NPR Sponsorship Service

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Sponsorship for non-NPR One client applications

Authentication

No authentication requiredFree to use with no key needed.

Sample Requests

GET Request VAST sponsorship units

**Not** for use by NPR One clients (for whom sponsorship is already integrated into the Listening Service), this endpoint is designed to be used by our other client applications to request sponsorship on behalf of a user. Sponsorship units are returned in the form of VAST XML. It is worth noting tha

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/npr.org/sponsorship/2/v2/ads?adCount=1&forceResult=true

Hover any highlighted part to learn what it does

Headers — extra info sent with the request

Authorization

example

curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/npr.org/sponsorship/2/v2/ads?adCount=1&forceResult=true" \
  -H "Authorization: example"

import requests
params = {
    "adCount": "1",
    "forceResult": "true"
}
headers = {
    "Authorization": "example"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/npr.org/sponsorship/2/v2/ads",
    params=params,
    headers=headers,
)
print(response.json())

const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/npr.org/sponsorship/2/v2/ads');
url.searchParams.set('adCount', '1');
url.searchParams.set('forceResult', 'true');

const response = await fetch(url, {
  headers: {
    'Authorization': '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/npr.org/sponsorship/2/v2/ads")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("adCount", "1")
	q.Set("forceResult", "true")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)
	req.Header.Set("Authorization", "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/npr.org/sponsorship/2/v2/ads")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "adCount" => "1",
  "forceResult" => "true"
})

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

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
req["Authorization"] = "example"

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

<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/npr.org/sponsorship/2/v2/ads?" . http_build_query([
    "adCount" => "1",
    "forceResult" => "true"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
    "header" => implode("\r\n", [
        "Authorization: example"
    ]),
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

POST Record tracking data for VAST sponsorship units

**Not** for use by NPR One clients (for whom sponsorship is already integrated into the Listening Service), this endpoint is designed to be used by our other client applications to submit tracking information for sponsorship units obtained from the `GET /sponsorship/v2/ads` endpoint. The tracking i

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/npr.org/sponsorship/2/v2/ads

Hover any highlighted part to learn what it does

Headers — extra info sent with the request

Authorization

example

curl -X POST "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/npr.org/sponsorship/2/v2/ads" \
  -H "Authorization: example"

import requests
headers = {
    "Authorization": "example"
}
response = requests.post(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/npr.org/sponsorship/2/v2/ads",
    headers=headers,
)
print(response.json())

const url = 'https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/npr.org/sponsorship/2/v2/ads';

const response = await fetch(url, {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'Authorization': 'example'
  },
}); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

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

func main() {
	targetURL := "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/npr.org/sponsorship/2/v2/ads"
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", targetURL, nil)
	req.Header.Set("Authorization", "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/npr.org/sponsorship/2/v2/ads")

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

req = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)
req["Authorization"] = "example"

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

<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/npr.org/sponsorship/2/v2/ads";
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "POST",
    "header" => implode("\r\n", [
        "Authorization: example"
    ]),
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

Postman Setup Guide

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See official documentation for authentication and setup.

What can you build with NPR Sponsorship Service?

NPR Sponsorship Service 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. NPR Sponsorship Service is free to use, making it a low-risk choice to experiment with.

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