---
title: "Show Channel Episode"
method: GET
path: "/channels/{channelHashedId}/channel_episodes/{channelEpisodeId}"
tags: ["Channel Episodes"]
---

# Show Channel Episode

`GET /channels/{channelHashedId}/channel_episodes/{channelEpisodeId}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.wistia.com/modern`
- URL: `https://api.wistia.com/modern/channels/{channelHashedId}/channel_episodes/{channelEpisodeId}`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Returns the Channel Episode associated with a channel hashed id
and channel episode hashed id.

## Requires api token with one of the following permissions
```
Read all folder and media data
```

Tokens with the "Act with a team member's permissions" permission
(`all:delegate_to_contact_permissions` scope) can also be used. Requests
made with such a token are authorized using the permissions of the
contact assigned to the token.

An [expiring access token](https://docs.wistia.com/reference/post_expiring-token)
created with the `all:delegate_to_contact_permissions` scope and an
authorization naming the episode's channel (any permission) can also be
used.

## Path parameters

- `channelHashedId` string, required: Hashed ID of the channel (e.g., "4d23503f70")
- `channelEpisodeId` string, required: Hashed ID of the channel episode (e.g., "4d23503f70")

## Headers

- `X-Wistia-API-Version` string, required

## Response `200`

Channel Episode retrieval successful

- object: A channel episode represents a media that has been added to a channel. Only published episodes are displayed in a channel.
  - `id` integer: A unique numeric identifier for the channel episode.
  - `channel_hashed_id` string, required: A unique alphanumeric identifier for the channel episode's channel.
  - `created` string, date-time, required: The date when the channel episode was originally created.
  - `cursor` string, nullable: A cursor for stable pagination based on current `sort_by` order. You can pass this to `cursor[before]` or `cursor[after]` as a parameter to fetch the records before or after this record in the same sort order. This is only populated if records were fetched with `cursor[enabled]`, or `cursor[before]` or `cursor[after]`.
  - `description` string, required: The channel episode's description or episode notes.
  - `summary` string, required: A short summary of the episode that is displayed when space is limited.
  - `hashed_id` string, required: A unique alphanumeric identifier for the channel episode.
  - `media_hashed_id` string, required: A unique alphanumeric identifier for the channel episode's media.
  - `live_stream_event_hashed_id` string, nullable: A unique alphanumeric identifier for the channel episode's live stream event, if any. Null when the episode is not linked to a live stream event.
  - `published` boolean, required: Whether the channel episode has been published or is still in draft form.
  - `publish_at` string, date-time: The date and time when the episode is scheduled to be published in UTC timezone (only present when publish_status is 'scheduled').
  - `title` string, nullable, required: The title of the channel episode
  - `updated` string, date-time, required: The date when the channel was last updated.
  - `podcast_settings` object: Podcast specific settings for the episode. Only present when podcasting is enabled for the channel.
    - `episode_type` 'full' | 'trailer' | 'bonus', nullable: The type of episode.
    - `episode_number` integer, nullable: The number of the episode.
    - `season_number` integer, nullable: The season number of the episode.
    - `explicit_content` boolean: Whether the episode contains explicit content.
    - `hide_from_feed` boolean: Whether to hide the episode from the podcast feed.

## Other responses

- `401`: Unauthorized, invalid or missing token
- `500`: Internal server error

## Changes

- **2026-11-03** `b86cb2a7b420`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/wistia/apis/data-api/changes/channels/:channelHashedId/channel_episodes/:channelEpisodeId/get.md)

---

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