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Get Several Audiobooks

Deprecated

Get Spotify catalog information for several audiobooks identified by their Spotify IDs. Audiobooks are only available within the US, UK, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand and Australia markets.

Important policy notes

Request

idsstring
Required
A comma-separated list of the Spotify IDs. For example: ids=18yVqkdbdRvS24c0Ilj2ci,1HGw3J3NxZO1TP1BTtVhpZ. Maximum: 50 IDs.
Example: ids=18yVqkdbdRvS24c0Ilj2ci,1HGw3J3NxZO1TP1BTtVhpZ,7iHfbu1YPACw6oZPAFJtqe
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

A set of audiobooks. If one of the requested audiobooks is unavailable then you'll find a null item in the audiobooks array where the audiobook object would otherwise be.

Required
- Required
  The author(s) for the audiobook.
  namestring
  The name of the author.
- available_marketsarray of strings
  Required
  Deprecated
  A list of the countries in which the audiobook can be played, identified by their ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.
- Required
  The copyright statements of the audiobook.
  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 audiobook. 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 audiobook. This field may contain HTML tags.
- editionstring
  The edition of the audiobook.
  Example: "Unabridged"
- explicitboolean
  Required
  Whether or not the audiobook has explicit content (true = yes it does; false = no it does not OR unknown).
- Required
  External URLs for this audiobook.
  spotifystring
  The Spotify URL for the object.
- hrefstring
  Required
  A link to the Web API endpoint providing full details of the audiobook.
- idstring
  Required
  The Spotify ID for the audiobook.
- Required
  The cover art for the audiobook 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
- languagesarray of strings
  Required
  A list of the languages used in the audiobook, identified by their ISO 639 code.
- media_typestring
  Required
  The media type of the audiobook.
- namestring
  Required
  The name of the audiobook.
- Required
  The narrator(s) for the audiobook.
  namestring
  The name of the Narrator.
- publisherstring
  Required
  Deprecated
  The publisher of the audiobook.
- typestring
  Required
  The object type.
  Allowed values: "audiobook"
- uristring
  Required
  The Spotify URI for the audiobook.
- total_chaptersinteger
  Required
  The number of chapters in this audiobook.
- Required
  The chapters of the audiobook.
  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 chapter. null if not available.
  Important policy note
  Example: "https://p.scdn.co/mp3-preview/2f37da1d4221f40b9d1a98cd191f4d6f1646ad17"
  available_marketsarray of strings
  Deprecated
  A list of the countries in which the chapter can be played, identified by their ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.
  chapter_numberinteger
  Required
  The number of the chapter
  Example: 1
  descriptionstring
  Required
  A description of the chapter. HTML tags are stripped away from this field, use html_description field in case HTML tags are needed.
  Example: "We kept on ascending, with occasional periods of quick descent, but in the main always ascending. Suddenly, I became conscious of the fact that the driver was in the act of pulling up the horses in the courtyard of a vast ruined castle, from whose tall black windows came no ray of light, and whose broken battlements showed a jagged line against the moonlit sky."
  html_descriptionstring
  Required
  A description of the chapter. This field may contain HTML tags.
  Example: "<p>We kept on ascending, with occasional periods of quick descent, but in the main always ascending. Suddenly, I became conscious of the fact that the driver was in the act of pulling up the horses in the courtyard of a vast ruined castle, from whose tall black windows came no ray of light, and whose broken battlements showed a jagged line against the moonlit sky.</p>"
  duration_msinteger
  Required
  The chapter length in milliseconds.
  Example: 1686230
  explicitboolean
  Required
  Whether or not the chapter has explicit content (true = yes it does; false = no it does not OR unknown).
  Required
  External URLs for this chapter.
  spotifystring
  The Spotify URL for the object.
  hrefstring
  Required
  A link to the Web API endpoint providing full details of the chapter.
  Example: "https://api.spotify.com/v1/episodes/5Xt5DXGzch68nYYamXrNxZ"
  idstring
  Required
  The Spotify ID for the chapter.
  Example: "5Xt5DXGzch68nYYamXrNxZ"
  Required
  The cover art for the chapter 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_playableboolean
  Required
  True if the chapter is playable in the given market. Otherwise false.
  languagesarray of strings
  Required
  A list of the languages used in the chapter, identified by their ISO 639-1 code.
  Example: ["fr","en"]
  namestring
  Required
  The name of the chapter.
  Example: "Starting Your Own Podcast: Tips, Tricks, and Advice From Anchor Creators"
  release_datestring
  Required
  The date the chapter 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 chapter. 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 chapter.
  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.
  
  payment_required - Payment is required to play the content item.
  
  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

{  "audiobooks": [    {      "authors": [        {          "name": "string"        }      ],      "available_markets": ["string"],      "copyrights": [        {          "text": "string",          "type": "string"        }      ],      "description": "string",      "html_description": "string",      "edition": "Unabridged",      "explicit": false,      "external_urls": {        "spotify": "string"      },      "href": "string",      "id": "string",      "images": [        {          "url": "https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d00001e02ff9ca10b55ce82ae553c8228",          "height": 300,          "width": 300        }      ],      "languages": ["string"],      "media_type": "string",      "name": "string",      "narrators": [        {          "name": "string"        }      ],      "publisher": "string",      "type": "audiobook",      "uri": "string",      "total_chapters": 0,      "chapters": {        "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",            "available_markets": ["string"],            "chapter_number": 1,            "description": "We kept on ascending, with occasional periods of quick descent, but in the main always ascending. Suddenly, I became conscious of the fact that the driver was in the act of pulling up the horses in the courtyard of a vast ruined castle, from whose tall black windows came no ray of light, and whose broken battlements showed a jagged line against the moonlit sky.",            "html_description": "<p>We kept on ascending, with occasional periods of quick descent, but in the main always ascending. Suddenly, I became conscious of the fact that the driver was in the act of pulling up the horses in the courtyard of a vast ruined castle, from whose tall black windows came no ray of light, and whose broken battlements showed a jagged line against the moonlit sky.</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_playable": false,            "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"            }          }        ]      }    }  ]}