Search, Manage, and Analyze Podcasts with Listen API for AI Agents

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Complete MCP server exposing 23 Listen API: Podcast Search, Directory, and Insights API operations to AI agents.

⚡ Quick Setup

1. Import this workflow into your n8n instance
2. Credentials Add Listen API: Podcast Search, Directory, and Insights API credentials
3. Activate the workflow to start your MCP server
4. Copy the webhook URL from the MCP trigger node
5. Connect AI agents using the MCP URL

🔧 How it Works

This workflow converts the Listen API: Podcast Search, Directory, and Insights API into an MCP-compatible interface for AI agents.

• MCP Trigger: Serves as your server endpoint for AI agent requests
• HTTP Request Nodes: Handle API calls to https://listen-api.listennotes.com/api/v2
• AI Expressions: Automatically populate parameters via $fromAI() placeholders
• Native Integration: Returns responses directly to the AI agent

📋 Available Operations (23 total)

🔧 Best_Podcasts (1 endpoints)

• GET /best_podcasts: Delete Podcast by ID

🔧 Curated_Podcasts (2 endpoints)

• GET /curated_podcasts: Fetch Curated Podcast List by ID
• GET /curated_podcasts/{id}: Fetch a curated list of podcasts by id

🔧 Episodes (3 endpoints)

• POST /episodes: Fetch Episode Recommendations
• GET /episodes/{id}: Fetch detailed meta data for an episode by id
• GET /episodes/{id}/recommendations: Fetch recommendations for an episode

🔧 Genres (1 endpoints)

• GET /genres: Fetch Podcast Genres

🔧 Just_Listen (1 endpoints)

• GET /just_listen: Fetch Random Podcast Episode

🔧 Languages (1 endpoints)

• GET /languages: Fetch Supported Languages

🔧 Playlists (2 endpoints)

• GET /playlists: Fetch Playlist Details by ID
• GET /playlists/{id}: Fetch a playlist's info and items (i.e., episodes or podcasts).

🔧 Podcasts (6 endpoints)

• POST /podcasts: Fetch Podcast Audience Data
• POST /podcasts/submit: Submit a podcast to Listen Notes database
• DELETE /podcasts/{id}: Request to delete a podcast
• GET /podcasts/{id}: Fetch detailed meta data and episodes for a podcast by id
• GET /podcasts/{id}/audience: Fetch audience demographics for a podcast
• GET /podcasts/{id}/recommendations: Fetch recommendations for a podcast

🔧 Regions (1 endpoints)

• GET /regions: Fetch Supported Regions

🔧 Related_Searches (1 endpoints)

• GET /related_searches: Fetch Related Search Terms

🔧 Search (1 endpoints)

• GET /search: Full-Text Search

🔧 Spellcheck (1 endpoints)

• GET /spellcheck: Spell Check Search Term

🔧 Trending_Searches (1 endpoints)

• GET /trending_searches: Fetch Trending Search Terms

🔧 Typeahead (1 endpoints)

• GET /typeahead: Typeahead Search

🤖 AI Integration

Parameter Handling: AI agents automatically provide values for:
• Path parameters and identifiers
• Query parameters and filters
• Request body data
• Headers and authentication

Response Format: Native Listen API: Podcast Search, Directory, and Insights API responses with full data structure

Error Handling: Built-in n8n HTTP request error management

💡 Usage Examples

Connect this MCP server to any AI agent or workflow:

• Claude Desktop: Add MCP server URL to configuration
• Cursor: Add MCP server SSE URL to configuration
• Custom AI Apps: Use MCP URL as tool endpoint
• API Integration: Direct HTTP calls to MCP endpoints

✨ Benefits

• Zero Setup: No parameter mapping or configuration needed
• AI-Ready: Built-in $fromAI() expressions for all parameters
• Production Ready: Native n8n HTTP request handling and logging
• Extensible: Easily modify or add custom logic

🆓 Free for community use! Ready to deploy in under 2 minutes.