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NPR

National Public Radio (NPR) APIs. The APIs support station finding, authentication, user management, and listening with audio recommendations tailored to a user's preferences.

NPR publishes 4 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Listening, Authorization API, Identity API, and 1 more. Tagged areas include Media, News, and Radio.

NPR’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, and 6 more developer resources.

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32.1/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 41/100 agent ready Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessFreeSelf serve⚡ Free to try
4 APIs
MediaNewsRadio

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
Composite quality — 32.1/100 · thin
Contract Quality 13.4 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 3.9 / 20
Commercial Clarity 5.8 / 20
Operational Transparency 3.4 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 5.6 / 10
Agent readiness — 41/100 · agent ready
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 8 / 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 4

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

NPR Listening

Audio recommendations tailored to a user's preferences.

NPR Authorization API

The Authorization API from NPR — 4 operation(s) for authorization.

NPR Identity API

The Identity API from NPR — 3 operation(s) for identity.

NPR Stationfinder API

The Stationfinder API from NPR — 2 operation(s) for stationfinder.

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Npr Plans Pricing

1 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Npr Rate Limits

1 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Npr Finops

FINOPS

Security Posture 2

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

Npr Authentication

oauth2 · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Npr Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · DMARC

SECURITY

Scopes 1

OAuth scopes governing access to this provider's APIs.

Npr Scopes

5 scopes · authorizationCode

5 scopes

SCOPES

Agentic Access 1

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

Npr Agentic Access

18 operations · 12 acting · 2 human-in-the-loop

18 operations · 12 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess
AgenticAccess

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization
GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 3

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 Authentication
Authentication
 OAuthScopes
OAuthScopes

Company 2

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn
LinkedIn
 Website
Website

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: npr
name: NPR
description: National Public Radio (NPR) APIs. The APIs support station finding, authentication, user management, and listening
  with audio recommendations tailored to a user's preferences.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: free
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Free · 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/npr.png
tags:
- Media
- News
- Radio
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/npr/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2024-04-14'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: npr:listening
  name: NPR Listening
  description: Audio recommendations tailored to a user's preferences.
  humanURL: https://dev.npr.org/guide/services/listening
  baseURL: https://listening.api.npr.org/
  tags:
  - Audio
  - Listening
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://dev.npr.org/guide/services/listening
  - type: Swagger
    url: https://listening.api.npr.org/v2/swagger.json
- aid: npr:npr-authorization-api
  name: NPR Authorization API
  description: The Authorization API from NPR — 4 operation(s) for authorization.
  humanURL: https://dev.npr.org/guide/services/listening
  baseURL: https://listening.api.npr.org/
  tags:
  - Authorization
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/npr-authorization-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://dev.npr.org/guide/services/station-finder
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://dev.npr.org/guide/services/identity
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://dev.npr.org/guide/services/authorization
- aid: npr:npr-identity-api
  name: NPR Identity API
  description: The Identity API from NPR — 3 operation(s) for identity.
  humanURL: https://dev.npr.org/guide/services/listening
  baseURL: https://listening.api.npr.org/
  tags:
  - Identity
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/npr-identity-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://dev.npr.org/guide/services/station-finder
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://dev.npr.org/guide/services/identity
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://dev.npr.org/guide/services/authorization
- aid: npr:npr-stationfinder-api
  name: NPR Stationfinder API
  description: The Stationfinder API from NPR — 2 operation(s) for stationfinder.
  humanURL: https://dev.npr.org/guide/services/listening
  baseURL: https://listening.api.npr.org/
  tags:
  - Stationfinder
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/npr-stationfinder-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://dev.npr.org/guide/services/station-finder
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://dev.npr.org/guide/services/identity
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://dev.npr.org/guide/services/authorization
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/npr-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/npr-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/npr-authentication.yml
- type: OAuthScopes
  url: scopes/npr-scopes.yml
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/npr
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/npr
- type: Website
  url: https://www.npr.org/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://dev.npr.org/
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com