AI Podcast Search Engine

What is Tapesearch?
Tapesearch is a platform that lets you find what was said in podcasts instantly. It provides the largest open database of transcripts (over 4 million and counting) and lets you search thousands of transcripts with precise timestamps. It also offers AI-powered chat across episodes, alerts for tracked keywords, and API access to bring insights into your apps. It’s trusted by 17,000+ listeners and built to help you gather intelligence faster and outpace competitors.
What podcasts are included?
Tapesearch provides transcripts from thousands of podcasts in its open database. The exact catalog isn’t publicly enumerated, but the platform offers broad coverage across many shows and genres.
What features does Tapesearch offer to enhance podcast research?
- Rapid Transcript Search: Search transcripts with timestamps and jump to exact moments.
- Email Alerts: Get alerts when your keywords are mentioned (2 alerts on the Pro plan).
- AI Powered Chat: AI-driven Q&A across multiple podcasts to extract insights.
- API Integration: Access search and transcript downloads via API to plug into your apps.
- Improved SEO and Accessibility: Helps podcasters improve SEO and makes podcasts more accessible to the Deaf and hard of hearing.
- Track Brand Mentions: Monitor mentions and advertising patterns, with timely alerts.
- Spot Industry Trends: Visualize how topics evolve over time across the podcast landscape.
How can I monitor brand mentions and trends?
- Track Brand Mentions: Receive alerts within hours when your tracked topics appear in podcasts; monitor brand mentions and ad patterns to spot opportunities early.
- Spot Industry Trends: Visualize conversation patterns over time to understand shifts in sentiment and topics across thousands of podcasts.
In what formats can I download transcripts?
You can download timestamped transcripts in TXT, SRT, VTT, and JSON formats.
How much does Tapesearch cost and what plans are available?
- Tapesearch Pro: $16.66/month (equivalent) or $200/year. Includes text search with filters, AI Chat, 2 email alerts, and download of timestamped transcripts in TXT, SRT, VTT, or JSON.
- Tapesearch Insights: $31/month (equivalent) or $370/year. Includes all Pro features plus up to 50 alerts and tools to build and download charts of trending topics.
- API Access: $60/month (equivalent) or $720/year. Includes all Insights features plus API access to search and transcript download endpoints, up to 2000 requests per day, and app integrations (REST, IFTTT, Zapier).
Note: Annual billing typically includes a 2-month free benefit.





























