Podcast Setup Tutorial

Go from zero to a published podcast in under five minutes. This guide walks you through every step.

Step 1: Create Your Free Account

Head to the registration page and sign up with your email address and a password. You'll receive a confirmation email — click the link to activate your account, then log in.

Step 2: Create a Podcast Feed

After logging in, click Feeds in the navigation bar to go to your feeds dashboard. Click the Add New Feed button in the top right.

Enter a Feed Name (your podcast title) and a Feed Description (a short summary of what your podcast is about), then click Create Feed.

Step 3: Copy Your Feed URLs

Back on the My Feeds page, you'll see your new feed listed in the table. Each feed has two URLs you can copy:

• Copy Podcast Feed — Your RSS feed URL for Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and other podcast directories.
• Copy Flash Feed — A JSON feed URL for Amazon Alexa Flash Briefings.

Click either button and the URL is copied to your clipboard, ready to paste.

Step 4: Add Your First Episode

Click the Episodes button on your feed row, then click Add New Episode.

Fill in the required fields:

• Episode Title — The name listeners will see.
• Episode Description — A summary or show notes (HTML supported).
• Audio File URL — The direct link to your hosted MP3 file (e.g. https://your-cdn.com/episode1.mp3).
• Audio Length — Duration in HH:MM:SS format.
• Publish Date — When the episode should appear in the feed. Use a future date to schedule ahead.
• Read More Link — A webpage URL with more info about the episode.

Optionally, you can also add a Transcript Link, Transcript Type, and Chapters JSON URL for enhanced podcast features.

Click Add Episode to publish.

Step 5: Submit to Podcast Directories

Now that you have at least one published episode, submit your Podcast Feed URL to directories so listeners can find you.

Apple Podcasts

1. Go to Podcasts Connect and sign in with your Apple ID.
2. Click the "+" button to add a new show.
3. Paste your AudioRSS Podcast Feed URL and click Validate.
4. Review the preview and submit. Apple typically approves new podcasts within 24–48 hours.

Spotify

1. Go to Spotify for Podcasters and sign in.
2. Click Add your podcast and paste your AudioRSS Podcast Feed URL.
3. Verify ownership and submit. Your show typically appears within a few hours.

Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing

1. Go to the Alexa Developer Console.
2. Create a new Flash Briefing skill.
3. Paste your AudioRSS Flash Briefing Feed URL as the feed endpoint.
4. Submit the skill for certification.

Step 6 (Optional): Automate with the API

If you want to publish episodes programmatically — for example, from a script that generates daily audio — you can use the AudioRSS REST API instead of the web dashboard.

Send a POST request to /api/add_episode with your credentials and episode data as JSON:

{
  "username": "[email protected]",
  "password": "your_password",
  "feed_id": "your-feed-uuid",
  "title": "Episode Title",
  "description": "Episode description",
  "audio_url": "https://your-cdn.com/episode.mp3",
  "audio_length": "00:30:00",
  "publish_date": "2025-01-15",
  "read_more_url": "https://example.com"
}

See the Documentation for full API details and optional fields.

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Note: There may be slight delays with Apple Podcasts and other directories updating their indexes, which is outside our control. Subscribers will receive your new episodes, but they may take a few minutes to an hour to appear in search and browse.