# Apple Podcasts Scraper — Podcasts & Episodes (`ponderable_hydrometer/apple-podcasts-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Apple Podcasts — search or look up shows, get metadata (genre, RSS feed, artwork) and full episode lists via Apple's public iTunes API. No key, no proxies.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/ponderable\_hydrometer/apple-podcasts-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Ponderable Hydrometer](https://apify.com/ponderable_hydrometer) (community)
- **Categories:** Automation, Developer tools, SEO tools
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $3.00 / 1,000 results

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

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

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# README

## Apple Podcasts Scraper — Podcasts & Episodes

Pull **Apple Podcasts** data — podcast metadata and full episode lists — straight from Apple's
public iTunes APIs. Search by keyword or look up specific podcasts by id/URL, and get clean,
structured data. No proxies, no login.

### Who it's for

- **Podcast discovery / directory tools** — build a podcast dataset by topic.
- **Marketers & PR** — find shows in a niche (with RSS feed URLs for outreach/analysis).
- **Analysts** — track episode cadence, duration, genres across shows.
- **AI / data pipelines** — structured podcast + episode data.

### Input

| Field | Type | Default | Description |
|-------|------|---------|-------------|
| `searchTerms` | array | — | Keywords to search (e.g. `true crime`) |
| `podcasts` | array | — | Apple podcast ids or URLs (e.g. `1019576853`) |
| `country` | string | `us` | Two-letter store country code |
| `includeEpisodes` | boolean | `false` | Also fetch each podcast's episode list |
| `maxEpisodes` | integer | `50` | Episodes per podcast when enabled (up to ~200) |
| `maxResultsPerSearch` | integer | `25` | Podcasts returned per search term |

Provide at least one of `searchTerms` or `podcasts`.

### Output

One row per podcast:

```json
{
  "podcastId": 1019576853,
  "name": "Software Engineering Daily",
  "artist": "Software Engineering Daily",
  "genre": "Tech News",
  "episodeCount": 105,
  "feedUrl": "https://softwareengineeringdaily.com/feed/podcast/",
  "latestReleaseDate": "2026-07-09T09:00:25Z",
  "artwork": "https://…/600x600bb.jpg",
  "url": "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/…/id1019576853",
  "episodes": [
    { "title": "…", "releaseDate": "2026-07-09T…", "durationMinutes": 52, "audioUrl": "…", "episodeUrl": "…" }
  ]
}
```

`episodes` is present only when `includeEpisodes` is on.

### Notes & limits

- Data comes from Apple's public iTunes Search/Lookup APIs — official, free, no key, no anti-bot.
- Episodes are those exposed by Apple's lookup API (recent episodes; up to ~200).
- Apple's reviews RSS covers apps, not podcasts, so podcast reviews are not included.
- `feedUrl` points to the show's RSS feed if you need the full/raw episode feed.
- Public data; you are responsible for compliant use of the output.

# Actor input Schema

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

Keywords to search Apple Podcasts, e.g. "true crime", "software engineering".

## `podcasts` (type: `array`):

Specific podcasts by Apple id or URL, e.g. "1019576853", "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/x/id1019576853".

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

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

## `includeEpisodes` (type: `boolean`):

Also fetch the episode list for each podcast (embedded per podcast).

## `maxEpisodes` (type: `integer`):

Cap on episodes fetched per podcast when enabled (up to ~200).

## `maxResultsPerSearch` (type: `integer`):

How many matching podcasts to return per search term.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchTerms": [
    "software engineering"
  ],
  "country": "us",
  "includeEpisodes": false,
  "maxEpisodes": 50,
  "maxResultsPerSearch": 25
}
```

# 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": [
        "software engineering"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("ponderable_hydrometer/apple-podcasts-scraper").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": ["software engineering"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("ponderable_hydrometer/apple-podcasts-scraper").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": [
    "software engineering"
  ]
}' |
apify call ponderable_hydrometer/apple-podcasts-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/BRR7aIgf7k0nhCLY3/builds/4MnjXXTLQfKY77kK3/openapi.json