Listen Notes

Listen Notes runs the largest podcast search engine and database, and exposes it as the Listen API - a simple, no-nonsense podcast search, directory, and insights REST API. It lets developers full-text search millions of podcasts and episodes by people, places, and topics; fetch podcast and episode metadata; browse best-podcasts charts, curated lists, and genres; retrieve podcast/episode recommendations; power typeahead autocomplete; and pull audience demographics and publisher-domain insights. The API is served at https://listen-api.listennotes.com/api/v2 and authenticated with an X-ListenAPI-Key header, with FREE, PRO, and ENTERPRISE plans billed on a request basis.

Listen Notes publishes 5 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Directory API API, Insights API API, Playlist API API, and 2 more. Tagged areas include Podcasts, Podcast Search, Podcast Directory, Search, and Audio.

Listen Notes’ developer surface includes authentication, documentation, and 8 more developer resources.

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37.6/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 20/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-25 · rubric v0.14.0

AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try

5 APIs

PodcastsPodcast SearchPodcast DirectorySearch Audio MediaPodcast Insights

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scored 2026-08-25 · rubric v0.14.0

Composite quality — 37.6/100 · thin

Contract Quality 13.6 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 4.3 / 20

Access Clarity 7.9 / 20

Operational Transparency 4.4 / 13

Contract Governance 0.0 / 12

Discoverability 7.4 / 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

Delegated User Identity 0 / 6

Protected Resource Metadata 0 / 5

Registration Without a Human 0 / 6

Agentic Commerce Surface 0 / 5

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Rate Limits 1

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Listennotes Rate Limits

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RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

Agent Surfaces 1

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AgenticAccess

AgenticAccess

Build 1

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GitHubOrganization

GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Authentication

Authentication

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

RateLimits

RateLimits

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Plans

Plans

FinOps

FinOps

Company 2

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn

Website

Website

Source (apis.yml)

aid: listennotes
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/listennotes/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: Listen Notes
kind: company
description: Listen Notes runs the largest podcast search engine and database, and exposes it as the Listen API - a simple,
  no-nonsense podcast search, directory, and insights REST API. It lets developers full-text search millions of podcasts and
  episodes by people, places, and topics; fetch podcast and episode metadata; browse best-podcasts charts, curated lists,
  and genres; retrieve podcast/episode recommendations; power typeahead autocomplete; and pull audience demographics and publisher-domain
  insights. The API is served at https://listen-api.listennotes.com/api/v2 and authenticated with an X-ListenAPI-Key header,
  with FREE, PRO, and ENTERPRISE plans billed on a request basis.
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/listennotes.png
tags:
- Podcasts
- Podcast Search
- Podcast Directory
- Search
- Audio
- Media
- Podcast Insights
created: '2026-07-03'
modified: '2026-07-03'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: listennotes:listennotes-directory-api-api
  name: Listen Notes Directory API API
  description: Endpoints to fetch podcasts, episodes, charts, and reference data.
  humanURL: https://www.listennotes.com/api/docs/
  baseURL: https://listen-api.listennotes.com/api/v2
  tags:
  - Directory API
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/listennotes-directory-api-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.listennotes.com/api/docs/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.listennotes.com/api/docs/
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: collections/listennotes.postman_collection.json
  - type: OpenCollection
    url: collections/listennotes.opencollection.json
- aid: listennotes:listennotes-insights-api-api
  name: Listen Notes Insights API API
  description: Endpoints to get insights of podcasts, e.g., audience demographics.
  humanURL: https://www.listennotes.com/api/docs/
  baseURL: https://listen-api.listennotes.com/api/v2
  tags:
  - Insights API
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/listennotes-insights-api-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.listennotes.com/api/docs/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.listennotes.com/api/docs/
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: collections/listennotes.postman_collection.json
  - type: OpenCollection
    url: collections/listennotes.opencollection.json
- aid: listennotes:listennotes-playlist-api-api
  name: Listen Notes Playlist API API
  description: Endpoints to fetch Listen Later playlists data.
  humanURL: https://www.listennotes.com/api/docs/
  baseURL: https://listen-api.listennotes.com/api/v2
  tags:
  - Playlist API
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/listennotes-playlist-api-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.listennotes.com/api/docs/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.listennotes.com/api/docs/
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: collections/listennotes.postman_collection.json
  - type: OpenCollection
    url: collections/listennotes.opencollection.json
- aid: listennotes:listennotes-podcaster-api-api
  name: Listen Notes Podcaster API API
  description: Endpoints to improve the podcast database.
  humanURL: https://www.listennotes.com/api/docs/
  baseURL: https://listen-api.listennotes.com/api/v2
  tags:
  - Podcaster API
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/listennotes-podcaster-api-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.listennotes.com/api/docs/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.listennotes.com/api/docs/
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: collections/listennotes.postman_collection.json
  - type: OpenCollection
    url: collections/listennotes.opencollection.json
- aid: listennotes:listennotes-search-api-api
  name: Listen Notes Search API API
  description: Endpoints to search podcasts and episodes.
  humanURL: https://www.listennotes.com/api/docs/
  baseURL: https://listen-api.listennotes.com/api/v2
  tags:
  - Search API
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/listennotes-search-api-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.listennotes.com/api/docs/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.listennotes.com/api/docs/
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: collections/listennotes.postman_collection.json
  - type: OpenCollection
    url: collections/listennotes.opencollection.json
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/listennotes-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/listennotes-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/listennotes-authentication.yml
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/ListenNotes
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/listen-notes
- type: Website
  url: https://www.listennotes.com/api/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://www.listennotes.com/api/docs/
- type: Plans
  url: plans/listennotes-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/listennotes-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/listennotes-finops.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

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