Ask HN: I want to develop a Podcast app, where to start?

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Hello HN, I want to write an app for listeners to listen to podcast on the go. I know there are many apps doing this. But I want to build a side project. Please help me get started. Where can I find the indexes of all the podcasts for my app? Can I use Apple podcasts index? Also how RSS feeds work for podcasts? Thanks in advance.

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Maybe take a look at https://www.listennotes.com/

They have a nice api, that is free, if you are under 2500 requests per month: https://www.listennotes.com/api/

What about podcast addict? it's free and open source.

I don't know... But I did not see any hints of open source or free API...?

Sorry, I meant the podcast index.

There's a free database called The Podcast Index. Find it at www.podcastindex.org

You can download an SQLite database, or use the API. (Hint: use the API).

Also, read https://podinfra.net for some best practice (and read https://podnews.net too!)

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