Apple's lookup API exists by accident, not generosity
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the apple lookup API only exists for one. It exists as an accident.
Episode 31: we're cooking with gas you know how to like the stove that is no electricity (approx., from transcript intro) 00:50:26 (play audio from this timestamp, opens in a new tab)
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Summary
Dave says people should understand that the Apple lookup API, which the open ecosystem relies on for feed URLs, was never benevolence. The Apple Podcasts app aggregates feeds itself and needed an open way to call home. Because the API wasn't built for others, it can be switched off, like the episode-level API that went down and never came back.