How to Submit Your Podcast to Apple Podcasts

Submitting your show to Apple Podcasts is one of the best ways to reach millions of potential listeners.

If you’re an RSS.com podcaster, distributing your show to Apple Podcasts is effortless – just enable automatic submission from your dashboard, and we’ll take care of the rest.

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Check out the video below for a step-by-step guide on setting up automatic podcast distribution to Apple Podcasts.

How to Guide: Automatic Apple Podcasts Submission

Step 1. Navigate to the Distribution tab in your RSS.com dashboard, and toggle Apple Podcasts

Step 2. Accept the terms of service, and click continue

Step 3. Wait for Processing – Your show will display as “Active” once processed.

Once it says “Active” your show will be available on Apple Podcasts. The next step is optional, but recommended.

Optional Step 4. Get your Apple Podcasts URL to “Claim Your Show” in Apple Podcasts Connect.

This is what allows you to access your podcast within Apple Podcasts which you can later use for exclusive and early access distribution through Apple Podcasts Subscriptions should you choose to offer that to your listeners.

You can find your Apple Podcast URL via your podcasts public website.

Here’s how to navigate there: “My Podcast” (in your dashboard)> “Public Website” > “Listen on Apple Podcast” link.

Right-click and copy the link address.

Head to the Apple Podcasts Connect page, login to your account and select “Claim Existing Show.”

Paste in your Apple URL to find your show, and you’ll be given a token. Copy it, then return to RSS.com to paste the token.

Scroll to the “Claim Your Show” section in your RSS.com distribution dashboard, paste the token, and click “Claim.”

Once processed, your show will appear in your Apple Podcast Connect dashboard with full analytics access.

You can also view an extensive amount of podcast analytics directly from your podcast dashboard. Learn more about RSS.com’s Podcast Analytics.

Some podcasters and podcast networks prefer to submit their shows to podcast directories themselves. Here’s a step by step guide for how to do that if you prefer to add your RSS feed to Apple Podcasts manually:

Step 1. Log in to Apple Podcasts Connect

Step 2. Click the purple + button next…