Altering the GUID may result in duplicate episodes being shown to listeners, misrepresentation of data in Analytics, and may ultimately affect your show’s status on Apple Podcasts.Įach episode in your podcast has a globally unique identifier ( GUID). Warning: Make sure the original episode GUIDs are maintained and don’t change. To ensure followers receive your most recent episodes from the new feed URL, maintain the tag and 301 redirect response for at least four weeks. Important: Don’t set the tag to the Mirror URL listed in Apple Podcasts Connect.Ĭontact your web server’s support teams for further assistance. This response updates Apple Podcasts with the new feed URL and your subscribers continue to receive new episodes automatically. Use the tag in your new feed to point to the new URL.Set the web server where your feed is hosted to return an HTTP 301 redirect response when it receives a request for the old feed.This ensures that your existing followers (even those outside of Apple Podcasts) are seamlessly migrated and are not affected by this process: If you don’t use a third-party podcast hosting solution and you directly edit or maintain the original RSS feed, follow the steps below.

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This way, you don’t need to perform additional actions in Apple Podcasts Connect as it’s all handled by your hosting provider.

Most major third-party hosting providers can help you migrate your RSS feed to a different URL by implementing a redirect. If you use a third-party hosting solution Depending on the status of your original podcast RSS feed URL, you have two options to change it - in Apple Podcasts Connect or through the server where your feed is hosted.

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