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Install

1. Install the plugin

Open the Audioscrape entry in the ChatGPT plugin directory and click Install plugin.

You can also find it inside ChatGPT: open Plugins in the sidebar and search for Audioscrape. The listing is published by Audioscrape Inc. and shows the current plugin version.

Authorize

2. Connect your Audioscrape account

ChatGPT asks you to authorize access. Sign in with your Audioscrape account — this links your subscription so search results respect your access rights.

If you are already signed in on audioscrape.com you go straight to the authorize screen. Otherwise you sign in first — Google or Microsoft is one click. If you use the emailed link instead, open it in the same browser on the same device. No Audioscrape account yet? Sign up free first.

Audioscrape uses OAuth 2.1 with PKCE. We never see your ChatGPT credentials, and you can revoke access at any time from your Audioscrape account page.

In the chat

3. Ask

Type @Audioscrape in the composer to call the plugin directly, or just ask — ChatGPT picks it when the question is about something said out loud. Try:

"@Audioscrape What has Sam Altman been saying on podcasts lately? Link me to the exact moments."
"@Audioscrape What are podcasts saying about the Federal Reserve and interest rates? Cite the timestamps."
"@Audioscrape What have city councils been saying about data centers this year?"

Every answer carries the speaker, the exact timestamp, and a link that opens playback at that moment.

Alternative

Add it as a custom connector instead

Use this route when your Team or Enterprise admin has not allowed plugins, or when you want to point ChatGPT at a different Audioscrape server. It needs a paid ChatGPT plan (Plus, Pro, Team, Enterprise, or Edu) with Developer Mode.

Enable Developer Mode: Settings → Connectors → Advanced → Developer Mode. In a Team or Enterprise workspace the admin enables it first under Workspace Settings → Permissions & Roles → Connected Data.
Create the connector: still in Settings → Connectors, click Create and enter this URL as the MCP server endpoint. Name it Audioscrape; ChatGPT uses the name and description to decide when to call it.

Connector URL

# paste as the MCP server endpoint
https://mcp.audioscrape.com

A custom connector is enabled per conversation: click the + icon in the composer, choose More → Developer mode, and select Audioscrape. The sign-in step is the same as above.

Capabilities

What you can do

With Audioscrape connected, ChatGPT has access to these tools:

Tool	What it does
Search Podcasts	Full-text and semantic search across more than 200,000 transcribed episodes
Get Episode Content	Retrieve full transcripts, timestamps, and speaker information
Browse Recent Episodes	List latest episodes with filtering by date or podcast
Explore Podcasts	Browse episodes from specific podcast series

For tool parameters and JSON schemas, see the MCP Documentation.

Troubleshooting

I can't find Audioscrape in the plugin directory, or Install is greyed out

Team and Enterprise admins can restrict which plugins members may install. Ask your admin to allow Audioscrape, or use the custom connector route above.

The plugin is installed but ChatGPT doesn't use it when I ask about podcasts

Address it directly: start your message with @Audioscrape, or say "use Audioscrape to search for...". ChatGPT decides on its own when a plugin is relevant, and an explicit mention always wins.

Connection fails or I get an authentication error

Make sure you have an active Audioscrape account — if you're not signed in, sign in here first, then retry the connect flow from ChatGPT.

I don't see Developer Mode in Settings → Connectors → Advanced

You only need Developer Mode for the custom connector route. It is available on paid plans (Plus, Pro, Team, Enterprise, or Edu); in a Team or Enterprise workspace the admin enables it under Workspace Settings → Permissions & Roles first. The directory plugin needs none of this.

How do I remove or update it?

A directory plugin is managed from Plugins in the ChatGPT sidebar — open Audioscrape there to uninstall; updates arrive automatically. A custom connector is removed under Settings → Connectors. To revoke Audioscrape's access from our side, open your Audioscrape account page.

Using Claude instead? See the Claude setup guide.

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Install Audioscrape in ChatGPT