Put your podcast downloads on your iPhone

Short answer: send your podcast downloads to WidgetDash with one HTTP request, then add the WidgetDash widget to your iPhone Home Screen or Lock Screen. It updates every time you push a new value, and it is free for up to 5 numbers.

Podcast numbers are notoriously scattered across hosting dashboards. Pull the weekly downloads and the latest episode count from your host's reporting and push them together. The widget gives you one trustworthy figure for how your show is doing, without three tabs of analytics.

Push it with one request

A source is created automatically the first time you push to it, so there is no setup step. Send your podcast downloads like this:

curl -X PUT https://api.widgetdash.app/api/v1/data/podcast_downloads \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_WRITE_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "display_name": "Podcast",
    "icon": "mic.fill",
    "category": "Creator",
    "metrics": [
      { "label": "This week", "value": "5,210" },
      { "label": "Latest ep", "value": "1,840" }
    ]
  }'

• The value is a plain string, so format it however reads best: "$8,420", "99.98%", "+58".
• icon is an SF Symbol name. Here we use mic.fill.
• Push to the same source_key again any time and the widget updates in place.

Add it to your iPhone

1. Sign up free and copy your WRITE key from the dashboard.
2. Install the WidgetDash iOS app (free on the App Store) and connect with the dashboard QR code or your write key.
3. Long-press the Home Screen, tap +, search WidgetDash and pick a size. Small shows your first source, so use Edit in the app to move this one to the top.

Lock Screen widgets (rectangular and round) are supported too, so your podcast downloads can sit right under the clock.

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