Listen Notes
Data
podcast search api
SHOW HN2017
How HN took it
5 positive, 10 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 0 critical, out of 15 comments about the project. Thread score +0.26.
Idea: 4 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Useful service for podcast listeners and discovery.
From 3 comments
I love this, I just love this. This is what Google should have released a few years back when podcasts started taking over. I can't donate with PayPal because that platform hates…
orliesaurus on HNI'm with you up until the part about listening while coding. For all of the other more mundane tasks like shopping, dishes, showering, video games, commuting throwing on a…
purephase on HNThat makes sense, I find it too distracting to listen to unless I'm doing something entirely monotonous. The illusion of multitasking and all that. I'm jealous that you can just…
dvddgld on HN
Objections
Search results are empty without signing up through an external API platform.
From 1 comment
Big podcast fan here. After looking at the page, I tried: https://www.listennotes.com/api/v1/search?q=hello And got an empty result. Looks like you need to sign up with some…
TekMol on HN
Top-podcast ranking comes from iTunes chart, not the maker's own rating.
From 2 comments
I want to be frank here: it's from iTunes top chart via their API https://affiliate.itunes.apple.com/resources/documentation/itunes-store-web-service-search-api/ In the future…
wenbin on HNah i see. might want to disclose that then. i have no problem with it but it might confuse people that you are adding your own rating somehow
swyx on HN
Requests
Search inside podcast audio via transcripts.
From 2 comments
This looks very promising! I've thought of doing something similar and started (very slowly) on the project a month ago. What are the data sources you're using for the…
froindt on HNTo be honest, I'm hoping for 4) have a computer transcribe and index podcast contents to at least a 90% accuracy. It appears this is a big ask right now, however, which surprises…
petercooper on HN
Questions
Where does the podcast data come from?
From 1 comment
Yup, got it! It says "Search (almost) all podcasts & episodes on the Internet." Where does the data come from?
TekMol on HN
What data sources are used for transcripts?
From 1 comment
This looks very promising! I've thought of doing something similar and started (very slowly) on the project a month ago. What are the data sources you're using for the…
froindt on HN
Alternatives named
Audiosearch, which shut down after struggling with in-episode search.
From 1 comment
fyi http://audiosear.ch/ just closed doors after years of struggling to do in-episode search. its an expensive problem to tackle and something people clearly don't want enough…
swyx on HN