# Top business podcasts on Apple Podcasts (US)

**Use case:** 

Takes the US Apple Podcasts top chart, keeps the Business shows and enriches each one from its RSS feed: owner name and email when published, website, episode count, latest episode date and publishing frequency. Useful for podcast guest outreach and sponsorship research.

## Input

```json
{
  "mode": "charts",
  "maxResults": 100,
  "country": "us",
  "searchTerms": [
    "marketing"
  ],
  "chartGenreId": "1321",
  "fetchRssDetails": true,
  "includeEpisodes": false,
  "maxEpisodesPerPodcast": 10,
  "onlyWithEmail": false,
  "activeWithinDays": 0,
  "minEpisodes": 0,
  "onlyNewPodcasts": false,
  "stateStoreName": "apple-podcasts-scraper-seen"
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "artwork_url": {
    "label": "Artwork url",
    "format": "image"
  },
  "title": {
    "label": "Title"
  },
  "author": {
    "label": "Author"
  },
  "owner_name": {
    "label": "Owner name"
  },
  "owner_email": {
    "label": "Owner email"
  },
  "website": {
    "label": "Website",
    "format": "link"
  },
  "primary_genre": {
    "label": "Primary genre"
  },
  "episode_count": {
    "label": "Episode count"
  },
  "latest_episode_date": {
    "label": "Latest episode date"
  },
  "is_active": {
    "label": "Is active"
  },
  "apple_url": {
    "label": "Apple url",
    "format": "link"
  },
  "feed_url": {
    "label": "Feed url",
    "format": "link"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The Apple Podcasts Scraper: Shows, Episodes & Host Emails Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Top business podcasts on Apple Podcasts (US)". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/YvcWBoKY1yrVznsgr) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Top business podcasts on Apple Podcasts (US)" task

The Apple Podcasts Scraper: Shows, Episodes & Host Emails Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like what to scrape, max podcasts, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Top business podcasts on Apple Podcasts (US)" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as artwork url, title, author, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "Top business podcasts on Apple Podcasts (US)" task via API](https://apify.com/sysco32/apple-podcasts-scraper.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Apple Podcasts Scraper: Shows, Episodes & Host Emails](https://apify.com/sysco32/apple-podcasts-scraper.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/sysco32/apple-podcasts-scraper.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/sysco32/apple-podcasts-scraper.md

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).