# Apple Podcast Directory & RSS Contacts Scraper (`cliqtomedia/podcast-directory-rss-contacts-scraper`) Actor

Apple Podcast Directory & RSS Contacts Scraper finds public podcast metadata and published feed-owner contacts.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/cliqtomedia/podcast-directory-rss-contacts-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Cliqto Media](https://apify.com/cliqtomedia) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

$1.00 / 1,000 podcast results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## Apple Podcast Directory & RSS Contacts Scraper

Apple Podcast Directory & RSS Contacts Scraper finds public podcast shows and
reads their RSS or Atom metadata.

Use a keyword in the Apple podcast catalog, an Apple podcast ID, an Apple
Podcasts URL, or a public RSS/Atom feed URL. The Actor returns one Dataset row
for each unique podcast that it recognizes. Each feed is read up to 50 items;
more items produce an honest `PARTIAL` row.

### Quick start

1. Add a search phrase, Apple ID, Apple Podcasts URL, or public feed URL.
2. Select a country for Apple searches.
3. Turn on recent episodes only when you need them.
4. Run the Actor and open the Dataset.

Example small input:

```json
{
  "searchQueries": ["technology startups"],
  "country": "us",
  "maxPodcastsPerQuery": 10,
  "maxPodcasts": 10,
  "includeEpisodes": false
}
```

### Input limits

- Up to 20 search phrases.
- Up to 100 Apple podcast IDs.
- Up to 100 Apple Podcasts URLs.
- Up to 100 public RSS/Atom feed URLs.
- Up to 100 shows per search.
- Up to 100 unique podcast rows per run.
- Up to 10 recent episodes inside each show row.
- Up to 50 feed items are inspected for each podcast. A longer feed is marked
  `PARTIAL`; the Actor does not promise a full feed archive.

The default is the US country, 50 shows per search, 50 unique rows, no
episodes and a 90-day activity window.

### What you get

Rows can contain:

- podcast title, author, publisher, language and categories;
- Apple podcast ID and public feed URL;
- latest episode date, activity and publishing frequency;
- public owner name and email when the feed publishes them;
- the feed field and feed URL that support a contact;
- recent episode metadata when selected;
- a clear status and safe warning codes.

Owner contacts come only from public feed fields. The Actor never guesses an
email address.

### Source and privacy rules

The Actor reads public Apple search data and public RSS/Atom metadata. It does
not open Apple podcast pages, crawl websites or social pages, download audio or
video, fetch media files, use credentials, or send messages.

Use only public feeds that you are allowed to process. A public email is not
proof of permission or consent to contact its owner. Follow applicable privacy,
copyright, terms-of-use and outreach rules.

### Status and limits

The Actor keeps status rows for no contact, no feed, not found, blocked,
temporary errors, technical errors and partial output. Check `RUN_SUMMARY` in
the default key-value store for safe progress, counts, request types, timing,
limits and error codes. Technical and policy rows stay visible for clear
accounting, even when they are not charged.

The Actor does not promise a complete Apple directory, a complete episode
archive, every RSS or Atom format, a current email, or a successful result for
every show. Activity uses the newest valid feed date and the selected day
window.

### Charging

Apify charges `USD 0.00100` (`USD 1.00 per 1,000`) for each parsed feed result
row with status `PODCAST_FOUND`, `NO_OWNER_CONTACT` or `PARTIAL`. A `PARTIAL`
row is charged when it contains parsed feed data. Rows with
`TECHNICAL_ERROR`, `BLOCKED`, `TRANSIENT_ERROR`, `NO_FEED`, `NOT_FOUND` or
`INVALID_INPUT` stay in the Dataset or accounting summary and create no
`podcast-result` event. Normal Apify compute or storage charges may still apply.

### Support

When asking for help, include the Apify run ID, input type, country and the safe
`RUN_SUMMARY` status code. Do not include contact values, feed bodies, tokens or
authorization headers.

# Changelog

This Actor's version history is a separate document: https://apify.com/cliqtomedia/podcast-directory-rss-contacts-scraper/changelog.md

# Actor input Schema

## `searchQueries` (type: `array`):

Keyword phrases sent to the public Apple/iTunes Search API.

## `applePodcastIds` (type: `array`):

Numeric Apple collection IDs. The Apple Podcasts page is never requested.

## `applePodcastUrls` (type: `array`):

Apple Podcasts URLs containing a collection ID.

## `feedUrls` (type: `array`):

Explicit public RSS 2.0 or Atom feed URLs. Credentials, unsafe ports and token-like query parameters are rejected.

## `country` (type: `string`):

Two-letter storefront used for Apple searches and lookups.

## `maxPodcastsPerQuery` (type: `integer`):

Requested result bound for each query.

## `maxPodcasts` (type: `integer`):

Global unique podcast row limit after deduplication.

## `includeEpisodes` (type: `boolean`):

Include recent episode metadata inside each podcast row. Enclosure URLs and media are never fetched or returned.

## `maxEpisodesPerPodcast` (type: `integer`):

Maximum nested recent episodes when enabled.

## `activityWindowDays` (type: `integer`):

A podcast is active when its newest valid episode is within this calculated window.

## `requireOwnerEmail` (type: `boolean`):

Only display rows with an explicitly published itunes:owner/itunes:email. Filtered rows remain in RUN\_SUMMARY accounting.

## `activeOnly` (type: `boolean`):

Only display rows whose calculated active field is true. Unknown and stale rows remain in RUN\_SUMMARY accounting.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchQueries": [],
  "applePodcastIds": [],
  "applePodcastUrls": [],
  "feedUrls": [],
  "country": "us",
  "maxPodcastsPerQuery": 50,
  "maxPodcasts": 50,
  "includeEpisodes": false,
  "maxEpisodesPerPodcast": 5,
  "activityWindowDays": 90,
  "requireOwnerEmail": false,
  "activeOnly": false
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

Podcast result rows from the default Dataset.

## `runSummary` (type: `string`):

Safe run counts and status details from RUN\_SUMMARY.

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("cliqtomedia/podcast-directory-rss-contacts-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("cliqtomedia/podcast-directory-rss-contacts-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call cliqtomedia/podcast-directory-rss-contacts-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,cliqtomedia/podcast-directory-rss-contacts-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/CBBcTS6wNoZrRxPax/builds/gOr6kiY2bXm4m452e/openapi.json