# Apple Podcast Videos

**URL:** <https://community.podlove.org/t/apple-podcast-videos/3535>\
**Category:** Podlove Publisher\
**Created:** [March 30, 2026, 9:40am UTC](https://community.podlove.org/t/apple-podcast-videos/3535 "2026-03-30T09:40:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![signal-noise](https://community.podlove.org/user_avatar/community.podlove.org/signal-noise/32/2150_2.png) [@signal-noise](https://community.podlove.org/u/signal-noise)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2026, 9:40am UTC](https://community.podlove.org/t/apple-podcast-videos/3535/1 "2026-03-30T09:40:52Z")

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Hey everyone,

Apple announced that Apple Podcast will support Videopodcast.

> **[How to publish video on Apple Podcasts - Apple Podcasts for Creators](https://podcasters.apple.com/support/5593-how-to-publish-video)**
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> Add video to your podcast with your existing tools and workflows, and give fans more ways to connect.

As the general market shifts slightly towards video podcast, will there be an implementation for this in podlove?  
Can there be an implementation, since Apple mentions supported platforms?

Thank you for your great work!

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**Author:** ![ericteubert](https://community.podlove.org/user_avatar/community.podlove.org/ericteubert/32/1568_2.png) [@ericteubert](https://community.podlove.org/u/ericteubert)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2026, 12:36pm UTC](https://community.podlove.org/t/apple-podcast-videos/3535/2 "2026-04-02T12:36:29Z")

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As far as I know, this is indeed limited to platforms, not something we as open source software can implement. I’m happy to be corrected if anyone has more information.

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**Author:** ![signal-noise](https://community.podlove.org/user_avatar/community.podlove.org/signal-noise/32/2150_2.png) [@signal-noise](https://community.podlove.org/u/signal-noise)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2026, 9:38pm UTC](https://community.podlove.org/t/apple-podcast-videos/3535/3 "2026-04-02T21:38:55Z")

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I opend a support ticket with apple and asked them if there is way. I will keep us posted 😀

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**Author:** ![burt](https://community.podlove.org/user_avatar/community.podlove.org/burt/32/2135_2.png) [@burt](https://community.podlove.org/u/burt)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2026, 7:24pm UTC](https://community.podlove.org/t/apple-podcast-videos/3535/4 "2026-04-03T19:24:57Z")

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Cloudflare supports HLS video streaming with their [Cloudflare Stream | Serverless video delivery | Cloudflare](https://www.cloudflare.com/developer-platform/products/cloudflare-stream/) product. I haven’t tried the following yet, but I need to for the video version of my podcast. You could host your video on Cloudflare, create an mp4 video episode asset in Podlove, and then add a redirect from that local asset url to the Cloudflare URL using the redirect plugin. I host my audio files for free on redc\*rlce with this method. This should add the video asset to your rss feed where Apple claims that they look for it. But, you’ll still need to manually upload to Spotify for Creators and youtube.

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**Author:** ![signal-noise](https://community.podlove.org/user_avatar/community.podlove.org/signal-noise/32/2150_2.png) [@signal-noise](https://community.podlove.org/u/signal-noise)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2026, 10:53am UTC](https://community.podlove.org/t/apple-podcast-videos/3535/5 "2026-04-04T10:53:52Z")

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It’s not about delivering HLS at first, it about to comply with apples specifications.

The support answered and it looks like, it will be only available through supported hosting providers.

> First and foremost I want to thank you for your interest in HLS video as it’s very new. Now to be eligible for HLS video, your show must be:
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> - Delivered exclusively through [supported hosting providers](https://podcasters.apple.com/partner-search) and meet their requirements.

quite sad.

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**Author:** ![burt](https://community.podlove.org/user_avatar/community.podlove.org/burt/32/2135_2.png) [@burt](https://community.podlove.org/u/burt)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2026, 6:54am UTC](https://community.podlove.org/t/apple-podcast-videos/3535/6 "2026-05-22T06:54:45Z")

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I set up the HLS video through Cloudflare and added it to my rss but apple refuses to see it (as expected). But, fountain.fm picked up the video link in my feed and now streams it on their detail pages. I couldn’t get the podlove media asset to work so I used a Code Snippets to insert the HLS link into my rss:

```auto
add_action('podlove_append_to_feed_entry', function ($podcast, $episode, $feed, $format) {
    // Look for a custom field on the episode named 'hls_video_url'
    $hls_url = get_post_meta($episode->post_id, 'hls_video_url', true);

    if (!empty($hls_url)) {
        echo "\t" . '<podcast:alternateEnclosure type="application/x-mpegURL" length="0" title="Video Stream">';
        echo "\n\t\t" . '<podcast:source uri="' . esc_url($hls_url) . '" />';
        echo "\n\t" . '</podcast:alternateEnclosure>' . PHP_EOL;
    }
}, 10, 4);

```

Unfortunately, podlove release 4.5.0 broke my free mp3 hosting hack on redc\*rcle so I am looking at moving to one of apple’s approved outlets. [podspace.com](https://podspace.support.site/article/video-distribution#general) looks like it might be a good fit. [rss.com](https://help.rss.com/en/support/solutions/articles/44002797896-how-to-enable-apple-podcasts-video), too.