Spotify shows a transcript inside the app for some episodes, but you can't copy it, search across it, or save it. Spoken turns the same episode into a file: clean Markdown, real speaker names instead of "Speaker 1", and a timestamp on every turn. Paste the Spotify link, and the matching episode appears with a free excerpt you can read before paying anything.
How it works
- Copy the episode link. In Spotify, open the episode, tap the three dots (or right-click on desktop), choose Share, then Copy episode link. It looks like
https://open.spotify.com/episode/… - Paste it above. Spoken finds the matching episode and shows it with the show name and date. The episode title links to a free excerpt of the transcript.
- Read or download the whole thing. Each transcript is one credit. Fetch it in the browser, or with one command from the terminal or a script, and keep the Markdown file. Re-reading an episode you already fetched is free.
What the transcript looks like
**Matthew Walker** (6:25)
Yeah, I think we, many of us can resonate with the idea of dental hygiene,
but turns out there's something called sleep hygiene. …
**Andrew Huberman** (12:18)
There are a couple of quick points that are based on some what I consider
really nice studies. …That is from the free demo episode, a Huberman Lab conversation you can read in full without a key. Speaker names are the real ones, timestamps sit on every turn, and the paragraphs follow the natural pauses in the conversation. It reads like a document, not a caption file.
Does it work for every show?
No. Spoken has transcripts for shows that publish them, in English and several other languages. The search above tells you in one step: if the episode appears, the transcript is available. If it doesn't, try the show's name on its own, because sometimes it is the episode link that fails to match rather than the show that is missing.
For scripts and agents
The same search works from the command line, and it accepts a Spotify link as the query. The demo key pt_demo needs no signup.
curl -G https://spoken.md/search \
--data-urlencode "q=https://open.spotify.com/episode/03RuWQJLemEh7uGXlXXZ9D" \
-H "x-api-key: pt_demo"
# the search returns the episode id; fetch the transcript with it
curl -H "x-api-key: YOUR_KEY" https://spoken.md/transcripts/1000784858476Full details, including how to list every episode of a show, are in the agent docs.
FAQ
Can I download a transcript from Spotify directly?
Not as a file. Spotify's in-app transcript is view-only and appears for a subset of episodes. Spoken gives you the transcript as Markdown you can save, search and quote.
What does a transcript cost?
One credit per episode. Credits start at 100 for $15 and never expire, and re-reading an episode you already fetched costs nothing. The excerpt on every episode page is free.
Are the speaker names real, or "Speaker 1" and "Speaker 2"?
Real names wherever they can be identified from the episode itself. When a name can't be established, the label stays generic rather than guessing.
Do I need a Spotify link, or does a show name work too?
Either. The search accepts a Spotify episode link, a YouTube link, a topic, a guest name, or the show's name. Links are the most precise way to land on one specific episode.
Is there an API?
Yes, and it is the same thing this page uses. Search returns episode ids, and each id fetches a Markdown transcript. There is an agent guide and an OpenAPI document.
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