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.

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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

{ "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.

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