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Open Podcast API

The Open Podcast API is an initiative aiming to provide a feature-complete synchronization API specification for podcast (web) apps and user-focused servers. The specification covers synchronization of subscriptions, listening progress, favorites, queues, and device state across compliant clients and self-hosted servers, with the goal of giving listeners portable control of their podcast data.

Open Podcast API publishes 6 APIs on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Audio, Episodes, Open Standards, Podcasts, and Subscriptions.

Open Podcast API’s developer surface includes documentation and 5 more developer resources.

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20.9/100 emerging ▬ flat Agent 3/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1
AccessFreemium
6 APIs
AudioEpisodesOpen StandardsPodcastsSubscriptionsSync

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Composite quality — 20.9/100 · emerging
Contract Quality 0.0 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 1.7 / 20
Commercial Clarity 7.9 / 20
Operational Transparency 4.8 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 6.5 / 10
Agent readiness — 3/100 · human only
Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10
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
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APIs 6

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

Open Podcast Authentication API

Authenticate users against an Open Podcast compliant server, establishing the session used for subsequent subscription, action, and device endpoints.

Open Podcast Subscriptions API

Synchronize a user's podcast subscriptions across clients, including adding and removing feed URLs and retrieving the current subscription set per device.

Open Podcast Episode Actions API

Record and synchronize per-episode listening actions such as play, pause, download, delete, and flag, including timestamp and position metadata.

Open Podcast Devices API

Register and manage the devices a user syncs from, allowing servers to track per-device subscription state and last-sync timestamps.

Open Podcast Favorites API

Synchronize a user's favorited episodes across clients so that liked or starred items remain consistent regardless of which app or device the user is on.

Open Podcast Queue API

Synchronize the user's playback queue (up-next list) across clients, including ordering, additions, and removals of episodes.

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Open Podcast Api Open Podcast Api Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Open Podcast Api Open Podcast Api Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Open Podcast Api Open Podcast Api Finops

FINOPS

Security Posture 1

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

Open Podcast Api Open Podcast Api Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS

SECURITY

Resources

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization
GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Forums
Forums

Company 1

The organization behind the API

Website
Website

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Matrix Chat
Matrix Chat

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: open-podcast-api-open-podcast-api
name: Open Podcast API
description: The Open Podcast API is an initiative aiming to provide a feature-complete synchronization API specification
  for podcast (web) apps and user-focused servers. The specification covers synchronization of subscriptions, listening progress,
  favorites, queues, and device state across compliant clients and self-hosted servers, with the goal of giving listeners
  portable control of their podcast data.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Freemium
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
position: Consumer
access: 3rd-Party
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/open-podcast-api-open-podcast-api.png
tags:
- Audio
- Episodes
- Open Standards
- Podcasts
- Subscriptions
- Sync
created: '2025-05-02'
modified: '2026-04-28'
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/open-podcast-api-open-podcast-api/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: open-podcast-api-open-podcast-api:authentication-api
  name: Open Podcast Authentication API
  description: Authenticate users against an Open Podcast compliant server, establishing the session used for subsequent subscription,
    action, and device endpoints.
  humanURL: https://openpodcastapi.org/
  tags:
  - Authentication
  - Sessions
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://openpodcastapi.org/
- aid: open-podcast-api-open-podcast-api:subscriptions-api
  name: Open Podcast Subscriptions API
  description: Synchronize a user's podcast subscriptions across clients, including adding and removing feed URLs and retrieving
    the current subscription set per device.
  humanURL: https://openpodcastapi.org/
  tags:
  - Feeds
  - Subscriptions
  - Sync
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://openpodcastapi.org/
- aid: open-podcast-api-open-podcast-api:episode-actions-api
  name: Open Podcast Episode Actions API
  description: Record and synchronize per-episode listening actions such as play, pause, download, delete, and flag, including
    timestamp and position metadata.
  humanURL: https://openpodcastapi.org/
  tags:
  - Episodes
  - Listening Progress
  - Sync
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://openpodcastapi.org/
- aid: open-podcast-api-open-podcast-api:devices-api
  name: Open Podcast Devices API
  description: Register and manage the devices a user syncs from, allowing servers to track per-device subscription state
    and last-sync timestamps.
  humanURL: https://openpodcastapi.org/
  tags:
  - Devices
  - Registration
  - Sync
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://openpodcastapi.org/
- aid: open-podcast-api-open-podcast-api:favorites-api
  name: Open Podcast Favorites API
  description: Synchronize a user's favorited episodes across clients so that liked or starred items remain consistent regardless
    of which app or device the user is on.
  humanURL: https://openpodcastapi.org/
  tags:
  - Favorites
  - Sync
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://openpodcastapi.org/
- aid: open-podcast-api-open-podcast-api:queue-api
  name: Open Podcast Queue API
  description: Synchronize the user's playback queue (up-next list) across clients, including ordering, additions, and removals
    of episodes.
  humanURL: https://openpodcastapi.org/
  tags:
  - Playback
  - Queue
  - Sync
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://openpodcastapi.org/
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/open-podcast-api-open-podcast-api-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://openpodcastapi.org/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://openpodcastapi.org/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/openpodcastapi
- type: Forums
  url: https://github.com/orgs/openpodcastapi/discussions
- type: Matrix Chat
  url: https://matrix.to/#/#openpodcastapi:matrix.org
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com