Hosting: Connect your imported podcast to listening platforms

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Once you’ve redirected your RSS feed to Riverside, confirm your existing connections with listening platforms and connect your show to new ones.

If you're setting up your podcast directly on Riverside, or if you’ve imported your podcast into Riverside and want to connect it to a new listening platform, follow these steps instead.

Before confirming your existing connections with listening platforms, you must redirect your RSS feed.

Connect listening platforms

• Connect Spotify

  1. Log in to your Riverside account.
  2. Navigate to the relevant studio.
  3. From the sidebar on the left, click Hosting.

  4. Click Connect Spotify.

  5. In the pop-up, under Connect Spotify, paste the link to your show’s Spotify URL.

  6. Click Connect Spotify.
     You are now connected to your show on Spotify.
  • If your show isn’t on Spotify yet, connect it with Riverside’s one-click connect. 

• Connect Apple Podcasts

  1. Log in to your Riverside account.
  2. Navigate to the relevant studio.
  3. From the sidebar on the left, click Hosting.

  4. Click Connect Apple Podcasts.

  5. In the pop-up, under Connect Apple Podcasts, paste the link to your show’s Apple Podcasts URL.

  6. Click Connect Apple Podcasts.
     You are now connected to your show on Apple Podcasts.
  • If your show isn’t on Apple Podcasts yet, connect it with Riverside’s one-click connect. 

• Connect YouTube

  1. Log in to your Riverside account.
  2. Navigate to the relevant studio.
  3. From the sidebar on the left, click Hosting.
  4. Click Connect YouTube.
  5. In the pop-up, next to Also upload imported episodes, check the box if your podcast has never been on YouTube and you want Riverside to publish your imported audio episodes as audiograms to your connected YouTube channel.
     Leave it unchecked if your podcast is already on YouTube.
  6. Click Connect.
  7. Sign in to your YouTube account.
  8. You may be prompted to verify your phone number.
  • If your show isn’t on YouTube yet, connect it with Riverside’s one-click connect. 

• Connect 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 icon.
  5. Select Amazon Music.

  6. In the pop-up, under Amazon Music, paste the link to your show’s Amazon Music URL.

  7. Click Amazon Music.
     You are now connected to your show on Amazon Music.

• 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 icon.
  5. Select iHeartRadio.

  6. In the pop-up, under iHeartRadio, paste the link to your show’s iHeartRadio URL.

  7. Click iHeartRadio.
     You are now connected to your show on iHeartRadio.

• 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 icon.
  5. Select Deezer.

  6. In the pop-up, under Deezer, paste the link to your show’s Deezer URL.

  7. Click Deezer.
     You are now connected to your show on Deezer.

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.
• Connecting your show to Apple Podcasts may make it discoverable on certain third-party apps that index content from Apple’s directory.

Learn more

• Where do I find my show’s Apple Podcasts URL?
• Where do I find my show’s Spotify URL?
• Are video episodes imported into Riverside?