Rate limited before downloading anything

[looeee]

I haven't used this for several weeks, and today when I tried to download a playlist I get this message:

Listening on 127.0.0.1:5000 (version v2.11.0)
User request: /playlist/spotify with {'playlist_name': 'dance party', 'playlist_url': 'https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DWSj4n2q6ZYVe', 'add_to_playlist': False, 'create_zip': False}
INFO: rate limited! Sleeping for 42 seconds

I tried getting a new ARL but it doesn't change anything.

[kmille]

How many songs are in the playlist?

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On December 28, 2025 12:55:50 PM GMT+01:00, Lewy Blue ***@***.***> wrote: looeee created an issue (kmille/deezer-downloader#197) I haven't used this for several weeks, and today when I tried to download a playlist I get this message: ``` Listening on 127.0.0.1:5000 (version v2.11.0) User request: /playlist/spotify with {'playlist_name': 'dance party', 'playlist_url': 'https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DWSj4n2q6ZYVe', 'add_to_playlist': False, 'create_zip': False} INFO: rate limited! Sleeping for 42 seconds ``` I tried getting a new ARL but it doesn't change anything. -- Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub: #197 You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread. Message ID: ***@***.***>

[looeee]

I just tried it with a playlist that I did download a few weeks ago successfully. It has 39 songs. I still get the rate limit before downloading anything.

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3bQ2P9QDUW4uJMDvdES1vi

[looeee]

Here's my config.ini:

[mpd]
; if you set this to True, the backend will connect to mpd (localhost:6600) and update
; the music database after a completed download
use_mpd = False
host = localhost
port = 6600
music_dir_root = ./music

[download_dirs]
base = ./music

songs = %(base)s/songs
albums = %(base)s/albums
zips = %(base)s/zips
playlists = %(base)s/playlists
youtubedl = %(base)s/youtube-dl

[debug]
; debug output used for /debug
command = journalctl -u deezer-downloader -n 100 --output cat

[http]
; web backend options
host = 127.0.0.1
port = 5000

; if used behind a proxy, specify base url prefix
; url_prefix = /deezer
url_prefix =
api_root = %(url_prefix)s
static_root = %(url_prefix)s/static

[proxy]
; server:
;   - https://user:pass@host:port
;   - socks5://127.0.0.1:9050
;   - socks5h://127.0.0.1:9050 (DNS goes also over proxy)
server =

[threadpool]
workers = 1

[deezer]
cookie_arl = ...
; mp3 or flac - flac needs premium subscription
quality = flac

[youtubedl]

command = /snap/bin/yt-dlp

; vim: syntax=dosini

[looeee]

Doing some more testing, perhaps the rate limiting is coming from Spotify? I was able to use the Deezer import playlist feature to get the playlist into my Deezer account, then I can download it.

So the issue seems to be just Spotify playlists.

[kmille]

Yes. It's only affecting calls to the spotify API. See spotify.py

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On December 29, 2025 8:09:36 AM GMT+01:00, Lewy Blue ***@***.***> wrote: looeee left a comment (kmille/deezer-downloader#197) Doing some more testing, perhaps the rate limiting is coming from Spotify? I was able to use the Deezer import playlist feature to get the playlist into my Deezer account, then I can download it. So the issue seems to be just Spotify playlists. -- Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub: #197 (comment) You are receiving this because you commented. Message ID: ***@***.***>