Podbean is a podcast hosting platform that allows individuals and businesses to create, host, and monetize their podcasts. It provides tools for publishing, promoting, and distributing podcasts across various platforms, making it a comprehensive solution for podcasters.
Refer to our website for the list of metrics and attributes available in Dataddo.
Refer to Podbean's official documentation to see all available endpoints from the Podbean API.
Authorize Connection to Podbean
To authorize this service, use OAuth 2.0 to share specific data with Dataddo while keeping usernames, passwords, and other information private.
- On the Authorizers page, click on Authorize New Service and select your service.
- Follow the on-screen prompts to grant Dataddo the necessary permissions to access and retrieve your data.
- [Optional] Once your authorizer is created, click on it to change the label for easier identification.
Ensure that the account you're granting access to holds at least admin-level permissions. If necessary, assign a team member with the required permissions with the authorizer role to authenticate the service for you.
For more information, see our article on authorizers.
How to Create a Podbean Data Source
- On the Sources page, click on the Create Source button.
- Select the connector from the list and name your data source.
- On the Dataset step, select your dataset.DATADDO TIP
If you're unsure which dataset to select, use the search bar to look for datasets with the desired attributes or metrics.
- On the Account step select your authorizer from the drop-down menu.Didn't find your authorizer?
Click on Add new Account at the bottom of the drop-down and follow the on-screen prompts. You can also go to the Authorizers tab and click on Add New Service.
- On the Attributes and Metrics step, select the metrics and attributes you want to extract.

- On the Metadata step, select which metadata fields such as extraction time to add to your data.
- On the Snapshot step:
- Configure your sync frequency or click Show advanced settings to set the exact synchronization time.DATADDO TIP
To load historical data, refer to the Data Backfilling article.
- [Optional] Enable the Allow Empty Data Extractions toggle to allow the extraction when no data is available.
- Configure your sync frequency or click Show advanced settings to set the exact synchronization time.
- In the top-right corner, click Test Data button to preview extracted data. Adjust the date range for specific time frame.
- Click on Save and congratulations, your new data source is ready!
Limitations
API Availability Based on Plans
Some API endpoints are not available for all plans. Note that the Analytics data is available only for business plans and above.
Dataddo uses the Analytics API endpoint for the following datasets:
- Podcast Downloads Report
- Podcast Engagement Report
If you are using these datasets and get a No data in the source error, make sure you selected the correct Podbean plan.
Troubleshooting
Data Preview Unavailable
No data preview when you click on Test Data might be caused by an issue with your source configuration. The most common causes are:
- Date range: Try a smaller date range. You can load the rest of your data afterward via manual data load.
- Insufficient permissions: Please make sure your authorized account has at least admin-level permissions.
Related Articles
Now that you have successfully created a data source, see how you can connect your data to a dashboarding app or a data storage.
Sending Data to Dashboarding Apps
Sending Data to Data Storages
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