Podcast Audio Video Blog FAQ

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.