NPR Identity Service
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For Agents
Read and update an NPR One listener's profile, station preferences, and follow list, plus inherit listening data from temporary accounts.
Use for: I need to read the logged-in NPR One listener's profile, Update the listener's favorite NPR member station, Follow a new podcast on behalf of the listener, Migrate listening history from a guest account to a signed-in account
Not supported: Does not handle audio recommendations, OAuth token issuance, or sponsorship - use for NPR One listener profile, follows, and station preferences only.
Jentic publishes the only available OpenAPI specification for NPR Identity Service, keeping it validated and agent-ready. The NPR Identity Service is the entry point for user-specific information across the NPR One platform. It exposes the listener's profile, lets the listener follow programs and topics, manages favorite NPR member stations, copies listening data from a temporary account into a permanent one, and supports account deletion. All endpoints require an OAuth 2.0 access token issued by the NPR Authorization Service.
Install Jentic One Beta
Connect the NPR Identity Service to your agent
Jentic One is a self-hosted execution layer for AI agents. It lets your agent call the NPR Identity Service, or any other public or private API you need. You set the rules, the agent never sees your credentials, and every call is logged.
Two steps, two machines. Install the instance in a safe environment, then register your agent from wherever it runs.
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Step 1: Jentic One Host machine
# On the machine that will host your Jentic One instance:
curl -fsSL "https://jentic.com/install.sh?src=apis&api=%2Fapis%2Fnpr.org%2Fnpr-identity-service" | sh2
Step 2: Agent machine
# On the machine where your agent runs (keep this separate from the instance):
curl -fsSL "https://jentic.com/install.sh?src=apis&api=%2Fapis%2Fnpr.org%2Fnpr-identity-service" | sh
jentic register # connects your agent to your Jentic One instanceJentic One is in public beta. The setup above keeps your agent separate from the instance, which is what you want before using real credentials: an agent running as the same OS user as Jentic One can read its stored keys directly. Just evaluating? A single local install is fine to start. See the secure deployment guide for the tiers.
Capabilities
What an agent can do with NPR Identity Service API.
Get the logged-in listener's NPR One profile, including follows and favorite stations
Update which programs, podcasts, or topics a listener follows
Set or replace the listener's favorite NPR member station(s)
Copy listening history from a temporary user into a logged-in account on first sign-in
Delete the listener's NPR One account on user request
Use Cases
Patterns agents use NPR Identity Service API for, with concrete tasks.
★ Personalised NPR One Profile UI
An NPR One client app loads the listener's profile on launch to render the home screen - favorite station, followed programs, and recent activity. GET /v2/user returns the full profile in one call so the app can hydrate the UI without chaining multiple requests, and PUT /v2/stations updates the favorite when the listener changes city.
Call GET /v2/user with the listener's access token, then PUT /v2/stations with the new favorite call sign when the listener relocates.
Onboarding from Guest to Signed-In
A first-time NPR One listener may stream as a guest before signing in. POST /v2/user/inherit copies their guest listening history into the new permanent account so recommendations don't reset to zero. This dramatically improves day-one personalization for newly signed-in users.
After the listener signs in, call POST /v2/user/inherit with the temporary user's identifier so the new account inherits the existing recommendation profile.
Account Deletion on Request
Privacy regulations and listener expectation demand a path to fully delete an account. DELETE /v2/user removes the NPR One account associated with the bearer token, providing an end-to-end self-service delete flow that NPR One client apps wire to a settings screen.
On listener confirmation, call DELETE /v2/user with their access token and present a confirmation that the account has been removed.
Agent-Driven Profile Maintenance
A voice assistant agent receives a request like 'follow Planet Money' and uses Jentic to call POST /v2/following without hand-rolling the request body. The agent then re-reads the profile to confirm the follow has taken effect before responding to the listener.
Search Jentic for 'follow an npr program', execute POST /v2/following with the program identifier, then GET /v2/user to confirm the follow appears in the listener's profile.
Key Endpoints
5 endpoints — jentic publishes the only available openapi specification for npr identity service, keeping it validated and agent-ready.
METHOD
PATH
DESCRIPTION
GET
/v2/user
Get the logged-in listener's profile
DELETE
/v2/user
Delete the listener's NPR One account
POST
/v2/user/inherit
Copy listening data from a temporary user into the logged-in account
POST
/v2/following
Update what the listener is following
PUT
/v2/stations
Update the listener's favorite station(s)
GET
/v2/user
Get the logged-in listener's profile
DELETE
/v2/user
Delete the listener's NPR One account
POST
/v2/user/inherit
Copy listening data from a temporary user into the logged-in account
POST
/v2/following
Update what the listener is following
PUT
/v2/stations
Update the listener's favorite station(s)
Why Jentic?
What agents get from Jentic-routed access to this vendor.
Setup
Wiring the NPR Identity Service by hand means carrying an OAuth 2.0 bearer token into every call to identity.api.npr.org and hand-mapping the profile, follows, and station-preference operations yourself. Through Jentic you install once, import the NPR Identity Service from the API Directory, store the access token once, and your agent calls it.
Permission scoping
The listener target here is the token holder rather than a URL path resource, so scope the agent to the operations it needs, such as reading the profile or updating station preferences. You choose the operations it may call, so profile deletion is not included unless you add it.
Credential isolation
Your NPR OAuth 2.0 access token is stored once, encrypted, by your own Jentic One instance and injected into the Authorization header at execution time. It never enters the agent's prompt, logs, or context.
Intent-based discovery
Agents search Jentic by intent such as 'get the logged-in NPR listener profile' or 'follow a station', and Jentic returns the matching Identity operation with its input schema so the agent calls the right endpoint without browsing the reference docs.
Related APIs
Alternatives and complements available in the Jentic catalogue.
FAQs
Specific to using NPR Identity Service API through Jentic.
Why is there no official OpenAPI spec for NPR Identity Service?
NPR does not publish an OpenAPI specification for the Identity Service. Jentic generates and maintains this spec so that AI agents and developers can call NPR Identity Service via structured tooling. It is validated against the live API and kept up to date. Get started with Jentic One, the self-hosted execution layer.
What authentication does the NPR Identity Service use?
Every endpoint requires an OAuth 2.0 bearer access token issued by the NPR Authorization Service at https://authorization.api.npr.org. Jentic holds the access token in its encrypted vault and injects it into the Authorization header - agents never see the raw token.
Can I update a listener's favorite station with the NPR Identity Service?
Yes. PUT /v2/stations updates the listener's favorite NPR member station(s). Use this when a listener relocates or wants to switch their primary station - the change feeds directly into the Listening Service's recommendation logic.
How do I follow a podcast on behalf of an NPR One listener through Jentic?
Search Jentic with 'follow an npr program', load POST /v2/following, and execute it with the listener's access token plus the program identifier. The follow appears immediately in subsequent GET /v2/user responses.
Does the NPR Identity Service let me delete a user account?
Yes. DELETE /v2/user removes the NPR One account tied to the access token used in the request. This supports user-initiated account deletion from a settings screen and is the canonical path for honoring erasure requests.
Can I limit what my agent is allowed to do with the NPR Identity Service?
Yes. Because you run Jentic One yourself, your own rules decide which NPR Identity Service operations and credentials your agent may use. Since access is scoped to the token holder rather than a URL path, you grant only the operations the agent needs, such as GET /v2/user to read the profile or PUT /v2/stations to update the favorite station, while leaving out ones like POST /v2/following or the account-removing DELETE /v2/user. Nothing runs unless you have allowed that specific operation.
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