Web API •References / Shows / Get Show

Get Show

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

Important policy notes

Authorization scopes

Request

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
idstring
Required
The Spotify ID for the show.
Example: 38bS44xjbVVZ3No3ByF1dJ

Response

A show

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.
- spotifystring
  The Spotify URL for the object.
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.
Required
The episodes of the show.
- hrefstring
  Required
  A link to the Web API endpoint returning the full result of the request
  Example: "https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/shows?offset=0&limit=20"
- limitinteger
  Required
  The maximum number of items in the response (as set in the query or by default).
  Example: 20
- nextstring
  Required
  Nullable
  URL to the next page of items. ( null if none)
  Example: "https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/shows?offset=1&limit=1"
- offsetinteger
  Required
  The offset of the items returned (as set in the query or by default)
  Example: 0
- previousstring
  Required
  Nullable
  URL to the previous page of items. ( null if none)
  Example: "https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/shows?offset=1&limit=1"
- totalinteger
  Required
  The total number of items available to return.
  Example: 4
- Required
  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.
  spotifystring
  The Spotify URL for the object.
  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.

Response sample

{  "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,  "episodes": {    "href": "https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/shows?offset=0&limit=20",    "limit": 20,    "next": "https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/shows?offset=1&limit=1",    "offset": 0,    "previous": "https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/shows?offset=1&limit=1",    "total": 4,    "items": [      {        "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"        }      }    ]  }}