diff --git a/.changeset/light-rabbits-develop.md b/.changeset/light-rabbits-develop.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e7eeec645
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/light-rabbits-develop.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@rabbitholegg/questdk-plugin-pods": minor
+---
+
+implement getExternalUrl for pods
diff --git a/packages/pods/src/Pods.test.ts b/packages/pods/src/Pods.test.ts
index 78832edac..03509a891 100644
--- a/packages/pods/src/Pods.test.ts
+++ b/packages/pods/src/Pods.test.ts
@@ -4,11 +4,12 @@ import {
   type MintIntentParams,
 } from '@rabbitholegg/questdk-plugin-utils'
 import { apply } from '@rabbitholegg/questdk'
-import { type Address, parseEther } from 'viem'
+import { type Address, parseEther, getAddress, zeroAddress } from 'viem'
 import { describe, expect, test, vi } from 'vitest'
-import { getMintIntent, mint } from './Pods'
+import { getExternalUrl, getMintIntent, mint } from './Pods'
 import { failingTestCases, passingTestCases } from './test-setup'
 import { EXPECTED_ENCODED_DATA_1155 } from './test-transactions'
+import { ZORA_DEPLOYER_ADDRESS } from './contract-addresses'
 
 describe('Given the pods plugin', () => {
   describe('When handling the mint', () => {
@@ -201,3 +202,52 @@ describe('simulateMint function', () => {
     expect(request.value).toBe(value)
   })
 })
+
+describe('getExternalUrl function', () => {
+  test('should return correct url for mint w/tokenId and referral', async () => {
+    const params = {
+      chainId: Chains.BASE,
+      contractAddress: getAddress('0x7e0b40af1d6f26f2141b90170c513e57b5edd74e'),
+      tokenId: 21,
+      referral: getAddress('0x1234567890123456789012345678901234567890'),
+    }
+    const result = await getExternalUrl(params)
+    expect(result).toBe(
+      'https://pods.media/mint-podcast/why-social-needs-a-layer-2-ft-ryan-li-of-cyber?referrer=0x1234567890123456789012345678901234567890',
+    )
+  })
+
+  test('should return correct url for mint w/tokenId and w/o referral', async () => {
+    const params = {
+      chainId: Chains.BASE,
+      contractAddress: getAddress('0x7e0b40af1d6f26f2141b90170c513e57b5edd74e'),
+      tokenId: 21,
+    }
+    const result = await getExternalUrl(params)
+    expect(result).toBe(
+      `https://pods.media/mint-podcast/why-social-needs-a-layer-2-ft-ryan-li-of-cyber?referrer=${ZORA_DEPLOYER_ADDRESS}`,
+    )
+  })
+
+  test('should return correct url for mint w/out tokenId', async () => {
+    const params = {
+      chainId: Chains.BASE,
+      contractAddress: getAddress('0x7e0b40af1d6f26f2141b90170c513e57b5edd74e'),
+      referral: getAddress('0x1234567890123456789012345678901234567890'),
+    }
+    const result = await getExternalUrl(params)
+    expect(result).toBe(
+      'https://pods.media/mint-podcast?referrer=0x1234567890123456789012345678901234567890',
+    )
+  })
+
+  test('should return fallback url if error occurs', async () => {
+    const params = {
+      chainId: Chains.BASE,
+      contractAddress: zeroAddress,
+      referral: getAddress('0x1234567890123456789012345678901234567890'),
+    }
+    const result = await getExternalUrl(params)
+    expect(result).toBe('https://pods.media')
+  })
+})
diff --git a/packages/pods/src/Pods.ts b/packages/pods/src/Pods.ts
index aba53407d..19240a662 100644
--- a/packages/pods/src/Pods.ts
+++ b/packages/pods/src/Pods.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
+import axios from 'axios'
 import { FEES_ABI, ZORA_MINTER_ABI_1155 } from './abi'
 import { CHAIN_ID_ARRAY } from './chain-ids'
 import {
   FIXED_PRICE_SALE_STRATS,
   ZORA_DEPLOYER_ADDRESS,
 } from './contract-addresses'
-import { type AndArrayItem, getLatestTokenId } from './utils'
+import { type AndArrayItem, getLatestTokenId, getUri } from './utils'
 import {
   type MintActionParams,
   type TransactionFilter,
@@ -180,6 +181,38 @@ export const getFees = async (
   }
 }
 
+export const getExternalUrl = async (
+  params: MintActionParams,
+): Promise<string> => {
+  const { chainId, contractAddress, tokenId, referral } = params
+
+  try {
+    const client = createPublicClient({
+      chain: chainIdToViemChain(chainId),
+      transport: http(),
+    }) as PublicClient
+
+    const uri = await getUri(client, contractAddress, tokenId)
+    const cid = uri.split('/').slice(2).join('/')
+
+    const { data } = await axios.get(`https://arweave.net/${cid}`)
+
+    // different properties depending on uri function. One of these will be defined
+    const baseUrl = data.external_link ?? data.external_url
+
+    return `${baseUrl}?referrer=${referral ?? ZORA_DEPLOYER_ADDRESS}`
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('an error occurred fetching data from the contract')
+    if (error instanceof Error) {
+      console.error(error.message)
+    } else {
+      console.error(error)
+    }
+    // fallback to default pods url
+    return 'https://pods.media'
+  }
+}
+
 export const getSupportedTokenAddresses = async (
   _chainId: number,
 ): Promise<Address[]> => {
diff --git a/packages/pods/src/index.ts b/packages/pods/src/index.ts
index 167165fab..f1ba85a0f 100644
--- a/packages/pods/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/pods/src/index.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
 } from '@rabbitholegg/questdk-plugin-utils'
 
 import {
+  getExternalUrl,
   getFees,
   getMintIntent,
   getProjectFees,
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ import {
   getSupportedTokenAddresses,
   mint,
   simulateMint,
-} from './Pods.js'
+} from './Pods'
 
 export const Pods: IActionPlugin = {
   pluginId: 'pods',
@@ -24,6 +25,8 @@ export const Pods: IActionPlugin = {
   mint,
   getProjectFees: async (params: ActionParams) =>
     getProjectFees(params as unknown as MintActionParams),
+  getExternalUrl: async (params: ActionParams) =>
+    getExternalUrl(params as unknown as MintActionParams),
   getFees: async (params: ActionParams) =>
     getFees(params as unknown as MintActionParams),
   getMintIntent,
diff --git a/packages/pods/src/utils.ts b/packages/pods/src/utils.ts
index 9c1631c8c..d12e6b079 100644
--- a/packages/pods/src/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/pods/src/utils.ts
@@ -35,3 +35,40 @@ export async function getLatestTokenId(
     return 1
   }
 }
+
+export async function getUri(
+  client: PublicClient,
+  contractAddress: Address,
+  tokenId?: number,
+): Promise<string> {
+  if (tokenId == null) {
+    return (await client.readContract({
+      address: contractAddress,
+      abi: [
+        {
+          inputs: [],
+          name: 'contractURI',
+          outputs: [{ internalType: 'string', name: '', type: 'string' }],
+          stateMutability: 'view',
+          type: 'function',
+        },
+      ],
+      functionName: 'contractURI',
+    })) as string
+  }
+
+  return (await client.readContract({
+    address: contractAddress,
+    abi: [
+      {
+        inputs: [{ internalType: 'uint256', name: 'tokenId', type: 'uint256' }],
+        name: 'uri',
+        outputs: [{ internalType: 'string', name: '', type: 'string' }],
+        stateMutability: 'view',
+        type: 'function',
+      },
+    ],
+    functionName: 'uri',
+    args: [BigInt(tokenId)],
+  })) as string
+}