Uploading Video Podcasts to Spotify

If you run a podcast that is distributed via RSS and it is on Spotify, you may be wondering “how do I upload my video podcast to Spotify”?. The below tutorial assumes you have already submitted your audio RSS to Spotify for podcasters. It’s pretty simply.

1. Go to podcasters.spotify.com and login to your account.

2. Select “Episodes” from the menu so you can view all your podcast episodes.

3. Locate the episode you want to upload video for.

4. On the right hand side of the screen there should be three dots. When you click that you get a drop down that gives you the option to “Upload a Video”

5. Select the video file that you want to upload.

6. Fill in all the requested information and answer the questions about content that’s in the episode.

7. I have noticed that the spotify video upload is very slow, but once it’s uploaded and processed, you’re done.

Hopefully this helps you get your video podcast up and running on Spotify.

Clip from BSP-402: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHPcF6nWDKI
Originally aired: 22 SEP 2024

Spotify is Adding Podcast Chapters

One of my favorite features from YouTube is chapter markers on videos that list timestamps in the description. That feature is now coming to Spotify! So now if you have timestamps in the episode notes of your podcast there should be a chapter listing on the playback bar so you know what topics are discussed, what section your in, and roughly how much longer each topic will be discussed.

This isn’t a groundbreaking feature, but I believe this provides a significantly better viewing experience for listeners. It may decrease your “listen time” or “view time”, but your goal should not be to manipulate people into listening for a few extra seconds, it should be to provide your listener/viewer with the best experience possible.

This is a great update to Spotify podcasts.

Clip from BSP-390: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTTE0d_De1o
Originally Aired 2 JUN 2024