# PodcastIndex

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/podcastindex/  
**Website:** https://podcastindex.org/  
**APIs profiled:** 11

The Podcast Index (Podcast Index LLC) is a software developer focused partnership that provides tools and data to anyone who aspires to create new and exciting Podcast experiences without the heavy lifting of indexing, aggregation and data management.

## Kin Score — 33.4 / 100 (thin)

Scored 2026-08-25 under rubric 0.14.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 33.4).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 64.8 |
| Contract Quality | 59.4 |
| Governance | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 10.5 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 21.4 |
| Commercial Clarity | 26.3 |
| Access Clarity | 26.3 |

Regulatory layer — **Government & Public Sector**: 29.6 (matched via tags).

## Agent readiness — 19.8 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | bearer |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |
| Delegated Identity | no |
| Protected Resource Metadata | no |
| Dynamic Client Registration | no |
| Agentic Commerce | no |

## Access

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

## APIs (11)

- **PodcastIndex Add API** — Add new podcast feeds to the index. **NOTE**: To add to the index, the API Key must have write or publisher permissions.
- **PodcastIndex Apple Replacement API** — The Apple Replacement API from PodcastIndex — 2 operation(s) for apple replacement.
- **PodcastIndex Categories API** — Categories used by the Podcast Index
- **PodcastIndex Episodes API** — Find details about one or more episodes of a podcast or podcasts.
- **PodcastIndex Hub API** — Notify the index that a feed has changed
- **PodcastIndex Podcasts API** — Find details about a Podcast and its feed.
- **PodcastIndex Recent API** — Find recent additions to the index
- **PodcastIndex Search API** — Search the index
- **PodcastIndex Static Data API** — The Static Data API from PodcastIndex — 11 operation(s) for static data.
- **PodcastIndex Stats API** — Statistics for items in the Podcast Index
- **PodcastIndex Value API** — The podcast's "Value for Value" information

## Agentic access (1)

- **Podcastindex Agentic Access** — 52 operations · 4 acting

## Security (2)

- **Podcastindex Authentication** — apiKey · 4 schemes
- **Podcastindex Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS

## Plans (1)

- **Podcastindex Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Podcasting, Podcast Index, Discovery, Open Data

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