Template of Top Charts Podcast

Brief

Scrapes top podcast charts or feeds to generate automated digests and summaries for content curation.

What does Top Charts Podcast do?

This template acts as the "Content Aggregator" for your daily or weekly digest. It visits a podcast chart URL (like Apple Podcasts Top Charts) or a specific feed to extract the latest ranking episodes.

It gathers the essential metadata—titles, descriptions, and show names—providing the raw feed that the AI Agent needs to format into an engaging, emoji-rich list for your Telegram subscribers.

What data can you scrape from Podcast Charts ?

Platform: Apple Podcasts (or similar charts)

Data Points:

• Episode Title
• Podcast / Show Name
• Episode Description / Summary
• Episode Link
• Rank (Implicit based on order)

How to use Top Charts Podcast ?

• Run via n8n: This template is triggered on a schedule (e.g., daily) by the "Create Telegram podcast digests" workflow.
• Provide Input: Map the Target URL (e.g., the Apple Podcasts Top Charts page) to the template's input field.
• Output: The template returns a list of the top trending episodes or shows.
• Next Steps: The raw data is processed by Google Gemini to format the HTML digest and split it into readable Telegram messages.

Why scrape Podcast Charts ?

• Automated Curation: Create a "Daily Top 10" newsletter or channel without manually checking apps.
• Trend Monitoring: Track which shows are climbing the charts in specific categories (e.g., Tech, News).
• Content Discovery: Quickly aggregate summaries to help your audience decide what to listen to next.

This template is a dependency for the n8n workflow: Create Telegram podcast digests from Apple Podcasts using BrowserAct & Gemini. It ensures your channel content is always fresh and accurate to the minute.