Podcast API
Data
podcast metadata api
SHOW HN2020
Podcast API
Many people use our Listen Later playlists to curate podcasts / episodes by topics.
listennotes.com#podcast api#podcast search#podcast metadata#podcast database
How HN took it
7 positive, 15 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 13 critical, out of 35 comments about the project. Thread score -0.09.
Pricing: 1 for, 6 againstIdea: 2 for, 3 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Good API docs and reasonable pricing compared to Apple's API
From 2 comments
We used ListenNotes a while back in a web based podcast player and have only good things to say about the API. It's reasonably priced, much easier to deal with than Apple's API…
dsco on HNHappy customer here. I’ve seen a few people suggest a free service but from our testing this is far more comprehensive and with better search quality. We use the service in…
darrenwestall on HN
Search quality better than free alternatives
From 1 comment
Happy customer here. I’ve seen a few people suggest a free service but from our testing this is far more comprehensive and with better search quality. We use the service in…
darrenwestall on HN
Objections
Terms forbid caching or storing content server side
From 2 comments
> API Terms of Use > Applications using the Listen API must not pre-fetch, cache, index, or store any content on the server side. Note that the id and the pub_date (e.g.,…
OJFord on HNThat's not really an answer though, that was the starting point. And this isn't a one-off dataset, we're discussing an API pricing model - there will be new podcasts, existing…
OJFord on HN
Pay-per-call pricing is expensive for some users
From 2 comments
That's not really an answer though, that was the starting point. And this isn't a one-off dataset, we're discussing an API pricing model - there will be new podcasts, existing…
OJFord on HNSuggestion for pivot: add a podcast playing web application (basically podcast subscriptions, you have already most other in place), and charge a more reasonable amount for that…
mongol on HN
Requests
Allow caching of results
From 2 comments
> API Terms of Use > Applications using the Listen API must not pre-fetch, cache, index, or store any content on the server side. Note that the id and the pub_date (e.g.,…
OJFord on HNThe service, though, is 'convenient access to the data [which is already out there]'. And once I've used it, I don't need it 100/sec just because that's how frequently people are…
OJFord on HN
Embed OpenAPI docs inline
From 1 comment
> API Terms of Use > Applications using the Listen API must not pre-fetch, cache, index, or store any content on the server side. Note that the id and the pub_date (e.g.,…
OJFord on HN
Questions
Is this cooperating with or competing with Podcast Index
From 1 comment
Is this service cooperating with or in competition to the Podcast Index? https://podcastindex.org/
mikece on HN
Why use this over the iTunes API
From 1 comment
I wish there was a question in the FAQ asking: "Why would I use this over the iTunes API?"
praveenperera on HN
Alternatives named
Podcast Index
From 2 comments
Is this service cooperating with or in competition to the Podcast Index? https://podcastindex.org/
mikece on HNMore interesting alternative: https://podcastindex.org/?utm_source=podnews.net&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=podcast-page
droopybuns on HN
iTunes API
From 1 comment
I wish there was a question in the FAQ asking: "Why would I use this over the iTunes API?"
praveenperera on HN
Mapbox and Google map tile APIs
From 1 comment
Map tiling APIs do this, like Mapbox and Google. Else you could circumvent all but their lowest-tier subscription plans with a brain-dead caching proxy and a large disk which is…
hombre_fatal on HN