Get a podcast

Returns a single podcast by slug (e.g., ‘all-in’) or ID. Slugs are human-readable identifiers included in every podcast response.

GET /v1/podcasts/{id}

cURL

cURL

curl -H "X-API-Key: $PARTICLE_API_KEY" \
  "https://api.particle.pro/v1/podcasts/{id}?topic_limit=10"

200

{
  "explicit": true,
  "id": "<string>",
  "title": "<string>",
  "bias": "<string>",
  "description": "<string>",
  "episode_count": 123,
  "format": {
    "has_video": true,
    "avg_episode_minutes": 123,
    "episodes_per_week": 123,
    "guest_frequency": "<string>",
    "has_ads": true,
    "publishing_status": "<string>",
    "signals": [
      "<string>"
    ]
  },
  "image_url": "<string>",
  "language": "<string>",
  "match_quality": "exact",
  "political_context": "<string>",
  "popularity": 123,
  "publisher": {
    "id": "<string>",
    "name": "<string>",
    "slug": "<string>"
  },
  "recommended_guests": [
    {
      "band": "strong",
      "person": {
        "id": "<string>",
        "name": "<string>",
        "description": "<string>",
        "image_url": "<string>",
        "slug": "<string>"
      },
      "score": 123,
      "shared_show_count": 123,
      "via": [
        {
          "id": "<string>",
          "title": "<string>",
          "best_rank": {
            "captured_at": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
            "chart_type": "top_podcasts",
            "rank": 123,
            "source": "apple",
            "category_slug": "<string>",
            "country": "<string>"
          },
          "image_url": "<string>",
          "popularity": 123,
          "publisher": {
            "id": "<string>",
            "name": "<string>",
            "slug": "<string>"
          },
          "slug": "<string>"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "recommended_sponsors": [
    {
      "band": "strong",
      "score": 123,
      "shared_show_count": 123,
      "sponsor": {
        "id": "<string>",
        "name": "<string>",
        "company": {
          "id": "<string>",
          "name": "<string>",
          "description": "<string>",
          "domain": "<string>",
          "image_mode": "AUTOMATIC",
          "image_url": "<string>",
          "slug": "<string>",
          "ticker": "<string>"
        }
      },
      "total_ads": 123,
      "contacts": [
        {
          "person": {
            "id": "<string>",
            "name": "<string>",
            "description": "<string>",
            "image_url": "<string>",
            "slug": "<string>"
          },
          "role": "marketing",
          "linkedin_url": "<string>",
          "title": "<string>"
        }
      ],
      "last_ad_at": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
      "via": [
        {
          "id": "<string>",
          "title": "<string>",
          "best_rank": {
            "captured_at": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
            "chart_type": "top_podcasts",
            "rank": 123,
            "source": "apple",
            "category_slug": "<string>",
            "country": "<string>"
          },
          "image_url": "<string>",
          "popularity": 123,
          "publisher": {
            "id": "<string>",
            "name": "<string>",
            "slug": "<string>"
          },
          "slug": "<string>"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "related": [
    {
      "band": "strong",
      "podcast": {
        "id": "<string>",
        "title": "<string>",
        "best_rank": {
          "captured_at": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
          "chart_type": "top_podcasts",
          "rank": 123,
          "source": "apple",
          "category_slug": "<string>",
          "country": "<string>"
        },
        "image_url": "<string>",
        "popularity": 123,
        "publisher": {
          "id": "<string>",
          "name": "<string>",
          "slug": "<string>"
        },
        "slug": "<string>"
      },
      "score": 123,
      "basis": {
        "same_publisher": true,
        "shared_category_count": 123,
        "shared_guest_count": 123,
        "shared_sponsor_count": 123,
        "content_similarity": 123,
        "shared_guests": [
          {
            "id": "<string>",
            "name": "<string>",
            "description": "<string>",
            "image_url": "<string>",
            "slug": "<string>"
          }
        ],
        "shared_topics": [
          {
            "id": "<string>",
            "name": "<string>",
            "slug": "<string>",
            "ancestry": "<string>",
            "ancestry_path": "<string>",
            "episode_count": 123
          }
        ],
        "topic_overlap": 123
      }
    }
  ],
  "slug": "<string>",
  "speakers": [
    {
      "name": "<string>",
      "entity": {
        "id": "<string>",
        "name": "<string>",
        "slug": "<string>",
        "company": {
          "id": "<string>",
          "domain": "<string>",
          "ticker": "<string>"
        },
        "description": "<string>",
        "image_url": "<string>",
        "person": {
          "id": "<string>",
          "company": "<string>",
          "image_url": "<string>",
          "title": "<string>"
        },
        "type": {
          "name": "<string>",
          "slug": "<string>"
        },
        "wikipedia_url": "<string>"
      },
      "occurrences": 123,
      "role": "<string>"
    }
  ],
  "suitability_tier": "<string>",
  "topics": [
    {
      "id": "<string>",
      "name": "<string>",
      "slug": "<string>",
      "ancestry": "<string>",
      "ancestry_path": "<string>",
      "episode_count": 123
    }
  ],
  "url": "<string>"
}

Authorizations

ApiKeyHeaderBearerAuth

X-API-Key · string · header · required

Pass your API key in the X-API-Key header (recommended).

Path Parameters

id · string · required

Podcast slug (e.g., 'all-in', 'lex-fridman-podcast'), internal ID, or numeric iTunes ID

Query Parameters

topic_limit · integer<int64> · default: 10

Maximum number of aggregated topics to return (0 for none, max 1000)

Required range: 0 <= x <= 1000

include · enum<string>[] | null

Optional response sections. related attaches the five most related podcasts (lean form); recommended_guests the five guests the show could book next; recommended_sponsors (premium-grade, requires a plan with premium endpoints) the five advertisers active on shows like this one that do not buy it yet. Each has a paged endpoint for the full list: /related, /recommendations/guests, /recommendations/sponsors.

Available options: related, recommended_guests, recommended_sponsors

Response

200

application/json

OK

explicit · boolean · required

Whether the podcast contains explicit content

id · string · required

Unique identifier

title · string · required

Podcast title

bias · string

Political bias rating for the podcast: EXTREME_LEFT, LEANS_LEFT, LEFT, CENTER, RIGHT, LEANS_RIGHT, or EXTREME_RIGHT. Empty when the podcast is not substantively political or has not been evaluated yet. Fetch GET /v1/podcasts/{id}/bias for the full analysis including reasoning and evidence.

description · string

Podcast description

episode_count · integer<int64>

Total number of episodes

format · object

Production format attributes derived from episode analysis: guest frequency, detected formats (interview, panel, call_in, solo_narrated), ad and video presence, episode length, publishing cadence, and activity status. Every field doubles as a GET /v1/podcasts filter. Omitted for podcasts with no tracked episodes yet; within the object, the speaker-derived fields (guest_frequency, signals, has_ads) are additionally omitted until enough episodes have been analyzed to judge. Fetch GET /v1/podcasts/{id}/format for the full breakdown including exact rates, duration percentiles, and the publish-day histogram.

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image_url · string

Cover image URL

language · string

ISO 639-1 language code

match_quality · enum<string>

How confidently this result matches your q search, strongest first. exact: this is the show with that name. partial: the name matches your search strongly (your search may have included extra words). fuzzy: the name is similar but not the same — it may be the show you meant with a typo, or a different show with a near-identical name; verify before relying on it. description: your search text appears in the show's description rather than its name. speculative: a loose suggestion, listed last. When resolving a show programmatically, act on exact or partial results and treat anything weaker as candidates to confirm. Present only when q was provided.

Available options: exact, partial, fuzzy, description, speculative

political_context · string

Political framework the bias rating is calibrated against: US, UK, EU, CANADA, AUSTRALIA, INDIA, OTHER. Omitted when the latest analysis returned NOT_POLITICAL or when no analysis has been run yet.

popularity · number<double>

Global popularity percentile in (0,1], a cume_dist ranking over all currently-charting podcasts (Apple Podcasts charts). Higher is more popular; the most popular podcast is 1.0. Always global — never scoped to a topic_id or other filter. Omitted when the podcast is not currently charting. Pair with the popularity_threshold query parameter on GET /v1/podcasts to filter the catalog by this value.

publisher · object

Publisher attributed to this podcast. Available on detail responses; absent on list responses and on podcasts whose publisher attribution is not yet known.

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recommended_guests · object[] | null

The five guests the show could plausibly book next (lean form, no via). Present only on GET /v1/podcasts/{id} with include=recommended_guests; the paged list is GET /v1/podcasts/{id}/recommendations/guests.

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recommended_sponsors · object[] | null

The five advertisers most active on shows like this one that do not buy it yet (lean form, no via). Premium-grade: present only on GET /v1/podcasts/{id} with include=recommended_sponsors for plans that include premium endpoints; the paged list is GET /v1/podcasts/{id}/recommendations/sponsors.

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related · object[] | null

The five most related podcasts (lean form: podcast, score, band). Present only on GET /v1/podcasts/{id} with include=related, and omitted when the show's related set has not been computed yet. Fetch GET /v1/podcasts/{id}/related for the full ranked list with pagination and the basis (why) behind each result.

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slug · string

Human-readable slug identifier

speakers · object[] | null

Top recurring speakers

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suitability_tier · string

High-level brand-suitability verdict from the IAB Tech Lab Brand Safety & Suitability Framework (formerly GARM): SAFE, LIMITED, SENSITIVE, or UNSAFE. Empty when the podcast has not been evaluated yet. Per-category breakdown, evidence, and methodology are gated to GET /v1/podcasts/{id}/suitability.

topics · object[] | null

Top topics discussed across episodes, ordered by frequency

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url · string

RSS feed URL