name: iHeartRadio
description: >-
  iHeartRadio is a digital radio platform operated by iHeartMedia that provides
  access to over 800 live broadcast and digital-only radio stations from more
  than 150 U.S. cities, podcasts, artist-based custom stations, and curated
  music content. The platform offers REST APIs enabling programmatic access to
  live station streams, catalog search across stations, podcasts, artists and
  tracks, and podcast episode retrieval with direct audio stream URLs.
image: https://kinlane-productions2.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
  - Radio
  - Podcasts
  - Music
  - Streaming
  - Audio
  - Live Radio
  - Digital Media
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/iheart-radio/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-06-13'
modified: '2026-06-13'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
  - name: iHeartRadio Catalog API
    description: >-
      The iHeartRadio Catalog API provides search and discovery capabilities
      across the iHeartRadio content catalog, including live broadcast radio
      stations, digital-only stations, podcasts, artists, tracks, and playlists.
      Results include station metadata, stream URLs, podcast episode information,
      and artist data. The API is accessible without authentication for basic
      catalog queries.
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    humanURL: https://developer.iheart.com
    baseURL: https://api.iheart.com
    tags:
      - Radio Stations
      - Podcasts
      - Search
      - Catalog
      - Music Discovery
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://developer.iheart.com
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/iheart-radio/refs/heads/main/openapi.yml
    contact:
      - FN: iHeartRadio Developer Support
        url: https://help.iheart.com
        email: ''
  - name: iHeartRadio Live Stations API
    description: >-
      The iHeartRadio Live Stations API provides access to live broadcast radio
      station information including station metadata, market information, genre
      classification, and streaming URLs across multiple formats including HLS,
      Shoutcast, RTMP, and StreamTheWorld protocols. Supports retrieval of
      individual station details by station ID.
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    humanURL: https://developer.iheart.com
    baseURL: https://api.iheart.com
    tags:
      - Live Radio
      - Streaming
      - Radio Stations
      - HLS
      - Shoutcast
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://developer.iheart.com
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/iheart-radio/refs/heads/main/openapi.yml
    contact:
      - FN: iHeartRadio Developer Support
        url: https://help.iheart.com
        email: ''
  - name: iHeartRadio Podcasts API
    description: >-
      The iHeartRadio Podcasts API enables search and discovery of podcasts
      available on the iHeartRadio platform, along with retrieval of individual
      podcast episode listings and direct audio stream URLs for episode playback.
      Supports searching for podcasts by name and retrieving full episode
      catalogs for any podcast series.
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    humanURL: https://developer.iheart.com
    baseURL: https://api.iheart.com
    tags:
      - Podcasts
      - Episodes
      - Audio
      - Streaming
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://developer.iheart.com
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/iheart-radio/refs/heads/main/openapi.yml
    contact:
      - FN: iHeartRadio Developer Support
        url: https://help.iheart.com
        email: ''
common:
  - type: Press Release
    url: https://www.iheartmedia.com/press/clear-channel-radio-launches-developer-program-iheartradio
  - type: Website
    url: https://www.iheart.com
  - type: Help
    url: https://help.iheart.com
  - type: Terms of Service
    url: https://www.iheart.com/content/terms-of-use/
  - type: GitHub
    url: https://github.com/iheartradio
  - type: Tech Blog
    url: https://tech.iheart.com
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://help.iheart.com/hc/en-us/articles/20310091985549-iHeart-Plans
  - type: Status
    url: https://instatus.com/now/iheart.com
  - type: Plans
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/iheart-radio/refs/heads/main/plans/plans.yml
  - type: Rate Limits
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/iheart-radio/refs/heads/main/rate-limits/rate-limits.yml
  - type: FinOps
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/iheart-radio/refs/heads/main/finops/finops.yml
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com