Effortlessly manage podcast hosting, episode distribution, and listener analytics through the Transistor.fm REST API.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install transistorfm
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.
Help me install transistorfm using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
Prefer to download?
Get the raw skill files in a ZIP archive.
What is Transistor.fm Podcast Management?
The Transistor.fm skill is a powerful integration designed for creators and developers using Openclaw Skills to automate their podcasting workflows. This skill provides a direct interface with the Transistor.fm REST API, allowing users to handle everything from initial show creation to complex audio file uploads and episode scheduling. By leveraging this tool within the Openclaw Skills ecosystem, teams can build robust pipelines for media management without manual dashboard intervention.
Whether you are managing a single show or a network of private podcasts, this skill ensures consistent data handling and efficient publishing. It simplifies the multi-step process of podcasting by providing standardized methods for metadata management, audio ingestion, and performance tracking.
Transistor.fm Podcast Management Use Cases
- Automated episode uploading and draft creation from external media pipelines.
- Scheduling podcast episodes across multiple shows using Openclaw Skills.
- Programmatic retrieval of show-level and episode-level analytics for reporting.
- Managing subscriber access for private podcasts via API.
- Bulk updating of show descriptions or episode metadata.
How Transistor.fm Podcast Management Works
- The skill authenticates with Transistor.fm using a secure API key provided in the environment configuration.
- To create content, it first requests a signed upload URL to authorize the transfer of audio files to the hosting storage.
- Once the audio is uploaded via a PUT request, the skill creates an episode object linked to the audio URL, initially setting it as a draft.
- Users can then trigger a secondary workflow to publish the episode immediately or schedule it for a future timestamp.
- Throughout the lifecycle, the skill can query analytics endpoints to fetch listener data based on specific date ranges or episode IDs.
Transistor.fm Podcast Management Setup
To use this integration within Openclaw Skills, you must first obtain your Transistor.fm API key from your account dashboard. Configure your environment as follows:
export TRANSISTOR_API_KEY="your_api_key_here"
Ensure your agent has access to this variable to interact with the base URL https://api.transistor.fm/v1. All requests are rate-limited to 10 requests every 10 seconds to ensure stability.
Transistor.fm Podcast Management Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill interacts with several core data objects. Below is the primary structure for episode management:
| Object | Fields | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Show | id, title, description | Metadata for the podcast series. |
| Episode | id, title, audio_url, status | Individual podcast files and their state (draft, published, scheduled). |
| Analytics | downloads, start_date, end_date | Performance metrics for shows or episodes. |
Episode descriptions support HTML for rich formatting, while summaries are plain text. Use sparse fieldsets to reduce response size when listing large episode libraries.
Transistor.fm Podcast Management Advanced Features
- Smart audio upload authorization with 600-second expiration tokens for secure transfers.
- Auto-incrementing episode numbers to maintain series order without manual tracking.
- Sparse fieldset support to optimize API response times and reduce data overhead.
- Custom date-range analytics filtering for precise growth monitoring using Openclaw Skills.
- Support for both public and private podcast subscriber management.
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