Apple Podcasts MCP Server runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 51 installs a week from npm. Last commit 24 Sep 2026.
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This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.
claude mcp add apple-podcasts-mcp -e 'APPLE_PODCASTS_ACCESS_TOKEN=<APPLE_PODCASTS_ACCESS_TOKEN>' -e 'APPLE_PODCASTS_VENDOR_ID=<APPLE_PODCASTS_VENDOR_ID>' -- npx -y @conorbronsdon/apple-podcasts-mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"apple-podcasts-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@conorbronsdon/apple-podcasts-mcp"
],
"env": {
"APPLE_PODCASTS_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<APPLE_PODCASTS_ACCESS_TOKEN>",
"APPLE_PODCASTS_VENDOR_ID": "<APPLE_PODCASTS_VENDOR_ID>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.apple-podcasts-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@conorbronsdon/apple-podcasts-mcp"]
env = { APPLE_PODCASTS_ACCESS_TOKEN = "<APPLE_PODCASTS_ACCESS_TOKEN>", APPLE_PODCASTS_VENDOR_ID = "<APPLE_PODCASTS_VENDOR_ID>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"apple-podcasts-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@conorbronsdon/apple-podcasts-mcp"
],
"env": {
"APPLE_PODCASTS_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<APPLE_PODCASTS_ACCESS_TOKEN>",
"APPLE_PODCASTS_VENDOR_ID": "<APPLE_PODCASTS_VENDOR_ID>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"apple-podcasts-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@conorbronsdon/apple-podcasts-mcp"
],
"env": {
"APPLE_PODCASTS_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<APPLE_PODCASTS_ACCESS_TOKEN>",
"APPLE_PODCASTS_VENDOR_ID": "<APPLE_PODCASTS_VENDOR_ID>"
}
}
}
}Put your own values in place of
<APPLE_PODCASTS_ACCESS_TOKEN> (Reporter access token from Apple Podcasts Connect (Settings > Access Token). Expires 180 days after it is generated), <APPLE_PODCASTS_VENDOR_ID> (Vendor number from Apple Podcasts Connect Settings, e.g. 87654321).
The author’s registry entry marks them as required.
Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
APPLE_PODCASTS_ACCOUNT_ID (Apple account number. Only needed when the access token can read more than one account, which Reporter reports as error 214).
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