Since our arrival in Spain last June, at Podimo we have shown our commitment to podcasting and its key players: the podcasters. Therefore, we have always provided clear and transparent information about how our platform works and our innovative business model.

In this post, we will try to answer some questions related to technical aspects.

Podimo works with an open podcast standard. You do not lose control of your podcast or its distribution. We analyze/manage your RSS and store that data and the images on our servers to ensure that users can quickly and easily access your podcast from the Podimo App or Web Player.

We also index data so that users can find your podcast when they search for it and so we can recommend it. However, we do not interfere with your data or modify it in any way. We only optimize the images to improve the mobile browsing experience. Plays and downloads are made directly from each user's device and do not interfere with your statistics in any way. In addition, we add an HTTP header - User-Agent extra so that your host can see that the plays are being made from the Podimo app. Examples:

iOS - Podimo/${APP_VERSION} build {APP_BUILD_NUMBER}/iOS ${IOS_VERSION}

Android - Podimo/${VERSION_NAME} build ${VERSION_CODE}/Android ${SDK_INT}

How to be present in the Podimo app?

If you want to appear exclusively on Podimo, you can use the Podimo Podcaster Studio to create an account from which you can create exclusive episodes only for Podimo.

Podimo also syncs podcasts with Apple Podcasts. If you register a new podcast in the Apple Podcasts directory, it will typically appear in 2 or 3 days on Podimo.

If you want to remove your podcast from Podimo, you can use the following link Podimo Podcaster Studio and click at the bottom on Request removal here.

How do we update your feed?

Podimo uses server-side crawling, which means we periodically check your RSS feed from time to time and send that information to listeners from our servers (taking into account that downloads and listens are still done individually for each listener from your servers). In addition, we add an HTTP header - User-Agent extra so that your host can identify the Podimo spider.

Remember to authorize Podimo Crawler User Agent so that it is not blocked. Keep in mind that 1.0 shows the version and that may change in the future:

Podimo Crawler User Agent - Podimo/1.0 (+https://podimo.com/)