Getting Started with WackyPod

WackyPod is an AI-powered text-to-podcast platform that transforms any content into professional-quality podcasts. Feed it a URL, paste text, or upload a document, and WackyPod generates a natural-sounding podcast episode complete with script generation, multi-speaker dialogue, and studio-quality audio.

What you can do with WackyPod

• Convert articles to podcasts -- Paste a URL and get a polished podcast episode in minutes
• Generate from text or files -- Supports plain text, PDF, DOCX, TXT, and Markdown
• Choose your format -- Single narrator or multi-speaker conversational dialogue
• Pick a duration -- Quick (3 min), Standard (7 min), Deep (15 min), or Extended (30 min)
• Automate with the API -- Build podcast pipelines with the REST API or Python SDK
• Set up daily briefings -- Automated podcast generation from RSS feeds and newsletters

Quick start

1. Create an account

curl -X POST https://api.wackypod.com/api/auth/register \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "email": "[email protected]",
    "password": "SecurePass123!",
    "name": "Your Name"
  }'

Save the accessToken from the response -- you will need it for all subsequent API calls.

2. Create your first episode

curl -X POST https://api.wackypod.com/api/episodes \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN" \
  -d '{
    "url": "https://example.com/article",
    "preset": "standard",
    "hostMode": "multi",
    "voiceStyle": "professional"
  }'

3. Check the status

curl https://api.wackypod.com/api/episodes/EPISODE_ID \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN"

The episode progresses through these statuses:

1. queued -- Episode created, waiting to process
2. ingesting -- Fetching and parsing content
3. generating_script -- AI writing the podcast script
4. generating_audio -- Text-to-speech synthesis
5. ready -- Episode complete, audio available

Processing typically takes 2-3 minutes for a standard episode.

Ways to use WackyPod

Method	Best for
REST API	Server-to-server integrations, custom workflows
Python SDK	Python applications, scripts, data pipelines
Chrome Extension	Converting web articles while browsing
iOS App	Mobile podcast creation with on-device AI
Zapier	No-code automation with 5,000+ apps
Web App	Browser-based creation at wackypod.com

Pricing tiers

Tier	Price	Episodes/month	Max Duration
Free	$0	3	3 min
Creator	$12/mo	25	15 min
Professional	$49/mo	100	30 min
Enterprise	$399/mo	Unlimited	Unlimited

API key access requires Creator tier or higher.

Next steps

• Authentication guide -- Set up API keys and manage tokens
• Episode creation guide -- Explore all episode options
• API reference -- Full endpoint documentation
• Python SDK -- Get started with the SDK