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Podcast RSS Feed Audio & Episode Metadata Scraper

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Extract episodes, audio MP3 enclosure URLs, durations, published dates, episode numbers, transcripts, and chapter markers from any public podcast RSS feed.

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🎙️ Podcast RSS Feed, Audio, Transcript & Chapter Marker Extractor

Extract podcast episode audio URLs, publication dates, durations, transcripts, chapters, and show notes from any podcast RSS feed (Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Substack, Simplecast, Libsyn, Podbean, Megaphone).

⚡ Key Capabilities

Direct Audio Stream URLs: Extract permanent CDN .mp3 / .m4a enclosure links ready for AI transcription pipelines (Whisper, AssemblyAI).
Podcast 2.0 Namespace: Automatically parses <podcast:transcript> links (SRT, VTT, JSON) and <podcast:chapters> markers.
Show Notes & Descriptions: Extracts full HTML or markdown show notes, guest links, and sponsor timestamps.
Universal Compatibility: Works with any standard RSS 2.0 or Atom podcast feed worldwide.
Pay-Per-Result Pricing: Only pay $1.00 per 1,000 episodes extracted.

📊 Comparison with Alternatives

Feature	🎙️ Podcast RSS Scraper	Spotify / Apple Web Scraping	Manual Download
Audio File Links	✅ Direct `.mp3` links	❌ DRM protected	Slow & manual
Transcripts & Chapters	✅ Structured Podcast 2.0	❌ Unstructured	None
Throughput	1,000s of episodes/min	Slow browser bots	1 by 1
Pricing	$1.00 / 1,000 episodes	$3.50+ / 1k (Browser compute)	Time consuming

📥 Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
`feedUrls`	`Array<string>`	`["https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/"]`	List of podcast RSS feed URLs.
`maxEpisodesPerFeed`	`number`	`30`	Number of episodes to extract per feed.
`includeDescriptions`	`boolean`	`true`	Include full episode descriptions and show notes.

📤 Output Sample

{
  "showTitle": "Lex Fridman Podcast",
  "showAuthor": "Lex Fridman",
  "showArtwork": "https://lexfridman.com/wp-content/uploads/powerpress/artwork_3000.jpg",
  "showLanguage": "en-US",
  "episodeTitle": "#502 – Psychiatry, Insane Asylums, Mental Illness, ECT, Lobotomies",
  "audioUrl": "https://media.blubrry.com/takeituneasy/ins.blubrry.com/takeituneasy/lex_ai_andrew_scull.mp3",
  "audioType": "audio/mpeg",
  "audioBytes": 185420392,
  "pubDate": "Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:40:49 +0000",
  "duration": "03:15:20",
  "episodeNumber": 502,
  "link": "https://lexfridman.com/andrew-scull/",
  "guid": "https://lexfridman.com/?p=6554",
  "transcripts": [],
  "chapters": [],
  "feedUrl": "https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-10-03T06:30:00.000Z"
}

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