How to submit podcast to Deezer

To submit podcast to Deezer, use your host's Deezer distribution control or send a public RSS 2.0 feed through podcasters.deezer.com. Deezer reads the show, episode metadata and audio from that feed. Before submission, confirm the feed has accurate metadata, accessible square artwork and episodes delivered as MP3 or FLAC, because Deezer says M4A podcast episodes are not supported.

The host route is usually shorter when it is available. The direct route is for a show whose host does not offer Deezer distribution, or for a publisher running its own RSS system.

Choose between host submission and direct RSS submission

Deezer's official podcast submission guide tells creators to submit through their hosting platform when that platform supports Deezer. Its current partner list includes Acast, Art19, Audioboom, Ausha, Blubrry, Buzzsprout, Captivate, Castos, Fireside, Libsyn, Omny Studio, Podbean, Simplecast, Spreaker and Transistor, among others.

Open your host's directories, distribution or destinations page and look for Deezer. If it is there, use that path. Your host already has the canonical feed and can pass it without asking you to copy a URL between systems.

Use direct submission when your host has no Deezer control:

1. Copy the public RSS feed URL from the host.
2. Confirm that it is an RSS 2.0 feed.
3. Open it in a private browser window to make sure it does not require a login.
4. Check that the newest episode and intended show metadata are present.
5. Take that URL to podcasters.deezer.com.

If you want the mechanics before touching a submission form, what is RSS feed podcasting? explains how a host supplies the same show to multiple listening apps.

Check Deezer's metadata requirements

Deezer takes images, show descriptions, episode titles and episode descriptions from the podcast aggregator or hosted feed. Its submission guide lists these mandatory fields:

• Podcast title
• Author
• Copyright
• Category or genre
• Language
• Country
• An accessible podcast image
• Episode title
• Explicitness

Read the public feed rather than trusting a completed-looking host dashboard. A value can exist in the host account but remain absent from its RSS output because of an unpublished change or a distribution setting.

Make every field useful to a listener. A category should describe the show, not the production company. The language should match the spoken audio. Explicitness needs to reflect the episode rather than what you hope will make the show easier to discover.

Deezer also notes that podcasts are available in most, not all, countries. Its practical eligibility check is whether Podcasts appears in your Deezer menu after you log in. This affects where listeners can find the show even when the feed itself is valid.

Check audio and artwork before submission

The same official guide sets out these technical specifications:

The M4A warning is the one to catch early. Deezer says an M4A episode will not be playable and may cause the podcast to be disabled. If your back catalogue mixes file formats, inspect more than the newest enclosure. One playable launch episode does not prove every older episode works.

Load the artwork URL directly as well. A square image displayed in your host dashboard may point to a blocked or expired file in the feed. Use the 1400 by 1400 pixel PNG specification if you are creating a new cover for Deezer rather than trying to make an unusual source image pass.

How to submit podcast to Deezer

Use one route for the first submission and record which route you chose. That keeps support questions tied to the system that sent your feed.

Through a partner host

The exact labels vary by host, but the sequence stays close to this:

1. Sign in to the podcast host.
2. Open the show and find Distribution, Directories or Destinations.
3. Select Deezer as the distribution destination.
4. Review any metadata or rights confirmation the host shows.
5. Submit the show through the host.
6. Save the date and feed URL in your release notes.

Do not run the direct route immediately afterward. Give the host submission time to create the listing, then search Deezer. Two routes carrying different feed URLs can leave you unsure which source Deezer accepted.

Submit through Deezer's portal

For a host without a Deezer option:

1. Go to the Deezer podcast submission portal.
2. Paste your public RSS feed URL into the RSS field.
3. Ask Deezer to validate the feed.
4. Complete the code check sent to the owner email when the portal requests it.
5. Review or add the provider information shown in the form.
6. Read and accept the applicable terms.
7. Submit the podcast for Deezer's review.

The current portal first asks for the RSS link and validates it before moving to owner verification and the information form. If validation fails, return to the host and repair the feed. Reformatting the same bad URL or opening a second Deezer account will not fix missing metadata or unsupported audio.

Deezer's terms section also requires cleared copyrights, including music rights. Having an RSS feed proves that a show exists; it does not prove that the publisher has permission to distribute every recording inside it.

How to verify the Deezer listing

Deezer says content meeting its technical specifications is added within one working day and should be searchable 24 hours later. Those are platform targets, not a reason to announce the listing before you test it.

Run this check from a listener account:

1. Search the exact show title in Deezer.
2. Open the result and compare the author, cover and description with the feed.
3. Confirm that the newest episode appears.
4. Play the opening, seek into the middle and resume playback.
5. Open an older episode if your archive uses different audio settings.
6. Save the public show URL.

If the show is absent after the stated window, confirm whether you submitted through the host or directly. Deezer tells creators who used a hosting platform to contact that platform when the show does not appear. Direct submitters can contact Deezer support with the show page link, feed changes and recent episode dates.

A visible title with broken playback is not a successful listing. Check the enclosure file format and public access before asking Deezer to reprocess it.

Fix common Deezer submission problems

Check the public feed before contacting either Deezer or your host. The feed shows whether the missing field, episode or audio format reaches the directory at all.

The feed fails validation

Confirm that the URL points to RSS rather than your show's website. Then check the mandatory title, author, copyright, category, language, country, image, episode title and explicitness fields. The feed also needs a public episode enclosure.

The show appears but an episode will not play

Inspect the episode enclosure file in the feed. If it is M4A, replace or republish it as MP3 or FLAC through your host. Deezer explicitly warns that M4A is unsupported. If the format is supported, open the enclosure URL privately and check that it serves the audio without a cookie or login.

The newest episode is missing

Deezer says it checks podcast feeds for updates every day and can take up to 24 hours to show a new episode. First confirm that the episode is already present in the public feed. If it is not, fix the host. If you submitted through a hosting platform and the delay continues, Deezer directs you back to that host for support.

An inactive show stopped updating

Deezer says it stops checking a feed after the podcast has released no new episode for 180 days. Its support team needs to know the last episode date when you ask to reactivate updates. Mention the long break rather than reporting only a missing new episode.

The podcast page disappeared

The official guide names feed issues and audio format as possible reasons a page becomes unavailable. Recheck the live feed and technical specifications, then contact support@deezer.com if the source is valid.

You changed podcast hosts

Use a permanent feed redirect from the old feed to the new one. Deezer says it handles feed redirection according to iTunes specifications. If your host cannot create that redirect, ask Deezer support to update the feed. Do not submit the new feed as a second show unless support instructs you to do so.

Manage the show after submission

Make later edits at your podcast host. Deezer checks the feed for changes, so the feed remains the source for artwork, descriptions and episodes. This is cleaner than keeping a separate copy of the show metadata in every directory.

Deezer says it does not re-host and direct-stream podcast audio, which means delivery can appear in the analytics you already use. Still, keep different metric definitions separate. Deezer podcast stats covers what is documented about the platform, and how to track podcast analytics shows how to combine reporting without treating unlike numbers as interchangeable.

Submission gets the feed into the catalogue. It does not create chart position. If you want to work on discovery after the technical checks pass, read how to rank on Deezer charts as a separate next step.

Start tracking your show with Podder once the Deezer listing is playable, and keep the accepted feed URL in your show records for the next host change.