Apple Podcasts Scraper
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from $0.50 / 1,000 podcast / episode rows
Apple Podcasts Scraper
Scrape Apple Podcasts via the official iTunes Search/Lookup API. Search terms or collection IDs, optional episodes. Empty searches free. ~$0.50–1/1k.
Pricing
from $0.50 / 1,000 podcast / episode rows
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Apple Podcasts Scraper — Pay Per Result
Scrape Apple Podcasts via Apple’s official iTunes Search / Lookup API (HTTP JSON, no API key). Search by term or collection ID; optionally pull recent episodes.
Store search keywords: Apple Podcasts scraper · iTunes podcast API · podcast RSS · podcast search · episode lookup
Why this Actor
| Pain | What we do |
|---|---|
| Browser / unofficial scrapes | Official iTunes JSON endpoints |
| Opaque failures | Empty searches → not charged |
| Key friction | No API key |
| Unclear pricing | Flat pay-per-result PPE (~$0.50–1/1k) |
Public catalog metadata only.
Example input
{"searchTerms": ["startup"],"country": "US","includeEpisodes": false,"maxItems": 50}
With episodes:
{"podcastIds": ["1535809341"],"includeEpisodes": true,"maxEpisodesPerPodcast": 20}
Output fields
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
recordType | podcast or episode |
id | Collection id (podcast) or track id (episode) |
podcastId | Parent collection id |
name / artistName | Show or episode title / artist |
feedUrl | RSS feed when Apple returns it |
artworkUrl | Artwork URL |
genres | Genre list |
trackCount | Episode count (podcasts) |
averageRating / ratingCount | When Apple returns ratings (often null on search) |
releaseDate | ISO timestamp when present |
url | Apple Podcasts / iTunes URL |
country | Storefront |
scrapedAt | Scrape timestamp |
Pricing
Pay-per-event for each delivered podcast or episode row.
- Empty search results → not charged
- Exact $/1k is on the Store pricing tab
Limitations (honest)
- Uses
itunes.apple.com/searchand/lookup— Apple may throttle heavy traffic averageRating/ratingCountare frequently absent on search resultsfeedUrlis not always present on every search hit- Episode lookup returns a limited recent set (use
maxEpisodesPerPodcast) - Not a full historical episode archive; not Apple Podcasts Connect analytics
Issues / feature requests: use the Actor Issues tab.