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Moving your podcast from Spotify to Springcast

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If you currently host your podcast with Spotify Creators and want to move to Springcast, you can easily use our import function. 

PLEASE NOTE: Anchor/Spotify for Podcasters previously made it possible to distribute your podcast automatically. This meant that your podcast was also published on Spotify and Apple with just one click. Because of this automatic distribution, you do not have access to Apple's dashboard and will not be able to notify them of your move there later. Therefore, first claim ownership of your podcast on Apple before starting the move (you do this using your current RSS feed). Have you previously submitted the podcast to Apple yourself? Then claiming is not necessary.
 

1. Import your podcast

 
Follow the steps below to first import all episodes from Spotify Creator.
 
  1. Go to your Springcast account
  2. Click "+ Create new show" 
    1. If you do not have a subscription yet, you can select the subscription you want.
  3. Select a show plan
  4. Click 'Or import a show' 
  5. Enter your current RSS feed from Spotify and click the button to start the import.
 
Depending on the number of episodes, importing takes between a few and 15 minutes. 
 

2. Export your statistics

It is advisable to save the statistics you have built up on Spotify for yourself. Do this just before arranging the move to Springcast, so that the statistics are up to date. You will not take these statistics with you to Springcast.
 
  1. Log in to your Spotify Creator account
  2. Scroll to your statistics in the dashboard
  3. Click 'Export to CSV'
 
You can also export your statistics per episode.

 

3. Copy the Springcast RSS feed

Follow the steps below to copy your Springcast RSS feed. You need it to notify Spotify Creator of the move. Once the import is complete:
 
  1. Check that the show is at '100%'
  2. Publish the changes. This creates a unique RSS feed for your show. 
  3. Go to 'Show settings'
  4. Copy your unique RSS feed
 
 

4. Notify Spotify Creator of the move

PLEASE NOTE: after placing the redirect, the statistics in Spotify for Podcasters at episode level will be reset to 0. If you want to keep these statistics, make sure you export them before placing the redirect. Your general show-level data, such as streams, listeners and followers, will remain intact and continue after placing the redirect.
 
PLEASE NOTE: after placing the redirect, your episode URLs and Spotify's embedded players will change. Your show URL on Spotify will remain the same. Do you use these URLs? Make sure you quickly replace them with the new Spotify URLs or the Springcast URLs after placing the redirect. The Spotify URLs will only be available once you have placed the redirect, so they can only be replaced after the move. If you use Springcast URLs and players, you can replace these before the move. 

It is now time to notify Anchor/Spotify for Podcasters of the move:
  2. 2. Click 'Log in' and log in with your Spotify account. 
  3. Click your podcast in the left-hand sidebar of the dashboard
  4. Click settings
  5. Scroll down until you see 'Redirect your podcast' and paste the Springcast RSS feed under 'Redirect URL'
  6. Spotify will process the move
 
It may take several hours for Spotify to process the move. 
 

5. Check the move in Spotify or claim the podcast with another Spotify account

You can manage your podcast on Spotify using the details you logged in with in step 4. Do check whether the Anchor/Spotify RSS feed has been replaced by the Springcast feed. It is important that Springcast is set as the 'hosting platform', so that we are also allowed to retrieve the statistics from Spotify daily. 

  1. Click your podcast in the left-hand sidebar
  2. Go to 'settings'
  3. Scroll down to 'RSS feed' and 'Licensor/hosting platform'
  4. Check whether you can see the Springcast RSS feed there and whether Springcast is listed under Licensor/Hosting provider. If this is not the case, click 'update', enter your RSS feed and select Springcast.
     
 
 

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