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Podscan.fm
What it is
Podscan.fm is building a searchable podcast database for working with audio and metadata. Its REST API provides access to more than 72 million episodes from more than 4.9 million podcasts, with full-text transcript search and filters for category, language, and date. Podscan says it transcribes and analyzes thousands of new episodes daily. Episode summaries include topics, key quotes, guests, and sponsors, while topic extraction links named topics across the catalog. The service also offers a continually updated Firehose API, custom webhooks, and a Zapier integration with triggers for new scan results. Its MCP server is compatible with ChatGPT, Claude.ai, Claude Desktop, Claude Code, and other MCP-enabled clients; MCP clients use OAuth 2.1 without an API token, while REST API access requires an API key. A 10-day trial and free plan are listed. After the trial, alerts pause and API access stops until a paid plan is selected. Premium costs $100 a month. One-time passes are also listed: Day Pass at $20, paid once and Research Pass at $50, paid once.
For and against
For
- Transcript search spans more than 72 million episodes.
- Search filters include category, language, and date.
- Offers Firehose API, webhooks, and Zapier integration.
- MCP server uses OAuth 2.1 without an API token.
Against
- Premium costs $100 a month.
- After the 10-day trial, alerts pause.
- After the trial, API access stops until a paid plan is selected.
The verdict
Podscan.fm offers broad podcast transcript search alongside APIs and integrations for accessing episode data. The trial does not preserve alerts or API access unless a paid plan is selected afterward.
Who it suits
Podscan.fm may suit people who need searchable podcast transcripts, episode metadata, or integrations with other tools. Its API, Firehose, webhooks, Zapier integration, and MCP server provide several ways to access or route podcast data.
Plans and prices
Day Pass
Full Premium access · up to 25 keyword alerts · full-text search · API, Firehose and MCP access
Read 1 Oct 2026 · podscan.fm
Research Pass
Full Premium access · up to 50 keyword alerts · full-text search · API access up to 2,000 requests/day
Read 1 Oct 2026 · podscan.fm
Premium
50 alerts · 5 team members · 3 teams · 2,000 API requests/day
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Professional
500 alerts · up to 20 team members · 5 teams · 5,000 API requests/day
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Advanced
Unlimited alerts · up to 50 team members per team · 10 teams · 10,000 API requests/day
Read 1 Oct 2026 · podscan.fm
Enterprise
Customer-specific teams, capabilities, limits, delivery, API throughput, exports, webhooks and Firehose
Read 1 Oct 2026 · podscan.fm
On the record
- AI intelligence
- Podscan episode summaries include topics, key quotes, guests and sponsors, and topic extraction links named topics across the corpus.podscan.fm · read 1 Oct 2026
- API security
- Podscan's REST API requires API-key authentication using an Authorization Bearer header.podscan.fm · read 1 Oct 2026
- Firehose API
- The Firehose API provides real-time access to a continually updated stream of podcast episodes and metadata.podscan.fm · read 1 Oct 2026
- Free brand monitoring
- Verified brands receive Premium-level monitoring at no charge while their company domain remains verified, including alerts, mentions, transcripts, demographics, reports and a Share of Voice preview.podscan.fm · read 1 Oct 2026
- MCP authentication
- The MCP server uses OAuth 2.1 and does not require an API token for MCP clients.podscan.fm · read 1 Oct 2026
- MCP compatibility
- The Podscan MCP server is compatible with ChatGPT, Claude.ai, Claude Desktop, Claude Code and other MCP-enabled AI clients.podscan.fm · read 1 Oct 2026
- Podcast processing
- Podscan says it transcribes and analyzes thousands of new podcast episodes daily, often before they reach most listeners.podscan.fm · read 1 Oct 2026
- Product purpose
- Podscan is building a podcast database that makes millions of hours of audio searchable and actionable.podscan.fm · read 1 Oct 2026
- REST API coverage
- The REST API page states that Podscan provides access to more than 72 million episodes from more than 4.9 million podcasts.podscan.fm · read 1 Oct 2026
- Support
- Premium and Professional include same-day email support, while Advanced includes priority email and chat support.podscan.fm · read 1 Oct 2026
- Transcript search
- The REST API supports full-text search across podcast transcripts with filters including category, language and date.podscan.fm · read 1 Oct 2026
- Trial behavior
- After the 10-day free trial, alerts are paused and API access stops until a paid plan is selected.podscan.fm · read 1 Oct 2026
- Webhook integrations
- Podscan says custom webhooks are available to all users and can be configured in scan or team settings.help.podscan.fm · read 1 Oct 2026
- Zapier integration
- Podscan offers a Zapier integration with pre-built triggers for new scan results and connections to more than 5,000 Zapier apps.help.podscan.fm · read 1 Oct 2026
