# Create Podscan Search Feed

## User Intent

"How do I search for podcast episodes using Podscan? Show me podcast search feed configuration."

**Note**: Podscan API key is not required. Graphlit provides Podscan access by default and bills you for usage.

## Operation

**SDK Method**: `createFeed()` with FeedTypes.Search\
**Auth**: None required (Graphlit provides Podscan access, bills you for usage)

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## Code Example (TypeScript)

```typescript
import { Graphlit } from 'graphlit-client';
import { FeedTypes, SearchServiceTypes } from 'graphlit-client/dist/generated/graphql-types';

const graphlit = new Graphlit();

const feed = await graphlit.createFeed({
  name: 'AI Podcast Episodes',
  type: FeedTypes.Search,
  search: {
    type: SearchServiceTypes.Podscan,
    text: 'artificial intelligence machine learning',
    readLimit: 25,
  },
  // Optional: add workflow for content processing
  // workflow: { id: workflow.createWorkflow.id }
});

console.log(`Created Podscan feed: ${feed.createFeed.id}`);
```

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## Configuration

**text**: Podcast topic search query\
**readLimit**: Number of podcast episodes per execution\
**type**: `SearchServiceTypes.Podscan`

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## What Gets Indexed

* Podcast episode titles and descriptions
* Episode transcripts (when available)
* Show names and hosts
* Publication dates
* Audio file URLs

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## Use Cases

**Topic Monitoring**:

```typescript
text: 'startup fundraising venture capital'
```

**Guest Appearances**:

```typescript
text: 'Sam Altman OpenAI'
```

**Industry News**:

```typescript
text: 'cryptocurrency regulation 2024'
```

**Interview Research**:

```typescript
text: 'YC founders growth strategies'
```

**Competitive Intelligence**:

```typescript
text: 'mentions of CompanyName product'
```

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## What Makes Podscan Special

**Podcast-Specific**: Only searches podcast content, not general web\
**Transcript Search**: Finds mentions within episode transcripts\
**Guest Tracking**: Discover podcast appearances by specific people\
**Show Monitoring**: Track mentions of topics across all podcasts

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## Search Tips

**Be specific about topics**:

* ✅ "enterprise SaaS go-to-market strategy"
* ❌ "business"

**Don't include "podcast" or "episode"**:

* ✅ "climate tech startups"
* ❌ "climate tech startups podcast episode"

**Person names work great**:

* ✅ "Jensen Huang NVIDIA"
* ✅ "Patrick Collison Stripe"

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## Related

* [YouTube Feed](/api-guides/use-cases/feeds/social-media/feed-create-youtube.md) - Video content
* [RSS Feed](/api-guides/use-cases/feeds/web/feed-create-rss.md) - Podcast RSS feeds
* [Exa Search](/api-guides/use-cases/feeds/web/feed-create-exa-search.md) - Web content search


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