diff --git a/api-client/libretime_api_client/_client.py b/api-client/libretime_api_client/_client.py
index a2ae4975b4..19573aa98d 100644
--- a/api-client/libretime_api_client/_client.py
+++ b/api-client/libretime_api_client/_client.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import logging
+from contextlib import contextmanager
 from typing import Optional
 
-from requests import Response, Session as BaseSession
+from requests import PreparedRequest, Response, Session as BaseSession
 from requests.adapters import HTTPAdapter
 from requests.exceptions import RequestException
 from urllib3.util import Retry
@@ -62,10 +63,35 @@ def create_url(self, url):
         return f"{self.base_url.rstrip('/')}/{url.lstrip('/')}"
 
 
+class CachedSession(Session):
+    cache: dict[str, Response]
+
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs) -> None:
+        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        self.cache = {}
+
+    def send(self, request: PreparedRequest, **kwargs) -> Response:  # type: ignore[no-untyped-def]
+        """
+        Send a given PreparedRequest.
+        """
+        if request.method != "GET" or request.url is None:
+            return super().send(request, **kwargs)
+
+        if request.url in self.cache:
+            return self.cache[request.url]
+
+        response = super().send(request, **kwargs)
+        if response.ok:
+            self.cache[request.url] = response
+
+        return response
+
+
 # pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
 class AbstractApiClient:
     session: Session
     base_url: str
+    retry: Optional[Retry]
 
     def __init__(
         self,
@@ -73,6 +99,7 @@ def __init__(
         retry: Optional[Retry] = None,
     ):
         self.base_url = base_url
+        self.retry = retry
         self.session = Session(
             base_url=base_url,
             retry=retry,
@@ -92,3 +119,19 @@ def _request(
         except RequestException as exception:
             logger.error(exception)
             raise exception
+
+    @contextmanager
+    def cached_session(self):
+        """
+        Swap the client session during the scope of the context. The session will cache
+        all GET requests.
+
+        Cached response will not expire, therefore the cached client must not be used
+        for long living scopes.
+        """
+        original_session = self.session
+        self.session = CachedSession(base_url=self.base_url, retry=self.retry)
+        try:
+            yield
+        finally:
+            self.session = original_session
diff --git a/playout/libretime_playout/player/schedule.py b/playout/libretime_playout/player/schedule.py
index 9e7d4f6024..1eff6988a4 100644
--- a/playout/libretime_playout/player/schedule.py
+++ b/playout/libretime_playout/player/schedule.py
@@ -54,25 +54,26 @@ def get_schedule(api_client: ApiClient) -> Events:
     ).json()
 
     events: Dict[str, AnyEvent] = {}
-    for item in sorted(schedule, key=itemgetter("starts_at")):
-        item["starts_at"] = event_isoparse(item["starts_at"])
-        item["ends_at"] = event_isoparse(item["ends_at"])
-
-        show_instance = api_client.get_show_instance(item["instance"]).json()
-        show = api_client.get_show(show_instance["show"]).json()
-
-        if show["live_enabled"]:
-            show_instance["starts_at"] = event_isoparse(show_instance["starts_at"])
-            show_instance["ends_at"] = event_isoparse(show_instance["ends_at"])
-            generate_live_events(events, show_instance, stream_preferences)
-
-        if item["file"]:
-            file = api_client.get_file(item["file"]).json()
-            generate_file_events(events, item, file, show, stream_preferences)
-
-        elif item["stream"]:
-            webstream = api_client.get_webstream(item["stream"]).json()
-            generate_webstream_events(events, item, webstream, show)
+    with api_client.cached_session():
+        for item in sorted(schedule, key=itemgetter("starts_at")):
+            item["starts_at"] = event_isoparse(item["starts_at"])
+            item["ends_at"] = event_isoparse(item["ends_at"])
+
+            show_instance = api_client.get_show_instance(item["instance"]).json()
+            show = api_client.get_show(show_instance["show"]).json()
+
+            if show["live_enabled"]:
+                show_instance["starts_at"] = event_isoparse(show_instance["starts_at"])
+                show_instance["ends_at"] = event_isoparse(show_instance["ends_at"])
+                generate_live_events(events, show_instance, stream_preferences)
+
+            if item["file"]:
+                file = api_client.get_file(item["file"]).json()
+                generate_file_events(events, item, file, show, stream_preferences)
+
+            elif item["stream"]:
+                webstream = api_client.get_webstream(item["stream"]).json()
+                generate_webstream_events(events, item, webstream, show)
 
     return dict(sorted(events.items()))