In order to add Podcasts on your Dailymotion account, make sure your files and feeds are compliant with the following technical requirements:
Thumbnail / Audio
| Thumbnail | Audio | |
| Format |
PNG, JPG |
MP3, M4A, WAV, WMA, OGG, FLAC |
| Size |
Pixels: |
Max audio length: 11 hours |
RSS feed
Make sure your RSS feed follows our guidelines and includes the required fields, both at the Podcast and episode levels:
Podcast information
| Podcast information | Required | Tag | Parent tag |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Title | ✔ |
<title> |
<channel> |
The show title |
| Description | ✔ |
<description> |
<channel> |
The show description |
| Language | ✔ |
<language> |
<channel> |
The language used in the show |
| Thumbnail | ✔ |
<itunes:image> |
<channel> |
The show's artwork |
| Category |
<itunes:category> |
<channel> |
The Apple category specified in your RSS feed will be mapped to the equivalent Dailymotion category. This can also be manually updated in the Podcast details tab. |
|
| Type |
<itunes:type> |
<channel> |
If the show is Serial or Episodic |
|
| Author Name |
<itunes:author> |
<channel> |
The organization responsible for creating the show |
|
| Owner Name |
<itunes:owner> |
<channel> |
The podcast owner name |
|
| Copyright |
<copyright> |
<channel> |
The show copyright info |
|
| Link |
<link> |
<channel> |
The website for the show |
Episode information
| Episode information | Required | Tag | Parent tag | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Title | ✔ |
<title> |
<item> |
The episode title |
| Description | ✔ |
<description> |
<item> |
The episode description |
| Audio file | ✔ |
<enclosure> |
<item> |
The audio URL in the 'src' attribute along with type and length |
| Thumbnail |
<itunes:image> |
<item> |
The show's artwork: if none is supplied, the podcast show image will apply to the episode |
|
| Type |
<itunes:episodeType> |
<item> |
The episode type: Full, Bonus or Trailer |
|
| Season Number |
<itunes:season> |
<item> |
The episode season number |
|
| Episode Number |
<itunes:episode> |
<item> |
The episode number |
|
| Published Date |
<pubDate> |
<item> |
The date and time when an episode was released |
If you encounter issues when importing your RSS feed, you can check the validity of your feed using one of these tools: Cast Feed Validator or Podbase Podcast Validator.