# Changelog of Podcast Directory Scraper (`parsebird/podcast-directory-scraper`) Actor

- **URL**: https://apify.com/parsebird/podcast-directory-scraper/changelog.md
- **Full Actor documentation**: https://apify.com/parsebird/podcast-directory-scraper.md

## Changelog

### v1.0 — 2026-09-08

- Initial release
- Search Apple Podcasts (iTunes Search API) and, optionally, Spotify by keyword — one query per search term with automatic deduplication
- Show metadata: title, author, description, categories, language, episode count, artwork, copyright
- Host contact extraction from RSS feeds: owner name, owner email, podcast website
- Recent episode listings per show: title, description, publish date, duration, audio URL, episode and season numbers
- Publishing cadence detection: daily, multiple-per-week, weekly, biweekly, monthly, irregular, infrequent
- `isActive` flag for shows that published within the last 90 days
- Lead scoring (0–100) and `dataQuality` tier, with results sorted best-first
- Filters: `activeOnly`, `requireEmail`, `minLeadScore`
- Optional Apify Proxy for RSS feed fetches
- Pay-per-event pricing: podcast scraped and contact scraped