Check total podcast subscribers
Accesses the Transistor API to retrieve your subscriber data and extract the Total Count.
Actions
Set Variable
Sets the value of the specified variable to the input of this action.
Get Contents of URL
Gets the contents of URLs passed into the action. Useful for downloading files and web content, or for making API requests. Includes GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE methods, and options to add headers. To make a multipart HTTP request, choose “Form” as the request body type and add files as field values.
Get Dictionary Value
Gets the value for the specified key in the dictionary passed into the action.
Get Dictionary from Input
Makes a dictionary from the text passed as input. JSON (like {“foo”: “bar”}), key-value pairs (like foo=bar&baz=biz), and XML-based plist are supported.
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New podcasting shortcuts for Transistor.FM
While working on my podcasting workflow, I developed these shortcuts for my hosting service Transistor.FM.
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Get latest episode attributes
Accesses the Transistor API and extracts the episode data in a nicely-formatted view. Requires the Actions app.
Copy podcast playlist player embed
Takes the default embed code for multiple podcast episodes, inserts your podcast string, and copies the result to your clipboard to be pasted somewhere online.
Show my podcast analytics
Opens the URL for the Analytics page for your Transistor podcast.
Create new podcast episode
Opens Transistor.fm to the new episode page for your pre-selected podcast so you can upload a new file, give it a title and description, and publish.
Show my podcast subscribers
Opens to the Subscribers tab of the Transistor website for your podcast where you can see total listeners, how many remaining you have in your plan, manage subscribers, and share an invite link.
Get podcast show ID
Uses the Transistor API to look at your show data, gets the first show, and extracts the ID for use in your other shortcuts.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Check%20total%20podcast%20subscribers
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Check%20total%20podcast%20subscribers
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Check total podcast subscribers”
end tell
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