Radio Browser Scraper: Internet Radio Stations & Streams

Radio Browser Scraper exports internet radio stations from radio-browser.info as CSV, Excel, JSON or XML. Each row has the resolved stream URL, genre tags, country, language, codec, bitrate, votes and the result of the last health check. Filter by genre, country, language and bitrate. No login and no API key. Priced at $0.02 per station on the free plan, with nothing charged for empty searches.

Radio Browser Scraper pulls station data from the open radio-browser.info database, which listed 59,985 working-or-broken stations, 240 countries with stations and 12,446 tags when we checked on 2026-10-04. It is built for radio app developers, smart speaker and in-car teams, and media researchers who need playable stream URLs instead of a raw database dump.

📻 What does Radio Browser Scraper do?

• Finds radio stations by genre tag (jazz, news, rock, classical), country code, language, name text or minimum bitrate.
• Returns the final stream URL after redirects, so the link is ready to embed in a player.
• Hides stations whose stream failed the last automated check (switch on by default).
• Sorts by votes, clicks, trending, name or bitrate.
• Exports a country directory and a genre-tag directory with station counts for market sizing.
• Runs on the public Radio Browser API and rotates across three official mirrors when one is slow.

📊 What data can you extract from Radio Browser?

Field	Description
stationId	Radio Browser station UUID
name	Station name
streamUrl	Resolved direct stream URL
homepage, faviconUrl	Station website and logo
tags	Genre tags, up to 12 (omitted when the station has none)
country, countryCode, state	Location
languages	Broadcast languages (omitted when not listed)
votes, clickCount, clickTrend	Popularity signals
codec, bitrateKbps	Audio format and quality
isOnline, lastCheckedAt	Result and time of the last health check
latitude, longitude	Geo coordinates, or "Not Disclosed"
url, scrapedAt	Radio Browser history page and scrape time
stationCount	Directory rows only: stations per country or tag

🧾 Sample output of the radio station export

This is a real row from our own cloud run on 2026-10-04 (jazz stations in the US, sorted by votes):

{
  "recordType": "station",
  "stationId": "d1a54d2e-623e-4970-ab11-35f7b56c5ec3",
  "name": "Classic Vinyl HD",
  "streamUrl": "https://icecast.walmradio.com:8443/classic",
  "homepage": "https://walmradio.com/classic",
  "faviconUrl": "https://icecast.walmradio.com:8443/classic.jpg",
  "tags": ["1930", "1940", "1950", "1960", "beautiful music", "big band", "classic hits", "crooners", "easy", "easy listening", "hd", "jazz"],
  "country": "The United States Of America",
  "countryCode": "US",
  "state": "New York NY",
  "languages": ["english"],
  "votes": 305547,
  "clickCount": 769,
  "clickTrend": 769,
  "codec": "MP3",
  "bitrateKbps": 320,
  "isOnline": true,
  "lastCheckedAt": "2026-10-01T10:47:08Z",
  "latitude": 40.75166,
  "longitude": -73.97538,
  "url": "https://www.radio-browser.info/history/d1a54d2e-623e-4970-ab11-35f7b56c5ec3",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-10-04T04:12:52.412Z"
}

In that run, 10 of 10 rows were delivered, every station was unique, and no column was empty for all rows. The run took about 3 seconds of runtime.

💰 How much does it cost to scrape Radio Browser?

Pay per event. You are billed only for rows that were saved to your dataset. Failed requests, empty searches and invalid input are never billed.

Event	Free plan	Bronze	Silver	Gold
Station record (one station)	$0.020	$0.01964	$0.01909	$0.01855
Directory row (one country or tag)	$0.010	$0.010	$0.010	$0.010

Examples at free plan prices: 10 stations cost $0.20, 1,000 stations cost $20.00 (1,000 x $0.02), and 1,000 directory rows (countries or tags) cost $10.00. On the Gold tier, 1,000 stations cost $18.55. We ran a 10-station test and the platform recorded exactly 10 station-record events. You can cap spend with the Maximum cost per run setting; the actor stops cleanly at your limit.

🚀 How to scrape Radio Browser in 3 steps

1. Open the actor and click Try for free.
2. Set a genre tag, country code or language, pick a sort order and set Max Items.
3. Click Start, then download the dataset as CSV, Excel, JSON or XML.

⚙️ Radio Browser Scraper input

Field	Default	Meaning
tag	jazz	Genre tag filter. Empty means all genres.
countryCode	empty	Two-letter ISO code such as US, DE, MX.
language	empty	Language name such as english or spanish.
stationName	empty	Name contains this text.
minBitrate	0	Minimum bitrate in kbps.
onlyWorking	true	Skip stations that failed the last check.
sortBy	votes	votes, clickcount, clicktrend, name or bitrate.
includeCountries, includeTags	false	Add directory rows.
maxItems	10	Rows to deliver. Free Apify users are capped at 10.

{ "tag": "jazz", "countryCode": "US", "sortBy": "votes", "maxItems": 100 }

📦 Radio Browser Scraper output

One dataset row per station, country or tag. The recordType field says which. Fields that a station does not have (for example languages) are left out instead of being filled with empty values. If a search matches nothing, the run ends successfully with a status message and charges nothing. If the Radio Browser API cannot be reached on any mirror, the run fails with a clear message and charges nothing.

🆚 Radio Browser Scraper vs alternatives

Competitor features and prices read from their public Apify Store pages on 2026-10-09. "Not stated" means the listing does not mention it.

Capability	This actor	benthepythondev	fortuitous_pirate
Filters	Name, tag, country, language, bitrate	Name, country	Name, tag, country, language
Working-only filter	Yes	Not stated	Not stated
Health check per row	Yes	Yes	Not stated
Directories	Countries, tags	Not stated	Tags, by country
Zero-result run	Not charged	Fails run	Not stated
Price per 1,000	$20	$1.60 to $2	$10

Both rivals cost less per row. Our price adds the working-only filter, bitrate filter and five sort modes. For a raw keyword dump, a cheaper actor fits better.

🎯 Radio Browser Scraper use cases

• Radio apps and websites: seed and refresh a station catalog per market with working streams.
• Smart speakers and cars: build preset lists per country, filtered to high-bitrate streams.
• Media research: compare genre and country coverage using the directory rows.
• Broadcast monitoring: track votes and click trend for your own stations over time.

🔌 Run Radio Browser Scraper via API, schedule and integrations

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/RecordsData~radio-browser-stations-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=<YOUR_TOKEN>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"tag":"jazz","countryCode":"US","maxItems":10}'

Schedule nightly refreshes in Apify, or connect to Zapier, Make, n8n, Google Sheets and Airbyte. AI agents can also call it through MCP, see the next section.

🤖 Radio Browser Scraper MCP server for AI agents (Claude, Cursor, VS Code)

Connect this actor to any MCP client through the Apify MCP server. Use this URL, which exposes only this actor as a tool:

https://mcp.apify.com?tools=RecordsData/radio-browser-stations-scraper

Config for clients that take a JSON MCP config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apify": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=RecordsData/radio-browser-stations-scraper"
    }
  }
}

Example agent prompt: "Use the Radio Browser Scraper to find the 20 most voted working jazz stations in the US with a bitrate of at least 128 kbps, and give me each name, stream URL and codec."

An agent should choose this tool when it needs playable internet radio stream URLs and station metadata filtered by genre, country, language or bitrate. The input takes the same fields as the actor, so keep maxItems small for quick agent runs.

⚖️ Is it legal to scrape Radio Browser?

Radio Browser is a community open-data project with a public API. The actor uses that API with a descriptive user agent and spreads requests across the official mirrors, as the project asks. The data describes public radio stations, not people. You remain responsible for how you use stream URLs and station metadata, including each broadcaster's terms.

❓ Frequently asked questions

Are the Radio Browser stream URLs playable directly?

The Radio Browser Scraper returns the stream URL resolved after redirects in streamUrl, so it is ready to embed in a player. Each row also carries isOnline and lastCheckedAt from the Radio Browser network's last automated health check. A station can still go offline after that check, so keep your player ready to handle failures.

How many stations does Radio Browser have?

On 2026-10-04 the public radio-browser.info stats endpoint reported 59,985 stations, 7,182 of them flagged broken, across 240 countries with stations and 687 languages. The Radio Browser Scraper hides stations whose last check failed by default, using the onlyWorking switch, so a default run returns only working streams.

How do I get only high-quality radio streams?

Set minBitrate in the Radio Browser Scraper to 128 or 320 kbps and keep onlyWorking switched on. You can also sort by bitrate to get the highest-quality streams first. Each row reports the codec and bitrateKbps fields, for example MP3 at 320 kbps in the sample row, so you can filter further after export.

Why did the Radio Browser Scraper return 0 results?

Your filters matched no station. Try a broader genre tag, remove the language filter, or turn onlyWorking off. The Radio Browser Scraper run still succeeds, shows a status message explaining that nothing matched, and charges nothing, because only rows saved to the dataset are billed.

Am I charged for failed or empty Radio Browser runs?

No. The Radio Browser Scraper bills only rows that were saved to your dataset, and it never bills error rows, empty searches or invalid input. If the Radio Browser API cannot be reached on any of its mirrors, the run fails with a clear message and charges nothing. You can also cap spend with the Maximum cost per run setting.

Can I get all radio stations in the world?

Yes. Leave all filters empty in the Radio Browser Scraper and set a large maxItems. Paid Apify plans allow up to 1,000,000 rows per run, while free plan users are capped at 10 rows. At $0.02 per station on the free plan tier, 1,000 stations cost $20, so set a Maximum cost per run for large exports.

Can I try the Radio Browser Scraper for free?

Yes. Free Apify plan users get a 10-row preview per run with the Radio Browser Scraper, which costs $0.20 at the Free plan station price of $0.02. New Apify accounts also include free monthly credit, so you can test the filters and the output format before running a larger export.

Can I export a list of radio countries or genres?

Yes. Turn on includeCountries or includeTags in the Radio Browser Scraper to get one directory row per country or genre tag, each with its stationCount. Each directory row costs $0.01, and these rows are useful for market sizing and for finding the exact tag names to use in a later station search.

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🛟 Support

Found a bug or a missing field? Open the Issues tab on this actor's page, or write to contact.punkrecordsdata@gmail.com. Custom solutions are available on request.

Last updated: 2026-10-07