`trending`

Pack: podcastindex · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/podcastindex/mcp

Get trending podcasts across the open podcast database, ranked by recent activity. Optionally filter by language or category. Returns podcast title, author, categories, artwork, and trend score. Example: trending({ max: 10, lang: “en”, cat: “Technology” })

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`max`	number	no	Maximum number of trending podcasts to return (default 10, max 40)
`lang`	string	no	Optional language filter, e.g. “en”, “es”
`cat`	string	no	Optional category filter, e.g. “Technology”, “News”

Example call

Arguments

{
  "max": 10,
  "lang": "en",
  "cat": "Technology",
  "_apiKey": "your-podcastindex-api-key"
}

curl

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":"trending","arguments":{"max":10,"lang":"en","cat":"Technology","_apiKey":"your-podcastindex-api-key"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('trending', {
  "max": 10,
  "lang": "en",
  "cat": "Technology",
  "_apiKey": "your-podcastindex-api-key"
});

More examples

{
  "max": 20,
  "_apiKey": "your-podcastindex-api-key"
}

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.

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