Transferring your Podcast to Podigee | Podcast Import

What the RSS import transfers

The import copies the text and media supplied by the feed, including existing episode GUIDs and publication dates. Audio and video entries are supported. Check episode and season numbers afterward: the importer does not currently copy those iTunes fields. Statistics from the previous host and private content missing from the feed are not transferred. Imports do not consume encoding allowances.

Move your podcast to Podigee

You can import an existing podcast from its RSS feed. Import, publication, feed redirect, and platform updates are separate steps. To keep the existing audience and listings, complete and verify each step. A successful import alone does not show that the move is completed.

Before you start

• Make sure that you own the podcast or have permission to move it.
• Keep access to the old host and platform accounts. Save source media files and analytics reports.
• Use the source RSS feed URL. A Spotify show page, SoundCloud profile, website, or individual audio file is not a feed.
• Make sure that the feed contains all episodes you want to import and that their files can be downloaded.
• Examine your account permissions, podcast capacity, and import costs and plan conditions before you start.

Start or request the import

Sign in to Podigee, or create an account. Open the option to add a podcast and select Import an existing podcast if it is available.

The images below show an earlier import request interface. Your account can show a direct import form or a request process. Follow the form and messages that your account shows.

Enter the source RSS feed URL. If the form validates the feed, examine its result before you continue. If an import is already in progress, open that import instead of starting a duplicate.

If the form offers a target podcast or episode selection, examine it carefully. Import into an existing podcast only when that is the correct destination. Read the warning before you select the confirmation box.

If your account shows Request podcast import, complete and send that request. A sent request is not a completed import. Contact support if the import option is missing or the validation error is not clear.

Keep the source feed and media available while the import runs. Examine progress and errors in the import view when it is available. There is no fixed one- or two-business-day completion time.

After the import

Use the post-import checklist before you redirect the old feed or cancel old hosting. It covers content, GUIDs, playback, publication, redirects, existing platform listings, and statistics.

If you want to change the podcast subdomain, do this before you distribute the new feed URL. See Podcast name and subdomain. The display title and subdomain are separate settings.

Redirect instructions for your old host

First publish and test the new Podigee feed. Then use the old host's feed redirect function. Follow the current provider instructions and read any account or subscription changes before you save.

• Spotify for Creators (formerly Anchor)
• Blubrry
• Buzzsprout
• Libsyn
• Podbean
• SoundCloud

Libsyn

In Libsyn, open Settings, then Redirects. Enter your actual Podigee RSS feed URL, save, and read the confirmation. The linked Libsyn procedure gives the current details.

podcaster.de

Open the actions for the correct podcast and find its permanent feed redirect option. In the earlier interface, this was Weiterleitung für deinen Podcast einrichten. Enter your actual Podigee feed URL and examine the destination before you save. Contact podcaster.de support if this option is different or missing.

SoundCloud

Open Content settings and use Subscriber redirect for the new feed URL. This changes the feed destination; it does not copy your files. First make sure that the import contains all episodes. See how to add SoundCloud tracks to the RSS feed if tracks are missing.

Spreaker

Open the podcast's RSS settings and find Redirect Feed. In the earlier interface, this was under RSS Customization. Enter the new Podigee feed URL and save only after you examine the destination. Contact Spreaker support if the current settings differ.

Use your existing platform links

Do not create a new platform listing for the same show. First examine whether your import already saved the correct links under Exports. A saved link is separate from the platform's feed update.

Apple Podcasts

Use the existing show's Apple Podcasts ID. If the connection offers a field for an already-listed podcast, open that field:

This image shows an earlier interface. Use the option for an existing podcast. The submission and worldwide-availability statements in the image are not instructions for this move.

Enter or examine the existing ID and save it. Do not create a new Apple show for this hosting move.

Spotify

Use the existing Spotify show URL. Update the RSS feed and hosting provider in Spotify for Creators as explained in the post-import checklist. Do not rely only on a saved player link.

Enter or examine the existing show URL in the available field and save it:

Deezer, Amazon Music, and Listen Notes

Use the existing-listing option if the connection offers it. Examine each platform's feed and public show after the move. Contact that platform if its feed has not changed.

Statistics and allowances

The RSS import does not copy the old host's analytics. Keep exported reports separately. Import access does not mean unlimited ongoing publishing. Examine the conditions for your account before you add new content.