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Yajirobe | 1 year ago

It doesn’t affect existing apps

> Applications with existing extended mode Web API access that were relying on these endpoints remain unaffected by this change.

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danielkuntz|1 year ago

Doesn't affect existing apps with extended mode access, for which you have to apply and be approved. Gives you a higher ratelimit so you can ship to production. Plenty of people (me included) build small widgets for themselves without bothering to apply for extended.

echoangle|1 year ago

> These changes will impact the following Web API applications:

- Existing apps that are still in development mode without a pending extension request

- New apps that are registered on or after today's date

Most people writing small scripts were probably using an API key with development mode.

leecoursey|1 year ago

> Most people writing small scripts were probably using an API key with development mode.

Yep, me included. Since my apps were never meant as anything more than utilities for myself, I never applied for extended access. Nevertheless, I used these tools multiple times a day, especially for sorting and filtering playlists by audio features such as energy and valence. Now, apparently, they will never work again. I'm sure there are plenty of other hobbyists in the same boat.