Find A Podcast RSS Feed

Lookup your RSS feed to submit to podcasting directories or share with a new listener.

Lookup Your Podcast RSS Feed

Whether you’re looking to share your RSS feed with your audience, are ready to migrate your podcast to a new hosting platform (like Castos!), or want to submit your podcast to a new directory, this free tool lets you find an RSS feed for any podcast, entirely for free.

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How To Find A Podcast RSS Feed For Any Show

Enter Your The Podcast Or Host Name

Enter the name of your podcast or a host’s name in the search box above.

Click Search

This free tool will search a directory of over 4 Million podcasts and find your podcast RSS feed. Proudly powered by PodcastIndex.org

Copy Your RSS Feed

Copy the podcast RSS feed link that this tool displays. This is the direct link to your show on your hosting provider.

Share Your RSS Feed With Your Audience

While podcasting directories like Apple Podcasts and Spotify are great for discoverability they all still rely on your podcast RSS feed to let new listeners subscribe to your podcast.

Move Your Podcast To A New Host

If you’re looking to migrate your podcast from one hosting provider to another you’ll need your RSS feed to begin the import and transfer process.

Own Your Distribution Strategy

Don’t be dependent on large platforms where you have no control to dictate how (and where) you can distribute your podcast. Relying directly on your RSS feed is a surefire way to ensure that your podcast stays active, no matter what!

How to Create a Podcast RSS Feed in 3 Steps Using Castos

Upload A New Episode

When you upload a new episode, provide some information about the episode and your show in general. (In subsequent uploads, you’ll only need to provide episode-specific information.)

Fill In Your Information

Add your podcast details like the title, description, cover art, and a few more important fields. Make sure to complete each field so Castos can create a proper RSS feed that satisfies all of the listening apps.

Link to Each Directory

Each podcast directory has its own syncing instructions. Create an account with each platform and then submit your feed. Copy your RSS link from the Distributions tab of your Castos dashboard.

Frequently Asked Questions

RSS, Really Simple Syndication or Rich Site Summary, is part of a group of web feed formats. Websites and podcast listening platforms use RSS feeds to distribute frequently updated information.

The RSS feeds for podcasts eliminates the need for users to manually upload updated content across each platform. Instead, podcast directories consistently monitor RSS feeds and display the new information as it’s added to the feed.

A RSS feed for podcasts is different than one used by a website. To function correctly, a podcast RSS feed needs additional information like a title, description, artwork, category, language, and explicit rating. Whereas a feed associated with a blog, for example, wouldn’t require these fields.

Apple Podcasts and their feed requirements have become the standard for podcasting. Almost all podcast hosting providers create feeds that are compatible with their platform. Historically, Apple’s podcast listening app has been the most popular method for people to tune in.

For even more detailed information, visit the Castos Creator Knowledge Hub to learn how to set your RSS Feed up.

Every RSS feed has two main components: channel information and episode information.

The channel information describes your podcast as a whole, such as your show’s name, subtitle, description, cover art, copyright disclaimers, language, category tags, and and more.

There are also a handful of episode-specific fields that will be filled in each time you upload a new episode to your podcast hosting provider. These are:

  • Episode title
  • Publish date
  • Description
  • Summary
  • Media file enclosure
  • Duration
  • File size
  • Explicit rating
  • Series number
  • Episode number
  • Featured image (if applicable)

Much of this information is what your audience will see across each listening platform when they land on your show’s listing.

Yes, absolutely, 100%. An RSS feed is the only way an audience can access a podcast’s content. Without an RSS feed, your podcast will not appear on your website or any podcasting directories, making it impossible for people to listen to it.

Every podcast needs an RSS feed. There aren’t any exceptions.

If you need help setting up your Castos dashboard or Seriously Simple Podcasting we hold a weekly video call where we walk through the entire setup process, take your questions live, and much more. Register here for the next “Getting Started With Castos” call.

Below is what Apple Podcasts calls a “well-formed RSS feed example.”

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/">
<channel>
<title>Hiking Treks</title> <link>https://www.apple.com/itunes/podcasts/</link>
<language>en-us</language>
<copyright>© 2019 John Appleseed</copyright>
<itunes:author>The Sunset Explorers</itunes:author>
<description> Love to get outdoors and discover nature's treasures? Hiking Treks is the show for you. We review hikes and excursions, review outdoor gear and interview a variety of naturalists and adventurers. Look for new episodes each week.
</description>
<itunes:type>serial</itunes:type>
<itunes:owner> <itunes:name>Sunset Explorers</itunes:name>
<itunes:email>[email protected]</itunes:email>
</itunes:owner>
<itunes:image
href="https://applehosted.podcasts.apple.com/hiking_treks/artwork.png"
/>
<itunes:category text="Sports">
<itunes:category text="Wilderness"/> </itunes:category>
<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
<item>
<itunes:episodeType>trailer</itunes:episodeType>
<itunes:title>Hiking Treks Trailer</itunes:title>
<description>
<content:encoded>
<![CDATA[The Sunset Explorers share tips, techniques and recommendations for great hikes and adventures around the United States. Listen on
<a
href="https://www.apple.com/itunes/podcasts/">Apple Podcasts</a>.]]>
</content:encoded>
</description>
<enclosure
length="498537"
type="audio/mpeg"
url="http://example.com/podcasts/everything/AllAboutEverythingEpisode4.mp3"
/>
<guid>aae20190418</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 8 Jan 2019 01:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>1079</itunes:duration>
<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
</item>
</channel>
</rss

We recommend using a free tool called podba.se. In podba.se you can enter your RSS feed URL and it will run diagnostics on your feed to ensure that there aren’t any issues with your podcast content. We suggest verifying your feed prior to submitting it to directories.

(Note: This will not work for private podcasts.)

Just because your feed is valid when you submit your podcast does not mean that it will stay this way forever. Things like uploading an image that doesn’t fit the size requirements of Apple Podcasts or having HTML in your iTunes description field will invalidate your feed.

This means any new episodes you publish or changes you make to your show to not be reflected in those directories.

Podcast directors and listening apps use your show’s RSS feed to display your content. They monitor the feed consistently, always looking for new information. When something new pops up on the feed, the directories and apps display that content to their listeners.

In order to make your show appear on their platforms, you just need to give them your feed URL. If you’re working with a quality podcast host and your feed is set up well, the podcast platforms should have everything they need to display your show properly.

The top podcast listening platforms all have simple processes to submit your show. In most cases, they ask you to fill out a short form with a few basic questions about your show. You’ll also have to submit your RSS link. So while you’ll have to visit each platform to submit your feed, this is a one time task. Once a platform has your feed, it will pull new content indefinitely.

Follow these links to learn the exact submission processes of each of the major podcast platforms. Make sure to have your RSS feed link ready.

Want to submit your podcast to as many directories and apps as possible? Check out our full list of places to publish your show. Each platform is an opportunity for more fans!

Every podcast needs an RSS feed. An RSS feed is the only way an audience can access a podcast’s content. Without it, your podcast will not appear in any of the popular podcasting directories, making it impossible for people to listen to it.

There are two main options to create your own podcast RSS feed: do-it-yourself or with a podcast hosting provider. Since the majority of podcasters aren’t coders, many choose a podcast hosting provider to create their RSS feed.

Learn more about RSS feeds and why your podcast needs one.

How an RSS feed works is usually the concept that’s most difficult to grasp for new podcasters. Many think they’ll record their first episode then simply upload it directly to Apple Podcasts and that’s that.

But the actual process of featuring episodes across podcast directories follows a different set of steps. This where the RSS feed comes in for your show.

Most podcasters use a podcast hosting platform to create their RSS feed. These are the basic steps to how the feed works using this method:

  1. After recording and editing an episode, you need to upload and store the mp3 file to a podcast hosting provider. The service acts as a warehouse, holding all of your audio files and podcast information in one secure space.
  2. In order to access what’s inside this warehouse, the podcast host generates an RSS feed link. This link becomes the middleman between you and your audience, establishing the pathway for your episodes to leave the warehouse and be featured on podcast directories.
  3. To create that pathway, you submit the feed link to each directory when you set up an account for your podcast.
  4. When someone plays your episode within Spotify, the feed asks your podcast host provider for the correct audio file and seamlessly delivers the content back to Spotify then your listeners.
  5. As you continue to upload new episodes to your podcast host provider, the RSS feed automatically gives the information to each directory so your audience can access the latest content.

A great perk of RSS feeds is the connection to each podcast directory only needs to be set up once. Once the podcast hosting provider and directory are linked, a podcast’s listing will update automatically.

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