# Podcast Leads Finder - Host Emails, Activity & Guest Shows (`feedwise/podcast-leads-finder`) Actor

Find podcasts by keyword on Apple Podcasts and enrich each one from its public RSS feed: host/owner email, website, socials, episode cadence, last episode date, and whether the show interviews guests. Built for podcast guesting, sponsorship and PR outreach.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/feedwise/podcast-leads-finder.md
- **Developed by:** [Feedwise Data](https://apify.com/feedwise) (community)
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $4.00 / 1,000 podcast leads

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?

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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.

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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

## Podcast Leads Finder — host emails, activity and guest shows

Find podcasts on any topic and get a clean, outreach-ready lead list: **host/owner email, website,
socials, last episode date, publishing cadence, and whether the show interviews guests.**

Built for:

- **Podcast guesting** — find active interview shows in your niche and pitch yourself as a guest.
- **Sponsorships and ads** — find shows that publish regularly and reach your audience.
- **PR and agencies** — build targeted media lists in minutes instead of hours.
- **Market research** — see who is publishing about a topic and how often.

### How it works

1. Searches Apple Podcasts for each keyword (up to 200 shows per keyword), or looks up the shows you paste.
2. Reads each show's **public RSS feed** — the same feed podcast apps use.
3. Extracts the contact details the owner publishes in the feed, then scores activity and format.

No login, no browser, no cookies. Only public data the podcaster publishes for distribution.

### What you get per podcast

| Field | Example |
|---|---|
| `title`, `artist`, `appleUrl`, `feedUrl` | Show basics |
| `ownerName`, `ownerEmail` | From the feed's `itunes:owner` block |
| `otherEmails`, `socials` | Contact emails and Twitter/X, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, Facebook links found in show notes |
| `website`, `language`, `genres` | Show metadata |
| `lastEpisodeDate`, `daysSinceLastEpisode` | Is the show still alive? |
| `medianDaysBetweenEpisodes`, `episodesLast90Days` | Publishing cadence |
| `feedEpisodeCount`, `firstEpisodeDate` | Show size and age |
| `guestFormatScore`, `likelyInterviewShow` | Share of recent episodes that look like guest interviews |
| `recentEpisodes` | Latest episode titles, dates and links |

### Filters that save you money

You are **only charged for podcasts that pass your filters**:

- `activeWithinDays` — drop dead shows (e.g. 60).
- `minEpisodes` — drop brand-new or tiny shows.
- `requireEmail` — keep only shows with a published contact email.
- `onlyInterviewShows` — keep only shows that host guests.

### Example input

```json
{
  "keywords": ["real estate investing", "ai tools"],
  "maxPodcastsPerKeyword": 100,
  "activeWithinDays": 60,
  "requireEmail": true,
  "onlyInterviewShows": true
}
```

### Pricing

Pay per result: you pay only for each podcast lead saved to the dataset. Filtered-out shows are free.

### Responsible use

Contact details come from what podcasters publish in their public feeds for listeners and
directories. Follow anti-spam law (CAN-SPAM, GDPR, CASL) when you contact anyone: personalise
your message, identify yourself, and honour opt-outs.

### FAQ

**Why do some shows have no email?** The owner did not publish one in the feed. Use `requireEmail` to skip them.

**Which countries?** Any Apple Podcasts store: set `country` (e.g. `gb`, `in`, `au`).

**Can I enrich my own list?** Yes — paste Apple Podcasts IDs or URLs into `appleIds`.

# Actor input Schema

## `keywords` (type: `array`):

Topics to search on Apple Podcasts, for example "saas marketing" or "real estate investing". Each keyword returns up to 200 shows.

## `appleIds` (type: `array`):

Enrich specific shows. Paste IDs (e.g. 1200361736) or full podcasts.apple.com URLs.

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

Two-letter country code of the Apple Podcasts store to search.

## `maxPodcastsPerKeyword` (type: `integer`):

Apple returns at most 200 per keyword.

## `maxTotalPodcasts` (type: `integer`):

Stop after processing this many unique podcasts across all keywords.

## `activeWithinDays` (type: `integer`):

Skip shows whose latest episode is older than this. 0 = keep all. Filtered shows are not charged.

## `minEpisodes` (type: `integer`):

Skip shows with fewer episodes. Filtered shows are not charged.

## `requireEmail` (type: `boolean`):

Keep only shows that publish an owner or contact email. Filtered shows are not charged.

## `onlyInterviewShows` (type: `boolean`):

Keep only shows whose recent episode titles look like guest interviews (useful for podcast guesting).

## `recentEpisodes` (type: `integer`):

How many of the latest episodes (title, date, link) to include per podcast.

## `includeFailedFeeds` (type: `boolean`):

Off by default: shows without a readable feed have no contact data, so they are skipped and not charged.

## `concurrency` (type: `integer`):

How many RSS feeds to download at the same time.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "keywords": [
    "saas marketing",
    "startup founders"
  ],
  "country": "us",
  "maxPodcastsPerKeyword": 50,
  "maxTotalPodcasts": 500,
  "activeWithinDays": 0,
  "minEpisodes": 0,
  "requireEmail": false,
  "onlyInterviewShows": false,
  "recentEpisodes": 3,
  "includeFailedFeeds": false,
  "concurrency": 8
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

One row per podcast with host contact details and activity stats.

# 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 = {
    "keywords": [
        "saas marketing",
        "startup founders"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("feedwise/podcast-leads-finder").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 = { "keywords": [
        "saas marketing",
        "startup founders",
    ] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("feedwise/podcast-leads-finder").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 '{
  "keywords": [
    "saas marketing",
    "startup founders"
  ]
}' |
apify call feedwise/podcast-leads-finder --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,feedwise/podcast-leads-finder"
        }
    }
}
```

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/369fpeZ3ToCuN6Crt/builds/J0W1k0Sv9bzf0cJTs/openapi.json