RSS Feeds are what connect listening platforms to all of your content. Your show's RSS feed contains all the information about your series and is what you submit to listening platforms so they can publish your episodes. For most hosting platforms they will include 'rss' somewhere in the URL, like this - https://rss.art19.com/your-show-name
As RSS feeds are mostly meant to be read by listening platforms, not listeners, they can be slightly confusing to begin with. Here's an example of what the RSS feed for the ART19 Demo Series looks like:
Although it may look confusing it's actually just a list with lots of information about your show. Starting with the main series information at the top. Then moving on to each individual episode. Everything is stored in separate 'tags' as outlined in the table below.
Every time you change something within your series or episode in ART19 it immediately updates on your RSS feed. It can then take a while for the platforms to register this change. Each listening app refreshes feeds in different intervals (i.e. once per day, every hour).
Here is a list of every tag that can appear in your RSS feed and how to adjust it within ART19. Please note that not all RSS feeds have every tag.
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Tag |
Description |
ART19 location |
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Series Tags |
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<title> |
Podcast title. |
Series Title | |||||||
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<description> |
Podcast description. |
Series Description | |||||||
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<itunes:image> |
Podcast artwork. |
Series Image | |||||||
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<language> |
Podcast language. |
Language | |||||||
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<itunes:category> |
Podcast category information. | Genres | |||||||
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<itunes:explicit> |
Does your podcast contain explicit content? |
Rating | |||||||
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<itunes:author> |
The organization or individual that creates your podcast. |
Author | |||||||
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<link> |
The website associated with your podcast. |
Website | |||||||
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<itunes:owner> |
Podcast owner. |
Owner Name | |||||||
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<itunes:email> |
The public email associated with your podcast. Also used for security/verification purposes. |
Owner Email |
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<itunes:type> |
Is your podcast Episodic (most recent episode displayed at the top) or Serial (first episode displayed at the top)? |
Episode Organization: Series Type |
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<copyright> |
Podcast copyright details. |
Copyright Information | |||||||
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<itunes:new-feed-url> |
Only used if your podcast is redirect from one hosting platform to another. |
Back-end | |||||||
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<itunes:block> |
This will block your podcast from appearing in the Apple Podcasts directory (and other platforms). |
Feeds: Available on Apple Podcasts? |
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Episode tags |
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<title> |
Episode title. |
Episode Title | |||||||
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<description> |
Episode description. |
Episode Description | |||||||
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<enclosure> |
Episode audio, including file size and type. |
WarpFeed | |||||||
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<guid> |
Globally Unique Identifier - a unique reference number used to identify episodes. |
Automatic | |||||||
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<pubDate> |
Date and time of release. |
Distribution | |||||||
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<itunes:duration> |
Episode duration. |
Automatic | |||||||
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<link> |
Episode specific URL (only if activated). |
Feeds: Episode Pages |
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<itunes:image> |
Episode artwork. |
Episode Image | |||||||
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<itunes:explicit> |
Episode rating (pulls from podcast rating by default) | Episode Rating | |||||||
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<itunes:episode> |
Episode number. |
Episode Number | |||||||
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<itunes:season> |
Season number. |
Seasons Number | |||||||
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<itunes:episodeType> |
Episode type - Full, Trailer or Bonus. |
Episode Type | |||||||