iHeartRadio

iHeartRadio is a digital radio platform operated by iHeartMedia that provides access to over 800 live broadcast and digital-only radio stations from more than 150 U.S. cities, podcasts, artist-based custom stations, and curated music content. The platform offers REST APIs enabling programmatic access to live station streams, catalog search across stations, podcasts, artists and tracks, and podcast episode retrieval with direct audio stream URLs.

iHeartRadio is listed with 3 APIs on the APIs.io network: Catalog API, Live Stations API, and Podcasts API. Tagged areas include Radio, Podcasts, Music, Streaming, and Audio.

iHeartRadio’s developer surface includes GitHub presence, pricing, status page, and 14 more developer resources.

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19.8/100 emerging ▬ flat Agent 16/100 agent aware Front door AI 1/6 silent Heartbeat 64/100 alive saas Full breakdown ↓
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3 APIs

Radio Podcasts Music Streaming AudioLive RadioDigital Media

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scored 2026-11-13 · rubric v0.28.0

Composite quality — 19.8/100 · emerging

Contract Quality 5.1 / 21

Developer Ergonomics 0.8 / 17

Access Clarity 5.8 / 17

Operational Transparency 0.5 / 11

Contract Governance 0.0 / 10

Discoverability 6.1 / 9

Regulatory Posture 0.6 / 15

Agent readiness — 16/100 · agent aware

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10

Documented Reversibility 0 / 6

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 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

Delegated User Identity 0 / 6

Protected Resource Metadata 0 / 5

Registration Without a Human 0 / 6

Agentic Commerce Well-Known Document 0 / 5

Pagination 5 / 5

Distinct Operations 3 / 3

MCP Tool Quality 6 / 6

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MCP Server +12 pts — deployment.mode + probe verdict on the mcp/ manifest, not the pointer; an unprobed slug falls back to authorship Ask about this →
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Market	Position	Depth	Registered MCP server	Declares compatibility
Podcasting 2.0 (open podcast namespace, measurement, hosting)	undeclared	-	-	-

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Standards implemented 1

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OpenAPI

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APIs 3

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

iHeartRadio Catalog API

The iHeartRadio Catalog API provides search and discovery capabilities across the iHeartRadio content catalog, including live broadcast radio stations, digital-only stations, po...

iHeartRadio Live Stations API

The iHeartRadio Live Stations API provides access to live broadcast radio station information including station metadata, market information, genre classification, and streaming...

iHeartRadio Podcasts API

The iHeartRadio Podcasts API enables search and discovery of podcasts available on the iHeartRadio platform, along with retrieval of individual podcast episode listings and dire...

iHeartRadio API pricing

Not yet checked against iHeartRadio's own pricing page. Compiled by API Evangelist; confirm before you rely on a figure. A free plan or tier is listed.

Plan	Price
Free	Free
iHeartRadio Plus	$5.99
iHeartRadio All Access	$12.99

Plan details, limits and sources →

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Plans

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Rate Limits

0 limits

RATE LIMITS

Terms of Service 1

What its API terms permit and prohibit, quoted from its own page.

iHeartRadio

10 quoted statements, read from iHeartRadio's own page on 2026-11-09.

TERMS

Eligibility 1

Who may sign up and where, quoted from its own terms.

iHeartRadio

5 quoted statements, read from iHeartRadio's own page on 2026-11-09.

ELIGIBILITY

AI Preferences 1

Its stance on AI training, inference and agents, quoted from its own pages.

iHeartRadio

3 quoted statements, read from iHeartRadio's own page on 2026-11-09.

AI PREFS

Data License 1

How its data and outputs may be reused, quoted from its own terms.

iHeartRadio

1 quoted statement, read from iHeartRadio's own page on 2026-11-09.

LICENSE

FinOps 1

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

Finops

FINOPS

Security Posture 1

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

iHeartRadio Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Resources

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

AIPreferences

AIPreferences

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHub

GitHub

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Operate 4

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Press Release

Help

Status

RateLimits

Commercial 6

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

TermsOfService

Pricing

Plans

FinOps

UsageTerms

DataLicense

Company 3

The organization behind the API

BlogRSS

BlogRSS

Website

Website

Tech Blog

Tech Blog

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Eligibility

Eligibility

Source (apis.yml)

name: iHeartRadio
description: iHeartRadio is a digital radio platform operated by iHeartMedia that provides access to over 800 live broadcast
  and digital-only radio stations from more than 150 U.S. cities, podcasts, artist-based custom stations, and curated music
  content. The platform offers REST APIs enabling programmatic access to live station streams, catalog search across stations,
  podcasts, artists and tracks, and podcast episode retrieval with direct audio stream URLs.
deliveryModel:
  model: saas
  open_source: false
  commercial: true
  callable_host: false
  label: Hosted service · you call their endpoint
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Freemium
  confidence: low
  source:
  - plans
  - security
  generated: '2026-11-13'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/iheart-radio.png
tags:
- Radio
- Podcasts
- Music
- Streaming
- Audio
- Live Radio
- Digital Media
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/iheart-radio/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-06-13'
modified: '2026-10-06'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- name: iHeartRadio Catalog API
  description: The iHeartRadio Catalog API provides search and discovery capabilities across the iHeartRadio content catalog,
    including live broadcast radio stations, digital-only stations, podcasts, artists, tracks, and playlists. Results include
    station metadata, stream URLs, podcast episode information, and artist data. The API is accessible without authentication
    for basic catalog queries.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://developer.iheart.com
  baseURL: https://api.iheart.com
  tags:
  - Radio Stations
  - Podcasts
  - Search
  - Catalog
  - Music Discovery
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.iheart.com
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/iheart-radio/refs/heads/main/openapi.yml
  contact:
  - FN: iHeartRadio Developer Support
    url: https://help.iheart.com
    email: ''
- name: iHeartRadio Live Stations API
  description: The iHeartRadio Live Stations API provides access to live broadcast radio station information including station
    metadata, market information, genre classification, and streaming URLs across multiple formats including HLS, Shoutcast,
    RTMP, and StreamTheWorld protocols. Supports retrieval of individual station details by station ID.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://developer.iheart.com
  baseURL: https://api.iheart.com
  tags:
  - Live Radio
  - Streaming
  - Radio Stations
  - HLS
  - Shoutcast
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.iheart.com
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/iheart-radio/refs/heads/main/openapi.yml
  contact:
  - FN: iHeartRadio Developer Support
    url: https://help.iheart.com
    email: ''
- name: iHeartRadio Podcasts API
  description: The iHeartRadio Podcasts API enables search and discovery of podcasts available on the iHeartRadio platform,
    along with retrieval of individual podcast episode listings and direct audio stream URLs for episode playback. Supports
    searching for podcasts by name and retrieving full episode catalogs for any podcast series.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://developer.iheart.com
  baseURL: https://api.iheart.com
  tags:
  - Podcasts
  - Episodes
  - Audio
  - Streaming
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.iheart.com
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/iheart-radio/refs/heads/main/openapi.yml
  contact:
  - FN: iHeartRadio Developer Support
    url: https://help.iheart.com
    email: ''
common:
- url: https://blog.iheart.com/rss.xml
  type: BlogRSS
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/iheart-radio-domain-security.yml
- type: Press Release
  url: https://www.iheartmedia.com/press/clear-channel-radio-launches-developer-program-iheartradio
- type: Website
  url: https://www.iheart.com
- type: Help
  url: https://help.iheart.com
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.iheart.com/content/terms-of-use/
- type: GitHub
  url: https://github.com/iheartradio
- type: Tech Blog
  url: https://tech.iheart.com
- type: Pricing
  url: https://help.iheart.com/hc/en-us/articles/20310091985549-iHeart-Plans
- type: Status
  url: https://instatus.com/now/iheart.com
- type: Plans
  url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/iheart-radio/refs/heads/main/plans/plans.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/iheart-radio/refs/heads/main/rate-limits/rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/iheart-radio/refs/heads/main/finops/finops.yml
- type: UsageTerms
  url: terms/iheart-radio-terms-of-service.yml
- type: Eligibility
  url: eligibility/iheart-radio-eligibility.yml
- type: AIPreferences
  url: ai-preferences/iheart-radio-ai-preferences.yml
- type: DataLicense
  url: data-license/iheart-radio-data-license.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

iHeartRadio API — frequently asked questions

Does iHeartRadio have an API?

Yes. APIs.io lists 3 APIs from iHeartRadio, including iHeartRadio Catalog API, iHeartRadio Live Stations API and iHeartRadio Podcasts API.

Is there an OpenAPI specification for the iHeartRadio API?

Yes. APIs.io indexes 3 OpenAPI specifications for iHeartRadio, each linked for download from this page.

How much does the iHeartRadio API cost?

APIs.io lists 3 pricing plans for iHeartRadio, with each plan's price, limits and inclusions under Pricing on this page.

Is the iHeartRadio API ready for AI agents?

iHeartRadio has a Kin Score of 19.8 out of 100 (emerging) and an Agent Readiness score of 15.5 (agent-aware), scored by API Evangelist on 2026-11-13.

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