My podcast episode is stuck in my drafts. The option to publish the episode is there, but it's unavailable. I've filled everything out, but I still do not have the option to publish the episode. I've made multiple attempts to reach out to Apple and there hasn't been a response. I just need to know if this issue will be resolved or not.
Have you created, and are updating, a feed? - or, as I suspect, are you creating your podcast entirely in Podcasts Connect? I'm afraid that in the latter case I cannot help you since I have no access at all to your data. I can only refer you to Support, who you say you have contacted already. The correct contact method is https://podcastsconnect.apple.com/contact-us
If you are in fact updating a feed, please post its URL and also the URL of your Apple Podcasts page.
Hi Roger, thank you for your reply. This has certainly been a confusing process as the first episode we did was seamless and uploaded with no issue. I will provide links for both, thank you again for your help.
RSS: https://media.rss.com/thethousandlivespodcast/feed.xml
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-thousand-lives-podcast/id1704491857
Hi Roger, thank you for your reply. This has certainly been a confusing process as the first episode we did was seamless and uploaded with no issue. I will provide links for both, thank you again for your help.
RSS: https://media.rss.com/thethousandlivespodcast/feed.xml
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-thousand-lives-podcast/id1704491857
Are you using a feed to make your podcast? If so you upload the feed to the server it lives on using whatever method you used to create it. That's all: there's nothing to do at Apple's end - it will read the feed and add the episode, though it can take up to two days for it to get round to you, so don't be alarmed if the new episode doesn't show immediately.
Or are you making your feed directly in Podcasts Connect? If so please go to
https://podcasters.apple.com/support/825-how-to-create-an-episode
and scroll down to 'Create an episode in Apple Podcasts Connect'.
Add an episode and then re-upload? What?
The problem is that the UPLOAD button is not there, can you be more specific?
When you have a feed you simply add an episode ad re-upload it. It will appear dorsubscribers on a Mac immediately b ut may tak a cople of days to appear in Podcass 'browse'. There is no draft option unless the method you are using to create the feed provides one, which is independent of Apple. There may be a problem with you feed: of yuou care to post the URLs of both your feed and you Appe Podcasts page I will have a look and see if I can see any issue.
Your second episode appears when subscribing on a Mac (where the feed is read directly) and the feed appears to be OK. It was only published yesterday: it's normal for it to take up to two days, occasionallly longer, for a new episode to appear in the Podcasts app, so it's probably just a question of waiting.
I have the same problem. I use RSS. Were you able to find a solution?
Apple Podcast Episode stuck in drafts with no publish option available
