Would you want to have your podcast considered for inclusion in Google Play Music? We’ll walk you through the process step by step since it’s not difficult at all.

To get started, these are the fundamental actions you’ll need to carry out in the correct order:

• Visit the Google Play Podcast Portal

• Click the “Add A Podcast” Button

• Paste in your podcast’s RSS feed URL

• Click “Submit RSS Feed”

• Verify Ownership (uses email in RSS feed)

• Review your podcast info

• Click “Publish Podcast”

• Wait For Approval

Detailed Instructions

Adding your podcast to Google Play Music is quick and simple to do. Simply proceed in the following easy steps:

• Visit the Google Play Podcast Portal
  Create an account using your Google credentials. It’s quite possible that you already have one thanks to YouTube, Android, or Gmail.
• Click the “Add A Podcast” Button
  Click the blue “Add A Podcast” button near the top right:
  

• Simply paste in the URL of your podcast’s RSS feed.

After that, you will be prompted to input the URL of your podcast-only RSS feed.We use Buzzsprout, and they make the process really simple; all you have to do is click the “Copy” button in the Google Play area, which is located under Directories:

Even if you use a different hosting service for your podcast, the method is still the same, and you should copy your feed from that site and paste it here.

• Click “Submit RSS Feed”
  After you’ve pasted in your RSS feed URL, click “Submit RSS Feed”.
  

As you can see, you need to make sure you have at least one episode published, as well as these 3 tags:
<title>
<itunes:author>
<itunes:email>

• Check to See If You Own It (uses email in RSS feed)

Google will send verification to the email address shown in the tag; thus, you need to ensure that you have access to it and that it is up to date.

You will need to check your email, copy the code that was provided to you, and then paste it in order to authenticate that you are the owner of the podcast that you uploaded.

• Examine the details of your podcast.

After you’ve had your account validated, you’ll be able to evaluate, and then publish, your podcast. If your RSS feed is lacking any needed information, you will get an error message along with detailed advice on how to correct the issue.

You may also get cautionary messages and suggestions on how to enhance the quality of your feed, such as the following Low-resolution podcast picture warning:

• Simply hit the “Publish Podcast” button.

If everything seems to be in order, it’s time to click the button that says “Publish Podcast”:

• Wait For Approval
  Before your podcast entry can go online, you will have to wait for it to be manually reviewed by someone else. There may be some variation in this, but typically it takes a few days.