Search for podcast episodes where a specific person appeared as host or guest. Returns episodes across all indexed podcasts — useful for tracking appearances beyond your own show.

Full-text search across all podcasts in the index. Search by topic, show name, or keyword to find relevant podcasts.

Look up a podcast by its RSS feed URL. Returns feed ID, iTunes ID, categories, last update time, and feed health. Useful for checking if your podcast is properly indexed.

Look up a podcast by its Podcast Index feed ID. Returns full metadata including categories, language, and feed health.

Get trending podcasts with optional filters for language and category. Useful for competitive intelligence and content planning.

Get episodes for a specific podcast by its Podcast Index feed ID. Use podcast_by_feed_url first to get the feed ID.

Get the most recent episodes across the entire Podcast Index. Useful for seeing what is being published right now in the ecosystem.

Get the full list of Podcast Index categories and their IDs.

Search for podcasts by title. Narrower than search_by_term, which also matches descriptions and other feed metadata — use this when you already know (or are guessing at) the show name.

Look up a single episode by its Podcast Index episode ID. Returns full episode metadata including enclosure URL, duration, and transcript links where available.

Get episodes that are currently live (actively streaming right now) across the Podcast Index. Useful for finding live shows in progress.

Look up a podcast by its Apple Podcasts (iTunes) ID. Returns full Podcast Index feed metadata.

Look up a podcast by its podcast:guid tag value — the globally unique identifier defined in the Podcast Namespace spec. Use this when you have the GUID rather than a feed URL or ID.

Get the value4value (lightning payment / streaming sats) information for a podcast by its Podcast Index feed ID, if the feed publishes a podcast:value block.

Get the value4value (lightning payment / streaming sats) information for a podcast by its RSS feed URL, if the feed publishes a podcast:value block.

Get the most recently updated podcast feeds across the entire Podcast Index, with optional language and category filters. Useful for spotting fresh activity in the ecosystem.

Get podcast feeds newly added to the Podcast Index, in the order they were added. Useful for discovering brand-new shows before they show up in other searches.

Get current aggregate statistics for the entire Podcast Index (total feeds, episodes, and related counts).