Podbean

Podbean Episode API

List, read, publish, update, and delete podcast episodes.

Documentation GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 5

GET /episodes List episodes #

POST /episodes Publish a new episode #

GET /episodes/{id} Read an episode #

POST /episodes/{id} Update an episode #

POST /episodes/{id}/delete Delete an episode #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Podbean Episode API
  description: The Podbean API lets third-party apps and integrations manage a user's podcast on the Podbean hosting, distribution, and monetization platform.
  version: '1.0'
  contact:
    name: Podbean Developer Platform
    url: https://developers.podbean.com
  license:
    name: Proprietary
    url: https://www.podbean.com/terms
servers:
- url: https://api.podbean.com/v1
  description: Podbean API v1
security:
- oauth2: []
tags:
- name: Episode
  description: List, read, publish, update, and delete podcast episodes.
paths:
  /episodes:
    get:
      operationId: listEpisodes
      tags:
      - Episode
      summary: List episodes
      description: Lists episodes for the authorized podcast, with paging via offset and limit.
      parameters:
      - name: access_token
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: offset
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 0
      - name: limit
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 20
          maximum: 100
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A list of episodes.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  episodes:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Episode'
                  offset:
                    type: integer
                  limit:
                    type: integer
                  count:
                    type: integer
                  has_more:
                    type: boolean
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
    post:
      operationId: publishEpisode
      tags:
      - Episode
      summary: Publish a new episode
      description: Publishes a new episode. Reference a media_key (and optional logo_key) obtained from /files/uploadAuthorize.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/x-www-form-urlencoded:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/EpisodeInput'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The published episode.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  episode:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Episode'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /episodes/{id}:
    get:
      operationId: getEpisode
      tags:
      - Episode
      summary: Read an episode
      description: Returns a single episode by its ID.
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/EpisodeId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The episode.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  episode:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Episode'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
    post:
      operationId: updateEpisode
      tags:
      - Episode
      summary: Update an episode
      description: Updates an existing episode by ID. Fields are submitted as a form-encoded body.
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/EpisodeId'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/x-www-form-urlencoded:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/EpisodeInput'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The updated episode.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  episode:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Episode'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
  /episodes/{id}/delete:
    post:
      operationId: deleteEpisode
      tags:
      - Episode
      summary: Delete an episode
      description: Deletes an episode by ID. Podbean models deletion as a POST action.
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/EpisodeId'
      requestBody:
        required: false
        content:
          application/x-www-form-urlencoded:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                access_token:
                  type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Deletion result.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                additionalProperties: true
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
components:
  schemas:
    EpisodeInput:
      type: object
      properties:
        access_token:
          type: string
        title:
          type: string
        content:
          type: string
        status:
          type: string
          enum:
          - publish
          - draft
          - future
        type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - public
          - premium
          - private
        media_key:
          type: string
          description: File key returned by /files/uploadAuthorize for the audio/video media.
        logo_key:
          type: string
          description: Optional file key for the episode cover image.
        season_number:
          type: integer
        episode_number:
          type: integer
        apple_episode_type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - full
          - trailer
          - bonus
      required:
      - title
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
        error_description:
          type: string
    Episode:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        podcast_id:
          type: string
        title:
          type: string
        content:
          type: string
        logo:
          type: string
          format: uri
        media_url:
          type: string
          format: uri
        player_url:
          type: string
          format: uri
        permalink_url:
          type: string
          format: uri
        publish_time:
          type: integer
        duration:
          type: integer
        status:
          type: string
          enum:
          - publish
          - draft
          - future
        type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - public
          - premium
          - private
        object:
          type: string
          example: Episode
  responses:
    BadRequest:
      description: The request was malformed.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    NotFound:
      description: The requested resource was not found.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    Unauthorized:
      description: Missing or invalid access token.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  parameters:
    EpisodeId:
      name: id
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The episode ID.
      schema:
        type: string
  securitySchemes:
    oauth2:
      type: oauth2
      description: OAuth 2.0. Register an app at developers.podbean.com to obtain a Client ID and Secret.
      flows:
        authorizationCode:
          authorizationUrl: https://api.podbean.com/v1/dialog/oauth
          tokenUrl: https://api.podbean.com/v1/oauth/token
          refreshUrl: https://api.podbean.com/v1/oauth/token
          scopes:
            episode_publish: Publish and manage episodes.
            episode_read: Read episodes.
            podcast_read: Read podcast profile and settings.
        clientCredentials:
          tokenUrl: https://api.podbean.com/v1/oauth/token
          scopes:
            episode_publish: Publish and manage episodes.
            podcast_read: Read podcast profile and settings.