# Synapse Podcast Search

> Synapse Podcast Search is a paid API for AI agents from anibalb.duckdns.org, paid per call via x402, $0.002/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-31).

Search Apple Podcasts catalog by keyword and return matching podcast titles, artists, genres, and URLs

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://anibalb.duckdns.org/x402/podcast-search?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.002/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-31
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/synapse-podcast-search-00b698dc
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_86nKcJa4jVlBbWu38QNjj

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability synapse-podcast-search-00b698dc
```

Example prompt: Can you search for podcasts about bitcoin investing and give me the titles, hosts, and links?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need to search the Apple Podcasts catalog by keyword to discover podcast titles, hosts, and genres. Prefer this over general web search when you specifically want structured podcast metadata (title, artist, genre, direct Apple Podcasts links) without scraping. Ideal for agents that need to recommend, research, or enumerate podcasts on a given topic.

## Known failure modes

- Empty results array if no podcasts match the query
- Missing or malformed query parameter returns an error or empty response
- Apple Podcasts upstream unavailability causes timeout or 5xx error
- Very broad queries may return a large but generic result set

## How this service works

Public data and utility APIs paid per call in USDC on Base (x402). No accounts, no API keys. 174 routes: crypto/equity data, onchain reads, DNS/email/security intel, geo/weather, x402 payment diagnostics, dev utilities and more.

## Output

Returns a JSON object with the search query echoed back, a total count of results, and an array of matching podcasts each containing the Apple Podcasts URL, genre, show title, and artist/host name.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "properties": {
   "type": "string"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "query": "bitcoin",
  "total": 2,
  "results": [
   {
    "url": "https://podcasts.apple.com/...",
    "genre": "Business",
    "title": "The Wolf Of All Streets",
    "artist": "Scott Melker"
   }
  ]
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/synapse-podcast-search-00b698dc/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from anibalb.duckdns.org](https://www.zero.xyz/host/anibalb.duckdns.org/llms.txt)