# Podcast Search — Podcasts & RSS Feeds (iTunes API) (`omao/podcast`) Actor

Search podcasts or look them up by ID and get clean JSON: title, author, RSS feed URL, episode count, genres, artwork and Apple Podcasts URL. Powered by Apple's public iTunes API. No anti-bot.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/omao/podcast.md
- **Developed by:** [Marouane Oulabass](https://apify.com/omao) (community)
- **Categories:** Developer tools
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.72 / 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.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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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".

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- **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`.
- **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`.
- **Any other language** — the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Podcast Search — Podcasts & RSS Feeds (iTunes API)

**Search podcasts or look them up by ID — and get clean JSON.** Pass keywords or iTunes collection IDs and get back a tidy row per podcast: title, author, **RSS feed URL**, episode count, genres, artwork and Apple Podcasts URL. Powered by Apple's public iTunes API — no anti-bot, no key.

The easy way to discover podcasts and grab their RSS feeds for indexing, apps and research.

### Who uses this

- 🎙️ **Podcast apps & directories** — discover shows and pull their RSS feeds.
- 📊 **Media analysts** — build podcast datasets by topic or genre.
- 🤖 **AI / content pipelines** — find feeds to ingest episodes and transcripts.
- 📣 **Marketers & PR** — find shows in a niche for outreach.
- 🧑‍💻 **Developers** — a clean podcast search endpoint by keyword or ID.

### What you get — one clean row per podcast

| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| `title` + `author` | Show & creator |
| `feedUrl` | 🔗 **RSS feed URL** |
| `episodeCount` | Number of episodes |
| `primaryGenre` + `genres` | Categories |
| `artworkUrl` | Cover art |
| `podcastUrl` | Apple Podcasts URL |
| `country` + `contentRating` + `releaseDate` | Extras |
| `podcastId`, `scrapedAt` | Identifiers & provenance |

### Example

**Input**

```json
{ "searchTerms": ["true crime", "startup"], "country": "us", "resultsPerTerm": 25 }
```

**Output (one item)**

```json
{
  "podcastId": 1200361736,
  "title": "The Daily",
  "author": "The New York Times",
  "feedUrl": "https://feeds.simplecast.com/54nAGcIl",
  "episodeCount": 2200,
  "primaryGenre": "News",
  "podcastUrl": "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1200361736"
}
```

### Why this actor

- ✅ **Official source** — Apple's iTunes API, always current.
- 🔗 **RSS feed URLs** — grab the feed to pull episodes.
- 🔎 **Search *or* lookup** — by keyword or by collection ID.
- 🌍 **Any store country** — set the two-letter code.
- ⚡ **Fast & affordable** — pay only per podcast returned. No anti-bot, no key.

### Input options

- `searchTerms` — keywords to search (one search per term).
- `podcastIds` — specific podcasts by iTunes collection ID.
- `country` — two-letter store country code (default `us`).
- `resultsPerTerm` — podcasts per search term (max 200).

### FAQ

**Do I get the RSS feed?** Yes — `feedUrl` holds the podcast's RSS feed URL.

**Search or look up by ID?** Both — pass `searchTerms` or `podcastIds`.

**Which countries?** Any — set `country` to a two-letter store code.

**How fresh is the data?** Live from Apple's iTunes API on every run.

**Can I export to CSV/Excel/Google Sheets?** Yes — the dataset exports to JSON, CSV, Excel and HTML, or pull it via the API.

**What does it cost?** Pay-per-podcast — you're only charged for podcasts actually returned.

***

*Tip: search a niche, grab the `feedUrl`s, then use an RSS reader to pull every episode.*

# Actor input Schema

## `searchTerms` (type: `array`):

Keywords to search podcasts (one search per term).

## `podcastIds` (type: `array`):

Look up specific podcasts by iTunes collection ID.

## `country` (type: `string`):

Two-letter store country code (e.g. us, gb, fr).

## `resultsPerTerm` (type: `integer`):

Number of podcasts per search term (max 200).

## `healthCheckMode` (type: `boolean`):

Internal monitoring: run a canary search and FAIL if broken (no billing).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchTerms": [
    "true crime",
    "startups"
  ],
  "podcastIds": [
    "1200361736"
  ],
  "country": "us",
  "resultsPerTerm": 25,
  "healthCheckMode": false
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `podcasts` (type: `string`):

All podcasts (title, author, RSS feed, genres, artwork, URL).

# 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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "searchTerms": [
        "technology"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("omao/podcast").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 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);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → 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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "searchTerms": ["technology"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("omao/podcast").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "searchTerms": [
    "technology"
  ]
}' |
apify call omao/podcast --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=omao/podcast",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/aSex3LGJXpWj6nStW/builds/RBYhRWtgDgm87QwcE/openapi.json