On: Show HN: Podcast API

[praveenperera]

I wish there was a question in the FAQ asking:

"Why would I use this over the iTunes API?"

[wenbin → praveenperera]

Great question! Will add.

For itunes api: 1. You can't search episodes 2. You can't get a lot of search results of podcasts. 3. Their terms of use may not allow you to do what you want to do

[bastawhiz → praveenperera]

The iTunes api gives you almost no useful data. And it's rate limited to 20req/min, with no alternative.

[bredren → praveenperera]

If that is what the official Podcasts app returns, it’s bad search results.