# Apple Podcasts Charts Tracker (`straightforward_hydra/apple-podcasts-charts-tracker`) Actor Track the top podcasts on Apple Podcasts by storefront and genre. Official Apple RSS, no key needed. - **URL**: https://apify.com/straightforward\_hydra/apple-podcasts-charts-tracker.md - **Developed by:** [Dev D](https://apify.com/straightforward_hydra) (community) - **Categories:** Social media, Automation, Other - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $4.00 / 1,000 podcasts 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/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows. 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/docs.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.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/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 Charts Tracker ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ๐Ÿ“ˆ **Track the top podcasts on Apple Podcasts โ€” by storefront and genre. Official Apple RSS, no key required.** This Actor pulls the Apple Podcasts top charts for any country and genre, and returns clean ranked records โ€” rank, podcast name, creator, category, ID and link. Perfect for podcasters, networks, advertisers and market researchers monitoring what's trending. > Uses Apple's official public charts RSS โ€” no key, no login, no browser. --- ### What you can do with it - ๐Ÿ“ˆ **Track rankings over time** โ€” run on a schedule and log chart movement. - ๐Ÿฅ‡ **See who's #1** โ€” overall or within any genre, in any country. - ๐ŸŒ **Multi-country** โ€” compare charts across storefronts. - ๐ŸŽฏ **Discover shows** โ€” build a list of top podcasts by category. - ๐Ÿ“Š **Advertiser & network research** โ€” spot risers and category leaders. ### Features - โœ… **No API key** โ€” official Apple endpoint, works out of the box. - โœ… **Overall or by genre** โ€” Comedy, News, True Crime, Business and more. - โœ… **Multi-storefront** โ€” us, gb, ca, au, de, and more. - โœ… **Up to 200 per chart** โ€” full ranked list with IDs and links. - โœ… **Resilient** โ€” retries Apple's occasionally-flaky feed. --- ### Input | Field | Description | |---|---| | **Storefronts** | Country codes, e.g. `us`, `gb`, `ca`. One chart each. | | **Genre IDs** | Optional Apple genre IDs (e.g. `1303` Comedy). Empty = overall. | | **Chart size** | How many per chart (up to 200). | | **Max results** | Overall cap. | #### Common genre IDs `1303` Comedy ยท `1311` News ยท `1488` True Crime ยท `1321` Business ยท `1324` Society & Culture ยท `1315` Science ยท `1304` Education ยท `1307` Health & Fitness ยท `1489` Leisure ยท `1316` Sports ยท `1310` Music ยท `1318` Technology #### Example โ€” US Comedy + News top 50 ```json { "countries": ["us"], "genreIds": ["1303", "1311"], "limit": 50 } ```` ### Output Each row is one charted podcast: ```json { "country": "us", "genre_id": "1303", "genre": "Comedy", "rank": 1, "podcast_id": "360084272", "name": "The Joe Rogan Experience", "artist": "Joe Rogan", "category": "Comedy", "release_date": "2026-07-16T06:00:00-07:00", "url": "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/โ€ฆ/id360084272", "artwork_url": "https://โ€ฆ/170x170bb.png" } ``` ### Run it on a schedule Schedule the Actor daily to build your own chart-history dataset, and connect **Google Sheets / Slack / webhook** integrations to track rank changes. ### Notes & limitations - Uses Apple's official public charts RSS โ€” no key needed. - Apple exposes up to ~200 entries per chart per storefront/genre. - Pair with the **Apple Podcasts Reviews Scraper** to add listener sentiment to any charted show. - This is public chart data. *** #### Keywords Apple Podcasts charts, top podcasts, podcast rankings, podcast chart tracker, Apple Podcasts scraper, podcast rank tracker, podcast top charts, podcast data, podcast analytics, trending podcasts, podcast market research, podcast discovery, Apple Podcasts API, podcast intelligence, iTunes podcast charts, best podcasts, podcast leaderboard, podcast monitoring, podcast trends, podcast rankings by genre. # Actor input Schema ## `countries` (type: `array`): Two-letter storefront codes, e.g. us, gb, ca, au, de. One chart per storefront. ## `genreIds` (type: `array`): Apple Podcasts genre IDs to chart, e.g. 1303 (Comedy), 1489 (Leisure), 1488 (True Crime), 1321 (Business), 1489, 1324 (Society & Culture), 1315 (Science), 1311 (News). Leave empty for the overall chart. ## `limit` (type: `integer`): How many top podcasts to return per chart (Apple exposes up to 200). ## `maxResults` (type: `integer`): Stop after this many podcasts in total. Leave empty for no limit. ## Actor input object example ```json { "countries": [ "us" ], "limit": 100 } ``` # 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 = { "countries": [ "us" ] }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("straightforward_hydra/apple-podcasts-charts-tracker").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`๐Ÿ’พ 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); }); // ๐Ÿ“š Want to learn more ๐Ÿ“–? Go to โ†’ 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 = { "countries": ["us"] } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("straightforward_hydra/apple-podcasts-charts-tracker").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("๐Ÿ’พ Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # ๐Ÿ“š Want to learn more ๐Ÿ“–? Go to โ†’ https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "countries": [ "us" ] }' | apify call straightforward_hydra/apple-podcasts-charts-tracker --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=straightforward_hydra/apple-podcasts-charts-tracker", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Apple Podcasts Charts Tracker", "description": "Track the top podcasts on Apple Podcasts by storefront and genre. Official Apple RSS, no key needed.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "smYCbLLpwPDSlzLhd" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/straightforward_hydra~apple-podcasts-charts-tracker/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-straightforward_hydra-apple-podcasts-charts-tracker", "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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/straightforward_hydra~apple-podcasts-charts-tracker/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-straightforward_hydra-apple-podcasts-charts-tracker", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/straightforward_hydra~apple-podcasts-charts-tracker/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-straightforward_hydra-apple-podcasts-charts-tracker", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "countries": { "title": "Storefronts (country codes)", "type": "array", "description": "Two-letter storefront codes, e.g. us, gb, ca, au, de. One chart per storefront.", "default": [ "us" ], "items": { "type": "string" } }, "genreIds": { "title": "Genre IDs (optional)", "type": "array", "description": "Apple Podcasts genre IDs to chart, e.g. 1303 (Comedy), 1489 (Leisure), 1488 (True Crime), 1321 (Business), 1489, 1324 (Society & Culture), 1315 (Science), 1311 (News). Leave empty for the overall chart.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "limit": { "title": "Chart size", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 200, "type": "integer", "description": "How many top podcasts to return per chart (Apple exposes up to 200).", "default": 100 }, "maxResults": { "title": "Max results", "minimum": 1, "type": "integer", "description": "Stop after this many podcasts in total. Leave empty for no limit." } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```