search_podcasts
Pack: podcastindex · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/podcastindex/mcp
Podcast search by term. Find podcasts in the open podcast database by name or keyword. Returns matching podcasts with title, author, description, categories, episode count, and artwork. Example: search_podcasts({ query: “true crime”, max: 10 })
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
query | string | yes | Search term — podcast name or keyword, e.g. “true crime”, “javascript” |
max | number | no | Maximum number of podcasts to return (default 10, max 40) |
Example call
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/podcastindex/mcp \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"search_podcasts","arguments":{}}}'Connect
Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:
{
"mcpServers": {
"podcastindex": {
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/podcastindex/mcp"
}
}
}See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.