[PR #563] [MERGED] Adds option to retrieve currently playing podcast episode. Fixes #562 #941

New issue

Closed

opened 2026-02-28 00:02:47 +03:00 by kerem · 0 comments

kerem commented

2026-02-28 00:02:47 +03:00

Owner

📋 Pull Request Information

Original PR: https://github.com/spotipy-dev/spotipy/pull/563
Author: @the-lay
Created: 8/28/2020
Status: ✅ Merged
Merged: 8/29/2020
Merged by: @stephanebruckert

Base: master ← Head: master

📝 Commits (3)

3a27969 Adds option to retrieve currently playing podcast episode. Fixes #562
136e5d8 Fixing lint error: a bit over the 99 character limit
0512cb3 Fixing lint error: ugh

📊 Changes

1 file changed (+7 additions, -4 deletions)

View changed files

📝 spotipy/client.py (+7 -4)

📄 Description

Adds option to pass additional_types to the currently_playing and current_playback.
This allows to get currently playing podcast episodes, not only tracks.

Reference to docs

_{🔄 This issue represents a GitHub Pull Request. It cannot be merged through Gitea due to API limitations.}

## 📋 Pull Request Information **Original PR:** https://github.com/spotipy-dev/spotipy/pull/563 **Author:** [@the-lay](https://github.com/the-lay) **Created:** 8/28/2020 **Status:** ✅ Merged **Merged:** 8/29/2020 **Merged by:** [@stephanebruckert](https://github.com/stephanebruckert) **Base:** `master` ← **Head:** `master` --- ### 📝 Commits (3) - [`3a27969`](https://github.com/spotipy-dev/spotipy/commit/3a279698f13c00f2cc5b1cd287d7d40bc84ecca7) Adds option to retrieve currently playing podcast episode. Fixes #562 - [`136e5d8`](https://github.com/spotipy-dev/spotipy/commit/136e5d81263f04e70b59f3be0e607b445d44657a) Fixing lint error: a bit over the 99 character limit - [`0512cb3`](https://github.com/spotipy-dev/spotipy/commit/0512cb38e8b194fa3c96990b99a5aea88558b13f) Fixing lint error: ugh ### 📊 Changes **1 file changed** (+7 additions, -4 deletions) <details> <summary>View changed files</summary> 📝 `spotipy/client.py` (+7 -4) </details> ### 📄 Description Adds option to pass `additional_types` to the currently_playing and current_playback. This allows to get currently playing podcast episodes, not only tracks. [Reference to docs](https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference-beta/#endpoint-get-information-about-the-users-current-playback) --- <sub>🔄 This issue represents a GitHub Pull Request. It cannot be merged through Gitea due to API limitations.</sub>