# Changelog of Podchaser Podcast Scraper (`parsebird/podchaser-scraper`) Actor

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

## Changelog

### v1.0 — 2026-09-08

- Initial release
- Discover podcasts by Podchaser URL, category slug, numeric ID or slug, and name search
- Identity and links: title, slug, description, image, website, RSS feed, Apple Podcasts ID, Spotify ID, PlayerFM and Pandora IDs
- Host contact data: contact email and all feed emails from the RSS `itunes:owner` block, owner name, iTunes author
- Ratings and audience: Podchaser rating, rating count, review count, follower count, list count, verified reach provider
- Episode metrics: episode count, average episode minutes, cadence, first and latest episode dates, latest episode details
- People and networks: hosts and guests with social accounts, credit counts by role, podcast networks
- Monetization signals: detected sponsors, official social links with follower counts
- Similar-podcast expansion with configurable depth
- Quality filters: minimum rating, reviews, episodes, and require-contact-email
- Pay-per-event pricing: one event per podcast record