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 URI	http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd
Specification	Apple Podcasts Requirements
Prefix	<itunes:*>
Available in	RSS, Atom
Property	itunes

Types

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

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

  export type Item = {
    duration?: number
    image?: string
    explicit?: boolean
    author?: string
    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 supported by Apple Podcasts. */
    owner?: Owner
  }
}

Related

• Podcast Namespace - Podcasting 2.0 extensions
• Parsing Namespaces - How namespace parsing works