Spotify is now limiting each app to only five users, and requires devs to have a Premium subscription. If developers need to make their app available to a wider user base, they will have to apply for extended quota.

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Spotify has restricted its Developer Mode API, now requiring developers to have Premium subscriptions and limiting test apps to five users instead of 25. The company is also deprecating multiple API endpoints including album releases, artist top tracks, and playlist modification capabilities. These changes aim to curb AI-aided automation risks, but developers have criticized the moves as stifling innovation and favoring larger companies over individual developers and hobbyists.

Spotify changes developer mode API to require premium accounts, limits test users

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