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Get Episode

Get Spotify catalog information for a single episode identified by its unique Spotify ID.

Important policy notes
Authorization scopes

Request

  • idstring
    Required

    The Spotify ID for the episode.

    Example: 512ojhOuo1ktJprKbVcKyQ
  • marketstring

    An ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code. If a country code is specified, only content that is available in that market will be returned.
    If a valid user access token is specified in the request header, the country associated with the user account will take priority over this parameter.
    Note: If neither market or user country are provided, the content is considered unavailable for the client.
    Users can view the country that is associated with their account in the account settings.

    Example: market=ES

Response

An episode

  • audio_preview_urlstring
    Required
    Nullable
    Deprecated

    A URL to a 30 second preview (MP3 format) of the episode. null if not available.

    Important policy note
    Example: "https://p.scdn.co/mp3-preview/2f37da1d4221f40b9d1a98cd191f4d6f1646ad17"
  • descriptionstring
    Required

    A description of the episode. HTML tags are stripped away from this field, use html_description field in case HTML tags are needed.

    Example: "A Spotify podcast sharing fresh insights on important topics of the moment—in a way only Spotify can. You’ll hear from experts in the music, podcast and tech industries as we discover and uncover stories about our work and the world around us."
  • html_descriptionstring
    Required

    A description of the episode. This field may contain HTML tags.

    Example: "<p>A Spotify podcast sharing fresh insights on important topics of the moment—in a way only Spotify can. You’ll hear from experts in the music, podcast and tech industries as we discover and uncover stories about our work and the world around us.</p>"
  • duration_msinteger
    Required

    The episode length in milliseconds.

    Example: 1686230
  • explicitboolean
    Required

    Whether or not the episode has explicit content (true = yes it does; false = no it does not OR unknown).

  • Required

    External URLs for this episode.

  • hrefstring
    Required

    A link to the Web API endpoint providing full details of the episode.

    Example: "https://api.spotify.com/v1/episodes/5Xt5DXGzch68nYYamXrNxZ"
  • idstring
    Required

    The Spotify ID for the episode.

    Example: "5Xt5DXGzch68nYYamXrNxZ"
  • Required

    The cover art for the episode in various sizes, widest first.

    • urlstring
      Required

      The source URL of the image.

      Example: "https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d00001e02ff9ca10b55ce82ae553c8228"
    • heightinteger
      Required
      Nullable

      The image height in pixels.

      Example: 300
    • widthinteger
      Required
      Nullable

      The image width in pixels.

      Example: 300
  • is_externally_hostedboolean
    Required

    True if the episode is hosted outside of Spotify's CDN.

  • is_playableboolean
    Required

    True if the episode is playable in the given market. Otherwise false.

  • languagestring
    Deprecated

    The language used in the episode, identified by a ISO 639 code. This field is deprecated and might be removed in the future. Please use the languages field instead.

    Example: "en"
  • languagesarray of strings
    Required

    A list of the languages used in the episode, identified by their ISO 639-1 code.

    Example: ["fr","en"]
  • namestring
    Required

    The name of the episode.

    Example: "Starting Your Own Podcast: Tips, Tricks, and Advice From Anchor Creators"
  • release_datestring
    Required

    The date the episode was first released, for example "1981-12-15". Depending on the precision, it might be shown as "1981" or "1981-12".

    Example: "1981-12-15"
  • release_date_precisionstring
    Required

    The precision with which release_date value is known.

    Allowed values: "year", "month", "day"Example: "day"

  • The user's most recent position in the episode. Set if the supplied access token is a user token and has the scope 'user-read-playback-position'.

    • fully_playedboolean

      Whether or not the episode has been fully played by the user.

    • resume_position_msinteger

      The user's most recent position in the episode in milliseconds.

  • typestring
    Required

    The object type.

    Allowed values: "episode"
  • uristring
    Required

    The Spotify URI for the episode.

    Example: "spotify:episode:0zLhl3WsOCQHbe1BPTiHgr"

  • Included in the response when a content restriction is applied.

    • reasonstring

      The reason for the restriction. Supported values:

      • market - The content item is not available in the given market.
      • product - The content item is not available for the user's subscription type.
      • explicit - The content item is explicit and the user's account is set to not play explicit content.

      Additional reasons may be added in the future. Note: If you use this field, make sure that your application safely handles unknown values.

  • Required

    The show on which the episode belongs.

    • available_marketsarray of strings
      Required
      Deprecated

      A list of the countries in which the show can be played, identified by their ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.

    • Required

      The copyright statements of the show.

      • textstring

        The copyright text for this content.

      • typestring

        The type of copyright: C = the copyright, P = the sound recording (performance) copyright.

    • descriptionstring
      Required

      A description of the show. HTML tags are stripped away from this field, use html_description field in case HTML tags are needed.

    • html_descriptionstring
      Required

      A description of the show. This field may contain HTML tags.

    • explicitboolean
      Required

      Whether or not the show has explicit content (true = yes it does; false = no it does not OR unknown).

    • Required

      External URLs for this show.

    • hrefstring
      Required

      A link to the Web API endpoint providing full details of the show.

    • idstring
      Required

      The Spotify ID for the show.

    • Required

      The cover art for the show in various sizes, widest first.

      • urlstring
        Required

        The source URL of the image.

        Example: "https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d00001e02ff9ca10b55ce82ae553c8228"
      • heightinteger
        Required
        Nullable

        The image height in pixels.

        Example: 300
      • widthinteger
        Required
        Nullable

        The image width in pixels.

        Example: 300
    • is_externally_hostedboolean
      Required

      True if all of the shows episodes are hosted outside of Spotify's CDN. This field might be null in some cases.

    • languagesarray of strings
      Required

      A list of the languages used in the show, identified by their ISO 639 code.

    • media_typestring
      Required

      The media type of the show.

    • namestring
      Required

      The name of the episode.

    • publisherstring
      Required
      Deprecated

      The publisher of the show.

    • typestring
      Required

      The object type.

      Allowed values: "show"
    • uristring
      Required

      The Spotify URI for the show.

    • total_episodesinteger
      Required

      The total number of episodes in the show.

endpointhttps://api.spotify.com/v1/episodes/{id}idmarket

Response sample

{  "audio_preview_url": "https://p.scdn.co/mp3-preview/2f37da1d4221f40b9d1a98cd191f4d6f1646ad17",  "description": "A Spotify podcast sharing fresh insights on important topics of the moment—in a way only Spotify can. You’ll hear from experts in the music, podcast and tech industries as we discover and uncover stories about our work and the world around us.",  "html_description": "<p>A Spotify podcast sharing fresh insights on important topics of the moment—in a way only Spotify can. You’ll hear from experts in the music, podcast and tech industries as we discover and uncover stories about our work and the world around us.</p>",  "duration_ms": 1686230,  "explicit": false,  "external_urls": {    "spotify": "string"  },  "href": "https://api.spotify.com/v1/episodes/5Xt5DXGzch68nYYamXrNxZ",  "id": "5Xt5DXGzch68nYYamXrNxZ",  "images": [    {      "url": "https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d00001e02ff9ca10b55ce82ae553c8228",      "height": 300,      "width": 300    }  ],  "is_externally_hosted": false,  "is_playable": false,  "language": "en",  "languages": ["fr", "en"],  "name": "Starting Your Own Podcast: Tips, Tricks, and Advice From Anchor Creators",  "release_date": "1981-12-15",  "release_date_precision": "day",  "resume_point": {    "fully_played": false,    "resume_position_ms": 0  },  "type": "episode",  "uri": "spotify:episode:0zLhl3WsOCQHbe1BPTiHgr",  "restrictions": {    "reason": "string"  },  "show": {    "available_markets": ["string"],    "copyrights": [      {        "text": "string",        "type": "string"      }    ],    "description": "string",    "html_description": "string",    "explicit": false,    "external_urls": {      "spotify": "string"    },    "href": "string",    "id": "string",    "images": [      {        "url": "https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d00001e02ff9ca10b55ce82ae553c8228",        "height": 300,        "width": 300      }    ],    "is_externally_hosted": false,    "languages": ["string"],    "media_type": "string",    "name": "string",    "publisher": "string",    "type": "show",    "uri": "string",    "total_episodes": 0  }}