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Is Deezer unusable now, due to not being able to create apps? #175

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srfsh opened this issue Aug 9, 2024 · 4 comments
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Is Deezer unusable now, due to not being able to create apps? #175

srfsh opened this issue Aug 9, 2024 · 4 comments
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@srfsh
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srfsh commented Aug 9, 2024

For a while, it appears, Deezer does not allow users to create apps to utilize its API. As far I can tell, it's been half a year now according to the Reddit posts. As there seems to be no other way to use multi-scrobbler without the accessToken, which is derived through a dance performed with OAuth implementation of Deezer, this basically renders the Deezer-part of the app useless.

Is there anything that can be done about this?

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FoxxMD commented Aug 13, 2024

I wasn't aware of this change, thanks for bringing it to my attention.

I'm on vacation right now but will be able to look into this next week.

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srfsh commented Aug 18, 2024

As a workaround, people could connect Deezer to last.fm, and from there scrobble to other places.

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FoxxMD commented Aug 19, 2024

Unfortunately Deezer has pulled support for their API and creating new apps. While I can still use my existing app and auth does seem to work there is no guarantee this will continue to be the case. What this means for multi-scrobbler:

Deezer integration will NOT be removed but a warning/deprecation will be logged

On MS startup a warning message will be logged noting the service has dropped API support and no functionality is guaranteed. No support will offered for existing integrations going forward as there really isn't anything I can do about it.

Documentation will be updated to note deprecation, discourage use, and point to this issue

I will update documentation to note the current state of Deezer api support and point to this issue so users can discuss. It will also mention using last.fm as a workaround (thanks @srfsh )

Open to future development

If Deezer decides to re-introduce their API in the future I am open to rewriting/re-enabled the integration for it.

If someone writes an unofficial wrapper for the Deezer website (like the youtube music wrapper) that scrapes the site for the same kind of functionality as the API I am also open to integrating that, assuming it is stable enough to use.


@FoxxMD FoxxMD added wontfix This will not be worked on question Further information is requested labels Aug 19, 2024
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Deprecate Source with warning message and update docs. #175
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srfsh commented Aug 20, 2024

Ah well, that's what you get with non-free services anyway :/

Appreciated for the explanation. I will be closing the issue, then.

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