# Podcast Index API

Category: [Audio](https://free-web-services.com/web-services/media/audio/)  
Page: https://free-web-services.com/web-services/media/audio/podcast-index-api.html  
Documentation: https://podcastindex-org.github.io/docs-api/

The Podcast Index API is an open index of podcasts and their episodes, for example to add podcast search to an app or follow new episodes of a show. Requests are GET calls with JSON answers, signed with an API key, the time and a SHA-1 hash of key, secret and time. Free with a free API key. A User-Agent that names your app is required.

- API key: Needed, free
- Pricing: Free with a free API key.
- From the browser: Yes (CORS)
- Formats: JSON
- Interface: REST, HTTP-GET
- Provider: podcastindex-org.github.io
- Last checked: Working on November 7th, 2026

Example request:

```sh
curl 'https://api.podcastindex.org/api/1.0/search/byterm?q=history' \
  -H 'User-Agent: YourApp/1.0' \
  -H 'X-Auth-Key: YOUR_API_KEY' \
  -H 'X-Auth-Date: UNIX_TIME' \
  -H 'Authorization: SHA1_OF_KEY_SECRET_AND_DATE'
```

Replace YOUR_API_KEY with your own key. The JavaScript works in a web page as well as in Node.js 18 or newer.