Got the error _http status: 404 [...] Device not found, reason: None_ when trying to call the service to a Spotify Connect device.

• Using latest version of spotcast
• I have setup the Spotify integration in Home Assistant
• I am using multiple accounts
• Using latest stable version of Home Assistant
• I have Spotify Premium
• I’m attaching relevant logs with level debug for component spotcast (see README)
• I’m using entity_id in the service call and have tried device_name but the issue remains
• I’m using spotify_device_id but the issue remains

Describe the bug Got the error http status: 404, code:-1 - https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/player/play?device_id=bc89e722-bb6d-4446-bc9f-3b2f3a265895: Device not found, reason: None when trying to call the service to a Spotify Connect device.

Environment (please complete the following information):

• HA version: [core-2021.11.1]
• spotcast version: [v3.6.21]

Configuration

 - icon: mdi:television
    type: service
    id: spotcast.start
    data:
      uri: spotify:playlist:37i9dQZF1DXdrln2UyZD7F
      random_song: true
      shuffle: true
      start_volume: 50
      spotify_device_id: bc89e722-bb6d-4446-bc9f-3b2f3a265895

Additional context The device is available within the legacy Spotify app. I looked in the Dev Spotify Console https://developer.spotify.com/console/get-users-available-devices/, it seems that the api doesn’t retrieve my device - is this the same for Spotcast ? After enabled the device through the the legacy Spotify app, this Spotcast service is running fine, and the Spotify api is able to retrieve the device.

Debug logs

Logger: homeassistant.components.websocket_api.http.connection
Source: custom_components/spotcast/spotcast_controller.py:272
Integration: Home Assistant WebSocket API (documentation, issues)
First occurred: 07:39:39 (5 occurrences)
Last logged: 07:50:42
[139838482340016] http status: 404, code:-1 - https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/player/play?device_id=bc89e722-bb6d-4446-bc9f-3b2f3a265895: Device not found, reason: None

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/spotipy/client.py", line 245, in _internal_call
    response.raise_for_status()
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/requests/models.py", line 953, in raise_for_status
    raise HTTPError(http_error_msg, response=self)
requests.exceptions.HTTPError: 404 Client Error: Not Found for url: https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/player/play?device_id=bc89e722-bb6d-4446-bc9f-3b2f3a265895

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/components/websocket_api/commands.py", line 185, in handle_call_service
    await hass.services.async_call(
  File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/core.py", line 1495, in async_call
    task.result()
  File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/core.py", line 1534, in _execute_service
    await self._hass.async_add_executor_job(handler.job.target, service_call)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.9/concurrent/futures/thread.py", line 52, in run
    result = self.fn(*self.args, **self.kwargs)
  File "/config/custom_components/spotcast/__init__.py", line 176, in start_casting
    spotcast_controller.play(
  File "/config/custom_components/spotcast/spotcast_controller.py", line 272, in play
    client.start_playback(**kwargs)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/spotipy/client.py", line 1761, in start_playback
    return self._put(
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/spotipy/client.py", line 306, in _put
    return self._internal_call("PUT", url, payload, kwargs)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/spotipy/client.py", line 261, in _internal_call
    raise SpotifyException(
spotipy.exceptions.SpotifyException: http status: 404, code:-1 - https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/player/play?device_id=bc89e722-bb6d-4446-bc9f-3b2f3a265895:
 Device not found, reason: None

[fcusson]

@Luth1ng, can you confirm the usage of entity_id instead of spotify_id works for you?

Never mind, you are using the wrong id. UUID is home assistant specific, you must use the spotify-id, the only way to get it is to follow these instruction readme.md

Personally, I don’t like the workflow of using spotify-id (it’s a personal take so you don’t have to follow my suggestion). It is much simpler and more readable to use entity-id directly (for me at list)

[dedors]

Hi, I know it’s closed, but I’m facing the same or similar problem when trying to play on a alexa echo dot. The source list only shows my desktop, and starting playback on the echo fails (which also has a UUID style ID). When I click the “connect to a device” icon on the desktop spotify app, the echo devices are first grayed out, but are available within a second. Without clicking on a device, the source list now shows all echo devices and playback with spotcast on the echo also works now. After a short time after stopping playback, the echos will disapear in the source list again.

Is there a way to do a refresh for the connect devices with spotcast before sending the playlist?