Protocol Launcher

Pocket Casts ​

Pocket Casts is a podcast app for listening to and following shows. Protocol Launcher allows you to generate Pocket Casts iOS URL scheme links.

Usage ​

There are two ways to use this library:

  • On-Demand import from subpaths enables tree-shaking and keeps bundles small.
  • Full Import from the root package is convenient but includes all app modules.

Pick On-Demand for production builds; Full Import is fine for quick scripts or demos.

Select Installation Method

On-Demand
Recommended. Optimized for production.
Full Import
Convenient. Good for quick scripts.

Open App ​

On-Demand
ts
import { open } from 'protocol-launcher/pocket-casts'

const url = open()
Open Pocket Casts

Play Paused Episode ​

On-Demand
ts
import { play } from 'protocol-launcher/pocket-casts'

const url = play()
Play in Pocket Casts

Pause Playing Episode ​

On-Demand
ts
import { pause } from 'protocol-launcher/pocket-casts'

const url = pause()
Pause in Pocket Casts

Follow Podcast by Feed URL ​

Pocket Casts expects the feed URL without a leading http://.

On-Demand
ts
import { subscribe } from 'protocol-launcher/pocket-casts'

const url = subscribe({
  feedUrlWithoutHttp: 'example.com/podcast/rss',
})
Follow in Pocket Casts

Open Feed in Web Player ​

Open a podcast from its RSS feed URL in Pocket Casts Web. The complete feed URL is percent-encoded, including any query parameters. The link opens the podcast page; the user chooses Follow there.

On-Demand
ts
import { openFeed } from 'protocol-launcher/pocket-casts'

const url = openFeed({
  feedUrl: 'https://example.com/feed.xml?format=rss'
})
Open Feed in Web Player

Official Documentation ​