Note: If you've chosen to distribute your podcast yourself, you don't need to go through these steps. This is because you've already registered your podcast with the distribution apps and have therefore already claimed it. Tip: First of all, check which e-mail address is linked to your RSS feed. You may need it in case Spotify wants to send you verification codes. You can check the linked e-mail address in your host's dashboard menu. You can also open the RSS feed in a browser to see which e-mail address is linked.
Important: Do you want to move your podcast from Anchor (now called Spotify for Podcasters) to Springcast and want to claim the podcast because then you can pass on your move? Anchor recommends setting up a redirect first and then claiming your podcast using the steps below. Claiming is not necessary if you change your Anchor account to a Spotify account (see steps at 'log in' in Spotify for Podcasters). You then take ownership of the podcast to your Spotify account. Claiming is necessary, however, if you wish to create a whole new Spotify account.Read here how to easily move from Anchor to Springcast.
Claiming ownership on Spotify
2. Do you already have another podcast on Spotify and therefore already have a Spotify for Podcasters account? Then click 'Log in' in the top right corner and log in. If you don't have a Spotify-account yet or if you want to create another Spotify-account to claim to this podcast (e.g. because you don't want to use a private Spotify-account or because you want to manage several podcasts separately), click 'Sign up'.
- Do you choose to Log in? Log in with your Spotify or Anchor-account. By June 2024, Spotify will ask you to change your Anchor-account to a Spotify-account, if you haven't already done so you can click 'Haven't updated your account yet? Sign in with your Anchor details'. Go through the steps. If you are logged in, in the Spotify dashboard, click on your profile picture in the top right corner, in the dropdown menu choose 'Add new podcast' and then 'I already have a podcast'.
- Do you choose Sign up? Then log in with a Spotify-account you want to use to claim the podcast or create a new Spotify-account. Then, in the 'What describes you best?' screen, choose 'I already have a podcast'
6. Select 'next' to claim your podcast
7. Spotify will now send a verification code to the e-mail address linked to your RSS feed. Enter the code
8. Add category, language and country
9. Review all the details and select 'submit'
10. All information about your podcast will now appear in the Spotify for Podcasters dashboard.