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Get Episode

EpisodeObject episodes().retrieve(EpisodeRetrieveParamsparams = EpisodeRetrieveParams.none(), RequestOptionsrequestOptions = RequestOptions.none())
GET/episodes/{id}

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

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EpisodeRetrieveParams params
Optional<String> id

The Spotify ID for the episode.

Optional<String> market

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.

ReturnsExpand Collapse
class EpisodeObject:
String id

The Spotify ID for the episode.

DeprecatedOptional<String> audioPreviewUrl

A URL to a 30 second preview (MP3 format) of the episode. null if not available.

String description

A description of the episode. HTML tags are stripped away from this field, use html_description field in case HTML tags are needed.

long durationMs

The episode length in milliseconds.

boolean explicit

Whether or not the episode has explicit content (true = yes it does; false = no it does not OR unknown).

ExternalUrlObject externalUrls

External URLs for this episode.

Optional<Boolean> published

The playlist's public/private status (if it should be added to the user's profile or not): true the playlist will be public, false the playlist will be private, null the playlist status is not relevant. For more about public/private status, see Working with Playlists

Optional<String> spotify

The Spotify URL for the object.

String href

A link to the Web API endpoint providing full details of the episode.

String htmlDescription

A description of the episode. This field may contain HTML tags.

List<ImageObject> images

The cover art for the episode in various sizes, widest first.

Optional<Long> height

The image height in pixels.

String url

The source URL of the image.

Optional<Long> width

The image width in pixels.

Optional<Boolean> published

The playlist's public/private status (if it should be added to the user's profile or not): true the playlist will be public, false the playlist will be private, null the playlist status is not relevant. For more about public/private status, see Working with Playlists

boolean isExternallyHosted

True if the episode is hosted outside of Spotify's CDN.

boolean isPlayable

True if the episode is playable in the given market. Otherwise false.

List<String> languages

A list of the languages used in the episode, identified by their ISO 639-1 code.

String name

The name of the episode.

String releaseDate

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".

ReleaseDatePrecision releaseDatePrecision

The precision with which release_date value is known.

Accepts one of the following:
YEAR("year")
MONTH("month")
DAY("day")

The show on which the episode belongs.

String id

The Spotify ID for the show.

List<String> availableMarkets

A list of the countries in which the show can be played, identified by their ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.

List<CopyrightObject> copyrights

The copyright statements of the show.

The playlist's public/private status (if it should be added to the user's profile or not): true the playlist will be public, false the playlist will be private, null the playlist status is not relevant. For more about public/private status, see Working with Playlists

The copyright text for this content.

The type of copyright: C = the copyright, P = the sound recording (performance) copyright.

String description

A description of the show. HTML tags are stripped away from this field, use html_description field in case HTML tags are needed.

boolean explicit

Whether or not the show has explicit content (true = yes it does; false = no it does not OR unknown).

ExternalUrlObject externalUrls

External URLs for this show.

Optional<Boolean> published

The playlist's public/private status (if it should be added to the user's profile or not): true the playlist will be public, false the playlist will be private, null the playlist status is not relevant. For more about public/private status, see Working with Playlists

Optional<String> spotify

The Spotify URL for the object.

String href

A link to the Web API endpoint providing full details of the show.

String htmlDescription

A description of the show. This field may contain HTML tags.

List<ImageObject> images

The cover art for the show in various sizes, widest first.

Optional<Long> height

The image height in pixels.

String url

The source URL of the image.

Optional<Long> width

The image width in pixels.

Optional<Boolean> published

The playlist's public/private status (if it should be added to the user's profile or not): true the playlist will be public, false the playlist will be private, null the playlist status is not relevant. For more about public/private status, see Working with Playlists

boolean isExternallyHosted

True if all of the shows episodes are hosted outside of Spotify's CDN. This field might be null in some cases.

List<String> languages

A list of the languages used in the show, identified by their ISO 639 code.

String mediaType

The media type of the show.

String name

The name of the episode.

String publisher

The publisher of the show.

long totalEpisodes

The total number of episodes in the show.

JsonValue; type "show"constant"show"constant

The object type.

String uri

The Spotify URI for the show.

Optional<Boolean> published

The playlist's public/private status (if it should be added to the user's profile or not): true the playlist will be public, false the playlist will be private, null the playlist status is not relevant. For more about public/private status, see Working with Playlists

JsonValue; type "episode"constant"episode"constant

The object type.

String uri

The Spotify URI for the episode.

DeprecatedOptional<String> language

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.

Optional<Boolean> published

The playlist's public/private status (if it should be added to the user's profile or not): true the playlist will be public, false the playlist will be private, null the playlist status is not relevant. For more about public/private status, see Working with Playlists

Optional<EpisodeRestrictionObject> restrictions

Included in the response when a content restriction is applied.

Optional<Boolean> published

The playlist's public/private status (if it should be added to the user's profile or not): true the playlist will be public, false the playlist will be private, null the playlist status is not relevant. For more about public/private status, see Working with Playlists

Optional<String> reason

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.

Optional<ResumePointObject> resumePoint

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'.

Optional<Boolean> fullyPlayed

Whether or not the episode has been fully played by the user.

Optional<Boolean> published

The playlist's public/private status (if it should be added to the user's profile or not): true the playlist will be public, false the playlist will be private, null the playlist status is not relevant. For more about public/private status, see Working with Playlists

Optional<Long> resumePositionMs

The user's most recent position in the episode in milliseconds.

Get Episode

package dev.cjav.spotted.example;

import dev.cjav.spotted.client.SpottedClient;
import dev.cjav.spotted.client.okhttp.SpottedOkHttpClient;
import dev.cjav.spotted.models.EpisodeObject;
import dev.cjav.spotted.models.episodes.EpisodeRetrieveParams;

public final class Main {
    private Main() {}

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        SpottedClient client = SpottedOkHttpClient.fromEnv();

        EpisodeObject episodeObject = client.episodes().retrieve("512ojhOuo1ktJprKbVcKyQ");
    }
}
{
  "id": "5Xt5DXGzch68nYYamXrNxZ",
  "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.\n",
  "duration_ms": 1686230,
  "explicit": true,
  "external_urls": {
    "published": true,
    "spotify": "spotify"
  },
  "href": "https://api.spotify.com/v1/episodes/5Xt5DXGzch68nYYamXrNxZ",
  "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>\n",
  "images": [
    {
      "height": 300,
      "url": "https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d00001e02ff9ca10b55ce82ae553c8228\n",
      "width": 300,
      "published": true
    }
  ],
  "is_externally_hosted": true,
  "is_playable": true,
  "languages": [
    "fr",
    "en"
  ],
  "name": "Starting Your Own Podcast: Tips, Tricks, and Advice From Anchor Creators\n",
  "release_date": "1981-12-15",
  "release_date_precision": "day",
  "show": {
    "id": "id",
    "available_markets": [
      "string"
    ],
    "copyrights": [
      {
        "published": true,
        "text": "text",
        "type": "type"
      }
    ],
    "description": "description",
    "explicit": true,
    "external_urls": {
      "published": true,
      "spotify": "spotify"
    },
    "href": "href",
    "html_description": "html_description",
    "images": [
      {
        "height": 300,
        "url": "https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d00001e02ff9ca10b55ce82ae553c8228\n",
        "width": 300,
        "published": true
      }
    ],
    "is_externally_hosted": true,
    "languages": [
      "string"
    ],
    "media_type": "media_type",
    "name": "name",
    "publisher": "publisher",
    "total_episodes": 0,
    "type": "show",
    "uri": "uri",
    "published": true
  },
  "type": "episode",
  "uri": "spotify:episode:0zLhl3WsOCQHbe1BPTiHgr",
  "language": "en",
  "published": true,
  "restrictions": {
    "published": true,
    "reason": "reason"
  },
  "resume_point": {
    "fully_played": true,
    "published": true,
    "resume_position_ms": 0
  }
}
Returns Examples
{
  "id": "5Xt5DXGzch68nYYamXrNxZ",
  "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.\n",
  "duration_ms": 1686230,
  "explicit": true,
  "external_urls": {
    "published": true,
    "spotify": "spotify"
  },
  "href": "https://api.spotify.com/v1/episodes/5Xt5DXGzch68nYYamXrNxZ",
  "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>\n",
  "images": [
    {
      "height": 300,
      "url": "https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d00001e02ff9ca10b55ce82ae553c8228\n",
      "width": 300,
      "published": true
    }
  ],
  "is_externally_hosted": true,
  "is_playable": true,
  "languages": [
    "fr",
    "en"
  ],
  "name": "Starting Your Own Podcast: Tips, Tricks, and Advice From Anchor Creators\n",
  "release_date": "1981-12-15",
  "release_date_precision": "day",
  "show": {
    "id": "id",
    "available_markets": [
      "string"
    ],
    "copyrights": [
      {
        "published": true,
        "text": "text",
        "type": "type"
      }
    ],
    "description": "description",
    "explicit": true,
    "external_urls": {
      "published": true,
      "spotify": "spotify"
    },
    "href": "href",
    "html_description": "html_description",
    "images": [
      {
        "height": 300,
        "url": "https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d00001e02ff9ca10b55ce82ae553c8228\n",
        "width": 300,
        "published": true
      }
    ],
    "is_externally_hosted": true,
    "languages": [
      "string"
    ],
    "media_type": "media_type",
    "name": "name",
    "publisher": "publisher",
    "total_episodes": 0,
    "type": "show",
    "uri": "uri",
    "published": true
  },
  "type": "episode",
  "uri": "spotify:episode:0zLhl3WsOCQHbe1BPTiHgr",
  "language": "en",
  "published": true,
  "restrictions": {
    "published": true,
    "reason": "reason"
  },
  "resume_point": {
    "fully_played": true,
    "published": true,
    "resume_position_ms": 0
  }
}