Podscan.fm
Podscan.fm is a podcast database and search service for working with episode audio and metadata.
What Podscan.fm is
Podscan.fm is a podcast database and search service for working with episode audio and metadata. Its REST API covers more than 72 million episodes from over 4.9 million podcasts, with transcript search filters for category, language, and date. Podscan says it transcribes and analyzes thousands of new episodes daily. Episode summaries include topics, quotes, guests, and sponsors; topic extraction connects named subjects across its catalog. The service also offers a real-time Firehose API, custom webhooks, and a Zapier integration with triggers for new scan results. Its MCP server works with ChatGPT, Claude.ai, Claude Desktop, Claude Code, and other MCP-enabled clients, using OAuth 2.1; REST API access instead requires an API key. There is a free plan and a 10-day trial, but after the trial alerts pause and API access stops until a paid plan is selected. Premium is $100 a month. One-time Day Pass and Research Pass options are also listed.
Good
- Transcript search has category, language, and date filters.
- Summaries include topics, quotes, guests, and sponsors.
- Custom webhooks are available to all users.
- MCP clients authenticate through OAuth 2.1.
Watch out
- Trial access lasts 10 days.
- API access stops after the trial until a paid plan is selected.
- REST API requests require an API key.
Who it suits
Podscan.fm suits teams and developers looking to search podcast transcripts, monitor brands, or connect podcast data to other tools. The MCP server also supports users of compatible AI clients.
Verdict
Podscan.fm combines transcript search and podcast monitoring with API, webhook, Zapier, and MCP access. Consider the trial cutoff and the listed paid options when deciding whether it fits ongoing use.
Plans and prices
From Podscan.fm's own pricing page, checked 1 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Day Pass | $20, paid once | Full Premium access · up to 25 keyword alerts · full-text search · API, Firehose and MCP access · one-time · 24 hours |
| Research Pass | $50, paid once | Full Premium access · up to 50 keyword alerts · full-text search · API access up to 2,000 requests/day · Firehose and MCP access · one-time · 72 hours |
| Premium | $100 a month | 50 alerts · 5 team members · 3 teams · 2,000 API requests/day · Firehose Lite for top 1,000 podcasts · $1,000/yr (save 2 months) |
| Professional | $200 a month | 500 alerts · up to 20 team members · 5 teams · 5,000 API requests/day · Firehose Core for top 25,000 podcasts · $2,000/yr (save 2 months) |
| Advanced | $2,500 a month | Unlimited alerts · up to 50 team members per team · 10 teams · 10,000 API requests/day · Firehose Full for all 4 million+ podcasts · Custom annual pricing available |
| Enterprise | Priced on request | Customer-specific teams, capabilities, limits, delivery, API throughput, exports, webhooks and Firehose |
The facts
Each one read from Podscan.fm's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- AI intelligence
- Podscan episode summaries include topics, key quotes, guests and sponsors, and topic extraction links named topics across the corpus.checked 1 Oct 2026
- API security
- Podscan's REST API requires API-key authentication using an Authorization Bearer header.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Firehose API
- The Firehose API provides real-time access to a continually updated stream of podcast episodes and metadata.checked 1 Oct 2026
- MCP authentication
- The MCP server uses OAuth 2.1 and does not require an API token for MCP clients.checked 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.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Podcast processing
- Podscan says it transcribes and analyzes thousands of new podcast episodes daily, often before they reach most listeners.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Product purpose
- Podscan is building a podcast database that makes millions of hours of audio searchable and actionable.checked 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.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Support
- Premium and Professional include same-day email support, while Advanced includes priority email and chat support.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Transcript search
- The REST API supports full-text search across podcast transcripts with filters including category, language and date.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Webhook integrations
- Podscan says custom webhooks are available to all users and can be configured in scan or team settings.checked 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.checked 1 Oct 2026
Money
- 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.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Trial behavior
- After the 10-day free trial, alerts are paused and API access stops until a paid plan is selected.checked 1 Oct 2026
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