Listennotes
Podcast discovery is broken without the right search. Your AI agent taps into Listen Notes' database of millions of podcasts and episodes, finding shows by topic, recommending similar content, and delivering episode details, all within the conversation your audience is already in.
From full-text search across millions of episodes to curated genre recommendations, your AI agent makes Listen Notes' podcast intelligence accessible through natural language.
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Real scenarios where businesses and content platforms use AI agents connected to Listen Notes to improve podcast discovery, recommendation, and audience engagement.
A visitor on your media platform asks for podcast recommendations about startup fundraising. Your AI Agent searches Listen Notes, finds the top-rated shows in the entrepreneurship genre, retrieves episode details for the most relevant episodes, and presents a personalized list with descriptions and listen links. Podcast discovery happens inside the conversation, no browsing required.
A newsletter editor needs to feature the best new podcasts about AI this week. They ask the AI Agent for recently published shows in the artificial intelligence genre. The agent queries Listen Notes for best podcasts sorted by recent additions, returns the top five with descriptions and episode counts. A weekly curation task that took an hour now takes one question.
A brand manager exploring podcast advertising asks about audience demographics for three shows they are considering. Your AI Agent fetches audience data from Listen Notes for each podcast, presenting listener age ranges, geographic distribution, and engagement metrics. The brand makes a data-informed sponsorship decision without leaving the conversation.
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FAQs
The agent uses Listen Notes' Full-Text Search endpoint, which searches across episode titles, descriptions, authors, and even audio transcripts. You can filter by genre, language, episode length, publication date, and region. Results include podcast and episode metadata with direct links.
Yes. The agent uses Listen Notes' Fetch Podcasts by Domain endpoint, which retrieves all podcasts associated with a specific domain name like nytimes.com or npr.org. Useful for finding all shows produced by a particular media company or brand.
A Listen Notes API key is all that is required. You get the key from your Listen Notes developer dashboard, enter it in the Tars Tools configuration, and the connection is live. Different API plans provide different rate limits and feature access.
No. Tars queries Listen Notes in real time during conversations. Podcast metadata, episode details, and search results are fetched live and used only for the current interaction. We do not maintain a local copy of Listen Notes' podcast database.
Yes. The agent calls Listen Notes' Recommendations endpoint with a specific podcast or episode ID. Listen Notes returns a list of related shows based on content similarity, listener patterns, and genre overlap. Perfect for building discovery features into your platform.
Listen Notes' full-text search can include audio transcripts when available. The agent can also request transcript data for individual episodes through the detailed metadata endpoint. Note that transcript availability depends on the podcast and requires a PRO or ENTERPRISE plan.
Yes. The agent accesses Listen Notes' Trending Searches endpoint, which returns up to 10 of the most popular search terms in real time. This is available on all API plans including the free tier. Useful for content creators and media companies tracking audience interest.
The agent returns no results and can suggest alternative search terms using Listen Notes' Related Searches endpoint. If the podcast exists but is not indexed, the agent can submit its RSS feed through the Submit Podcast endpoint for inclusion in the Listen Notes database.
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