Spotify API Quota Revoked After Extension Approval?

Hey! Has anyone had their Spotify API quota taken away after getting approval for a quota increase? I read in Spotify’s developer policy that they review apps from time to time, and if something breaks their rules, they might revoke the quota. Are they actually doing that, considering how many requests they receive for quota extensions for new apps and waiting time?

Man, that's frustrating. I had something similar happen with a small side project last year—got approved, then suddenly quotas got slashed without warning. From what I dug into, Spotify sometimes manually reviews apps after approval and tightens limits if they think usage is too broad or non-compliant. Also, check if your app is accidentally making too many calls per user—I was looping a search endpoint way more than needed. Honestly, their support wasn't super helpful, but re-submitting a more specific use case description got my quotas restored. Might be worth a shot if you haven't tried that yet.

yeah they definitely claw them back. spotify has been tightening the screws on their dev platform for a while now. if your app starts pulling too much data or looks like it's scraping they will kill your quota without even sending an email. i lost a couple tools that way last year. usually it's triggered by an automated flag first, then a manual reviewer takes a quick look and just nixes it. if you are doing anything like playlist tracking or stats tools you gotta spread the load across multiple client IDs instead of relying on one big approved quota...

Yeah they do review after approval, not just during the quota request. Usually not “random” though, something trips it... weird traffic pattern, endpoints being hit too hard, app description not matching actual usage, or anything that looks like data hoarding. I’d be careful with multiple client IDs btw, that’s the kind of thing that can turn a quota issue into a full ban if they notice. Better angle is cache more aggressively, cut any background polling, and send them a very boring/clear explanation of exactly what data you use and why. Spotify seems way more sensitive now with analytics/stat apps than they were a few years ago.