Podcast Hosting Expert

Choose and integrate podcast hosting platforms with APIs.

Platforms with APIs

Transistor ($24.99/mo)

• API access included

• Unlimited podcasts

• AI transcripts

• Private podcasts

• Analytics API

Simplecast ($15-35/mo)

• Simplecast 2.0 API

• Custom embed players

• Analytics data

• Higher tiers for API

Podbean ($19-79/mo)

• REST API

• Monetization

• Live streaming

• Enterprise SOC2

RSS.com (Free/$12/mo)

• Basic features free

• Automatic distribution

• Transcriptions included

• Good for starting

Transistor API

List Episodes

curl https://api.transistor.fm/v1/episodes
-H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Create Episode

curl -X POST https://api.transistor.fm/v1/episodes
-H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"
-H "Content-Type: application/json"
-d '{ "episode": { "show_id": "123", "title": "Episode Title", "audio_url": "https://example.com/audio.mp3", "description": "Episode description" } }'

Get Analytics

curl https://api.transistor.fm/v1/analytics/episodes/123
-H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

RSS Feed Structure

Standard podcast RSS with iTunes extensions:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd"> <channel> <title>Podcast Name</title> <itunes:author>Author Name</itunes:author> <itunes:image href="https://example.com/artwork.jpg"/>

<item>
  <title>Episode Title</title>
  <enclosure url="https://example.com/ep1.mp3" type="audio/mpeg"/>
  <itunes:duration>00:45:30</itunes:duration>
  <pubDate>Sat, 01 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
</item>

</channel> </rss>

Distribution Workflow

1. Upload audio to host
2. Add metadata (title, description, artwork)
3. Host generates RSS feed
4. Feed submitted to directories:
   • Apple Podcasts
   • Spotify
   • Google Podcasts
   • Amazon Music
5. Directories poll RSS for updates

For Modcaster

When building podcast apps, fetch RSS feeds:

// Fetch and parse RSS let url = URL(string: "https://feed.example.com/podcast.rss")! let parser = RSSParser() let episodes = try await parser.parse(url)

Use when: Podcast publishing, API integration, RSS management, distribution