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How to Connect Your Podcast RSS Feed to YouTube

Connect your podcast RSS feed to YouTube once through Subwave and every new episode appears on your channel automatically, with no manual uploads.

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Connect your podcast RSS feed to YouTube once through Subwave, and every new episode appears on your channel automatically, no manual uploads.

Why you need a hosting platform first

Before you can connect anything to YouTube, you need somewhere hosting your episodes:

Subwave stores your episodes and distributes them to every platform automatically, for free
Without it, you're logging into YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Amazon Music separately for every release
Your RSS feed is the link that makes this work, one direct line between your show and every platform you're on

Step 1: Get your RSS feed from Subwave.

Open Subwave, go to your channel settings, and copy your RSS feed URL.

Step 2: Create a new podcast on YouTube.

Don't have a YouTube channel yet? Here's how to create one first
Open YouTube, tap Create, then select New Podcast
When it asks how you want to set up the show, choose "Submit RSS feed" and paste in the link you copied from Subwave

Step 3: Verify your email.

YouTube sends a verification code to the email address on your account. Enter it back on YouTube, this just confirms you own the podcast you're connecting.

Step 4: Wait for it to process.

Once verified, your feed is connected
Just starting out? Everything populates quickly
Already have a back catalog? It can take a bit longer, just let it run

One thing worth knowing about video episodes

Most podcast platforms, YouTube included, display your episode as audio only, even if you recorded video. Subwave supports uploading both, but if you upload a video episode through the RSS feed, YouTube generates a thumbnail and shows a static image rather than playing the full video. If you want the full video to actually play on YouTube, upload it there directly as well.

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