# Podcast Guest Booking Leads - Interview Shows + Host Emails (`ritaya/podcast-guest-booking-leads`) Actor

Find active interview podcasts that book guests, by topic: host email, recent guests, guest-episode share, last episode date and cadence. For podcast guesting, PR and booking agencies. No login.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/ritaya/podcast-guest-booking-leads.md
- **Developed by:** [Jinyu Mao](https://apify.com/ritaya) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

$50.00 / 1,000 guest-booking leads

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Podcast Guest Booking Leads - Interview Shows + Host Emails

**Find podcasts to pitch as a guest.** Give it topics; get back **active interview podcasts that
regularly book guests**, each with the **host / booking email**, the **guests they had
recently**, how often they publish and when the last episode came out.

Built for **podcast guesting, PR agencies, podcast booking services, authors, coaches and
founders** doing a podcast tour. Keywords: podcast guest finder, podcast booking, podcast guest
list, interview podcasts, podcast host email, podcast outreach, podcast pitching, be a podcast
guest, podcast PR.

### Why this beats a plain podcast list

A podcast directory gives you every show on a topic. Most of them never take guests, and about
**40% haven't published in a month**. This Actor reads each show's recent episodes and keeps
only the ones worth pitching:

- **Books guests** — share of recent episodes that are interviews (titles like "… with Jane Doe",
  descriptions like "my guest today", "joined by", "sits down with").
- **Still active** — latest episode within your window (default 60 days).
- **Reachable** — host email from the RSS feed (`itunes:owner`), which Apple requires.

**You only pay for shows that pass all three.**

### Use cases

- **Podcast guesting / podcast tours** — a ready pitch list for an author, founder or expert.
- **PR and booking agencies** — fresh lists per client topic, re-run monthly.
- **Personalised pitches** — `recentGuests` and `recentGuestEpisodes` show who the host
  interviews, so you can reference a recent episode and pitch a fitting angle.
- **Prioritising outreach** — sort by `episodesLast90Days` or `guestEpisodeShare` to start with
  the busiest interview shows.

### How to use

1. Enter the **topics** your guest can speak on, e.g. `saas marketing`, `leadership`.
2. Keep the defaults (active in the last 60 days, ≥30% guest episodes, email required) or
   loosen them.
3. Click **Start**. 100 shows per topic are checked in under a minute.
4. Export to **CSV / Excel** for your CRM or outreach tool, or pull it via the Apify API.

### Output (one item per show)

```json
{
  "name": "Social Media Marketing Podcast",
  "ownerEmail": "m***@socialmediaexaminer.com",
  "ownerName": "Michael Stelzner, Social Media Examiner",
  "website": "https://www.socialmediaexaminer.com",
  "guestEpisodeShare": 1,
  "recentGuests": ["Elizabeth Marberry", "Adam Ivy", "Shannon McKinstrie", "Tara Zirker", "Derral Eves"],
  "recentGuestEpisodes": [
    "Making Instagram Reels Easier, Faster & Scalable",
    "YouTube Retention Strategy: How to Hook, Hold, and Convert Viewers",
    "How to Use AI on LinkedIn While Sounding Human"
  ],
  "lastEpisodeDate": "2026-10-15T09:30:00+00:00",
  "daysSinceLastEpisode": 0,
  "episodesLast90Days": 12,
  "avgEpisodeMinutes": 45,
  "genre": "Marketing",
  "episodeCount": 763,
  "itunesUrl": "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/social-media-marketing-podcast/id549899114",
  "feedUrl": "https://rss.art19.com/social-media-marketing-podcast",
  "sourceTerm": "marketing"
}
```

(Real run output; the email is masked here, the dataset contains the full address.)

### Input

| field | meaning |
|---|---|
| `searchTerms` | topics your guest speaks on |
| `itunesIds` / `feedUrls` | check specific shows directly |
| `country` | Apple Podcasts storefront (US, GB, CA, AU, …) |
| `maxPerTerm` | shows checked per topic before filtering (default 100, max 200) |
| `activeWithinDays` | latest episode at most this old (0 = off) |
| `minGuestEpisodeShare` | 0–1, share of recent episodes with a guest (0 = keep all) |
| `requireEmail` | only shows exposing a host email (default on) |
| `episodesToScan` | recent episodes analysed per show |

### Pricing (pay per event)

| event | price | when |
|---|---|---|
| `podcast-lead` | $0.05 | per show returned — active, books guests, has an email |

Shows that are filtered out are free. Typically 5–15% of the shows on a topic pass, so one
topic gives you roughly 5–15 qualified leads (≈ $0.25–0.75).

### FAQ

**Where do the emails come from?**
From each podcast's public RSS feed. Apple Podcasts requires an owner email
(`itunes:owner`) in every feed; some hosting platforms hide it, and those shows are skipped when
`requireEmail` is on.

**How is "books guests" detected?**
From the titles and descriptions of the latest episodes (default 12). Shows that only introduce
guests in the audio can score low — lower `minGuestEpisodeShare` to include them.

**Are the guest names exact?**
They are extracted from text and are best-effort; occasionally a phrase that looks like a name
slips in. The episode titles in `recentGuestEpisodes` are always verbatim.

**Do I need a proxy or an account?**
No. Data comes from the public Apple Podcasts search API and each show's RSS feed.

**Can I get every podcast with an email, not just interview shows?**
Use [Podcast Email Scraper](https://apify.com/ritaya/podcast-email-scraper), or set
`minGuestEpisodeShare` to 0 here.

**Can I automate it?**
Yes — schedule it monthly, or call it from the Apify API, Make, Zapier, n8n or an AI agent via
the Apify MCP server.

### Related Actors by the same developer

- [Podcast Email Scraper](https://apify.com/ritaya/podcast-email-scraper) — every podcast on a topic with the host email
- [Google Ads Transparency Scraper](https://apify.com/ritaya/google-ads-transparency-scraper) — competitors' Google ad copy
- [YouTube Email Scraper](https://apify.com/ritaya/youtube-creator-finder) — creator contacts by niche
- [TikTok Email Scraper](https://apify.com/ritaya/tiktok-email-scraper) — creator contacts from profiles

# Actor input Schema

## `searchTerms` (type: `array`):

Topics your guest can speak on, e.g. "marketing", "real estate investing". Each topic is searched on Apple Podcasts.

## `itunesIds` (type: `array`):

Check specific shows by their Apple Podcasts ID (the number in the podcasts.apple.com URL).

## `feedUrls` (type: `array`):

Check specific shows by RSS feed URL.

## `country` (type: `string`):

Two-letter Apple storefront code: US, GB, CA, AU, DE, ...

## `maxPerTerm` (type: `integer`):

How many shows to pull from each topic search before filtering (Apple returns up to 200). Typically 5-15% pass all filters; only those are charged.

## `activeWithinDays` (type: `integer`):

Keep only shows whose latest episode is this recent. 0 = no activity filter.

## `minGuestEpisodeShare` (type: `number`):

0-1. Share of recent episodes that feature a guest or interview. 0.3 keeps shows where roughly a third or more of episodes have guests; 0 keeps every show.

## `requireEmail` (type: `boolean`):

Skip (and don't charge for) shows whose RSS feed hides the owner email.

## `episodesToScan` (type: `integer`):

Newest episodes read per show to measure guest share and recent guests.

## `concurrency` (type: `integer`):

Feeds fetched in parallel.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchTerms": [
    "saas marketing",
    "leadership",
    "real estate investing"
  ],
  "country": "US",
  "maxPerTerm": 100,
  "activeWithinDays": 60,
  "minGuestEpisodeShare": 0.3,
  "requireEmail": true,
  "episodesToScan": 12,
  "concurrency": 8
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `leads` (type: `string`):

Dataset items — one per show: name, ownerEmail, ownerName, website, guestEpisodeShare, recentGuests, recentGuestEpisodes, lastEpisodeDate, episodesLast90Days, avgEpisodeMinutes, genre, itunesUrl, feedUrl.

## `run` (type: `string`):

Public run page with status, stats and the results table.

# 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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "searchTerms": [
        "marketing"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("ritaya/podcast-guest-booking-leads").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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "searchTerms": ["marketing"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("ritaya/podcast-guest-booking-leads").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "searchTerms": [
    "marketing"
  ]
}' |
apify call ritaya/podcast-guest-booking-leads --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,ritaya/podcast-guest-booking-leads"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/9XmziK1r2T1hKmTeg/builds/TthJKbbmvGgTHmb5D/openapi.json