---
title: "Rate a library item"
method: POST
path: "/podcast-episodes/{episode_id}/rate"
tags: ["Ratings and Flags"]
---

# Rate a library item

`POST /podcast-episodes/{episode_id}/rate`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://develop.ampache.dev/rest/8/json`
- URL: `https://develop.ampache.dev/rest/8/json/podcast-episodes/{episode_id}/rate`
- Auth: one of:
  - HTTP bearer
  - API key in header `auth`
  - API key in query parameter `auth`

This rates a library item

## Path parameters

- `episode_id` string, required

## Query parameters

- `rating` integer

## Request body

- RateRequest
  - `rating` integer, required

## Response `200`

Success

- SuccessResponse
  - `success` string

## Other responses

- `400`: HTTP 400 Bad Request (errors 4705, 4710).
- `401`: HTTP 401 Unauthorized (error 4701).
- `403`: HTTP 403 Forbidden (errors 4700, 4703, 4742).
- `404`: HTTP 404 Not Found (error 4704).
- `500`: HTTP 500 Internal Server Error (error 4702).

## Changes

- **2026-07-31** `e8e6b266ea29`: 7 info
  - api operation id `ratePodcastEpisodes` was added
  - added optional request body
  - the `query` request parameter `rating` became optional
  - added the non-success response with the status `401`
  - …3 more
- **2026-07-31** `7ed7a764efd9`: 1 info
  - added the non-success response with the status `400`
- **2026-02-19** `07f53972fdd7`: 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/ampache/apis/ampache-rest-api/changes/podcast-episodes/:episode_id/rate/post.md)

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/ampache/apis/ampache-rest-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/ampache/apis/ampache-rest-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/ampache/apis/ampache-rest-api/revisions/7e3d431e8627?raw)