# Apple Podcasts Scraper - Episodes & Charts (`renzomacar/apple-podcasts-scraper`) Actor Scrape Apple Podcasts: podcast metadata, full episode lists, top charts, and listener reviews by country, in one run. No API key. Built on Apple's iTunes API + RSS feeds. - **URL**: https://apify.com/renzomacar/apple-podcasts-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Renzo Madueno](https://apify.com/renzomacar) (community) - **Categories:** AI, Social media - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing Pay per usage This Actor is paid per platform usage. The Actor is free to use, and you only pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-usage ## 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.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.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/platform/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 ## Apple Podcasts Scraper — Episodes, Charts & Reviews Scrape **Apple Podcasts** — podcast metadata, full episode lists, top charts, and reviews — by country, in one run, with **no API key**. Built on Apple's official iTunes API and podcast RSS feeds. ⭐ **Using it and it works? [Leave a 30-second review](https://apify.com/renzomacar/apple-podcasts-scraper/reviews).** It's the single biggest thing that helps other developers find it. ### What can this Actor do? - **Podcast metadata** — title, creator, genre, episode count, artwork, feed URL, and Apple Podcasts URL. - **Full episode lists** — every episode with title, publish date, duration, audio URL, season/episode number, and description (from the podcast's RSS feed). - **Top charts** — Apple Podcasts top shows by country and genre, with rank. - **Reviews** — listener ratings and review text per podcast (where available). - **Search** — find podcasts by name or topic. No API key, no developer account — just public Apple endpoints. ### How do I scrape a podcast? 1. Pick a **mode**: lookup (metadata/episodes/reviews), charts, or search. 2. Add **podcasts** (names like `Lex Fridman Podcast`, Apple IDs, or apple.com/podcast URLs), or search terms / chart genres. 3. Run it — one clean JSON/CSV row per podcast, episode, chart entry, or review. ### How much does it cost? Pay-per-result — no subscription: | Event | Price | |-------|-------| | Actor start | $0.01 | | Podcast (per show, per country) | $0.005 | | Chart page | $0.01 | ### Output example ```json { "type": "podcast", "title": "Lex Fridman Podcast", "artist": "Lex Fridman", "genre": "Technology", "episodeCount": 498, "feedUrl": "https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/" } { "type": "episode", "title": "#400 – Elon Musk", "published": "Tue, 10 Jun 2026", "duration": "2:58:12", "audioUrl": "https://...mp3" } { "type": "chart", "rank": 1, "title": "The Daily", "artist": "The New York Times", "genre": "News" } ```` ### Use cases - **Podcast discovery & market research** — track top charts by genre and country. - **Podcast SEO / ASO** — monitor a show's metadata, ranking, and reviews. - **Content & AI** — pull full episode catalogs (titles, descriptions, audio URLs) to feed transcription, search, or LLM workflows. - **Competitor analysis** — compare shows, episode cadence, and audience sentiment. ### FAQ **Do I need an API key?** No. It uses Apple's public iTunes API and podcast RSS feeds. **Can I get every episode?** Yes — episodes come from the podcast's full RSS feed (set `maxEpisodes`). **Which countries?** Any two-letter country code for charts, metadata, and reviews. ### Other Actors by this author Need app, finance, or company data too? See my [other Actors](https://apify.com/renzomacar) — App Store & Google Play, Yahoo Finance, company enrichment, and more. *** Built by [Renzo Madueño](https://apify.com/renzomacar). Found a bug or want a field? Open an issue or leave a review — I read every message. # Actor input Schema ## `mode` (type: `string`): lookup = podcast metadata/episodes/reviews. charts = top podcasts. search = find podcasts by name. ## `podcasts` (type: `array`): Podcast names, Apple Podcasts IDs, or apple.com/podcast URLs. E.g. "Lex Fridman", "1434243584". ## `dataTypes` (type: `array`): What to pull per podcast. ## `searchTerms` (type: `array`): Podcast names/topics to search. ## `countries` (type: `array`): Two-letter country codes (us, gb, de). ## `maxEpisodes` (type: `integer`): When 'episodes' is selected. ## `chartGenreId` (type: `integer`): Podcast genre ID to filter charts (e.g. 1318 Technology, 1303 Comedy, 1489 News, 1321 Business, 1304 Education). Leave empty for overall. ## `limit` (type: `integer`): Max results per chart or search. ## Actor input object example ```json { "mode": "lookup", "podcasts": [ "Lex Fridman Podcast", "The Daily" ], "dataTypes": [ "metadata", "episodes" ], "countries": [ "us" ], "maxEpisodes": 50, "limit": 50 } ``` # 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 = { "podcasts": [ "Lex Fridman Podcast", "The Daily" ], "countries": [ "us" ] }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("renzomacar/apple-podcasts-scraper").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 = { "podcasts": [ "Lex Fridman Podcast", "The Daily", ], "countries": ["us"], } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("renzomacar/apple-podcasts-scraper").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 '{ "podcasts": [ "Lex Fridman Podcast", "The Daily" ], "countries": [ "us" ] }' | apify call renzomacar/apple-podcasts-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=renzomacar/apple-podcasts-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Apple Podcasts Scraper - Episodes & Charts", "description": "Scrape Apple Podcasts: podcast metadata, full episode lists, top charts, and listener reviews by country, in one run. No API key. Built on Apple's iTunes API + RSS feeds.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "G0RRuhNaKDqXgoD0V" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/renzomacar~apple-podcasts-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-renzomacar-apple-podcasts-scraper", "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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/renzomacar~apple-podcasts-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-renzomacar-apple-podcasts-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/renzomacar~apple-podcasts-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-renzomacar-apple-podcasts-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "mode": { "title": "Mode", "enum": [ "lookup", "charts", "search" ], "type": "string", "description": "lookup = podcast metadata/episodes/reviews. charts = top podcasts. search = find podcasts by name.", "default": "lookup" }, "podcasts": { "title": "Podcasts (lookup mode)", "type": "array", "description": "Podcast names, Apple Podcasts IDs, or apple.com/podcast URLs. E.g. \"Lex Fridman\", \"1434243584\".", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "dataTypes": { "title": "Data to fetch (lookup mode)", "type": "array", "description": "What to pull per podcast.", "items": { "type": "string", "enum": [ "metadata", "episodes", "reviews" ], "enumTitles": [ "Metadata", "Episodes", "Reviews" ] }, "default": [ "metadata", "episodes" ] }, "searchTerms": { "title": "Search terms (search mode)", "type": "array", "description": "Podcast names/topics to search.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "countries": { "title": "Countries", "type": "array", "description": "Two-letter country codes (us, gb, de).", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "maxEpisodes": { "title": "Max episodes per podcast", "minimum": 0, "maximum": 500, "type": "integer", "description": "When 'episodes' is selected.", "default": 50 }, "chartGenreId": { "title": "Chart genre ID (charts mode, optional)", "type": "integer", "description": "Podcast genre ID to filter charts (e.g. 1318 Technology, 1303 Comedy, 1489 News, 1321 Business, 1304 Education). Leave empty for overall." }, "limit": { "title": "Limit (charts/search mode)", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 100, "type": "integer", "description": "Max results per chart or search.", "default": 50 } } }, "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 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```