# Research Competitor Podcasts on Apple Podcasts

**Use case:** 

Research competitors, brands, products, and industry topics across Apple Podcasts. Collect episode titles, descriptions, release dates, ratings, artwork, and other available data to identify relevant conversations and support competitive intelligence and media research.

## Input

```json
{
  "keyword": [
    "comedy",
    "Action"
  ],
  "maxitems": 50
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "id": {
    "label": "ID",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "type": {
    "label": "Type",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "artistName": {
    "label": "Artist Name",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "name": {
    "label": "Episode Name",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "description": {
    "label": "Description",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "releaseDateTime": {
    "label": "Release Date & Time",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "releaseFrequency": {
    "label": "Release Frequency",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "trackCount": {
    "label": "Track Count",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "genreNames": {
    "label": "Genres",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "contentRating": {
    "label": "Content Rating",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "feedUrl": {
    "label": "Feed URL",
    "format": "link"
  },
  "languageTag": {
    "label": "Language",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "url": {
    "label": "Apple Podcast URL",
    "format": "link"
  },
  "websiteUrl": {
    "label": "Website URL",
    "format": "link"
  },
  "artwork_url": {
    "label": "Artwork",
    "format": "image"
  },
  "seasonNumbers": {
    "label": "Season Numbers",
    "format": "text"
  }
}
```

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Apple Episodes Scraper - Low-cost💲🎧🍏🔴](https://apify.com/delectable_incubator/apple-episodes-scraper---low-cost.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/delectable_incubator/apple-episodes-scraper---low-cost.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


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