Podcast Directory + Host Emails Scraper

Extract podcast metadata, host emails, social links, and episode data from Apple Podcasts and any RSS feed. Uses the official iTunes API and public RSS — no API key, no browser, no login.

What does Podcast Directory + Host Emails Scraper do?

Scrape podcasts in three modes:

• Search Apple Podcasts — pass keywords, get matching podcasts with metadata and host emails extracted from the RSS owner block.
• Lookup podcast IDs — pass Apple collection IDs, get the same rich records.
• Direct RSS feeds — pass any RSS URL (not just Apple-indexed podcasts) and get the same extraction.

For every podcast you get: title, host/artist, genre, artwork, episode count, feed URL, all emails found in the feed (owner block + channel description + episode descriptions), and social media handles for Twitter/X, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, and TikTok.

The email extraction is the primary B2B use case — perfect for podcast guest outreach, sponsorship prospecting, and building press lists.

Output fields

Field	Description
podcastId	Apple Podcasts collection ID (null for raw RSS mode)
title	Podcast title
artist	Host / artist name
artistId	Apple artist ID
feedUrl	RSS feed URL
trackViewUrl	Apple Podcasts page
artwork	Cover art URL
genre / genres	Primary genre and full genre list
country	Storefront country
trackCount	Episode count (Apple)
releaseDate	Last release date
contentAdvisory	Explicit content flag
rss	Parsed RSS channel metadata
emails	Comma-separated list of all emails found in the feed
ownerEmail	Email from <itunes:owner> block (most reliable)
socialLinks	Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, TikTok
episodes	Episode list (when includeEpisodes: true)
error	Diagnostic message if RSS fetch or parse failed

Who is it for?

• Podcast guest outreach agencies — build lists of shows and host emails by niche
• Sponsorship and ad sales teams — find podcast owners for direct sponsorship deals
• PR and press teams — build media lists of podcast hosts in a vertical
• Market researchers — analyze podcast categories, episode frequencies, and release cadence
• AI and RAG builders — source podcast metadata and episode descriptions for training
• Growth teams — find complementary podcasts for cross-promotion

Pricing

$2.50 per 1,000 results. No subscription.

Results	Cost
100	$0.25
1,000	$2.50
10,000	$25.00

How to use it

1. Pick a Mode.
2. Fill in the mode's inputs: search terms, podcast IDs, or RSS URLs.
3. Choose the Country storefront.
4. Toggle Include Episodes for deeper data (slower).
5. Click Start.

Output example

{
  "recordType": "podcast",
  "podcastId": 1234567890,
  "title": "Marketing School",
  "artist": "Neil Patel & Eric Siu",
  "feedUrl": "https://feeds.megaphone.fm/marketing-school",
  "trackViewUrl": "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/marketing-school/id1234567890",
  "artwork": "https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/.../600x600bb.jpg",
  "genre": "Business",
  "genres": ["Business", "Marketing", "Entrepreneurship"],
  "country": "us",
  "trackCount": 2100,
  "rss": {
    "title": "Marketing School",
    "description": "Neil Patel and Eric Siu bring you daily actionable digital marketing lessons...",
    "language": "en-us",
    "author": "Neil Patel & Eric Siu",
    "ownerName": "Marketing School",
    "categories": ["Business", "Marketing"],
    "imageUrl": "https://..."
  },
  "ownerEmail": "hello@marketingschool.io",
  "emails": [
    "hello@marketingschool.io",
    "sponsorships@marketingschool.io",
    "neil@neilpatel.com"
  ],
  "socialLinks": {
    "twitter": "https://twitter.com/neilpatel",
    "youtube": "https://youtube.com/@marketingschool"
  },
  "scrapedAt": "2026-09-21T12:00:00.000Z"
}

Technical details

• Apple Podcasts via official iTunes API — itunes.apple.com/search?media=podcast and /lookup. Fully public, unauthenticated, no anti-bot.
• RSS feed parsing — the feed URL returned by Apple points to the podcast's own RSS feed (hosted on Megaphone, Libsyn, Anchor, etc.). These are public by design — that's how podcast players work.
• Email extraction — from the <itunes:owner> block (most reliable), the channel description, the author field, and every episode description.
• Social link extraction — Twitter/X, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, and TikTok handles from any of the text fields.
• Self-throttled at 400 ms between requests.
• No proxy required. iTunes API and RSS feeds accept datacenter IPs.

Known limits

• Not every podcast exposes an owner email. Many feeds omit <itunes:owner>. Where the feed has no email, the record still includes metadata and social links.
• Email extraction is best-effort. Emails found in episode descriptions may be guest or sponsor emails rather than the host's.
• Episode descriptions may be truncated at 5,000 characters per episode.
• Apple Podcasts search is limited to 200 results per query. For deeper coverage, split by sub-keyword or use podcast mode with known IDs.
• RSS feed availability — if a podcast's RSS host blocks our IP or the feed is dead, the record is returned with an error field and Apple metadata only.

FAQ

Do I need an API key? No. The iTunes Search API is public.

Do I need a proxy? No. Both iTunes and podcast RSS hosts accept datacenter IPs.

Where do the emails come from? The <itunes:owner> block in the RSS feed (this is the email the host provided to Apple), plus any email found in the channel description or episode descriptions.

Why is emails empty for some podcasts? The host either didn't provide an email in the feed, or the feed doesn't include one. In that case, the socialLinks field is usually the best way to reach them.

Can I scrape Spotify podcasts? Not in this version. Spotify does not expose RSS feeds for all shows and enforces auth on its API.

How do I export data? After a run, go to Storage → Export as JSON, CSV, Excel.

Support

Open an issue on the Actor's page for bugs or feature requests.