Acast Episodes API

Create, read, update, and delete episodes within a show.

Operations 5

GET /shows/{showId}/episodes List episodes for a show #
POST /shows/{showId}/episodes Create an episode #
GET /shows/{showId}/episodes/{episodeId} Get an episode #
PATCH /shows/{showId}/episodes/{episodeId} Update an episode #
DELETE /shows/{showId}/episodes/{episodeId} Delete an episode #

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OpenAPI Specification

acast-episodes-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Acast Publishing Episodes API
  description: The Acast Publishing API lets you programmatically query data about your shows and episodes, and create, update, and delete episodes straight from the command line or an existing CMS.
  version: '1.0'
  contact:
    name: Acast
    url: https://developers.acast.com/
servers:
- url: https://api.acast.com
  description: Acast Publishing API
security:
- apiKeyAuth: []
tags:
- name: Episodes
  description: Create, read, update, and delete episodes within a show.
paths:
  /shows/{showId}/episodes:
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ShowId'
    get:
      operationId: listEpisodes
      tags:
      - Episodes
      summary: List episodes for a show
      description: Returns a list of all existing episodes for a show, including each episode's ID. Path modeled; resource and method confirmed from documentation.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A list of episodes.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Episode'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
    post:
      operationId: createEpisode
      tags:
      - Episodes
      summary: Create an episode
      description: Creates a new episode for a show, accepting an audio file upload (MP3 recommended, up to 150 MB) plus episode metadata. Path modeled; resource and method confirmed from documentation.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          multipart/form-data:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/EpisodeCreate'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: The created episode.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Episode'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '413':
          description: Audio file exceeds the 150 MB maximum.
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
  /shows/{showId}/episodes/{episodeId}:
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ShowId'
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/EpisodeId'
    get:
      operationId: getEpisode
      tags:
      - Episodes
      summary: Get an episode
      description: Fetches details for a single episode. Path modeled; resource and method confirmed from documentation.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The requested episode.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Episode'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
    patch:
      operationId: updateEpisode
      tags:
      - Episodes
      summary: Update an episode
      description: Updates metadata for an existing episode. Path modeled; resource and method confirmed from documentation.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/EpisodeUpdate'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The updated episode.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Episode'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
    delete:
      operationId: deleteEpisode
      tags:
      - Episodes
      summary: Delete an episode
      description: Deletes an episode. Path modeled; resource and method confirmed from documentation.
      responses:
        '204':
          description: The episode was deleted.
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
components:
  parameters:
    EpisodeId:
      name: episodeId
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The unique identifier of the episode.
      schema:
        type: string
    ShowId:
      name: showId
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The unique identifier of the show.
      schema:
        type: string
  responses:
    NotFound:
      description: The requested resource does not exist or is not assigned to this user.
    RateLimited:
      description: Rate limit exceeded (60 requests/minute).
    Unauthorized:
      description: Missing or invalid X-API-Key.
  schemas:
    EpisodeUpdate:
      type: object
      description: Mutable episode metadata fields.
      properties:
        title:
          type: string
        description:
          type: string
        publishDate:
          type: string
          format: date-time
    Episode:
      type: object
      description: An episode belonging to a show.
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        showId:
          type: string
        title:
          type: string
        description:
          type: string
        audioUrl:
          type: string
          format: uri
        publishDate:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        durationSeconds:
          type: integer
    EpisodeCreate:
      type: object
      description: Fields for creating a new episode, including the audio upload.
      required:
      - title
      - audio
      properties:
        title:
          type: string
        description:
          type: string
        audio:
          type: string
          format: binary
          description: Audio file, MP3 recommended at 128 kbps, up to 150 MB.
        publishDate:
          type: string
          format: date-time
  securitySchemes:
    apiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-API-Key
      description: User-scoped API key issued by Acast customer success to Ace plan and Creator Network accounts. Sent on every request in the X-API-Key header.
x-endpointsModeled: true