> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# List the episode archive

> Lists the months and days of the podcast episode archive, the complete history of transcribed episodes delivered as bulk files. **Available by arrangement.** Download a month or a day with `GET /v1/podcasts/episodes/archive/download`, then follow `GET /v1/podcasts/episodes/stream` from `stream_since`. To keep a copy current, list again with `updated_since` set to your previous `as_of` and download the days it returns.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /openapi.json get /v1/podcasts/episodes/archive
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  contact:
    email: api@particle.pro
    name: Particle
    url: https://particle.pro
  description: >-
    Podcast API for transcripts, mentions and sponsorship data. 140,000+
    podcasts transcribed, diarized and speaker-identified within minutes of
    airing, about 28,000 episodes a day. Search transcripts by keyword or
    meaning, track brand and company mentions with alerts, pull sponsor and
    ad-read data and rankings. REST API plus an MCP server for AI agents. Also
    company, people and topic intelligence.
  summary: >-
    Podcast API: transcripts, mentions, sponsors and rankings for 140,000+
    podcasts.
  termsOfService: https://particle.pro/legal/tos-api
  title: Particle API
  version: 0.1.0
  x-guidance: >-
    Podcast, people, company and topic intelligence. Authenticate with a pp_ API
    key (X-API-Key header) or pay per request with x402: a keyless call to a
    billable endpoint returns 402 with the payment requirements in the
    PAYMENT-REQUIRED header; sign the USDC transfer and repeat the request with
    PAYMENT-SIGNATURE. Start with GET /v1/podcasts/search?q=<show name>; the
    slugs in responses are the inputs to the other endpoints. Docs:
    https://docs.particle.pro; setup playbook:
    https://api.particle.pro/agents.md; endpoint and tool map with prices:
    https://api.particle.pro/llms.txt; credential recipe:
    https://api.particle.pro/auth.md.
  x-logo:
    url: https://particle.pro/favicon.svg
servers:
  - url: https://api.particle.pro
security:
  - ApiKeyHeader: []
  - BearerAuth: []
externalDocs:
  url: https://docs.particle.pro
paths:
  /v1/podcasts/episodes/archive:
    get:
      tags:
        - Podcast Episodes
        - tier:standard
      summary: List the episode archive
      description: >-
        Lists the months and days of the podcast episode archive, the complete
        history of transcribed episodes delivered as bulk files. **Available by
        arrangement.** Download a month or a day with `GET
        /v1/podcasts/episodes/archive/download`, then follow `GET
        /v1/podcasts/episodes/stream` from `stream_since`. To keep a copy
        current, list again with `updated_since` set to your previous `as_of`
        and download the days it returns.
      operationId: list-episode-archive
      parameters:
        - description: >-
            Only list the days whose content changed after this time, to re-sync
            a copy you already hold. Pass the as_of of your previous sync. A
            listed day with 0 episodes no longer has any; remove your copy.
          explode: false
          in: query
          name: updated_since
          schema:
            description: >-
              Only list the days whose content changed after this time, to
              re-sync a copy you already hold. Pass the as_of of your previous
              sync. A listed day with 0 episodes no longer has any; remove your
              copy.
            type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/EpisodeArchive'
          description: OK
        default:
          content:
            application/problem+json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PlatformError'
          description: Error
      x-codeSamples:
        - label: cURL
          lang: curl
          source: |-
            curl -H "X-API-Key: $PARTICLE_API_KEY" \
              "https://api.particle.pro/v1/podcasts/episodes/archive"
components:
  schemas:
    EpisodeArchive:
      additionalProperties: false
      properties:
        as_of:
          description: >-
            The archive holds every episode change recorded up to this time.
            null until the archive's first full build completes.
          format: date-time
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
        months:
          description: Months with archived episodes, oldest first.
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/EpisodeArchiveMonth'
          type:
            - array
            - 'null'
        stream_since:
          description: >-
            Pass this as since= to GET /v1/podcasts/episodes/stream to pick up
            where the archive leaves off. Some episodes will arrive twice;
            deduplicate on the episode id. null until the archive's first full
            build completes.
          format: date-time
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
      required:
        - as_of
        - stream_since
        - months
      type: object
    PlatformError:
      additionalProperties: false
      properties:
        detail:
          description: >-
            A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of the
            problem.
          examples:
            - Property foo is required but is missing.
          type: string
        error_code:
          type: string
        errors:
          description: Optional list of individual error details
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorDetail'
          type:
            - array
            - 'null'
        instance:
          description: >-
            A URI reference that identifies the specific occurrence of the
            problem.
          examples:
            - https://example.com/error-log/abc123
          format: uri
          type: string
        resolve:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResolve'
        status:
          description: HTTP status code
          examples:
            - 400
          format: int64
          type: integer
        title:
          description: >-
            A short, human-readable summary of the problem type. This value
            should not change between occurrences of the error.
          examples:
            - Bad Request
          type: string
        type:
          default: about:blank
          description: A URI reference to human-readable documentation for the error.
          examples:
            - https://example.com/errors/example
          format: uri
          type: string
      type: object
    EpisodeArchiveMonth:
      additionalProperties: false
      properties:
        bytes:
          description: Size of the whole month's download, gzipped.
          format: int64
          type: integer
        days:
          description: The month's days. With updated_since, only the days that changed.
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/EpisodeArchiveDay'
          type:
            - array
            - 'null'
        episodes:
          description: Episodes in the whole month.
          format: int64
          type: integer
        month:
          description: The month, YYYY-MM, by UTC publication date.
          examples:
            - 2026-09
          type: string
        updated_at:
          description: >-
            The as_of at which the month's content last changed. Compare it with
            the as_of of your last sync.
          format: date-time
          type: string
        version:
          description: >-
            Changes whenever any day of the month changes. It is the download's
            ETag.
          type: string
      required:
        - month
        - episodes
        - bytes
        - version
        - updated_at
        - days
      type: object
    ErrorDetail:
      additionalProperties: false
      properties:
        location:
          description: >-
            Where the error occurred, e.g. 'body.items[3].tags' or
            'path.thing-id'
          type: string
        message:
          description: Error message text
          type: string
        value:
          description: The value at the given location
      type: object
    ErrorResolve:
      additionalProperties: false
      properties:
        action:
          type: string
        endpoint:
          type: string
        message:
          type: string
        method:
          type: string
        url:
          type: string
      required:
        - message
      type: object
    EpisodeArchiveDay:
      additionalProperties: false
      properties:
        bytes:
          description: Size of the day's download, gzipped.
          format: int64
          type: integer
        date:
          description: The day, YYYY-MM-DD, by UTC publication date.
          examples:
            - '2026-09-29'
          type: string
        episodes:
          description: >-
            Episodes in the day. 0 means the day no longer has any; remove your
            copy.
          format: int64
          type: integer
        updated_at:
          description: >-
            The as_of at which the day's content last changed. Compare it with
            the as_of of your last sync.
          format: date-time
          type: string
        version:
          description: >-
            Changes whenever the day's content changes. It is the download's
            ETag.
          type: string
      required:
        - date
        - episodes
        - bytes
        - version
        - updated_at
      type: object
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyHeader:
      description: Pass your API key in the X-API-Key header (recommended).
      in: header
      name: X-API-Key
      type: apiKey
    BearerAuth:
      description: Pass your API key as a Bearer token in the Authorization header.
      scheme: bearer
      type: http

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