# Spotify Podcast API. Send a podcast link or ID. Exact rating, episode count and topics. We handle the proxies, blocks and platform changes. [Get API key](https://socialtap.dev/signup/?next=%2Fplayground%2F%3Fendpoint%3Dspotify.podcast) ## Spotify Podcast API at a glance Returns a public Spotify podcast from its link, share link, URI or ID, with its exact average rating, number of ratings and episode count. It also has the name, description, publisher, cover, topics, whether it is audio or video, whether it is episodic or serial, its explicit mark and when the latest episode came out. GET `/v1/spotify/podcast` [Read the API reference](https://socialtap.dev/docs/reference/spotify/podcast/index.md) - **1 credit** per request, $0.75–$1.97 per 1,000 requests - **17 typed fields** null when unknown - **`url`** is all it needs, e.g. `https://open.spotify.com/show/2MAi0BvDc6GTFvKFPXnkCL` - **100 credits** free when you sign up, no card, so you can build before you spend ## Send one request. Get 17 fields back. Copy the request in your language, or hand it to your agent. Sign up for an API key and your first 100 credits are free. `$ npm install socialtap` `url = https://open.spotify.com/show/2MAi0BvDc6GTFvKFPXnkCL` [Open in playground](https://socialtap.dev/playground/?endpoint=spotify.podcast) cURL: ```shell curl -G 'https://socialtap.dev/v1/spotify/podcast' \ --data-urlencode 'url=https://open.spotify.com/show/2MAi0BvDc6GTFvKFPXnkCL' \ -H "x-api-key: $SOCIALTAP_API_KEY" ``` TypeScript SDK: ```typescript import { SocialTap } from "socialtap"; const client = new SocialTap(); // apiKey defaults to process.env.SOCIALTAP_API_KEY const res = await client.spotify.podcast.get({ url: "https://open.spotify.com/show/2MAi0BvDc6GTFvKFPXnkCL" }); console.log(res.data); console.log(res.credits.charged, res.meta.request_id); ``` Node.js (fetch): ```javascript const params = new URLSearchParams({ url: "https://open.spotify.com/show/2MAi0BvDc6GTFvKFPXnkCL", }); const res = await fetch(`https://socialtap.dev/v1/spotify/podcast?${params}`, { headers: { "x-api-key": process.env.SOCIALTAP_API_KEY ?? "" }, }); const body = await res.json(); if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`${body.error.code}: ${body.error.message}`); const { data, meta } = body; console.log(data, meta.credits_charged); ``` Python (requests): ```python import os import requests res = requests.get( "https://socialtap.dev/v1/spotify/podcast", params={"url": "https://open.spotify.com/show/2MAi0BvDc6GTFvKFPXnkCL"}, headers={"x-api-key": os.environ["SOCIALTAP_API_KEY"]}, ) body = res.json() if not res.ok: raise RuntimeError(f"{body['error']['code']}: {body['error']['message']}") data, meta = body["data"], body["meta"] print(data, meta["credits_charged"]) ``` Go (net/http): ```go package main import ( "encoding/json" "fmt" "log" "net/http" "net/url" "os" ) func main() { q := url.Values{} q.Set("url", "https://open.spotify.com/show/2MAi0BvDc6GTFvKFPXnkCL") req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://socialtap.dev/v1/spotify/podcast?"+q.Encode(), nil) if err != nil { log.Fatal(err) } req.Header.Set("x-api-key", os.Getenv("SOCIALTAP_API_KEY")) res, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req) if err != nil { log.Fatal(err) } defer res.Body.Close() var body struct { Data json.RawMessage `json:"data"` Meta map[string]any `json:"meta"` Error *struct { Code string `json:"code"` Message string `json:"message"` } `json:"error"` } if err := json.NewDecoder(res.Body).Decode(&body); err != nil { log.Fatal(err) } if body.Error != nil { log.Fatalf("%s: %s", body.Error.Code, body.Error.Message) } fmt.Println(string(body.Data), body.Meta["credits_charged"]) } ``` 200 OK: ```json { "data": { "approximate_fields": [], "categories": [ "Technology" ], "cover_url": "https://i.scdn.co/image/ab6765630000ba8a563ebb538d297875b10114b7", "description": "Conversations that explore technology, history, philosophy, physics, mathematics, biology, chemistry, engineering, AI, robotics, programming, music, film, art, sports, psychology, neuroscience, geopolitics, business, economics, religion, astronomy, and the human condition with pe…", "id": "2MAi0BvDc6GTFvKFPXnkCL", "is_explicit": null, "latest_episode_at": "2026-10-26T22:57:00Z", "media_type": "mixed", "metrics": { "episode_count": 504, "rating_count": 83249 }, "platform": "spotify", "platform_specific": {}, "publisher": null, "publisher_name": "Lex Fridman", "rating": 4.749810808538215, "show_type": "episodic", "title": "Lex Fridman Podcast", "unknown_fields": [], "url": "https://open.spotify.com/show/2MAi0BvDc6GTFvKFPXnkCL" }, "meta": { "request_id": "req_3f9c2a7d1e8b4c6a9f0e2d4b6a8c0e1f", "platform": "spotify", "source": "api", "is_cached": false, "credits_charged": 1, "latency_ms": 664, "fetched_at": "2026-10-25T12:00:00Z", "input": { "kind": "podcast", "id": "2MAi0BvDc6GTFvKFPXnkCL", "url": "https://open.spotify.com/show/2MAi0BvDc6GTFvKFPXnkCL" }, "credits_remaining": 9999, "client_request_id": null, "warnings": [] } } ``` Long arrays and strings are shortened here. Real responses are complete. ## What you send and what comes back. The [response reference](https://socialtap.dev/docs/reference/spotify/podcast/index.md#response) lists every field, its type and when it is `null`. [See the full schema](https://socialtap.dev/resources/podcast/index.md). - ### Null means unknown A field Spotify doesn't show is null, never zero or an empty string, so a real zero always means zero. - ### What it accepts The podcast: its link (open.spotify.com/show/2MAi0BvDc6GTFvKFPXnkCL, also under /intl-de/ and /embed/, with any share parameters), a share link (spotify.link/…), its URI (spotify:show:2MAi0BvDc6GTFvKFPXnkCL) or its 22-character ID. - ### What comes back Podcasts with their publisher, description, cover, rating, categories, episode count and when the latest episode came out. - **`platform`string**: Platform ID (spotify, youtube, …). - **`id`string**: Platform-native show ID (string), the one in its page's URL. - **`url`string**: Canonical show page URL. - **`title`string**: The show's name as the platform lists it. - **`description`string**: About the show, as plain text; null when it has none or the platform shows none. - **`publisher_name`string**: Who publishes the show, as the platform names them; null when it does not. - **`publisher`object**: The platform account of the publisher; null when the platform names them without an account (always on Spotify). - **`cover_url`string**: Cover art URL at the largest size the platform serves; null when it has none. Platform CDN URLs can expire within hours. Live data from 33 platforms. 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The average is exact, not rounded to one decimal. - latest_episode_at is the newest episode a logged-out listener sees. Spotify can list newer ones without their details, metrics.episode_count counts those too, and latest_episode_at is null when a serial show's last episode is one of them. - An audiobook link has the same form but isn't a podcast: it returns not_found, or private_or_unavailable when Spotify hides it from logged-out listeners in the country we request from. - When Spotify's main API fails, the embed page answers with the name and cover only: every other field is null and categories is listed in unknown_fields. ## 1 credit per request. Failed requests are free. Buy credits once and spend them on any endpoint, on any platform. [Plans and packs](https://socialtap.dev/pricing/index.md) · [How this endpoint is priced](https://socialtap.dev/docs/reference/spotify/podcast/index.md#pricing) · [How credits work](https://socialtap.dev/docs/credits/index.md) | Source | Price per successful request | Per 1,000 requests | | --- | --- | --- | | Platform API `api` | 1 credit | $0.75–$1.97 | | Public page `page` | 1 credit | $0.75–$1.97 | - Cache hits are free. - Credits from packs and top-ups never expire. - A monthly plan's credits are spent first, and what is left of them ends at each renewal. - Prices exclude tax: sales tax is added at checkout where it applies. - Outside the US, plans and packs are sold to businesses: checkout asks for your VAT, GST or other business tax ID. ## Questions about the Spotify Podcast API. More in the [API reference](https://socialtap.dev/docs/reference/spotify/podcast/index.md). **Is the rating rounded?** No. rating is Spotify's exact average, not the one-decimal figure its app shows, and metrics.rating_count says how many listeners rated the show. **How much does the Spotify Podcast API cost?** A request costs 1 credit. SocialTap credits cost $0.75–$1.97 per 1,000, depending on the plan or pack. More Spotify ## Spotify API. 12 endpoints, one key. - [Spotify Track API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/spotify/track/index.md) (1 credit · `GET /v1/spotify/track`) - [Spotify Track Search API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/spotify/search_tracks/index.md) (1 credit / page · `GET /v1/spotify/search_tracks`) - [Spotify Playlist Tracks API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/spotify/playlist_tracks/index.md) (1 credit / page · `GET /v1/spotify/playlist_tracks`) - [Spotify Podcast Episodes API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/spotify/podcast_episodes/index.md) (1 credit / page · `GET /v1/spotify/podcast_episodes`) - [Spotify Artist API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/spotify/artist/index.md) (1 credit · `GET /v1/spotify/artist`) - [Spotify Artist Search API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/spotify/search_artists/index.md) (1 credit / page · `GET /v1/spotify/search_artists`) - [Spotify Playlist API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/spotify/playlist/index.md) (1 credit · `GET /v1/spotify/playlist`) - [Spotify Playlist Search API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/spotify/search_playlists/index.md) (1 credit / page · `GET /v1/spotify/search_playlists`) - [Spotify Album API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/spotify/album/index.md) (1 credit · `GET /v1/spotify/album`) - [Spotify Album Search API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/spotify/search_albums/index.md) (1 credit / page · `GET /v1/spotify/search_albums`) - [Spotify Podcast Search API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/spotify/search_podcasts/index.md) (1 credit / page · `GET /v1/spotify/search_podcasts`) ## Try it on a link you already have. Paste it in the playground, or copy the request into your code. 100free credits - No credit card - Failed requests are free - Works on all 218 endpoints [Start for free](https://socialtap.dev/signup/) [Read the docs](https://socialtap.dev/docs/index.md) --- [HTML version](https://socialtap.dev/apis/spotify/podcast/) · [Docs index for AI agents](https://socialtap.dev/llms.txt) · [All docs in one file](https://socialtap.dev/llms-full.txt)