Listen Notes

Listen Notes Podcaster API API

Endpoints to improve the podcast database.

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Operations 3

DELETE /podcasts/{id} Request to delete a podcast #

POST /podcasts/submit Submit a podcast #

POST /podcasts/{id}/rss Refresh a podcast RSS feed #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: 'Listen API: Podcast Search, Directory, and Insights Directory Podcaster API'
  description: 'Simple and no-nonsense podcast search and directory API from Listen Notes.

    Full-text search all podcasts and episodes by people, places, or topics;

    fetch podcast and episode metadata; browse best-podcasts charts, curated

    lists, and genres; retrieve recommendations; power typeahead autocomplete;

    and pull audience demographics. All requests are authenticated with an

    `X-ListenAPI-Key` request header. FREE, PRO, and ENTERPRISE plans are billed

    on a per-request basis.


    This document was authored by API Evangelist and grounded in the official

    Listen API OpenAPI specification published at

    https://listen-api.listennotes.com/api/v2/openapi.yaml. Endpoints and

    parameters reflect the published specification.

    '
  termsOfService: https://www.listennotes.com/api/terms/
  contact:
    name: Listen Notes
    url: https://www.listennotes.com/api/
    email: hello@listennotes.com
  version: '2.0'
servers:
- url: https://listen-api.listennotes.com/api/v2
  description: API Production Server
security:
- apiKeyHeader: []
tags:
- name: Podcaster API
  description: Endpoints to improve the podcast database.
paths:
  /podcasts/{id}:
    delete:
      tags:
      - Podcaster API
      summary: Request to delete a podcast
      description: Request removal of a podcast from the Listen Notes database.
      operationId: deletePodcastById
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Podcast id.
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: reason
        in: query
        description: Reason for the deletion request.
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Deletion request accepted.
  /podcasts/submit:
    post:
      tags:
      - Podcaster API
      summary: Submit a podcast
      description: Submit a podcast to the Listen Notes database by RSS feed URL.
      operationId: submitPodcast
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/x-www-form-urlencoded:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                rss:
                  type: string
                  description: The RSS feed URL of the podcast.
                email:
                  type: string
                  description: Email to notify when the podcast is available.
              required:
              - rss
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Submission accepted.
  /podcasts/{id}/rss:
    post:
      tags:
      - Podcaster API
      summary: Refresh a podcast RSS feed
      description: Force a refresh of a podcast's RSS feed to pull in the latest episodes.
      operationId: refreshPodcastRss
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Podcast id.
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Refresh accepted.
components:
  securitySchemes:
    apiKeyHeader:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-ListenAPI-Key
      description: Your Listen API key, sent in the X-ListenAPI-Key request header.