Listen API: Podcast Search, Directory, and Insights API

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Simple & no-nonsense podcast search & directory API. Search all podcasts and episodes by people, places, or topics.

Authentication

No authentication requiredFree to use with no key needed.

Sample Requests

GET Fetch a list of best podcasts by genre

Get a list of curated best podcasts by genre, which are curated by Listen Notes staffs based on various signals from the Internet, e.g., top charts on other podcast platforms, recommendations from mainstream media, user activities on listennotes.com... You can get the genre ids from `GET /genres` en

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/listennotes.com/2.0/best_podcasts?page=1&sort=recent_added_first&region=us&genre_id=example&language=en&safe_mode=0&publisher_region=example

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Headers — extra info sent with the request

X-ListenAPI-Key

example

curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/listennotes.com/2.0/best_podcasts?page=1&sort=recent_added_first&region=us&genre_id=example&language=en&safe_mode=0&publisher_region=example" \
  -H "X-ListenAPI-Key: example"

import requests
params = {
    "page": "1",
    "sort": "recent_added_first",
    "region": "us",
    "genre_id": "example",
    "language": "en",
    "safe_mode": "0",
    "publisher_region": "example"
}
headers = {
    "X-ListenAPI-Key": "example"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/listennotes.com/2.0/best_podcasts",
    params=params,
    headers=headers,
)
print(response.json())

const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/listennotes.com/2.0/best_podcasts');
url.searchParams.set('page', '1');
url.searchParams.set('sort', 'recent_added_first');
url.searchParams.set('region', 'us');
url.searchParams.set('genre_id', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('language', 'en');
url.searchParams.set('safe_mode', '0');
url.searchParams.set('publisher_region', 'example');

const response = await fetch(url, {
  headers: {
    'X-ListenAPI-Key': 'example'
  },
}); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/listennotes.com/2.0/best_podcasts")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("page", "1")
	q.Set("sort", "recent_added_first")
	q.Set("region", "us")
	q.Set("genre_id", "example")
	q.Set("language", "en")
	q.Set("safe_mode", "0")
	q.Set("publisher_region", "example")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)
	req.Header.Set("X-ListenAPI-Key", "example")

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/listennotes.com/2.0/best_podcasts")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "page" => "1",
  "sort" => "recent_added_first",
  "region" => "us",
  "genre_id" => "example",
  "language" => "en",
  "safe_mode" => "0",
  "publisher_region" => "example"
})

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
req["X-ListenAPI-Key"] = "example"

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/listennotes.com/2.0/best_podcasts?" . http_build_query([
    "page" => "1",
    "sort" => "recent_added_first",
    "region" => "us",
    "genre_id" => "example",
    "language" => "en",
    "safe_mode" => "0",
    "publisher_region" => "example"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
    "header" => implode("\r\n", [
        "X-ListenAPI-Key: example"
    ]),
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

GET Fetch curated lists of podcasts

A bunch of curated lists from online media. For each list, you'll get basic info of up to 5 podcasts. To get detailed meta data of all podcasts in a specific list, you need to use `GET /curated_podcasts/{id}`. We add new curated lists to the database on a daily basis.

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/listennotes.com/2.0/curated_podcasts?page=1

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Headers — extra info sent with the request

X-ListenAPI-Key

example

curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/listennotes.com/2.0/curated_podcasts?page=1" \
  -H "X-ListenAPI-Key: example"

import requests
params = {
    "page": "1"
}
headers = {
    "X-ListenAPI-Key": "example"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/listennotes.com/2.0/curated_podcasts",
    params=params,
    headers=headers,
)
print(response.json())

const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/listennotes.com/2.0/curated_podcasts');
url.searchParams.set('page', '1');

const response = await fetch(url, {
  headers: {
    'X-ListenAPI-Key': 'example'
  },
}); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/listennotes.com/2.0/curated_podcasts")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("page", "1")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)
	req.Header.Set("X-ListenAPI-Key", "example")

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/listennotes.com/2.0/curated_podcasts")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "page" => "1"
})

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
req["X-ListenAPI-Key"] = "example"

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/listennotes.com/2.0/curated_podcasts?" . http_build_query([
    "page" => "1"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
    "header" => implode("\r\n", [
        "X-ListenAPI-Key: example"
    ]),
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

GET Fetch a list of podcast genres

Get a list of podcast genres that are supported in Listen Notes. The genre id can be passed to other endpoints as a parameter to get podcasts in a specific genre, e.g., `GET /best_podcasts`, `GET /search`... You may want to cache the list of genres on the client side.

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/listennotes.com/2.0/genres?top_level_only=0

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Headers — extra info sent with the request

X-ListenAPI-Key

example

curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/listennotes.com/2.0/genres?top_level_only=0" \
  -H "X-ListenAPI-Key: example"

import requests
params = {
    "top_level_only": "0"
}
headers = {
    "X-ListenAPI-Key": "example"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/listennotes.com/2.0/genres",
    params=params,
    headers=headers,
)
print(response.json())

const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/listennotes.com/2.0/genres');
url.searchParams.set('top_level_only', '0');

const response = await fetch(url, {
  headers: {
    'X-ListenAPI-Key': 'example'
  },
}); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/listennotes.com/2.0/genres")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("top_level_only", "0")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)
	req.Header.Set("X-ListenAPI-Key", "example")

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/listennotes.com/2.0/genres")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "top_level_only" => "0"
})

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
req["X-ListenAPI-Key"] = "example"

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/listennotes.com/2.0/genres?" . http_build_query([
    "top_level_only" => "0"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
    "header" => implode("\r\n", [
        "X-ListenAPI-Key: example"
    ]),
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

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What can you build with Listen API: Podcast Search, Directory, and Insights API?

Listen API: Podcast Search, Directory, and Insights API is a Media API. Developers commonly use media APIs for:

storing and delivering images, video, and audio
building digital asset management and media libraries
transcoding and optimising media for the web
adding video streaming and playback to your app
automating content tagging and metadata extraction

No authentication required. This API is open — no signup or key needed. Ideal for quick prototypes and public-facing features. Listen API: Podcast Search, Directory, and Insights API is free to use, making it a low-risk choice to experiment with.

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