Apple Podcasts Reviews Scraper

Podcast networks, reputation teams, and agencies use this actor to turn Public Apple/iTunes review RSS endpoints into a clean dataset for Podcast Sponsor & Contact Suite. Provide focused source inputs, keep the first run small, and expand only after the output shape is useful. Each emitted row includes source context, timestamps, and fields designed for monitoring, QA, research, or workflow handoff.

Store Quickstart

Start with one podcast ID and one storefront, then add additional storefronts when review volume justifies it.

Recommended first run:

{
  "collectionId": "1535144780",
  "country": "us",
  "limit": 25,
  "dryRun": false
}

Input examples

Single storefront

{
  "collectionId": "1535144780",
  "country": "us",
  "limit": 25,
  "dryRun": false
}

UK storefront

{
  "collectionId": "1535144780",
  "country": "gb",
  "limit": 25,
  "dryRun": false
}

Small reputation check

{
  "collectionId": "1535144780",
  "country": "us",
  "minRating": 1,
  "limit": 10,
  "dryRun": false
}

Sample output

{
  "meta": {
    "actorName": "apple-podcast-reviews-monitor",
    "actorTitle": "Apple Podcasts Reviews Scraper",
    "bundle": "Podcast Sponsor & Contact Suite",
    "fetchedAt": "2026-05-06T00:00:00.000Z",
    "totalRows": 1
  },
  "rows": [
    {
      "actorName": "apple-podcast-reviews-monitor",
      "rowType": "podcast_review",
      "collectionId": 1535144780,
      "country": "us",
      "rating": 5,
      "title": "Useful show",
      "reviewText": "Clear and practical episode.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/example/id1535144780",
      "fetchedAt": "2026-05-06T00:00:00.000Z"
    }
  ],
  "warnings": []
}

Output fields

• rowType
• collectionId
• country
• rating
• title
• reviewText
• author
• sourceUrl
• fetchedAt

Rows also include source URLs, fetch timestamps, warnings when a source is partial, and stable IDs when the workflow supports recurring change detection.

Pricing and no-change runs

$0.001 actor start and $0.003 per review row. Empty review windows should avoid dataset writes.

The default dataset is the billable surface. Dry runs, validation-only runs, missing-key warnings, and unchanged recurring polls should not write payable default-dataset rows.

Compliance guardrails

• Uses public review feeds only.
• Does not claim Apple endorsement or private reviewer identity.
• Use output for reputation and market research.
• Do not use provider emblems or wording that implies approval by an upstream data provider.

See also

• podcast-sponsor-public-signal-report - turn public podcast/show pages and RSS context into sponsor-fit business signal reports without personal contact harvesting.
• apple-podcast-scraper
• apple-podcast-chart-tracker
• apple-podcast-episode-watchlist