# NPR

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/npr/  
**Website:** https://www.npr.org/  
**APIs profiled:** 4

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

## Kin Score — 25.9 / 100 (emerging)

Scored 2026-08-21 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 25.9).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 55.6 |
| Contract Quality | 53.4 |
| Governance | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 7.9 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 16.7 |
| Commercial Clarity | 13.2 |
| Access Clarity | 13.2 |

## Agent readiness — 38.9 (agent-ready)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | yes |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | verified |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | verified |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |

## Access

Free · Self-serve signup — onboarding: self-serve, pricing: free, trial: no (confidence: high).

## APIs (4)

- **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.

## Agentic access (1)

- **Npr Agentic Access** — 18 operations · 12 acting · 2 human-in-the-loop

## Security (2)

- **Npr Authentication** — oauth2 · 1 scheme
- **Npr Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · DMARC

## Plans (1)

- **Npr Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Media, News, Radio

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/npr/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.