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Apple Podcasters Program overview

Learn how to join the Apple Podcasters Program so you can offer listeners a premium subscription to your podcast.

Create an Apple Podcasts Connect account

Learn how to set up an Apple Podcasts Connect account so you can submit your podcast to Apple.

Agreements, tax, and banking overview

To sell subscriptions to your podcast on Apple Podcasts and receive payments from Apple, submit the required agreement.

Manage your Apple Podcasters Program membership

If you are part of the Apple Podcasters Program, learn how to renew, transfer, or cancel your plan.

Set up contact information

Learn how to set up and manage contacts for your agreement in Apple Podcasts Connect.

Set up tax information

If you plan to sell Apple Podcasts Subscriptions, learn about required tax forms and how to submit them on Apple Podcasts Connect.

Set up banking information

If you are offering Apple Podcasts Subscriptions, submit your banking information so you can receive payments from Apple.

Users and access

Learn about the roles and permissions available in Apple Podcasts Connect to help your team manage your podcast, view analytics, and track sales and payments.

Apple Podcasts content guidelines

Before submitting your show or offering a podcast subscription, review the Apple Podcasts content guidelines.

Subscriptions best practices

Follow these tips for setting up your subscription to accurately describe and promote your show.

Artwork requirements

Follow our technical guidelines for creating channel, subscription, and show artwork.

Audio requirements

To create a podcast that is easily streamed without straining listeners’ bandwidth, encode and compress your audio in a format that produces the smallest file size possible.

Podcast RSS feed requirements

Review the requirements for a podcast RSS feed and see examples of correctly formatted XML tags.

Apple Podcasts categories

Choose a category that best reflects your show, so it appears in relevant searches and recommendations on Apple Podcasts.

Channels, subscriptions, and Apple Podcasts Connect overview

Get a step-by-step walkthrough of how to set up a channel and subscription in Apple Podcasts Connect.

Set up your show for a subscription

As part of the Apple Podcasters Program, learn how to set up your show to offer ad-free episodes, access to archived content, early access to episodes, and subscriber-only shows.

Set up a subscription

To set up a subscription in Apple Podcasts Connect, prepare promotional information and artwork, add pricing and an optional free trial, and include subscriber audio for your episodes.

Submit a show

Submit a show via an RSS feed that’s hosted by a third-party provider or create a show in Apple Podcasts Connect if you are part of the Apple Podcasters Program.

Create a channel

In Apple Podcasts Connect, you can create a channel to list multiple podcasts in one place.

How to create an episode

You can create an episode in Apple Podcasts Connect or via an RSS feed with a third-party hosting provider.

Test your podcast RSS feed

After meeting all of Apple’s podcast requirements, test your show’s RSS feed before submitting it for review.

Validate your podcast RSS feed

Use Apple Podcasts Connect to validate your show’s RSS feed before submission.

Review process

Before they’re available on Apple Podcasts, channels, shows, and subscriptions are reviewed to ensure they comply with our content, subscription, and artwork guidelines.

Find a hosting solution

Find a hosting provider to create and manage your podcast RSS feed.

Remove a subscription from Apple Podcasts

Learn more about what happens when you remove a subscription from Apple Podcasts.

Availability, rights, and release date

Select the countries and regions where your podcast should be available, set the release date and time for shows, and ensure you have all required content rights.

Update your podcast metadata

Learn how to update your metadata via an RSS feed or directly in Apple Podcasts Connect.

Manage subscription pricing

Learn how to schedule a price change for your subscription and how it affects your subscribers.

Manage your podcast

Get an overview of the features in Apple Podcasts Connect that will help you manage your shows on Apple Podcasts.

Change the RSS feed URL

Whether you host your RSS feed or partner with a third-party provider, learn more about changing your podcast RSS feed URL.

RSS feed refresh

Learn how to refresh your RSS feed if you don’t see your changes on Apple Podcasts.

Troubleshooting

Troubleshoot audio upload issues

Learn how to address common audio upload errors you may see in Apple Podcasts Connect.

Archive or restore a channel, show, or episode

If you no longer need to manage a channel, show, or episode, you can archive the content and restore it in the future when needed.

Transfer ownership of a podcast

Find out how to gain ownership of a podcast or transfer a podcast to someone else’s account.

Statuses in Apple Podcasts Connect

Learn about the status of your show, episode, channel, or subscription in Apple Podcasts Connect and what may need your attention.

Understand your analytics

Learn more about show analytics and what do if your show isn’t visible in the Analytics dashboard.

Measure podcast performance

Use Analytics to gain a better understanding of how users are listening to your shows and episodes on Apple Podcasts.

Data requirements

Learn about requirements for collecting Apple Podcasts listening data and the minimum thresholds for aggregating data.

Analytics best practices

Ensure that Analytics data is available to you by following these best practices for episode metadata.

Explore new analytics features

Learn about the latest analytics updates and features added to Apple Podcasts Connect.

Sales and Payments

Payments and financial reports

Learn about the minimum sales thresholds required to receive payments from Apple and how to download monthly financial reports.

Sales and Payments

Download subscription reports

If you’re a member of the Apple Podcasters Program and have channels with paid subscriptions, you can download reports that track the sales and renewals of subscriptions around the world.

Sales and Payments

How subscription grace periods and billing retry work

Learn how Apple Podcasts helps you keep subscribers through grace and billing retry periods.

Automatic Downloads on Apple Podcasts

Automatic Downloads make it easy for listeners to play and resume the podcasts they follow across devices.

Availability of Apple Podcasts features

Learn about the availability of free podcasts and Apple Podcasts Subscriptions, see all available Apple Podcasts app languages, and view the annual fee for the Apple Podcasters Program by country or region.

Content infringement and digital rights management (DRM)

Learn about DRM and how to report a violation of your intellectual property rights.

Search functionality

Make sure your channel name, podcast titles, and episode titles are specific and unique so they may appear in relevant search results.

Ratings and reviews

Listeners and subscribers can leave ratings and reviews of your podcasts on Apple Podcasts.

Hosts and guests

Review the file formats, guidelines, and submission requirements for podcast host and guest images.

Customer support for listeners

Listeners and subscribers reporting issues with a show on Apple Podcasts should reach out to Customer Support to investigate and resolve their issues.

Make an impact with your podcast artwork

Learn tips for creating and designing great artwork for your listeners.

Become an Apple Services affiliate partner

Join the Apple Services Performance Partner Program to earn commissions each time a podcast subscription purchase is made from an affiliated link you share via email, social media, digital ads, or other marketing activities.

Apple Podcasts embed player

Use the Apple Podcasts embed player to feature your podcast on a website.

Start with a brief

Learn how a brief helps you turn your podcast idea into a real show, then see how to make your own.

Present your podcast

Learn how to package your show for Apple Podcasts by creating a complementary visual and verbal design.

Connect on social media

Learn what fans expect on social media and how you can use different platforms to grow your podcast’s audience.

Promotional requests and artwork

If you are selected for a feature promotion on Apple Podcasts, make sure your artwork meets the requirements and guidelines.

Elevate your marketing assets

Discover tools made by Apple that help you leverage the Apple Podcasts brand to promote your podcast.

Make the next great podcast trailer

Know the different kinds of podcast trailers and learn how to make one for your show.

Troubleshooting

Troubleshoot podcast availability

Know what to look for if you can’t find your show on Apple Podcasts.

Troubleshooting

Troubleshoot artwork issues

Learn how to address error messages related to submitting or updating your podcast artwork.

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