Spotify podcast transcripts, one API call.
Paste a Spotify episode link, an Apple Podcasts link, or a raw RSS feed. We resolve it to the real episode audio and return clean, timestamped text. Spotify does not publish an official transcript API, so this is the practical way to transcribe a Spotify podcast at scale.
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curl -X POST https://transcriptfetch.com/api/v1/transcripts/video \
-H "Authorization: Bearer tf_live_..." \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"video": "https://open.spotify.com/episode/4rOoJ6Egrf8K2IrywzwOMk"}'{
"ok": true,
"data": {
"title": "How to Focus to Change Your Brain",
"podcast": {
"show": "Huberman Lab",
"episode": "How to Focus to Change Your Brain"
},
"text": "Welcome to the Huberman Lab podcast...",
"segments": [
{ "start": 0.0, "duration": 4.2, "text": "Welcome to the Huberman Lab podcast." }
]
},
"usage": { "credits_spent": 1 }
}Spotify, Apple, or RSS
All three resolve to the same episode. Podcast audio lives on the publisher's CDN, not on Spotify, so we match the link to the show's feed and fetch the file the platforms themselves serve.
The show and episode come back named
Responses carry a podcast block with the show title and episode title, so you are not left parsing a filename like SCIM2090153799 to work out what you fetched.
Built for long audio
Episodes run to hours, not minutes. Audio is chunked and transcribed in parallel, and the result is cached, so the second request for a popular episode is served in milliseconds and costs one credit.
Frequently asked questions
Can you get the transcript of a Spotify podcast?
Yes. Paste the episode URL from Spotify and the API resolves it to the underlying audio, then returns the full transcript as text and timestamped segments. You do not need a Spotify account or developer key.
Does Spotify have a transcript API?
No. Spotify shows transcripts inside its own apps for some shows, but there is no public API for them and no export. Podcast audio is hosted by the publisher rather than by Spotify, which is what makes an independent transcript possible.
Does it work with Apple Podcasts and RSS links too?
Yes. Apple Podcasts episode URLs and raw RSS feed URLs both work, and all three resolve to the same episode audio. RSS is the source of record; Spotify and Apple are directories that ingest it.
What about Spotify exclusive shows?
Those cannot be transcribed. A Spotify exclusive has no public RSS feed and no publicly reachable audio file, so there is nothing to resolve the link to. The API returns unsupported_platform rather than guessing at a similar episode.
How accurate is a podcast transcript?
Podcast audio is usually recorded well, so accuracy is higher than on short-form video. Multiple speakers talking over each other and heavy background music are what lower it.
How long can an episode be?
Up to four hours, which covers essentially every podcast including long interview shows. Longer audio is chunked automatically rather than rejected.
How much does it cost?
One credit per successful transcript, regardless of episode length. Failed fetches cost nothing, and every account gets 100 free credits a month.
Can I transcribe a show's whole back catalogue?
Yes. Resolving one episode indexes the entire feed, so every other episode is then available by title or by its own link. That makes bulk transcription of a full archive a normal use rather than a special case.