🎙️ Podchaser Podcast, Episode & Creator Scraper

Whether you're a podcast marketer researching trends, a media buyer looking for sponsorship opportunities, or a data analyst tracking the podcast industry, this tool makes it easy to collect structured podcast data from Podchaser's comprehensive database.

The Podchaser Scraper collects podcast, episode, and creator data including titles, descriptions, ratings, categories, episode counts, author info, and platform IDs. Search by keyword and filter by content type.

✨ What Does It Do

• 🎙️ Podcast search - find podcasts by keyword with titles, descriptions, ratings, categories, and episode counts
• 📻 Episode search - discover episodes with air dates, duration, audio URLs, and podcast associations
• 👤 Creator search - look up podcast creators with bios, social links, appearance counts, and follower data
• 🔗 Platform IDs - get Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and RSS feed URLs for each podcast
• 📊 Ratings & metrics - collect power scores, follower counts, review counts, and audience estimates
• 🏷️ Categories - full category data for every podcast result

🔧 Input

• Search Query - search for podcasts, episodes, or creators by keyword (e.g., 'technology', 'true crime', 'business')
• Max Items - how many items to collect (free users get 10 items, paid users up to 1,000,000)
• Search Type - choose between Podcasts, Episodes, or Creators

{
    "searchQuery": "technology",
    "maxItems": 10,
    "searchType": "podcasts"
}

📊 Output

Each result includes rich structured data. Download as JSON, CSV, or Excel.

Podcast Fields

📌 Field	📄 Description
🖼️ imageUrl	Podcast cover art URL
📋 title	Podcast title
🔗 url	Podchaser URL
📝 description	Podcast description
⭐ rating	Podcast rating
🏷️ categories	Genre categories
✍️ author	Podcast author
📊 totalEpisodes	Number of episodes
🎵 spotifyId	Spotify ID
🍎 itunesId	Apple Podcasts ID
📡 feedUrl	RSS feed URL
💪 powerScore	Podchaser power score
👥 followerCount	Number of followers

Episode Fields

📌 Field	📄 Description
📋 title	Episode title
📝 description	Episode description
📅 airDate	Air date
⏱️ length	Duration in seconds
🔊 audioUrl	Audio stream URL
🎙️ podcastTitle	Parent podcast title

Creator Fields

📌 Field	📄 Description
👤 name	Creator name
📝 bio	Creator biography
📍 location	Location
🐦 twitterHandle	Twitter handle
🎙️ podcastCreditCount	Number of podcast credits
👥 followerCount	Follower count

{
    "imageUrl": "https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/production/podcast_uploaded/5299823/5299823-1589568381264-9a979bd3c1c55.jpg",
    "title": "Technology's Storytellers",
    "url": "https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/technologys-storytellers",
    "id": 1229655,
    "description": "Technology's Storytellers is a podcast developed by the Society for the History of Technology to explore present issues through the lens of the history of technology.",
    "rating": 3,
    "ratingCount": 0,
    "reviewCount": 0,
    "status": "idle",
    "category": "Society",
    "categories": ["Society", "Culture"],
    "author": "Nathaniel Stanton",
    "totalEpisodes": 10,
    "itunesId": "1515203696",
    "feedUrl": "https://anchor.fm/s/202f79dc/podcast/rss",
    "powerScore": 0,
    "followerCount": 0,
    "daysBetweenEpisodes": 56,
    "dateOfFirstEpisode": "2020-05-15 21:23:46",
    "dateOfLatestEpisode": "2020-08-24 21:46:56",
    "hasGuests": true,
    "scrapedAt": "2026-04-08T01:26:49.178Z"
}

💎 Why Choose the Podchaser Scraper?

Feature	Our Tool	Manual Podchaser
Batch collection	✅ Up to 25 results per query	❌ Browse one at a time
Multiple content types	✅ Podcasts, episodes, creators	⚠️ Switch between tabs
Platform IDs	✅ Spotify, Apple, RSS in one call	⚠️ Check each platform
Structured output	✅ JSON, CSV, Excel	❌ HTML pages only
Automated scheduling	✅ Daily/weekly monitoring	❌ Manual visits
Rating data	✅ Ratings, reviews, power scores	⚠️ Scattered across pages

📋 How to Use

1. Sign Up - Create a free account w/ $5 credit
2. Configure - set your search query, content type, and how many items you want
3. Run It - click "Start" and get structured podcast data in seconds

No coding, no setup, no manual browsing required.

🎯 Business Use Cases

• 📈 Podcast marketers - research trending topics and discover sponsorship opportunities by category and audience size
• 🎙️ Podcast networks - track competitor shows, monitor ratings, and find acquisition targets
• 📊 Media buyers - build databases of podcasts by niche for targeted advertising campaigns
• 🔍 Researchers - analyze the podcast landscape with structured data on shows, episodes, and creators
• 🤝 PR agencies - find relevant podcast hosts and creators for client placements and interviews
• 📱 App developers - enrich podcast apps with Podchaser metadata, ratings, and creator info

❓ FAQ

🎙️ What is Podchaser? Podchaser is the largest podcast database, often called "the IMDb of podcasts." It catalogs millions of podcasts and episodes with ratings, reviews, credits, and audience data.

🔍 What search types are available? You can search for Podcasts (shows), Episodes (individual episodes), or Creators (hosts, guests, producers).

📊 What data fields are included? Podcasts include 25+ fields: title, description, rating, categories, episode count, author, Spotify/Apple IDs, RSS feed, power score, followers, and more. Episodes include air date, duration, audio URL, and podcast info. Creators include bio, location, social links, and credit counts.

⏱️ How long does a run take? Typically under 2 seconds for a full search. The API returns up to 25 results per content type.

📈 How often should I run it? Set up a scheduled run to monitor podcast trends weekly or track new episodes daily.

🔗 Integrate Podchaser Scraper with any app

• Make - Automate podcast monitoring workflows
• Zapier - Get alerts when new podcasts match your criteria
• Slack - Get notified in your team channel
• Google Drive - Export podcast data to spreadsheets
• Webhooks - Trigger actions when runs complete

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🆘 Need Help?

• Check the FAQ section above for common questions
• Visit the Apify documentation for platform guides
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⚠️ Disclaimer

This Actor is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to Podchaser or any of its parent companies. It accesses only publicly available data through Podchaser's public API.