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# Summarize a podcast's chart presence

> Returns a one-call aggregate of the podcast's current chart presence: the number of distinct chart slots, sources, countries, and categories it appears on, plus the single best (lowest-numbered) rank it currently holds and a per-source breakdown.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /openapi.json get /v1/podcasts/{id}/rankings/summary
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  description: Public API for Particle — news intelligence, financial data, and analysis.
  title: Particle API
  version: 0.1.0
servers:
  - url: https://api.particle.pro
security:
  - ApiKeyHeader: []
  - BearerAuth: []
paths:
  /v1/podcasts/{id}/rankings/summary:
    get:
      tags:
        - Podcast Rankings
        - tier:premium
      summary: Summarize a podcast's chart presence
      description: >-
        Returns a one-call aggregate of the podcast's current chart presence:
        the number of distinct chart slots, sources, countries, and categories
        it appears on, plus the single best (lowest-numbered) rank it currently
        holds and a per-source breakdown.
      operationId: get-podcast-rankings-summary
      parameters:
        - description: Podcast slug, internal ID, or numeric iTunes ID.
          in: path
          name: id
          required: true
          schema:
            description: Podcast slug, internal ID, or numeric iTunes ID.
            type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PodcastRankingsSummary'
          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/{id}/rankings/summary"
components:
  schemas:
    PodcastRankingsSummary:
      additionalProperties: false
      properties:
        appearances_by_source:
          description: Per-source breakdown of chart presence and best rank.
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/SourceAppearanceStat'
          type:
            - array
            - 'null'
        best_rank:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/PodcastRankingHandle'
          description: >-
            The single best (lowest-numbered) rank this podcast currently holds
            across all charts. Null when the podcast holds no current chart
            appearances.
        category_count:
          description: Number of distinct categories currently charting this podcast.
          format: int64
          type: integer
        chart_count:
          description: >-
            Number of distinct chart slots (source × country × category) on
            which this podcast currently appears.
          format: int64
          type: integer
        country_count:
          description: Number of distinct countries currently charting this podcast.
          format: int64
          type: integer
        podcast:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/PodcastCompact'
          description: The podcast this summary describes.
        source_count:
          description: Number of distinct sources currently charting this podcast.
          format: int64
          type: integer
      required:
        - podcast
        - chart_count
        - source_count
        - country_count
        - category_count
        - appearances_by_source
      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
    SourceAppearanceStat:
      additionalProperties: false
      properties:
        best_category_slug:
          type: string
        best_country:
          type: string
        best_rank:
          format: int64
          type: integer
        chart_count:
          format: int64
          type: integer
        source:
          enum:
            - apple
            - spotify
          type: string
      required:
        - source
        - chart_count
        - best_rank
      type: object
    PodcastRankingHandle:
      additionalProperties: false
      properties:
        captured_at:
          format: date-time
          type: string
        category_slug:
          type: string
        chart_type:
          enum:
            - top_podcasts
          type: string
        country:
          type: string
        rank:
          format: int64
          type: integer
        source:
          enum:
            - apple
            - spotify
          type: string
      required:
        - source
        - chart_type
        - rank
        - captured_at
      type: object
    PodcastCompact:
      additionalProperties: false
      properties:
        id:
          description: Podcast ID
          type: string
        image_url:
          description: Cover image URL
          type: string
        publisher:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/PodcastPublisherCompact'
          description: >-
            Publisher (network) attributed to this podcast. Present only when
            the embedding endpoint preloads publisher attribution and the
            podcast's publisher is known.
        slug:
          description: Human-readable slug identifier
          type: string
        title:
          description: Podcast title
          type: string
      required:
        - id
        - title
      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
    PodcastPublisherCompact:
      additionalProperties: false
      properties:
        id:
          description: Publisher ID
          type: string
        name:
          description: Publisher name
          type: string
        slug:
          description: >-
            Human-readable slug identifier (e.g., 'goalhanger',
            'iheartpodcasts'). When present, accepted in place of the ID
            anywhere a publisher reference is taken in the API. Occasionally
            absent on publishers whose name doesn't slugify (e.g., scripts not
            representable in ASCII URL slugs).
          type: string
      required:
        - id
        - name
      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

````