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Marketing Against The Grain · 15 Sep 2026
“Have you heard of HubSpot? HubSpot is a CRM platform…”
Podcast API
Podcast API with audience, charts and transcripts
Every podcast field you need, in one API and in your AI tools.
GET /api/v1/charts/latest
curl "https://api.podengine.ai/api/v1/charts/latest?chartType=apple&country=us&category=business" \
-H "Authorization: $PODENGINE_API_KEY"
import { PodEngine } from '@podengine/sdk';
const pe = new PodEngine({ apiKey: process.env.PODENGINE_API_KEY! });
const chart = await pe.charts.getLatestChart({ chartType: 'apple', country: 'us', category: 'business' });
npm i @podengine/sdk
import os
from podengine import PodEngine
pe = PodEngine(api_key=os.environ["PODENGINE_API_KEY"])
chart = pe.charts.get_latest_chart(chart_type="apple", country="us", category="business")
pip install podengine
Works with
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Claude -
ChatGPT -
Cursor -
npm -
Python
01 What you get
The fields scraping can’t give you
Audience
How many people listen, and where
- estimatedMonthlyListeners on every show
- A confidence level with each estimate
- Audio and YouTube counted separately
532K Lenny’s Podcast, listeners a month Estimated · Medium confidence
Charts
Chart positions, with history
- Apple Podcasts and Spotify charts
- Every category and country we track
- History for trend lines, not just today
Lenny’s Podcast · Apple Podcasts · Technology · US
Transcripts
Search what was said, not just titles
- 7.4M full transcripts
- Ad reads marked in the results
- Request a transcript for any episode
HubSpot’s UNBOUND 2026 Preview
Little Talks · 9 Sep 2026
“When the HubSpot folks do theirs, generally pretty on point and doesn’t always come back to selling something…”
02 Get started
Your first call in three steps
- 1
Create a key
Sign up and copy your API key from the developer settings.
Every paid plan includes the API - 2
Install the SDK
Use the JavaScript or Python SDK, or call the REST API directly.
npm i @podengine/sdk - 3
Make a call
Ask for the latest Business chart and get every show with its Pod Engine profile.
GET /api/v1/charts/latest
03 MCP
The same data inside Claude and ChatGPT
Connect the Pod Engine MCP server and ask in plain English.
Which shows did HubSpot sponsor in September?
In the episodes I checked, HubSpot read ads on:
- My First Million, 2 of the last 10 episodes (9 and 14 Sep)
- Marketing Against The Grain, 15 Sep
694 episodes mention HubSpot since 1 Sep; most are editorial, not ads.
Claude, with the Pod Engine MCP connector
{
"searchTerm": "HubSpot",
"publishedSince": "2026-09-01",
"adReadsOnly": true
}npm i @podengine/sdk
04 Compared
Using the API or building it yourself
| Feature | Pod Engine API | Scraping it yourself |
|---|---|---|
| Estimated listeners with confidence | Yes | –No |
| Audio and YouTube audience split | Yes | –No |
| Chart history | Yes | Only from the day you start |
| Full transcripts | Yes | Transcribe it yourself |
| Works in Claude and ChatGPT (MCP) | Yes | –No |
| Upkeep when sources change | None | Yours |
Questions
Before you start
Does every plan include the API?
Every paid plan includes full API access and the MCP server. There is no separate API plan to buy.
Which languages have an SDK?
JavaScript and TypeScript (@podengine/sdk) and Python (podengine). Anything else can call the REST API.
How accurate are the listener estimates?
They’re estimates, not download counts. Each one comes with a confidence level and the signals behind it.
Make your first call today
Every paid plan includes the API and the MCP server.