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# Spotify's 6 Month Presave Limit

In mid 2026, Spotify changed how presaves work across the entire music industry. This is Spotify's change, not a ForeverFan one, and it affects every presave platform the same way. Here is [Spotify's announcement](https://developer.spotify.com/blog/2026-06-18-refresh-token-expiration) if you want the technical version, and here is what it means in plain terms.

## What changed

When a fan presaves, they give Spotify permission to let us add your song to their library. That permission used to last indefinitely. As of July 2026, Spotify expires it **6 months after the fan taps**. Any time the fan taps a presave link again, the clock starts over.

One thing that has not changed: a save that already happened is permanent. If your song landed in a fan's library, it stays there. The 6 month limit is only about whether new saves can happen going forward.

## What this means for your releases

* A fan who presaved **within 6 months** of your release day is completely fine. Their save goes through like it always did.
* A fan who connected **more than 6 months** before release day can no longer be saved automatically. Spotify rejects it on their end, and no platform can override that.
* The fan never sees an error. Nothing looks broken to them, and they stay in your audience. The song just does not show up in their library on its own.
* Your fan data is untouched. Every email and phone number you have collected is yours for good, and you can still reach all of those fans on release day.

## The fix: get fans tapping again

A fan who taps your presave link again is good for another 6 months. If they are already signed in to Spotify, it takes about two seconds and they will not even see a login screen. So:

* **Share your presave link hard in the weeks before release day.** Recent taps are the ones that count.
* **On a long rollout, share the link again** once you are inside the final 6 months before release.
* **Reach fans from older campaigns directly.** Send the link by email or text to fans you have already collected. This is exactly what that contact info is for.

## Apple Music too

Apple has always worked this way, with its own 6 to 12 month window, so the same habit covers both platforms: refresh your presave campaigns every 6 months. The full Apple story is here:

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