Spotify

Spotify Podcast Search API

Searches Spotify podcasts by keyword in any language and returns them a page at a time, in Spotify's order. Each has its ID, link, name, publisher, largest cover, whether its episodes are audio or video, and its categories. The Spotify Podcast API adds the description, rating, episode count and latest episode's date.

GET /v1/spotify/search_podcasts

Try it

Example

cURL
curl -G 'https://socialtap.dev/v1/spotify/search_podcasts' \
  --data-urlencode 'query=true crime' \
  -H "x-api-key: $SOCIALTAP_API_KEY"
TypeScript SDK
import { SocialTap } from "socialtap";

const client = new SocialTap(); // apiKey defaults to process.env.SOCIALTAP_API_KEY

const res = await client.spotify.searchPodcasts.list({ query: "true crime" });
console.log(res.data);
console.log(res.credits.charged, res.meta.request_id);
Node.js (fetch)
const params = new URLSearchParams({
  query: "true crime",
});
const res = await fetch(`https://socialtap.dev/v1/spotify/search_podcasts?${params}`, {
  headers: { "x-api-key": process.env.SOCIALTAP_API_KEY ?? "" },
});
const body = await res.json();
if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`${body.error.code}: ${body.error.message}`);
const { data, page, meta } = body;
console.log(data, meta.credits_charged);
Python (requests)
import os

import requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://socialtap.dev/v1/spotify/search_podcasts",
    params={"query": "true crime"},
    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, page, meta = body["data"], body["page"], body["meta"]
print(data, meta["credits_charged"])
Go (net/http)
package main

import (
	"encoding/json"
	"fmt"
	"log"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
	"os"
)

func main() {
	q := url.Values{}
	q.Set("query", "true crime")
	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://socialtap.dev/v1/spotify/search_podcasts?"+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"`
		Page  json.RawMessage `json:"page"`
		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"])
}
PHP
<?php

$query = http_build_query([
    'query' => 'true crime',
]);
$ch = curl_init('https://socialtap.dev/v1/spotify/search_podcasts?' . $query);
curl_setopt_array($ch, [
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => ['x-api-key: ' . getenv('SOCIALTAP_API_KEY')],
]);
$body = json_decode(curl_exec($ch), true);
if (curl_getinfo($ch, CURLINFO_RESPONSE_CODE) >= 400) {
    throw new RuntimeException($body['error']['code'] . ': ' . $body['error']['message']);
}
print_r($body['data']);
echo $body['meta']['credits_charged'], PHP_EOL;
Ruby
require "json"
require "net/http"

uri = URI("https://socialtap.dev/v1/spotify/search_podcasts")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form('query' => 'true crime')
req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
req["x-api-key"] = ENV.fetch("SOCIALTAP_API_KEY")
res = Net::HTTP.start(uri.host, uri.port, use_ssl: uri.scheme == "https") { |http| http.request(req) }
body = JSON.parse(res.body)
raise "#{body["error"]["code"]}: #{body["error"]["message"]}" unless res.is_a?(Net::HTTPSuccess)
pp body["data"]
puts body["meta"]["credits_charged"]
Java
import java.net.URI;
import java.net.URLEncoder;
import java.net.http.HttpClient;
import java.net.http.HttpRequest;
import java.net.http.HttpResponse;
import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
        String query = "query=" + encode("true crime");
        HttpRequest request = HttpRequest.newBuilder()
            .uri(URI.create("https://socialtap.dev/v1/spotify/search_podcasts?" + query))
            .header("x-api-key", System.getenv("SOCIALTAP_API_KEY"))
            .GET()
            .build();
        HttpResponse<String> response = HttpClient.newHttpClient()
            .send(request, HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString());
        // An error is {"error": {"code", "message", ...}}; success is {data, meta}, meta.credits_charged its price.
        if (response.statusCode() >= 400) throw new RuntimeException(response.body());
        System.out.println(response.body());
    }

    static String encode(String value) {
        return URLEncoder.encode(value, StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
    }
}
.NET
using System.Text.Json;

using var http = new HttpClient();
http.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("x-api-key", Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("SOCIALTAP_API_KEY"));

var query = string.Join("&",
    "query=" + Uri.EscapeDataString("true crime"));
var res = await http.GetAsync("https://socialtap.dev/v1/spotify/search_podcasts?" + query);
using var body = JsonDocument.Parse(await res.Content.ReadAsStringAsync());
if (!res.IsSuccessStatusCode)
{
    var error = body.RootElement.GetProperty("error");
    throw new Exception($"{error.GetProperty("code")}: {error.GetProperty("message")}");
}
Console.WriteLine(body.RootElement.GetProperty("data"));
Console.WriteLine(body.RootElement.GetProperty("meta").GetProperty("credits_charged"));
Rust
// Cargo.toml: reqwest = { version = "0.12", features = ["blocking", "json"] }, serde_json = "1"
use std::env;

fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
    let res = reqwest::blocking::Client::new()
        .get("https://socialtap.dev/v1/spotify/search_podcasts")
        .query(&[("query", "true crime")])
        .header("x-api-key", env::var("SOCIALTAP_API_KEY")?)
        .send()?;
    let ok = res.status().is_success();
    let body: serde_json::Value = res.json()?;
    if !ok {
        return Err(format!("{}: {}", body["error"]["code"], body["error"]["message"]).into());
    }
    println!("{} {}", body["data"], body["meta"]["credits_charged"]);
    Ok(())
}
200 OK
{
  "data": [
    {
      "approximate_fields": [],
      "categories": [
        "True crime"
      ],
      "cover_url": "https://i.scdn.co/image/ab6765630000ba8abe2cc3efd92b817b54d9bcb2",
      "description": null,
      "id": "3DgfoleqaW61T2amZQKINx",
      "is_explicit": null,
      "latest_episode_at": null,
      "media_type": "audio",
      "metrics": {
        "episode_count": null,
        "rating_count": null
      },
      "platform": "spotify",
      "platform_specific": {},
      "publisher": null,
      "publisher_name": "Audiochuck",
      "rating": null,
      "show_type": null,
      "title": "Crime Junkie",
      "unknown_fields": [],
      "url": "https://open.spotify.com/show/3DgfoleqaW61T2amZQKINx"
    },
    {
      "approximate_fields": [],
      "categories": [
        "True crime"
      ],
      "cover_url": "https://i.scdn.co/image/ab6765630000ba8a6f26a1be3d27a21d83e7cd2f",
      "description": null,
      "id": "48GaWhr2cdtOGjF3dF9rLy",
      "is_explicit": null,
      "latest_episode_at": null,
      "media_type": "mixed",
      "metrics": {
        "episode_count": null,
        "rating_count": null
      },
      "platform": "spotify",
      "platform_specific": {},
      "publisher": null,
      "publisher_name": "True Crime Stories",
      "rating": null,
      "show_type": null,
      "title": "True Crime Stories",
      "unknown_fields": [],
      "url": "https://open.spotify.com/show/48GaWhr2cdtOGjF3dF9rLy"
    },
    {
      "approximate_fields": [],
      "categories": [
        "True crime"
      ],
      "cover_url": "https://i.scdn.co/image/ab6765630000ba8a92b95c1495e411e3fb99659b",
      "description": null,
      "id": "2gknS4WovSnrJupP8BVKNe",
      "is_explicit": null,
      "latest_episode_at": null,
      "media_type": "audio",
      "metrics": {
        "episode_count": null,
        "rating_count": null
      },
      "platform": "spotify",
      "platform_specific": {},
      "publisher": null,
      "publisher_name": "Crime House",
      "rating": null,
      "show_type": null,
      "title": "Serial Killers & Murderous Minds",
      "unknown_fields": [],
      "url": "https://open.spotify.com/show/2gknS4WovSnrJupP8BVKNe"
    }
  ],
  "page": {
    "has_more": true,
    "next_cursor": "c1.EXAMPLE_CURSOR",
    "next_cursor_expires_at": "2026-10-26T12:00:00Z",
    "end_reason": null
  },
  "meta": {
    "request_id": "req_3f9c2a7d1e8b4c6a9f0e2d4b6a8c0e1f",
    "platform": "spotify",
    "source": "api",
    "is_cached": false,
    "credits_charged": 1,
    "latency_ms": 627,
    "fetched_at": "2026-10-25T12:00:00Z",
    "input": null,
    "credits_remaining": 9999,
    "client_request_id": null,
    "warnings": []
  }
}

Long arrays and strings are shortened for display; real responses are complete.

x-api-keystringheaderrequired

Your API key. Authentication

querystringrequiredmax 250 chars

What to search for, as in Spotify's search box: a show's name, who publishes it or a topic, in any language. Spotify's filters for music (artist:, album:, year:, genre:, track:, tag:, isrc:) match no podcast, alone or beside other words, and answer an empty page.

Exampletrue crime

langstringbcp47

Preferred language: a BCP-47 tag such as en or pt-BR (case-insensitive; _ is read as -). The language of the answer's categories, where Spotify holds them in several (True crime, 言語). It can reorder the results a little.

Exampleen

limitintegermin 1max 100

Items per page, 1 to the endpoint's page size (its default and maximum; larger values are reduced to it). Omit it: every page costs the same, so a smaller limit means more pages to pay for.

Example100

cursorstring

page.next_cursor from the previous response. Send the same other parameters; omit to start from the first page.

Unknown parameters are rejected with a suggestion, never ignored (Requests). limit and cursor page through the list: see Pagination.

Parameters every endpoint accepts
max_ageintegermin 0

Accept a cached response up to this many seconds old. Cache hits cost 0 credits. Omit to always fetch fresh. The Cache-Control: max-age=N request header is equivalent; max_age wins when both are sent.

fieldsstring

Return only these fields of each item: comma-separated paths in the schema's notation (id,text,metrics.view_count,segments[].text; a parent path keeps the whole object). Unknown paths are rejected. Applied after the cache, so it changes neither the price nor cache hits; page and meta are always returned whole.

Response

application/json

200

{data, page, meta}. data is an array of up to 100 podcast objects, Spotify's own ranking for the query; page says how to get the next page; meta describes the request (meta). The fields are the podcast schema.

platformstring

Platform ID (spotify, youtube, …).

idstring

Platform-native show ID (string), the one in its page's URL.

urlstring uri

Canonical show page URL.

titlestring

The show's name as the platform lists it.

descriptionstringnullable

About the show, as plain text; null when it has none or the platform shows none.

publisher_namestringnullable

Who publishes the show, as the platform names them; null when it does not.

publisherobjectnullable

The platform account of the publisher; null when the platform names them without an account (always on Spotify).

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idstringnullable

Platform-native account ID; null when only the handle is known.

usernamestringnullable

Handle without the @; null when the account has none.

display_namestringnullable

Display name shown on the profile.

urlstring urinullable

Canonical profile URL.

avatar_urlstring urinullable

Profile picture URL. Platform CDN URLs can expire within hours.

is_verifiedbooleannullable

Platform verification badge; null where the platform has no badge.

cover_urlstring urinullable

Cover art URL at the largest size the platform serves; null when it has none. Platform CDN URLs can expire within hours.

media_typestringnullable

What its episodes are: audio, video or mixed (both); null when the platform does not say. New values may be added.

One ofaudiovideomixed

show_typestringnullable

episodic: its episodes stand alone, newest first; serial: they are heard in order, from the first. Null when the platform does not say. New values may be added.

One ofepisodicserial

categoriesstring[]Spotify: topics

Categories or topics the platform files it under, as shown (not normalized), the main one first; [] when none (listed in unknown_fields when the source cannot see them).

is_explicitbooleannullable

Marked as holding explicit content by the platform; null when it does not say.

ratingnumbernullable

Listeners' average rating, 1 to 5 stars (metrics.rating_count ratings behind it; listed in approximate_fields when the platform rounds it); null when unrated or the platform shows none.

latest_episode_atstring date-timenullable

When its newest episode came out, RFC 3339 UTC; listed in approximate_fields when read from display text or a date alone. Null when the source does not show it.

metricsobject

Counts at fetch time; null = hidden or not exposed, 0 = zero.

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episode_countintegernullable

Episodes the platform counts (it may count ones no longer public, so a walk of the episodes can return fewer); null when it does not state one.

rating_countintegernullable

Listeners who rated the show, 0 when none has; null when the platform shows no count.

platform_specificobject

Fields only this platform has, under its ID (platform_specific.<platform>); each null when unknown.

approximate_fieldsstring[]

JSON paths of values rounded by the platform, date-only or parsed from display text (rating at one decimal, metrics.rating_count from "2.6K"). [] when all exact.

unknown_fieldsstring[]

JSON paths of lists whose [] means unknown rather than none (a source that cannot see them); null already means unknown for every other field. [] when every list is known.

not_found and private_or_unavailable are item-level: the request was fine, the item can't be returned.

400

400 Bad Request: 2 error codes. Free: errors cost nothing.

A parameter is missing or malformed, or the link is not one this endpoint takes.

Fix the parameter named in param as the message says. For a link of the wrong kind, call an endpoint listed in details.endpoints, when there is one.

The cursor is malformed or expired, belongs to another endpoint, or came with other parameters than the request that returned it.

Repeat the original request without cursor to start the list again.

401

401 Unauthorized: 1 error code. Free: errors cost nothing.

unauthorizedNo retry

The x-api-key header is missing, or its key is unknown or revoked. On the dashboard's routes: the session cookie is missing or expired.

Send a valid API key in the x-api-key header. No key yet? A person gets one at details.signup_url; an AI agent follows details.agent_auth_url.

402

402 Payment Required: 2 error codes. Free: errors cost nothing.

The account does not have enough credits for this request.

Have a person buy credits at details.purchase_url (or make them a checkout link with details.checkout), then repeat the request. Do not retry automatically.

The API key reached its spend limit for this period. The account may still have credits.

Wait until details.resets_at, or raise the key's spend limit (PATCH /v1/api_keys/{id}). Do not retry automatically.

403

403 Forbidden: 2 error codes. Free: errors cost nothing.

forbiddenNo retry

The API key is valid but may not make this request, and details.reason says why: the account is suspended, the key lacks the route's scope, waits for its owner to confirm it by email, has expired, or was used from an IP outside its allowlist, or a rotated key's previous secret was used for a call that needs the admin scope. A running job stops with it too when its account is suspended or the key that created it is revoked or expires. It is about the key, never the item: a private item is private_or_unavailable, also 403, so branch on the code.

Act on details.reason. suspended: contact support. scope: use a key with details.required_scope. previous_secret: use the new secret. key_pending: have the owner open the emailed link. key_expired or key_revoked: create a new key. ip_not_allowed: call from an allowed IP.

The item exists but is not public: it is private, age- or region-restricted, or needs a login to view. It shares 403 with forbidden (which is about the key), so branch on the code.

Only public items can be fetched. Do not retry.

404

404 Not Found: 1 error code. Free: errors cost nothing.

not_foundNo retry

The item does not exist or was deleted. On GET /v1/requests/{id}/response: the response was not kept (details.reason says why).

Check the link or ID. Do not retry.

429

429 Too Many Requests: 1 error code. Free: errors cost nothing.

rate_limitedYes, later

The account passed its runaway-protection ceiling: a high per-account limit that stops a broken client loop (plans have no rate limit). Requests without an API key (signup, the MCP server's tool listing and find_endpoint) are limited per IP address instead. It also stops an account whose failed requests in the last hour cost far more than its successful ones paid for: failures are free within a limit (the message says so), and successes raise it.

Wait the seconds in the retry-after header, then retry. If your steady traffic needs more, ask support to raise the ceiling; without an API key, send one.

500

500 Internal Error: 1 error code. Free: errors cost nothing.

internalYes, later

An unexpected error on SocialTap's side.

Retry with backoff. If it keeps happening, contact support with the request_id.

502

502 Bad Gateway: 1 error code. Free: errors cost nothing.

upstream_errorYes, later

The platform failed, or answered with something we could not read.

Retry with backoff. Failed requests are free.

503

503 Unavailable: 2 error codes. Free: errors cost nothing.

The platform refused every attempt, our own retries included.

Retry later with backoff. Failed requests are free.

overloadedYes, later

SocialTap was at capacity, or paused by its operators, and did not start the request. Nothing was fetched or charged.

Retry after the seconds in the retry-after header. Failed requests are free.

Items come in pages, Spotify's own ranking for the query. To get the next page, send the same request plus cursor set to page.next_cursor from the previous response. Keep every other parameter the same (limit, max_age and fields may change); anything else that differs is rejected. When page.has_more is false the walk is over, and page.end_reason says why: only end means you have every item (the others say the platform or a page cap stopped the walk early).

Order
Spotify's own ranking for the query
Page size
Up to 100 podcasts (the default; limit lowers it)
Cursor lifetime
24 hours; don't store cursors
Price
Per page, 1 credit

The page object

has_moreboolean

True when another page exists; then next_cursor is set. An empty page with has_more true is not the end.

next_cursorstringnullable

Pass as cursor, with the same other parameters, to get the next page; null at the end.

next_cursor_expires_atstring date-timenullable

When next_cursor stops working, RFC 3339 UTC; null at the end. Don't store cursors.

end_reasonstringnullable

Why there are no more pages; null while has_more is true. end: the list ended, or reached since/until. platform_limit: the platform stops serving further pages although the list goes on. max_pages: SocialTap's cap on pages in one walk. New values may be added. A short or empty page is not the end: only has_more false is.

One ofendplatform_limitmax_pages

Next page

cURL: next page
curl -G 'https://socialtap.dev/v1/spotify/search_podcasts' \
  --data-urlencode 'query=true crime' \
  --data-urlencode 'cursor=c1.EXAMPLE_CURSOR' \
  -H "x-api-key: $SOCIALTAP_API_KEY"
  • The price is per page: each successful page costs the same, whatever limit is and however many items it has. Empty pages are charged too (an empty page with has_more: true is not the end).
  • A limit below 100 doesn't save credits: the next request serves the rest of the same platform page, which is fetched again and charged as a page each time, and items can shift between those requests if the platform changes the list. Omitting limit is the cheapest way to walk the list.
  • Errors are free, including a rejected cursor.
  • Pages served from the cache are free.
  • An expired or altered cursor, or one sent with different parameters, fails with invalid_cursor (HTTP 400): Repeat the original request without cursor to start the list again.

Pagination guide

From 1 credit per page. Charged per successful page, whatever its number of items. Errors are free. The price depends on the source that produced the result, reported as meta.source; sources are tried cheapest first: Platform API → Web search.

SourcePrice per successful pagePer 1,000 pages
Any source1 credit$0.75–$1.97
Balance, sources and what you were charged

Your balance must be at least 1 credit to start a request; with less, it is refused with insufficient_credits (HTTP 402) and costs nothing. Only that minimum is set aside when the request starts.

meta.sourceSourceWhat it means
apiPlatform APIThe platform's public, logged-out API.
web_searchWeb searchA public web search engine's index of the platform's pages, where the platform has no logged-out search of its own: each result is what the index shows of the item, which can be days or weeks old.

meta.credits_charged and the x-credits-charged header show what you paid. How credits work · Packs

Endpoint ID spotify.search_podcasts · operationId spotify.search_podcasts.list · Product overview

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