Hey, I'm Danny!
Around 10 years ago, I built Podyssey (Goodreads, but for podcasts) and really wished something like Taddy API existed at that time. I wanted to spend my time on what made Podyssey unique, but instead I spent a lot of my dev time dealing with podcast infrastructure (crawling feeds, keeping a directory of podcasts, building a search cluster, etc.).
In 2022, I started building Taddy API, with the goal of making it easier for other developers like me to build powerful podcast apps.
The Long-Term Vision
Building for an Open, Creator-Friendly Future
Currently, almost everyone that pays for Taddy API uses it for our Podcast API, but we also have a Webcomics API that is used by apps like Inkverse. Under the hood, both APIs are very similarly, they are both made possible because of content distributed via RSS feeds.
At Taddy, we've seen firsthand how technology like RSS can be used to accomplish a creator-friendly distribution model where creators own their distribution to their audience and any developer can build their own apps without platform restrictions. Our long-term goal is that Taddy API helps developers build apps around self-published podcasts, comics, books, music, audiobooks, videos. It's an ambitious plan, but something that we are incrementally working towards.
Reach out to [email protected] if you'd like to get involved.