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How to ping iTunes Music Store

Posted by faq on February 22nd, 2007

Should you need to request that iTunes update information about your podcast immediately, you can ping the iTunes server in one of two ways: using an XML POST or by entering a URL in a browser.

  1. Entering URL into a broswer

    You can ping the iTunes server instructing them to update your podcast information by entering the following URL into a browser:

    https://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZFinance.woa/wa/pingPodcast?id=FEEDID

    - Where FEEDID refers your iTunes podcast numeric ID use -

    https://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZFinance.woa/wa/pingPodcast?feedURL=http://FEEDURL

    - Where FEEDURL is the URL for your feed use -

  2. XML POST method

    The XML POST should be addressed to https://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZFinance.woa/wa/pingPodcast and formatted as follows:

    weblogUpdates.ping

    PODCAST_NAME

    http://FEEDURL/

    - Where PODCAST_NAME is the title of the podcast, typed exactly as it appears.

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