SpotifyPodcasts API endpoint
Returns the Spotify podcast categories page as sections of items such as Arts, for `uri` (default `spotify:page:0JQ5DArNBzkmxXHCqFLx2U`). Each section has a title, `totalCount` and items with title, image and Spotify URL. `page_limit` and `section_limit` default to 10 and run 1 to 50; the offsets default to 0.
/spotify-podcasts/categoriesMCP tool: spotify_podcasts_categories
Path/query/body parameters:
uri query string, optional. Spotify podcast categories page URI.page_offset query integer, optional. Page pagination offset. Defaults to 0.page_limit query integer, optional. Page pagination limit, clamped to 1-50. Defaults to 10.section_offset query integer, optional. Section pagination offset. Defaults to 0.section_limit query integer, optional. Section pagination limit, clamped to 1-50. Defaults to 10.include_episode_content_ratings_v2 query boolean, optional. Includes Spotify episode content ratings v2 when requested.Notable response behavior:
503./api/v1/spotify-podcasts/home.| Field | Filled in, of 8 checked | Values in the sample |
|---|---|---|
| uri | 8 | “spotify:section:0JQ5DAwD41j3pUtXUsNyCn” and 7 other values |
| type | 8 | BrowseGridSectionData in all 8 |
| title | 8 | “Arts & Entertainment” and 7 other values |
| totalCount | 8 | 1 to 11, median 5 |
| items | 8 | median 5 entries |
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| uri | string | No | Spotify podcast categories page URI | spotify:page:0JQ5DArNBzkmxXHCqFLx2U | |
| page_offset | integer | No | Page pagination offset | 0 | |
| page_limit | integer | No | Page pagination limit, clamped to 1-50 | 10 | |
| section_offset | integer | No | Section pagination offset | 0 | |
| section_limit | integer | No | Section pagination limit, clamped to 1-50 | 10 | |
| include_episode_content_ratings_v2 | boolean | No | Include Spotify episode content ratings v2 | false | |
| x-api-key (header) | string | Yes | API key required |
curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/spotify-podcasts/categories?include_episode_content_ratings_v2=true" \ -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"
{
"code": 200,
"msg": "OK",
"data": {
"uri": "spotify:page:0JQ5DArNBzkmxXHCqFLx2U",
"title": "All podcast categories",
"sections": [
{
"uri": "spotify:section:example",
"title": "Categories",
"items": [
{
"uri": "spotify:page:example",
"title": "Arts"
}
]
}
],
"meta": {
"operationName": "browsePage",
"sectionCount": 1,
"fetchedAt": "2026-05-13T15:22:41Z"
}
}
}Request schema
No body schema
Response schema
#/definitions/spotify.browsePageResponseDoc
| Field | Type | Required | Enum | Bounds | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| code | integer | No | Code is the HTTP status code or a custom code used to indicate the result of the request @example 200 | |||
| data | spotify.BrowsePageResponse | No | ||||
| data.meta | object | No | Details about this response. | |||
| data.meta.appVersion | string | No | 1.2.90.403.gf901f20f | Version of the Spotify web player the data was read from. | ||
| data.meta.fetchedAt | string | No | 2026-05-13T20:41:12Z | Time the data was fetched, in UTC (RFC 3339). | ||
| data.meta.operationName | string | No | browsePage | Name of the Spotify web player operation that returned the data. | ||
| data.meta.sectionCount | integer | No | 8 | Number of sections returned. | ||
| data.sections | array | No | Sections of the page, in display order. | |||
| data.sections[].items | array | No | Items returned for this section. | |||
| data.sections[].items[].description | string | No | The official podcast of comedian Joe Rogan. | Description text of the item. | ||
| data.sections[].items[].externalUrl | string | No | https://open.spotify.com/show/4rOoJ6Egrf8K2IrywzwOMk | Link to the item on open.spotify.com. | ||
| data.sections[].items[].imageUrl | string | No | https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67656300005f1f54e6837957803d762a3f4d2b | URL of the main image for the item. | ||
| data.sections[].items[].images | array | No | Images available for the item, with their sizes. | |||
| data.sections[].items[].images[].height | integer | No | 640 | Image height in pixels. | ||
| data.sections[].items[].images[].url | string | No | https://i.scdn.co/image/ab6765630000ba8ab0484f8ee2933eceab32bac0 | URL of the image. | ||
| data.sections[].items[].images[].width | integer | No | 640 | Image width in pixels. | ||
| data.sections[].items[].publisher | string | No | Joe Rogan | Publisher or creator name of the item. | ||
| data.sections[].items[].subtitle | string | No | Joe Rogan | Secondary line shown under the item title, such as the creator name. | ||
| data.sections[].items[].title | string | No | The Joe Rogan Experience | Item title as Spotify shows it. | ||
| data.sections[].items[].type | string | No | Podcast | Kind of item as Spotify labels it, for example `Podcast`. | ||
| data.sections[].items[].uri | string | No | spotify:show:4rOoJ6Egrf8K2IrywzwOMk | Spotify URI of the item. | ||
| data.sections[].subtitle | string | No | Recommended shows | Secondary line shown under the section heading. | ||
| data.sections[].title | string | No | Popular podcasts | Section heading as Spotify shows it. | ||
| data.sections[].totalCount | integer | No | 20 | Total number of items in the section on Spotify. | ||
| data.sections[].type | string | No | BrowseGenericSectionData | Kind of section as Spotify labels it. | ||
| data.sections[].uri | string | No | spotify:section:0JQ5IMCbQBLqNPkcmYxQPQ | Spotify URI of the section. | ||
| data.subtitle | string | No | New shows and episodes | Secondary line shown under the page title. | ||
| data.title | string | No | Podcasts | Page title as Spotify shows it. | ||
| data.type | string | No | BrowseSectionContainer | Kind of page container as Spotify labels it. | ||
| data.uri | string | No | spotify:genre:podcasts-web | Spotify URI of the page that was loaded. | ||
| msg | unknown | No | Msg is the message that describes the result of the request @example "Request successful" |
| Status | Description | Schema |
|---|---|---|
| 400 | Missing or invalid parameters | #/definitions/app.Response |
| 429 | Rate limit exceeded | #/definitions/app.Response |
| 503 | Spotify upstream request failed | #/definitions/app.Response |
Use environment variables for secrets and keep Crawlora API keys server-side.
curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/spotify-podcasts/categories?include_episode_content_ratings_v2=true" \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"