Learn how your subscribers can listen to your private podcast on their favorite listening apps and add instructions to do so in the purchase confirmation email.
In this article:
- Accessing the Private Podcast URL
- Accessing Private Podcasts in the Apple Podcast App
- Accessing Private Podcasts in the Google Podcast App
Accessing the Private Podcast URL
When a member purchases your Private podcast, they will receive an email that provides a link that will send them to a login page, where once they have logged in, they can access the podcast from the library.
Below the login link, there will be a private podcast URL that contains an access token specific to that subscriber:
Accessing Private Podcasts in the Apple Podcast App
To listen to your podcast on the Apple Podcast App, paste the Private Podcast URL into the App. This can be done via desktop or mobile.
To listen to a Private Podcast in the Mobile Apple Podcast App:
- Copy the Private Podcast URL from inside the subscription confirmation Email.
- Open the Apple podcast app and click the Library tab.
- Click Edit in the top right corner and select Add Show by URL
- Paste the Private Podcast URL into the text box and then click Follow.
- The show will then appear in your library.
To listen to a Private Podcast in the Apple Podcast App via Desktop:
- Copy the Private Podcast URL from inside the subscription confirmation Email.
- Open the Apple Podcast App.
- Open the File from the main menu and select Add Show by URL.
- Paste the Private Podcast URL into the Text box and select Follow.
- The show will then appear in your Library:
Accessing Private Podcasts in the Google Podcast App
To listen to your podcast on the Google Podcast App, paste the Private Podcast URL into the App. This can be done via desktop or mobile.
To listen to a Private Podcast in the Mobile Google Podcast App:
- Copy the Private Podcast URL from inside the subscription confirmation Email.
- Open the Google Podcast App.
- Open the Activity tab in the bottom right.
- Select Subscriptions in the top right.
- Click the ellipses and choose Add RSS Feed.
- Paste the Private Podcast URL and click Subscribe