Listen Notes Podcast API

About Listen Notes Podcast API

Listen Notes Podcast API provides search and metadata access to a database of 3,816,210 podcasts and 194,683,037 episodes, covering people, places, and topics. It has been operating since 2017 and is used by podcast player apps, music and audiobook apps, smart speaker apps, PR agencies, marketing platforms, content curation services, and EdTech products, among others. The data is aggregated from multiple sources and cleaned up on an ongoing basis to address issues such as malformed RSS feeds and broken audio links.

The API offers official client libraries for Node.js, Python, Ruby, PHP, Swift, Go, Java, Kotlin, C#, Scala, and Rust, along with a mock API server for testing. It can be used with code or through no-code tools such as Bubble and Retool. Related offerings include downloadable podcast datasets in CSV or SQLite format and a separate brand-mention monitoring product called Listen Alerts.

Plans include FREE, PRO, and ENTERPRISE tiers; PRO and ENTERPRISE subscribers receive direct support from the company's founder and CEO. FREE and PRO usage is governed by the standard API Terms of Use, while ENTERPRISE customers sign a separate terms agreement.

Key features

• Search metadata across 3,816,210 podcasts and 194,683,037 episodes by people, places, or topics
• Real-time data on episodes currently being played
• Find similar podcasts via the Explorer feature
• Official client libraries for Node.js, Python, Ruby, PHP, Swift, Go, Java, Kotlin, C#, Scala, and Rust
• Mock API server for testing without an API key
• Podcast datasets available as CSV or SQLite files for offline use

Frequently asked questions