{"id":133939,"date":"2019-04-16T21:23:51","date_gmt":"2019-04-16T21:23:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=133939"},"modified":"2025-07-01T22:06:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T05:06:00","slug":"add-podcast-to-spotify","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/add-podcast-to-spotify\/","title":{"rendered":"How to add your podcast to Spotify"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-135459\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2021\/05\/700_Spotify_yyev84.jpg\" alt=\"Spotify with headphones\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While Apple has dominated the podcast industry for a long time, Spotify has stepped up and become one of the top competitors in this field.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Spotify\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_optimized,f_auto\/p\/9b57653a-96d0-11e6-8952-00163ec9f5fa\/1056532993\/spotify-screenshot.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Spotify<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/spotify.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download Now \u25ba<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--80\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"80\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"8\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\">8<\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/spotify.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Many people who are new to podcasts are going to Spotify first because of how easy it is to integrate with your music. If you don\u2019t have your podcast on this site, then <strong>you\u2019re missing out on a lot of potential listeners. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>How to get your podcast on Spotify<\/h2>\n<h3>Step 1: Log in<\/h3>\n<p>Log into your Spotify account on their <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasters.spotify.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">podcasters page.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-133940\" title=\"Spotify podcast\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2021\/05\/spotify_podcast_login_yo5vrb.jpg\" alt=\"Spotify podcast\" width=\"700\" height=\"368\"><\/p>\n<h3>Step 2: &#8220;Add your Podcast&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p>You\u2019ll be redirected to the <strong>\u201cAdd your Podcast\u201d<\/strong> tab once you log in. On this tab, press the <strong>\u201cGet Started\u201d<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-133941\" title=\"Spotify Podcast\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2021\/05\/spotify_podcast_step_2_gbaucs.jpg\" alt=\"Spotify Podcast\" width=\"700\" height=\"445\"><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Step 3: Terms and Conditions<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Check the box saying you have read the terms and conditions and enter your legal name or company name. Then press <strong>\u201cContinue.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-133942\" title=\"Spotify Podcast\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2021\/05\/spotify_step_3_dpg1lk.jpg\" alt=\"Spotify Podcast\" width=\"700\" height=\"357\"><\/p>\n<h3>Step 4: Enter your information<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Enter the <strong>RSS feed URL<\/strong> of your podcast into the box and press <strong>\u201cContinue.&#8221;<\/strong> Your podcast\u2019s information should appear after you put the RSS feed URL in the box. If it doesn\u2019t, you may have a hosting problem that you\u2019ll have to fix before you can continue.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-133943\" title=\"Spotify Podcast\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2021\/05\/spotify_step_4_i8ehru.jpg\" alt=\"Spotify Podcast\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<h3>Step 5: Answer Spotify&#8217;s questions<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Spotify will then ask you to fill out your location, podcast category, and some other basic information about your podcast. Once you\u2019re done filling this out, you can press <strong>\u201cNext.&#8221;<\/strong> Then press <strong>\u201cSubmit,&#8221;<\/strong> and you\u2019ll be finished.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>In conclusion<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You will likely hear back from Spotify within the next few days. It is<strong> possible for them to deny your request if your podcast episode files are too large. <\/strong>They can also reject you if&nbsp;you lack a description, image, or episodes in your RSS feed. If any of these happen, Spotify will let you know the reason for your denial, <strong>so that you can go fix it and resubmit your podcast.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Additionally, if you haven\u2019t submitted your podcast to iTunes, then you may want to check out <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/add-podcast-to-itunes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">this guide<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to help you do that as well. 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