Find public podcast shows and episodes across Apple Podcasts and Spotify Podcasts. Preserve platform IDs, chart definitions, release dates, and source URLs when comparing programs.
When to use this skill
- Discover shows by topic, host, language, or category.
- Inspect a show's metadata, episodes, related shows, and recent publishing.
- Compare chart or ranking snapshots within the same platform and market.
- Build a bounded guest or partnership shortlist from public episode evidence.
Research workflow
- Search each platform separately and resolve the platform's show ID before fetching episodes or related programs. Do not merge IDs across platforms.
- Capture title, publisher, description, category, language, episode date, duration, URL, and retrieval time. A chart rank is a relative snapshot.
- Compare shows only within aligned country, category, chart, and date windows. Do not infer downloads, audience size, or revenue from rankings.
- For guest discovery, verify the guest in the episode metadata or linked show notes. Similar names and search snippets are insufficient evidence.
Examples
scripts/crawlora.sh /apple-podcasts/search term="climate tech" | jq '.'
scripts/crawlora.sh /apple-podcasts/show/<id> | jq '.'
scripts/crawlora.sh /spotify-podcasts/search q="climate tech" | jq '.'
scripts/crawlora.sh /spotify-podcasts/show/episodes uri=<spotify-show-uri> | jq '.'
Notes and limits
- Public show and episode metadata only; no playback, subscription, account, or download actions occur.
- Chart coverage, ranking definitions, and episode availability vary by platform and locale. Report the exact surface used.
- Descriptions and show notes can be promotional or incomplete; distinguish source claims from independently corroborated facts.
See reference/endpoints.md for the complete generated endpoint list.