Podcast Sponsor Evidence Scraper

Podcast agencies and sponsorship researchers use this actor to scan public RSS feeds, show pages, and discovery terms.

Input podcast RSS feeds, public show URLs, or search terms.

Get source-linked sponsor evidence rows, publisher links, and reviewable research export rows.

Store Quickstart

1. Start with the first input example below using dryRun=false.
2. Keep emitUnchanged=false so repeated no-change runs emit zero rows and zero charges.
3. Review billingEventName before scheduling recurring runs.

Run the next report

• Generate current source-linked sponsor evidence reports with Podcast Sponsor Evidence Report Scraper.
• Build a media buyer shortlist export with Podcast Media Buyer Shortlist Scraper.

Input Examples

{
  "rssFeedUrls": [
    "https://feeds.npr.org/510289/podcast.xml"
  ],
  "showUrls": [],
  "searchTerms": [
    "business podcast sponsorship research"
  ],
  "maxEpisodesPerFeed": 8,
  "emitResearchExport": true,
  "emitUnchanged": false,
  "dryRun": false
}

{
  "rssFeedUrls": [
    "https://feeds.npr.org/510289/podcast.xml"
  ],
  "showUrls": [],
  "searchTerms": [
    "ecommerce podcast"
  ],
  "maxEpisodesPerFeed": 8,
  "emitResearchExport": true,
  "emitUnchanged": false,
  "dryRun": false
}

{
  "rssFeedUrls": [
    "https://feeds.npr.org/510289/podcast.xml"
  ],
  "showUrls": [],
  "searchTerms": [
    "business podcast sponsorship research"
  ],
  "maxEpisodesPerFeed": 8,
  "emitResearchExport": false,
  "emitUnchanged": false,
  "dryRun": false
}

Sample Output

See docs/sample-output.json for a complete sample.

Output Fields

Every row includes:

• billingEventName for PAY_PER_EVENT charging
• sourceName, sourceUrl, retrievedAt, and sourceMethod
• authorizationBasis
• limitations and prohibitedInterpretations

Pricing

Phase 8.9 target pricing uses tiered events after Apify pricing cooldown clears:

• podcast-enriched-show: $0.015 per source-linked public show row without sponsor evidence
• podcast-sponsor-evidence: $0.25 per source-linked sponsor evidence row
• podcast-research-export: $7.00 per generated research export row

No-change runs must emit zero default dataset rows and zero billable events by default.

Compliance Guardrails

• Use public RSS, public show pages, and public podcast search surfaces.
• Use sponsor evidence only for source-linked research; it does not create permission for solicitation.
• Keep sponsor evidence source-linked and reviewable.

See Also

• Apple Podcasts Scraper for Apple Podcasts show metadata.
• Podcast Sponsor Evidence Report Scraper for source-linked sponsor evidence reports.
• Podcast Media Buyer Shortlist Scraper for media buyer shortlist exports.