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Buzzsprout

Buzzsprout is a podcast hosting platform that handles hosting, distribution, promotion, and analytics for podcasters - uploading and optimizing audio, publishing an RSS feed, listing shows in directories like Apple Podcasts and Spotify, and reporting on plays. Buzzsprout also exposes a documented public REST API (base https://www.buzzsprout.com/api) so third parties can programmatically read and manage the podcasts and episodes on an account. The API is RESTful, JSON-serialized, SSL-only, and authenticated with a per-account token.

Buzzsprout publishes 2 APIs on the APIs.io network: Episodes API and Podcasts API. Tagged areas include Podcasting, Podcast Hosting, Audio, Media, and Episodes.

Buzzsprout’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, engineering blog, and 8 more developer resources.

36.5/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 20/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-24 · rubric v0.13.0
AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try
2 APIs
PodcastingPodcast HostingAudioMediaEpisodesRSS

Kin Score

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scored 2026-08-24 · rubric v0.13.0
Composite quality — 36.5/100 · thin
Contract Quality 14.0 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 4.8 / 20
Access Clarity 7.9 / 20
Operational Transparency 3.1 / 13
Contract Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 6.9 / 10
Agent readiness — 20/100 · agent aware
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10
Documented Reversibility 0 / 6
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4
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APIs 2

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Buzzsprout Episodes API

The episodes belonging to a Buzzsprout podcast.

Buzzsprout Podcasts API

The podcasts on a Buzzsprout account.

Open Collections 4

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

API Collection

OPEN COLLECTION

Buzzsprout Episodes API

OPEN COLLECTION

Buzzsprout API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Buzzsprout Rate Limits

2 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Security Posture 2

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Buzzsprout Authentication

apiKey · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Buzzsprout Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Buzzsprout Agentic Access

5 operations · 2 acting

5 operations · 2 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Company 3

The organization behind the API

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: buzzsprout
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/buzzsprout/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: Buzzsprout
kind: company
description: Buzzsprout is a podcast hosting platform that handles hosting, distribution, promotion, and analytics for podcasters
  - uploading and optimizing audio, publishing an RSS feed, listing shows in directories like Apple Podcasts and Spotify,
  and reporting on plays. Buzzsprout also exposes a documented public REST API (base https://www.buzzsprout.com/api) so third
  parties can programmatically read and manage the podcasts and episodes on an account. The API is RESTful, JSON-serialized,
  SSL-only, and authenticated with a per-account token.
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/buzzsprout.png
tags:
- Podcasting
- Podcast Hosting
- Audio
- Media
- Episodes
- RSS
created: '2026-07-05'
modified: '2026-07-05'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: buzzsprout:buzzsprout-episodes-api
  name: Buzzsprout Episodes API
  description: The episodes belonging to a Buzzsprout podcast.
  humanURL: https://github.com/buzzsprout/buzzsprout-api/blob/master/sections/episodes.md
  baseURL: https://www.buzzsprout.com/api
  tags:
  - Episodes
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/buzzsprout-episodes-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://github.com/buzzsprout/buzzsprout-api
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://github.com/buzzsprout/buzzsprout-api/blob/master/sections/episodes.md
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: collections/buzzsprout.postman_collection.json
  - type: OpenCollection
    url: collections/buzzsprout.opencollection.json
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://github.com/buzzsprout/buzzsprout-api/blob/master/sections/podcasts.md
- aid: buzzsprout:buzzsprout-podcasts-api
  name: Buzzsprout Podcasts API
  description: The podcasts on a Buzzsprout account.
  humanURL: https://github.com/buzzsprout/buzzsprout-api/blob/master/sections/episodes.md
  baseURL: https://www.buzzsprout.com/api
  tags:
  - Podcasts
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/buzzsprout-podcasts-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://github.com/buzzsprout/buzzsprout-api
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://github.com/buzzsprout/buzzsprout-api/blob/master/sections/episodes.md
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: collections/buzzsprout.postman_collection.json
  - type: OpenCollection
    url: collections/buzzsprout.opencollection.json
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://github.com/buzzsprout/buzzsprout-api/blob/master/sections/podcasts.md
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/buzzsprout-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/buzzsprout-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/buzzsprout-authentication.yml
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/buzzsprout
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/buzzsprout
- type: Website
  url: https://www.buzzsprout.com
- type: Documentation
  url: https://github.com/buzzsprout/buzzsprout-api
- type: Plans
  url: plans/buzzsprout-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/buzzsprout-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/buzzsprout-finops.yml
- url: https://www.buzzsprout.com/blog
  type: Blog
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

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