Claim your show
Getting started with Apple Podcasts is easy. Submit your show directly with the help of participating hosting providers who support show submission or do it yourself in Apple Podcasts Connect, where you can also manage your shows, track listener insights, and more. Decide which option works best for you:
- Submit a new show: Choose this option if your show is new to Apple Podcasts. Learn how.
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Claim an existing show: Choose this option if your show is on Apple Podcasts, but it’s not in your Apple Podcasts Connect account.
Claim an existing show
- Create or sign in to your Apple Podcasts Connect account. After you log in, you’ll see all shows associated with your Apple Account. Learn how to create an Apple Podcasts Connect account.
- At the bottom of the page, under More Actions, click Claim Existing Show.
- Follow the prompts to find your show and generate a token. The token is valid for seven days.
- Go to your hosting provider’s website, log in, and enter the token in the appropriate claim field.
The token will be added to your RSS feed. Within 24 hours, Apple Podcasts will verify it matches the one you generated in Apple Podcasts Connect and will automatically move your show to your account.
Why can’t I claim my show?
- Claiming has been disabled for your show in Apple Podcasts Connect.
- Your show is in a channel
- Your show includes a subscription.
- Your show does not have an RSS feed.
- Your show contains Apple-hosted audio.
- Your show is not available on Apple Podcasts.
- Your hosting provider doesn’t support claiming a show yet.
If your show is not eligible to be claimed, contact us for assistance moving your show to a new account.
Disable show claiming
Claiming a show requires that the user attempting to claim it has access to change the RSS feed. For additional security, you can disallow claiming in Apple Podcasts Connect, so that your show is ineligible to be claimed.
To disable claiming your show:
- Log in to Apple Podcasts Connect and select your show.
- Click the Availability tab.
- In Show Claiming, select “Don’t allow show to be claimed.”