH8BBW UGvghxBSdk,0KVF0f32xUa86fFPaqytwJ,3FmywdJ21ffovLTqQlY7xr,4Pb1vhZi5DsqBLikqaxFEL, 39YIK5rTuhfFlqWN6zMkoC,0aIIMF4tzxil3kucPwc2wK,5Q9MCK4NU3xApjsIkKWegw,1IvPBp0jFds jdi4bbQw719,4WxjlZbzLsAqGwr2i6Sq7E,4nH0DYzmr6rIicg8PnSlnk,3pqEVPtR5nl71DJ9EiWgmQ ,3pqEVPtR5nl71DJ9EiWgmQ,11KJSRSgaDxqydKYiD2Jew,7v7r7iT4INJjDbdHNVEU1c,6lKpgB0mqI 68SXmnjSrEjS,6cFqMHDH8BBWUGvghxBSdk,4GDX3ZlA4VbVHGT75TQ1uW,1lItf5ZXJc1by9SbPeljF d,7juAP7GZBF0Dtm0qqLSWOJ,4GDX3ZlA4VbVHGT75TQ1uW,3JvKfv6T31zO0ini8iNItO,0Uh6KAHee EqBopLbtzRirI,6PaGForx8vjTY0yu9THgzX,6cFqMHDH8BBWUGvghxBSdk,6g6TC8NLcWAuzQP3XSLP ky,6lKpgB0mqI68SXmnjSrEjS,73scFnG9NKXzXyeSJ6WwxF,6PaGForx8vjTY0yu9THgzX,2czeogK7 hI7NElf3bNhsor,7MbiqFLnw44ZrQCbF6fmrW,3HxdXrWAAgK4a53m3lajPA,4nH0DYzmr6rIicg8PnS lnk,60qnlDxdXkgcDAwBdRoRQP,0aIIMF4tzxil3kucPwc2wK,2czeogK7hI7NElf3bNhsor,6lKpgB0 mqI68SXmnjSrEjS,3pqEVPtR5nl71DJ9EiWgmQ,4nH0DYzmr6rIicg8PnSlnk,0aIIMF4tzxil3kucPw c2wK,3HxdXrWAAgK4a53m3lajPA,3folt4d0CndACKo02YNrin,39YIK5rTuhfFlqWN6zMkoC,1tNQEE oJ90f8welgLXPEw4,4WxjlZbzLsAqGwr2i6Sq7E,1B1q0y2reBKW7SKMo73iFF,3pqEVPtR5nl71DJ9E iWgmQ,39YIK5rTuhfFlqWN6zMkoC,1xFpp6uYNRPHfNe2M4gguQ,6Gr0KCTprJAhCpzjAw6xyE,0aIIM F4tzxil3kucPwc2wK,0aIIMF4tzxil3kucPwc2wK,5wQTS8buORezHxMK8cHOoV,1xFpp6uYNRPHfNe2 M4gguQ,4LsfkIMT7DXjzbq4HlKZ4p,5wQTS8buORezHxMK8cHOoV,1xFpp6uYNRPHfNe2M4gguQ,5P4Y rV968ejQHeRf1l8hDE,39YIK5rTuhfFlqWN6zMkoC,7EVG8LgkxwLcMskvF6VVZy,6PaGForx8vjTY0y u9THgzX,6tLu63a1IW4auXuHDGy4n5,6fujklziTHa8uoM5OQSfIo,4Pb1vhZi5DsqBLikqaxFEL,1xF pp6uYNRPHfNe2M4gguQ,3pqEVPtR5nl71DJ9EiWgmQ,3pqEVPtR5nl71DJ9EiWgmQ,5wQTS8buORezHx MK8cHOoV,5vrMJjqybyZcvnY1RNpwiC,5PsyuOkRJ1EjvwjtTGJdvt,4t53p6qK1JK00OIqCYGlxX,4G DX3ZlA4VbVHGT75TQ1uW,1xFpp6uYNRPHfNe2M4gguQ,7MbiqFLnw44ZrQCbF6fmrW,7MbiqFLnw44Zr QCbF6fmrW,38IckGSLq1mQub6NOwsKMP,39YIK5rTuhfFlqWN6zMkoC,6Gr0KCTprJAhCpzjAw6xyE,6 0qnlDxdXkgcDAwBdRoRQP,66iipPIorFQPk2YIM7Xbt2,4B3qvzOMzLQXLeYgPsG3KA,6lKpgB0mqI68 SXmnjSrEjS,7EVG8LgkxwLcMskvF6VVZy,3folt4d0CndACKo02YNrin,3JkJnBHeF7YWq3EW33hWdF, 4GDX3ZlA4VbVHGT75TQ1uW,0aIIMF4tzxil3kucPwc2wK,3HxdXrWAAgK4a53m3lajPA,2czeogK7hI7 NElf3bNhsor,2kWfO7rKJk3qFacoFW26nk,60qnlDxdXkgcDAwBdRoRQP,4nH0DYzmr6rIicg8PnSlnk ,4GDX3ZlA4VbVHGT75TQ1uW,4TDoUr2meaXsfbPFMdrqOE,1xFpp6uYNRPHfNe2M4gguQ,5wQTS8buOR ezHxMK8cHOoV,4nH0DYzmr6rIicg8PnSlnk,39YIK5rTuhfFlqWN6zMkoC,60qnlDxdXkgcDAwBdRoRQ P,3buZNBqLqmrcCZuJZbtRUD,6cFqMHDH8BBWUGvghxBSdk,4w2iAP3X4FkpPb5kjRdIDx,3i01M7jnv BYrhG6YnAqCdC,4Pb1vhZi5DsqBLikqaxFEL,4GDX3ZlA4VbVHGT75TQ1uW,4t53p6qK1JK00OIqCYGl xX,4GDX3ZlA4VbVHGT75TQ1uW,3TObBPe3nHX51mqOIHV84W,4Pb1vhZi5DsqBLikqaxFEL,4nH0DYzm r6rIicg8PnSlnk,4nH0DYzmr6rIicg8PnSlnk,4B3qvzOMzLQXLeYgPsG3KA,0aIIMF4tzxil3kucPwc 2wK,7v7r7iT4INJjDbdHNVEU1c,7v7r7iT4INJjDbdHNVEU1c,1xFpp6uYNRPHfNe2M4gguQ,39YIK5r TuhfFlqWN6zMkoC,2HBlo99yKt2d6WVSVM5UvU,5wQTS8buORezHxMK8cHOoV,0KVF0f32xUa86fFPaq ytwJ,5PsyuOkRJ1EjvwjtTGJdvt,0Uh6KAHeeEqBopLbtzRirI,5wQTS8buORezHxMK8cHOoV,2czeog K7hI7NElf3bNhsor,4GDX3ZlA4VbVHGT75TQ1uW,6lKpgB0mqI68SXmnjSrEjS,4TDoUr2meaXsfbPFM drqOE,5fdzPMOxUqVJYSzTP5cFP7,5MEYDJVJMaGAXfddTo0D6J,66iipPIorFQPk2YIM7Xbt2,7v7r7 iT4INJjDbdHNVEU1c,5PsUB0ISfQxRLhF5DmI5Ks,38IckGSLq1mQub6NOwsKMP,5vrMJjqybyZcvnY1 RNpwiC,3KuZx7FPNcqXG8YFN5Y0OG,4TDoUr2meaXsfbPFMdrqOE,4nH0DYzmr6rIicg8PnSlnk: too many ids requested ```

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2026-02-27 23:20:43 +03:00

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2026-02-27 23:20:44 +03:00

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@CrawFishFiesta commented on GitHub (Jan 27, 2017):

It seems like the track_id limit per spotify API request is 50 tracks. I broke up my data set (152 track_id's) into 4 smaller data sets and was able to decode the information.

If anyone has any idea on any type of limits with spotify API please let me know.

In addition, if anyone knows a better way around this other than breaking up the data set into smaller groups, please let me know as well.

Thanks.

@CrawFishFiesta commented on GitHub (Jan 27, 2017): It seems like the track_id limit per spotify API request is 50 tracks. I broke up my data set (152 track_id's) into 4 smaller data sets and was able to decode the information. If anyone has any idea on any type of limits with spotify API please let me know. In addition, if anyone knows a better way around this other than breaking up the data set into smaller groups, please let me know as well. Thanks.

kerem commented

2026-02-27 23:20:44 +03:00

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@stephanebruckert commented on GitHub (Feb 22, 2020):

Doc just updated accordingly.

@CrawFishFiesta see if this helps https://stackoverflow.com/a/312464/1515819

@stephanebruckert commented on GitHub (Feb 22, 2020): Doc just updated accordingly. @CrawFishFiesta see if this helps https://stackoverflow.com/a/312464/1515819

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