live feed · spotify top podcasts

Spotify Trends API

The live Spotify top-podcasts chart and listening signals from one REST endpoint. Podcast charts are a clean read on what audiences are committing time to, served as JSON without a Spotify developer app or OAuth.

POST get_top_trends · Spotify Top Podcasts

# one POST, every source
POST https://api.trendsapi.ai/api
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY

{ "mode": "get_top_trends",
  "type": "Spotify Top Podcasts",
  "limit": 10 }

200 OKlive feed

response

{
  "type": "Spotify Top Podcasts",
  "trends": [
    { "rank": 1, "show": "The Daily" },
    { "rank": 2, "show": "Huberman Lab" },
    { "rank": 3, "show": "Acquired" }
  ],
  "timestamp": "2026-08-03T12:00:00Z"
}

application/jsontimestamped

Why it exists

Spotify trend data, without the plumbing

Podcast charts move slower than social feeds, which makes them a useful filter: a show climbing the Spotify chart is holding attention, not just catching a spike. For media, advertising and audience research, that is a signal worth tracking.

Spotify's own API is built around playback and catalog metadata, not public chart history. Trends API serves the top-podcasts chart as JSON in the same shape as the other 20 live feeds, so you can line it up against YouTube, news and search attention.

Use cases

What people build with it

Advertising

Spot rising shows before sponsorship prices catch up.

Media research

Track which formats and topics are holding audience attention.

Content

See what podcast audiences are committing time to.

Talent / PR

Identify climbing shows for bookings and placements.

Comparison

How it compares

	Spotify API	Trends API
Public chart history	not exposed	live feed, JSON
OAuth app	required	not needed
Cross-platform compare	no	same scale as YouTube, news, search
Free tier	yes, limited	100 requests/month

Three modes, one endpoint

get_top_trends

This page is a live feed. Call with type set to Spotify Top Podcasts. No keyword needed.

get_time_series

Historical 0-100 series on keyword sources (Google, TikTok, Amazon, and the rest).

get_growth

Percent change over 3M / 6M / 12M / 5Y on those same keyword sources.

FAQ

Common questions

What Spotify data does Trends API provide?

The live Spotify Top Podcasts chart, no keyword needed, via get_top_trends with type "Spotify Top Podcasts".

Do I need a Spotify developer app?

No OAuth, no client ID, no redirect URIs. Your Trends API key is the only credential.

How fresh is the chart?

It updates through the day. Every response includes its own timestamp.

Can I compare podcast attention with YouTube or search?

Yes. Pull the Spotify feed alongside YouTube Trending or a Google search series and compare in the same normalized shape.

Does it cover music charts?

Coverage is focused on the podcasts chart, the cleanest public attention signal Spotify exposes.

Keep exploring

Related trend sources

YouTubeYouTube trend data as JSON NewsNews trend data as JSON X (Twitter)X (Twitter) trend data as JSON

Start pulling Spotify trends in 60 seconds.

100 requests a month free. No credit card, no sales call. One key works for every source.