NPR Station Finder Service
npr · Media
Allows clients to look up NPR member station information
Authentication
No authentication requiredFree to use with no key needed.
Sample Requests
GET
List stations close to you or filter by search criteria
This endpoint has two main use cases: - If no query parameters passed in, it returns a list of stations that are geographically closest to the calling client (based on GeoIP information) - If one or more query parameters are passed in, it performs a search of NPR stations that match those search cr
https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/npr.org/station-finder/3/v3/stations?q=test&lat=51.5074&lon=-0.1278&city=London&state=example
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Headers — extra info sent with the request
| Authorization | example |
curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/npr.org/station-finder/3/v3/stations?q=test&lat=51.5074&lon=-0.1278&city=London&state=example" \ -H "Authorization: example"
import requests
params = {
"q": "test",
"lat": "51.5074",
"lon": "-0.1278",
"city": "London",
"state": "example"
}
headers = {
"Authorization": "example"
}
response = requests.get(
"https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/npr.org/station-finder/3/v3/stations",
params=params,
headers=headers,
)
print(response.json())const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/npr.org/station-finder/3/v3/stations');
url.searchParams.set('q', 'test');
url.searchParams.set('lat', '51.5074');
url.searchParams.set('lon', '-0.1278');
url.searchParams.set('city', 'London');
url.searchParams.set('state', 'example');
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/station-finder/3/v3/stations")
q := baseURL.Query()
q.Set("q", "test")
q.Set("lat", "51.5074")
q.Set("lon", "-0.1278")
q.Set("city", "London")
q.Set("state", "example")
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/station-finder/3/v3/stations")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
"q" => "test",
"lat" => "51.5074",
"lon" => "-0.1278",
"city" => "London",
"state" => "example"
})
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/station-finder/3/v3/stations?" . http_build_query([
"q" => "test",
"lat" => "51.5074",
"lon" => "-0.1278",
"city" => "London",
"state" => "example"
]);
$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));
GET
Retrieve metadata for the station with the given numeric ID
This endpoint retrieves information about a given station, based on its numeric ID, which is consistent across all of NPR's APIs. A typical use case for this data is for clients who want to create a dropdown menu, modal/pop-up or dedicated page displaying more information about the station the clie
https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/npr.org/station-finder/3/v3/stations/{stationId}
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Headers — extra info sent with the request
| Authorization | example |
curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/npr.org/station-finder/3/v3/stations/{stationId}" \
-H "Authorization: example"import requests
headers = {
"Authorization": "example"
}
response = requests.get(
"https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/npr.org/station-finder/3/v3/stations/{stationId}",
headers=headers,
)
print(response.json())const url = 'https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/npr.org/station-finder/3/v3/stations/{stationId}';
const response = await fetch(url, {
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/station-finder/3/v3/stations/{stationId}"
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/station-finder/3/v3/stations/{stationId}")
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/station-finder/3/v3/stations/{stationId}";
$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));Postman Setup Guide
- See official documentation for authentication and setup.
What can you build with NPR Station Finder Service?
NPR Station Finder 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 Station Finder Service is free to use, making it a low-risk choice to experiment with.
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