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iTunes Namespace Reference ​

The iTunes namespace provides podcast-specific metadata for RSS and Atom feeds. This namespace is essential for podcast distribution through Apple Podcasts and other podcast platforms.

Namespace URIhttp://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd
Prefix<itunes:*>
Available inRSS, Atom

Structure ​

INFO

TDate represents date fields in the type definitions. When parsing, dates are returned as strings in their original format (see Parsing › Handling Dates for more details). When generating, dates should be provided as JavaScript Date objects.

ts
export type Category = {
  text: string
  categories?: Array<Category>
}

export type Owner = {
  name?: string
  email?: string
}

export type Item = {
  duration?: number
  image?: string
  explicit?: boolean
  title?: string
  episode?: number
  season?: number
  episodeType?: string
  block?: boolean
  /** @deprecated Use standard RSS description instead. No longer used by Apple Podcasts. */
  summary?: string
  /** @deprecated No longer used by Apple Podcasts. */
  subtitle?: string
  /** @deprecated No longer used for search in Apple Podcasts. */
  keywords?: Array<string>
}

export type Feed = {
  image?: string
  categories?: Array<Category>
  explicit?: boolean
  author?: string
  title?: string
  type?: string
  newFeedUrl?: string
  block?: boolean
  complete?: boolean
  applePodcastsVerify?: string
  /** @deprecated Use standard RSS description instead. No longer used by Apple Podcasts. */
  summary?: string
  /** @deprecated No longer used by Apple Podcasts. */
  subtitle?: string
  /** @deprecated No longer used for search in Apple Podcasts. */
  keywords?: Array<string>
  /** @deprecated No longer required for submission to Apple Podcasts. */
  owner?: Owner
}