Hosting: Connect your podcast to listening platforms

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After setting up your podcast and uploading at least one episode, you can connect your show to listening platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube. Once connected, your episodes will be automatically distributed to listeners on these platforms whenever you publish new content.

If you're importing your podcast to Riverside, follow these steps instead.

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Connect your platforms

Before connecting your show to listening platforms, make sure your podcast is set up and that you've uploaded at least one episode.

  • Spotify

    1. Log in to your Riverside account.
    2. Navigate to the relevant studio.
    3. From the sidebar on the left, click Hosting.
    4. At the top of the screen, click the plus.svg plus icon.
    5. Select Spotify.

    6. In the pop-up, click Connect Spotify.
      Your podcast is submitted to Spotify.

  • Apple Podcasts

    Connecting your show to Apple Podcasts makes it discoverable on certain third-party apps that index content from Apple’s directory, such as Overcast, Castro, Castbox, Goodpods, and TrueFans.

    1. Log in to your Riverside account.
    2. Navigate to the relevant studio.
    3. From the sidebar on the left, click Hosting.
    4. At the top of the screen, click the plus.svg plus icon.
    5. Select Apple Podcasts.
    6. In the pop-up, click Connect to Apple Podcasts.
      Your podcast is submitted to Apple Podcasts.
      Connecting your show to Apple Podcasts makes it discoverable on certain third-party apps that index content from Apple's directory, such as Overcast, Castro, Castbox, Goodpods, and TrueFans.

  • Connect YouTube

    Connecting YouTube requires that your account has an associated YouTube channel.

    1. Log in to your Riverside account.
    2. Navigate to the relevant studio.
    3. From the sidebar on the left, click Hosting.
    4. At the top of the screen, click the plus.svg plus icon.
    5. Select YouTube.
    6. In the pop-up, click Connect YouTube.
    7. Sign in to your YouTube account.
      You may be prompted to verify your phone number.
    8. From the dropdown, select the playlist you want to publish your podcast to, or create a new one. 
    9. Click Connect. 

    Disconnect YouTube

    1. Log in to your Riverside account.
    2. Navigate to the relevant studio.
    3. From the sidebar on the left, click Hosting.
    4. At the top of the screen, click YouTube.
    5. Select Disconnect YouTube.
      New episodes will no longer be published to YouTube. Previously published episodes will remain on your channel.

  • Amazon Music

    1. Log in to your Riverside account.
    2. Navigate to the relevant studio.
    3. From the sidebar on the left, click Hosting.
    4. At the top of the screen, click the plus.svg plus icon.
    5. Select Amazon Music.
    6. In the Connect Amazon Music panel, click Copy to copy your Riverside RSS URL.
      You will need this URL to submit your podcast to Amazon Music.
    7. Click Go to Amazon Music. 
      You are redirected to https://podcasters.amazon.com/submit-rss. 
    8. Under Add Your Podcast, paste your Riverside RSS feed URL and click Submit.
      Approval from Amazon Music can take up to 24 hours.

    9. Once approved, repeat steps 1 to 5 to open the Connect Amazon Music panel.

    10. Paste your Amazon Music podcast URL.

    11. In the bottom right corner, click Connect.

  • iHeartRadio

    1. Log in to your Riverside account.
    2. Navigate to the relevant studio.
    3. From the sidebar on the left, click Hosting.
    4. At the top of the screen, click the plus.svg plus icon.
    5. Select iHeartRadio.
    6. In the Connect iHeartRadio panel, click Copy to copy your Riverside RSS URL.
      You will need this URL to submit your podcast to iHeartRadio.

    7. Click Go to iHeartRadio.
      You are redirected to https://podcasters.iheart.com/#submit-podcast.

    8. Click Submit your podcast.

    9. Log in to your iHeartRadio account.

    10. Use the form to submit a new podcast for inclusion on iHeartRadio.
      Approval from iHeartRadio can take up to 24 hours.

    11. Once approved, repeat steps 1 to 5 to open the Connect iHeartRadio panel.

    12. Paste your iHeartRadio podcast URL.

    13. In the bottom right corner, click Connect.

  • Deezer

    1. Log in to your Riverside account.
    2. Navigate to the relevant studio.
    3. From the sidebar on the left, click Hosting.
    4. At the top of the screen, click the plus.svg plus icon.

    5. Select Deezer.

    6. In the Connect Deezer panel, click Copy to copy your Riverside RSS feed URL.
      You will need this URL to submit your podcast to Deezer.

    7. Click Go to Deezer.
      You are redirected to https://podcasters.deezer.com/.

    8. Click Publish my podcast.

    9. Under Link to RSS feed, paste your Riverside RSS feed URL and click Next.

      Deezer sends a verification code to the email address associated with your Riverside account's RSS feed.

    10. Enter the verification code and click Next.

    11. Under Complete your podcast information, fill in the required podcast details, and click Submit. 
      Approval from Deezer can take up to 24 hours.

    12. Once approved, repeat steps 1 to 5 to open the Connect Deezer panel.

    13. Paste your Deezer podcast URL.

    14. In the bottom right corner, click Connect.

Icon.svg Good to know

  • Both Spotify and Apple Podcasts typically review new submissions to ensure they meet content and formatting guidelines. This review process can take up to a week, though it’s often faster.
  • Once a listening platform is connected, any previously uploaded episodes are automatically published on that platform.
  • We don't recommend submitting your RSS feed to YouTube manually. That workflow is controlled by YouTube and is intended for audio podcasts only. Riverside automatically distributes video episodes to YouTube via a direct API integration. To get started, upload and publish at least one episode and then connect to YouTube.

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