If you are a part of Creator Network (and have been enabled for Apple Video) or have signed up on the Video plan, you can follow this guide to start sending videos to Apple.
How do I activate video publishing to Apple Podcasts?
Important First Step: To get started, upload an audio episode (or trailer) to your RSS feed and submit your show to Apple Podcasts. Approval can take up to a week, but once your show is officially accepted, you can enable video settings and seamlessly attach a video version directly to your published audio episode.
To publish video episodes, you need to connect your show to Apple Podcasts and add your API key in Acast.
Go to the Distribution page
Connect your show to Apple Podcasts:
If your show is already on Apple → enter your Show ID
If not → click Submit to get your show approved
Claim your show on Apple Podcasts (if you haven’t already)
If your show is already available in your Apple Podcasts Connect account, you can skip this step
Go to Apple Podcasts Connect and generate your API key
Upload the API key in Acast
Can't add your API key? Make sure you're eligible for video - check out this article about onboarding
Email podcastsupport@apple.com with your show’s Apple Podcasts URL and ask their team to enable your show for video.
Once this is done, you’ll be able to publish video episodes.
👉 Need help connecting or claiming your show?
👉 For generating your API key and Apple-side setup:
Do I need to use Apple Podcasts Connect?
To publish video episodes to Apple Podcasts, you must have access to Apple Podcasts Connect, as this is where you generate your API key.
You can complete parts of the setup directly in Acast (like connecting and claiming your show), but you will still need to:
Access Apple Podcasts Connect
Generate your API key
Download it and upload it in Acast
Once your API key is uploaded, you can manage publishing entirely from Acast.
Before you start publishing videos
We recommend reviewing this guide first:
These will help you avoid common issues with file size, formatting, and processing.