# Podcast Search — Podcasts & RSS Feeds (iTunes API) (`omao/podcast`) Actor Search podcasts or look them up by ID and get clean JSON: title, author, RSS feed URL, episode count, genres, artwork and Apple Podcasts URL. Powered by Apple's public iTunes API. No anti-bot. - **URL**: https://apify.com/omao/podcast.md - **Developed by:** [Marouane Oulabass](https://apify.com/omao) (community) - **Categories:** Developer tools - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $0.72 / 1,000 podcasts This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. 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. Actors are written with capital "A". ## 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. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## Podcast Search — Podcasts & RSS Feeds (iTunes API) **Search podcasts or look them up by ID — and get clean JSON.** Pass keywords or iTunes collection IDs and get back a tidy row per podcast: title, author, **RSS feed URL**, episode count, genres, artwork and Apple Podcasts URL. Powered by Apple's public iTunes API — no anti-bot, no key. The easy way to discover podcasts and grab their RSS feeds for indexing, apps and research. ### Who uses this - 🎙️ **Podcast apps & directories** — discover shows and pull their RSS feeds. - 📊 **Media analysts** — build podcast datasets by topic or genre. - 🤖 **AI / content pipelines** — find feeds to ingest episodes and transcripts. - 📣 **Marketers & PR** — find shows in a niche for outreach. - 🧑‍💻 **Developers** — a clean podcast search endpoint by keyword or ID. ### What you get — one clean row per podcast | Field | Description | |---|---| | `title` + `author` | Show & creator | | `feedUrl` | 🔗 **RSS feed URL** | | `episodeCount` | Number of episodes | | `primaryGenre` + `genres` | Categories | | `artworkUrl` | Cover art | | `podcastUrl` | Apple Podcasts URL | | `country` + `contentRating` + `releaseDate` | Extras | | `podcastId`, `scrapedAt` | Identifiers & provenance | ### Example **Input** ```json { "searchTerms": ["true crime", "startup"], "country": "us", "resultsPerTerm": 25 } ```` **Output (one item)** ```json { "podcastId": 1200361736, "title": "The Daily", "author": "The New York Times", "feedUrl": "https://feeds.simplecast.com/54nAGcIl", "episodeCount": 2200, "primaryGenre": "News", "podcastUrl": "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1200361736" } ``` ### Why this actor - ✅ **Official source** — Apple's iTunes API, always current. - 🔗 **RSS feed URLs** — grab the feed to pull episodes. - 🔎 **Search *or* lookup** — by keyword or by collection ID. - 🌍 **Any store country** — set the two-letter code. - ⚡ **Fast & affordable** — pay only per podcast returned. No anti-bot, no key. ### Input options - `searchTerms` — keywords to search (one search per term). - `podcastIds` — specific podcasts by iTunes collection ID. - `country` — two-letter store country code (default `us`). - `resultsPerTerm` — podcasts per search term (max 200). ### FAQ **Do I get the RSS feed?** Yes — `feedUrl` holds the podcast's RSS feed URL. **Search or look up by ID?** Both — pass `searchTerms` or `podcastIds`. **Which countries?** Any — set `country` to a two-letter store code. **How fresh is the data?** Live from Apple's iTunes API on every run. **Can I export to CSV/Excel/Google Sheets?** Yes — the dataset exports to JSON, CSV, Excel and HTML, or pull it via the API. **What does it cost?** Pay-per-podcast — you're only charged for podcasts actually returned. *** *Tip: search a niche, grab the `feedUrl`s, then use an RSS reader to pull every episode.* # Actor input Schema ## `searchTerms` (type: `array`): Keywords to search podcasts (one search per term). ## `podcastIds` (type: `array`): Look up specific podcasts by iTunes collection ID. ## `country` (type: `string`): Two-letter store country code (e.g. us, gb, fr). ## `resultsPerTerm` (type: `integer`): Number of podcasts per search term (max 200). ## `healthCheckMode` (type: `boolean`): Internal monitoring: run a canary search and FAIL if broken (no billing). ## Actor input object example ```json { "searchTerms": [ "true crime", "startups" ], "podcastIds": [ "1200361736" ], "country": "us", "resultsPerTerm": 25, "healthCheckMode": false } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `podcasts` (type: `string`): All podcasts (title, author, RSS feed, genres, artwork, URL). # 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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "searchTerms": [ "technology" ] }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("omao/podcast").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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "searchTerms": ["technology"] } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("omao/podcast").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "searchTerms": [ "technology" ] }' | apify call omao/podcast --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=omao/podcast", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Podcast Search — Podcasts & RSS Feeds (iTunes API)", "description": "Search podcasts or look them up by ID and get clean JSON: title, author, RSS feed URL, episode count, genres, artwork and Apple Podcasts URL. Powered by Apple's public iTunes API. No anti-bot.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "RBYhRWtgDgm87QwcE" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/omao~podcast/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-omao-podcast", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/omao~podcast/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-omao-podcast", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/omao~podcast/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-omao-podcast", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "searchTerms": { "title": "Search terms", "type": "array", "description": "Keywords to search podcasts (one search per term).", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "podcastIds": { "title": "Podcast IDs (optional)", "type": "array", "description": "Look up specific podcasts by iTunes collection ID.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "country": { "title": "Country", "type": "string", "description": "Two-letter store country code (e.g. us, gb, fr).", "default": "us" }, "resultsPerTerm": { "title": "Results per term", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 200, "type": "integer", "description": "Number of podcasts per search term (max 200).", "default": 25 }, "healthCheckMode": { "title": "Health-check mode", "type": "boolean", "description": "Internal monitoring: run a canary search and FAIL if broken (no billing).", "default": false } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 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