diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2865cdd3..fc92c28b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
 ## Unreleased
-
 Add your changes below.
 
 ### Added
@@ -15,6 +14,19 @@ Add your changes below.
 
 ### Removed
 
+## [2.26.0] - 2026-03-03
+
+### Added
+- Created generic methods to get user saved items
+
+### Fixed
+- Updated `/tracks` endpoints to `/items`
+- Switching IDs to URIs to use `/me/library` endpoint
+- Fixed playlist limit to 50 (according to API)
+- Added warnings for deprecated methods
+
+### Removed
+
 ## [2.25.2] - 2025-11-26
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 5b36cdc0..ecf40d98 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name='spotipy',
-    version='2.25.2',
+    version='2.26.0',
     description='A light weight Python library for the Spotify Web API',
     long_description=long_description,
     long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
diff --git a/spotipy/client.py b/spotipy/client.py
index 92fe1da2..898384dd 100644
--- a/spotipy/client.py
+++ b/spotipy/client.py
@@ -445,6 +445,11 @@ def artist_top_tracks(self, artist_id, country="US"):
                 - country - limit the response to one particular country.
         """
 
+        warnings.warn(
+            "You're using `artist_top_tracks(...)`, "
+            "which is marked as deprecated by Spotify.",
+            DeprecationWarning,
+        )
         trid = self._get_id("artist", artist_id)
         return self._get("artists/" + trid + "/top-tracks", country=country)
 
@@ -647,6 +652,11 @@ def user(self, user):
             Parameters:
                 - user - the id of the usr
         """
+        warnings.warn(
+            "You're using `user(...)`, "
+            "which is marked as deprecated by Spotify.",
+            DeprecationWarning,
+        )
         return self._get("users/" + user)
 
     def current_user_playlists(self, limit=50, offset=0):
@@ -680,7 +690,7 @@ def playlist_tracks(
         self,
         playlist_id,
         fields=None,
-        limit=100,
+        limit=50,
         offset=0,
         market=None,
         additional_types=("track",)
@@ -712,7 +722,7 @@ def playlist_items(
         self,
         playlist_id,
         fields=None,
-        limit=100,
+        limit=50,
         offset=0,
         market=None,
         additional_types=("track", "episode")
@@ -730,7 +740,7 @@ def playlist_items(
         """
         plid = self._get_id("playlist", playlist_id)
         return self._get(
-            f"playlists/{plid}/tracks",
+            f"playlists/{plid}/items",
             limit=limit,
             offset=offset,
             fields=fields,
@@ -826,6 +836,12 @@ def user_playlists(self, user, limit=50, offset=0):
                 - limit  - the number of items to return
                 - offset - the index of the first item to return
         """
+        warnings.warn(
+            "You're using `user_playlists(...)`, "
+            "which is marked as deprecated by Spotify. Use "
+            "current_user_playlists(...) instead.",
+            DeprecationWarning,
+        )
         return self._get(
             f"users/{user}/playlists", limit=limit, offset=offset
         )
@@ -840,6 +856,12 @@ def user_playlist_create(self, user, name, public=True, collaborative=False, des
                 - collaborative - is the created playlist collaborative
                 - description - the description of the playlist
         """
+        warnings.warn(
+            "You're using `user_playlist_create(...)`, "
+            "which is marked as deprecated by Spotify. Use "
+            "current_user_playlist_create(...) instead.",
+            DeprecationWarning,
+        )
         data = {
             "name": name,
             "public": public,
@@ -849,6 +871,24 @@ def user_playlist_create(self, user, name, public=True, collaborative=False, des
 
         return self._post(f"users/{user}/playlists", payload=data)
 
+    def current_user_playlist_create(self, name, public=True, collaborative=False, description=""):
+        """ Creates a playlist for the current user
+
+            Parameters:
+                - name - the name of the playlist
+                - public - is the created playlist public
+                - collaborative - is the created playlist collaborative
+                - description - the description of the playlist
+        """
+        data = {
+            "name": name,
+            "public": public,
+            "collaborative": collaborative,
+            "description": description
+        }
+
+        return self._post("me/playlists", payload=data)
+
     def user_playlist_change_details(
         self,
         user,
@@ -1171,7 +1211,7 @@ def playlist_add_items(
         plid = self._get_id("playlist", playlist_id)
         ftracks = [self._get_uri("track", tid) for tid in items]
         return self._post(
-            f"playlists/{plid}/tracks",
+            f"playlists/{plid}/items",
             payload=ftracks,
             position=position,
         )
@@ -1187,7 +1227,7 @@ def playlist_replace_items(self, playlist_id, items):
         ftracks = [self._get_uri("track", tid) for tid in items]
         payload = {"uris": ftracks}
         return self._put(
-            f"playlists/{plid}/tracks", payload=payload
+            f"playlists/{plid}/items", payload=payload
         )
 
     def playlist_reorder_items(
@@ -1218,7 +1258,7 @@ def playlist_reorder_items(
         if snapshot_id:
             payload["snapshot_id"] = snapshot_id
         return self._put(
-            f"playlists/{plid}/tracks", payload=payload
+            f"playlists/{plid}/items", payload=payload
         )
 
     def playlist_remove_all_occurrences_of_items(
@@ -1235,11 +1275,11 @@ def playlist_remove_all_occurrences_of_items(
 
         plid = self._get_id("playlist", playlist_id)
         ftracks = [self._get_uri("track", tid) for tid in items]
-        payload = {"tracks": [{"uri": track} for track in ftracks]}
+        payload = {"items": [{"uri": track} for track in ftracks]}
         if snapshot_id:
             payload["snapshot_id"] = snapshot_id
         return self._delete(
-            f"playlists/{plid}/tracks", payload=payload
+            f"playlists/{plid}/items", payload=payload
         )
 
     def playlist_remove_specific_occurrences_of_items(
@@ -1266,14 +1306,14 @@ def playlist_remove_specific_occurrences_of_items(
                     "positions": tr["positions"],
                 }
             )
-        payload = {"tracks": ftracks}
+        payload = {"items": ftracks}
         if snapshot_id:
             payload["snapshot_id"] = snapshot_id
         return self._delete(
-            f"playlists/{plid}/tracks", payload=payload
+            f"playlists/{plid}/items", payload=payload
         )
 
-    def current_user_follow_playlist(self, playlist_id, public=True):
+    def current_user_follow_playlist(self, playlist_id):
         """
         Add the current authenticated user as a follower of a playlist.
 
@@ -1281,10 +1321,7 @@ def current_user_follow_playlist(self, playlist_id, public=True):
             - playlist_id - the id of the playlist
 
         """
-        return self._put(
-            f"playlists/{playlist_id}/followers",
-            payload={"public": public}
-        )
+        return self._put("me/library", uris=self._get_uri("playlist", playlist_id))
 
     def playlist_is_following(
         self, playlist_id, user_ids
@@ -1298,9 +1335,27 @@ def playlist_is_following(
                 if they follow the playlist. Maximum: 5 ids.
 
         """
+        warnings.warn(
+            "You're using `playlist_is_following(..., user_ids=...)`, "
+            "which is marked as deprecated by Spotify. Use ",
+            "current_user_follow_playlist(...) instead.",
+            DeprecationWarning,
+        )
+
         endpoint = f"playlists/{playlist_id}/followers/contains?ids={','.join(user_ids)}"
         return self._get(endpoint)
 
+    def current_user_saved_items(self, uris):
+        """
+        Check if the current user is following the given artists, users, or playlists
+
+        Parameters:
+            - uris - a list of URIs to check for following status. Maximum: 40 ids.
+
+        """
+        valid_uris = [uri for uri in uris if self._is_uri(uri)]
+        return self._get("me/library/contains", uris=",".join(valid_uris))
+
     def me(self):
         """ Get detailed profile information about the current user.
             An alias for the 'current_user' method.
@@ -1347,8 +1402,8 @@ def current_user_saved_albums_add(self, albums=[]):
                 - albums - a list of album URIs, URLs or IDs
         """
 
-        alist = [self._get_id("album", a) for a in albums]
-        return self._put("me/albums?ids=" + ",".join(alist))
+        alist = [self._get_uri("album", a) for a in albums]
+        return self._put("me/library", uris=",".join(alist))
 
     def current_user_saved_albums_delete(self, albums=[]):
         """ Remove one or more albums from the current user's
@@ -1357,8 +1412,8 @@ def current_user_saved_albums_delete(self, albums=[]):
             Parameters:
                 - albums - a list of album URIs, URLs or IDs
         """
-        alist = [self._get_id("album", a) for a in albums]
-        return self._delete("me/albums/?ids=" + ",".join(alist))
+        alist = [self._get_uri("album", a) for a in albums]
+        return self._delete("me/library", uris=",".join(alist))
 
     def current_user_saved_albums_contains(self, albums=[]):
         """ Check if one or more albums is already saved in
@@ -1367,8 +1422,8 @@ def current_user_saved_albums_contains(self, albums=[]):
             Parameters:
                 - albums - a list of album URIs, URLs or IDs
         """
-        alist = [self._get_id("album", a) for a in albums]
-        return self._get("me/albums/contains?ids=" + ",".join(alist))
+        alist = [self._get_uri("album", a) for a in albums]
+        return self._get("me/library/contains", uris=",".join(alist))
 
     def current_user_saved_tracks(self, limit=20, offset=0, market=None):
         """ Gets a list of the tracks saved in the current authorized user's
@@ -1391,8 +1446,8 @@ def current_user_saved_tracks_add(self, tracks=None):
         """
         tlist = []
         if tracks is not None:
-            tlist = [self._get_id("track", t) for t in tracks]
-        return self._put("me/tracks/?ids=" + ",".join(tlist))
+            tlist = [self._get_uri("track", t) for t in tracks]
+        return self._put("me/library", uris=",".join(tlist))
 
     def current_user_saved_tracks_delete(self, tracks=None):
         """ Remove one or more tracks from the current user's
@@ -1403,8 +1458,8 @@ def current_user_saved_tracks_delete(self, tracks=None):
         """
         tlist = []
         if tracks is not None:
-            tlist = [self._get_id("track", t) for t in tracks]
-        return self._delete("me/tracks/?ids=" + ",".join(tlist))
+            tlist = [self._get_uri("track", t) for t in tracks]
+        return self._delete("me/library", uris=",".join(tlist))
 
     def current_user_saved_tracks_contains(self, tracks=None):
         """ Check if one or more tracks is already saved in
@@ -1415,8 +1470,8 @@ def current_user_saved_tracks_contains(self, tracks=None):
         """
         tlist = []
         if tracks is not None:
-            tlist = [self._get_id("track", t) for t in tracks]
-        return self._get("me/tracks/contains?ids=" + ",".join(tlist))
+            tlist = [self._get_uri("track", t) for t in tracks]
+        return self._get("me/library/contains", uris=",".join(tlist))
 
     def current_user_saved_episodes(self, limit=20, offset=0, market=None):
         """ Gets a list of the episodes saved in the current authorized user's
@@ -1439,8 +1494,8 @@ def current_user_saved_episodes_add(self, episodes=None):
         """
         elist = []
         if episodes is not None:
-            elist = [self._get_id("episode", e) for e in episodes]
-        return self._put("me/episodes/?ids=" + ",".join(elist))
+            elist = [self._get_uri("episode", e) for e in episodes]
+        return self._put("me/library", uris=",".join(elist))
 
     def current_user_saved_episodes_delete(self, episodes=None):
         """ Remove one or more episodes from the current user's
@@ -1451,8 +1506,8 @@ def current_user_saved_episodes_delete(self, episodes=None):
         """
         elist = []
         if episodes is not None:
-            elist = [self._get_id("episode", e) for e in episodes]
-        return self._delete("me/episodes/?ids=" + ",".join(elist))
+            elist = [self._get_uri("episode", e) for e in episodes]
+        return self._delete("me/library", uris=",".join(elist))
 
     def current_user_saved_episodes_contains(self, episodes=None):
         """ Check if one or more episodes is already saved in
@@ -1484,8 +1539,8 @@ def current_user_saved_shows_add(self, shows=[]):
             Parameters:
                 - shows - a list of show URIs, URLs or IDs
         """
-        slist = [self._get_id("show", s) for s in shows]
-        return self._put("me/shows?ids=" + ",".join(slist))
+        slist = [self._get_uri("show", s) for s in shows]
+        return self._put("me/library", uris=",".join(slist))
 
     def current_user_saved_shows_delete(self, shows=[]):
         """ Remove one or more shows from the current user's
@@ -1494,8 +1549,8 @@ def current_user_saved_shows_delete(self, shows=[]):
             Parameters:
                 - shows - a list of show URIs, URLs or IDs
         """
-        slist = [self._get_id("show", s) for s in shows]
-        return self._delete("me/shows/?ids=" + ",".join(slist))
+        slist = [self._get_uri("show", s) for s in shows]
+        return self._delete("me/library", uris=",".join(slist))
 
     def current_user_saved_shows_contains(self, shows=[]):
         """ Check if one or more shows is already saved in
@@ -1504,8 +1559,8 @@ def current_user_saved_shows_contains(self, shows=[]):
             Parameters:
                 - shows - a list of show URIs, URLs or IDs
         """
-        slist = [self._get_id("show", s) for s in shows]
-        return self._get("me/shows/contains?ids=" + ",".join(slist))
+        slist = [self._get_uri("show", s) for s in shows]
+        return self._get("me/library/contains", uris=",".join(slist))
 
     def current_user_followed_artists(self, limit=20, after=None):
         """ Gets a list of the artists followed by the current authorized user
@@ -1528,11 +1583,11 @@ def current_user_following_artists(self, ids=None):
             Parameters:
                 - ids - a list of artist URIs, URLs or IDs
         """
-        idlist = []
+        ulist = []
         if ids is not None:
-            idlist = [self._get_id("artist", i) for i in ids]
+            ulist = [self._get_uri("artist", i) for i in ids]
         return self._get(
-            "me/following/contains", ids=",".join(idlist), type="artist"
+            "me/library/contains", uris=",".join(ulist)
         )
 
     def current_user_following_users(self, ids=None):
@@ -1543,11 +1598,11 @@ def current_user_following_users(self, ids=None):
             Parameters:
                 - ids - a list of user URIs, URLs or IDs
         """
-        idlist = []
+        ulist = []
         if ids is not None:
-            idlist = [self._get_id("user", i) for i in ids]
+            ulist = [self._get_uri("user", i) for i in ids]
         return self._get(
-            "me/following/contains", ids=",".join(idlist), type="user"
+            "me/library/contains", uris=",".join(ulist)
         )
 
     def current_user_top_artists(
@@ -1604,28 +1659,32 @@ def user_follow_artists(self, ids=[]):
             Parameters:
                 - ids - a list of artist IDs
         """
-        return self._put("me/following?type=artist&ids=" + ",".join(ids))
+        alist = [self._get_uri("artist", a) for a in ids]
+        return self._put("me/library", uris=",".join(alist))
 
     def user_follow_users(self, ids=[]):
         """ Follow one or more users
             Parameters:
                 - ids - a list of user IDs
         """
-        return self._put("me/following?type=user&ids=" + ",".join(ids))
+        ulist = [self._get_uri("user", a) for a in ids]
+        return self._put("me/library", uris=",".join(ulist))
 
     def user_unfollow_artists(self, ids=[]):
         """ Unfollow one or more artists
             Parameters:
                 - ids - a list of artist IDs
         """
-        return self._delete("me/following?type=artist&ids=" + ",".join(ids))
+        alist = [self._get_uri("artist", a) for a in ids]
+        return self._delete("me/library", uris=",".join(alist))
 
     def user_unfollow_users(self, ids=[]):
         """ Unfollow one or more users
             Parameters:
                 - ids - a list of user IDs
         """
-        return self._delete("me/following?type=user&ids=" + ",".join(ids))
+        ulist = [self._get_uri("user", a) for a in ids]
+        return self._delete("me/library", uris=",".join(ulist))
 
     def featured_playlists(
         self, locale=None, country=None, timestamp=None, limit=20, offset=0
@@ -1681,6 +1740,11 @@ def new_releases(self, country=None, limit=20, offset=0):
                   (the first object). Use with limit to get the next set of
                   items.
         """
+        warnings.warn(
+            "You're using `new_release(...)`, "
+            "which is marked as deprecated by Spotify.",
+            DeprecationWarning,
+        )
         return self._get(
             "browse/new-releases", country=country, limit=limit, offset=offset
         )
@@ -1696,6 +1760,11 @@ def category(self, category_id, country=None, locale=None):
                   language code and an ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code, joined
                   by an underscore.
         """
+        warnings.warn(
+            "You're using `category(...)`, "
+            "which is marked as deprecated by Spotify.",
+            DeprecationWarning,
+        )
         return self._get(
             "browse/categories/" + category_id,
             country=country,
@@ -1718,6 +1787,11 @@ def categories(self, country=None, locale=None, limit=20, offset=0):
                   (the first object). Use with limit to get the next set of
                   items.
         """
+        warnings.warn(
+            "You're using `categories(...)`, "
+            "which is marked as deprecated by Spotify.",
+            DeprecationWarning,
+        )
         return self._get(
             "browse/categories",
             country=country,