Apple Podcasts Scraper — Podcast Shows, Details & Episodes

Search Apple Podcasts, pull full show details (publisher, genre, rating, artwork, feed) and extract episodes (title, date, duration, audio URL, description) from each show's RSS feed. Uses Apple's official iTunes endpoints — no API key.

What it does

• Search podcasts by keyword across any country store.
• Look up specific shows by collection ID or Apple Podcasts URL.
• Episodes — pulled from the show's RSS: title, publish date, duration, audio URL, episode/season number, description.
• Export to JSON, CSV, or Excel, or pull via the Apify API.

Input

Field	Description
searchTerms	Keywords, e.g. true crime, startups.
podcastIds	Collection IDs or Apple Podcasts URLs.
country	Two-letter store code (us, gb, ae…).
maxPodcastsPerSearch	Cap per search term.
scrapeEpisodes	Also pull episodes from the RSS feed.
maxEpisodesPerPodcast	Cap per show.

Example

{ "searchTerms": ["technology"], "country": "us", "maxPodcastsPerSearch": 20,
  "scrapeEpisodes": true, "maxEpisodesPerPodcast": 50 }

Output

One item per podcast or episode:

{ "resultType": "podcast", "name": "TED Tech", "publisher": "TED",
  "primaryGenre": "Technology", "feedUrl": "https://...", "trackCount": 120 }

{ "resultType": "episode", "podcast": "TED Tech", "title": "AI and you",
  "published": "Wed, 03 Sep 2026 ...", "duration": "12:34", "audioUrl": "https://..." }

Use cases

• Podcast discovery & research — find shows by topic, compare genres/ratings.
• Podcast analytics — track episode cadence and catalog size.
• Content pipelines / AI — feed episode descriptions (or transcribe the audio URLs) to an LLM.

FAQ

Do I need an API key? No — it uses Apple's public iTunes endpoints and public RSS feeds.

Can I get audio? The audioUrl (episode enclosure) is included; pair with a transcription tool for text.

Not affiliated with Apple. Data is public; use responsibly.

🤖 Use with Claude or ChatGPT (MCP)

Run this actor from Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any MCP client via the Apify MCP server. In Claude Desktop: Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector → https://mcp.apify.com. Or expose just this tool:

{ "mcpServers": { "apify": { "url": "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=get_anything/apple-podcasts-scraper" } } }

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