`trending`

Pack: podcastindex · Connect: https://pipeworx.io/mcp (see Connect below for a single-pack URL)

No MCP client? Call it directly: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/trending for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

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 — every tool in the catalog, including this one — or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx": {
      "url": "https://pipeworx.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Connect to just the podcastindex pack

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "podcastindex": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/podcastindex/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

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