Curious about Apple's new Podcasts Connect? I just got access and tried to submit a new podcast RSS feed. Here's how it went...
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Ok, this is weird: you can now add a show to Apple Podcasts without an RSS feed?pic.twitter.com/u233MFuwYw
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Here's what happens when I try to submit a valid podcast RSS feed to Podcasts Connect currently. It gives these errors: - No show art - No language set - No website set (even though it's optional) Check my feed; it has all the valid tags: <itunes:image> <language> <link>pic.twitter.com/bBR46ooXSC
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I found the issue
@marcoarment was talking about: In Podcasts Connect, there's a new checkbox called "RSS feed access." You now have to *explicitly* allow Apple to expose your RSS feed's URL through the iTunes Podcast API.pic.twitter.com/ymVdbHEdfRPokaż ten wątek -
This is going to be very bad for the open podcast ecosystem. Apple has removed public RSS feeds from the iTunes Podcast API (even from older, existing shows). To allow your RSS feed URL to be visible, you now have to log in to to Podcast Connect and find this little checkbox.pic.twitter.com/nUpkZAf9YG
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Still cannot figure out why Podcast Connect is showing these errors. There's definitely a bug on Apple's side. When I try to submit I get an error message. "Need show art" (it's there) "Need phone number" (WHAT)pic.twitter.com/xJE4ZVz3V7
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WTF. You now need to enter your phone number to submit your show to Apple Podcasts?!pic.twitter.com/VKbIxuO5Ys
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Ok. I've been trying to submit this feed through Podcasts Connect for 5+ hours. Hopefully Apple fixes these bugs soon.
For folks (like @NathanG) here's the full video of my attempt (and how it compares to submitting to Spotify):https://youtu.be/sWzAxMsT1HUPokaż ten wątek -
Got a DM from someone at Apple. I asked about the RSS submission bugs: "We've been having issues with the crawler. Hoping to have it resolved today."
I asked why public RSS URLs were removed from the API:
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The UI for adding a show in Apple Podcasts should definitely be changed. If you had just created a new podcast on a hosting platform, which option would you choose?
Really confusing for new podcasters.pic.twitter.com/lD0GLTqCEx
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Update: I can now submit a new podcast RSS feed to Apple's Podcast Connect!
RSS feed is being read properly
Artwork bug is fixed
Was able to submit with no errorspic.twitter.com/XX5pVV8aJJ
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Update: I've been informed by Apple support that "refresh feed" will no longer be available in the new Podcasts Connect. https://transistor.fm/apple-podcasts-problem/ …pic.twitter.com/NLABuK2Bf6
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