Distributing Your Podcast To YouTube

Get your content posted on the world's biggest video platform!

YouTube boasts quite a large audience! And RedCircle makes it possible for you to bring your content directly to them with ease.

Before we begin, it’s important to ensure you have created a YouTube channel and have verified that channel. If you don’t have a YouTube channel yet, then follow this link to create one. Make sure you’re logged in to the correct Google account when you create your channel.

Connecting Your YouTube Account to RedCircle

You can connect your YouTube account to your podcast through our Distribution page. Simply click on your podcast and then select Distribution from the list of options:

From the Distribution page, click on the arrow next to YouTube and then click on the Connect Your Youtube button:

Go through Google's Authorization flow to connect your account to RedCircle. Congrats! Your show should now be connected!

Uploading & Publishing Your Video

You can now begin publishing video versions of your podcast to YouTube!

Growth tier: When creating a new episode, upload an audio file and RedCircle will generate a video version of your episode. You'll see a "Generate Video File" checkbox — once generated, you'll need to manually upload the video to YouTube yourself.

Pro & Enterprise tiers: You can upload either a video file (like an MP4) or an audio file when creating an episode. If you upload a video file, it will be published as-is; if you upload an audio file, RedCircle will generate a video version for you. Either way, you'll see a "Publish to YouTube" checkbox, and your video will be automatically published to YouTube on your behalf — no manual upload needed.

Check your account plan to see which capabilities are available to you.

Above image is an example of an account on the Growth Plan

Above image is an example of the Pro/Enterprise Plans

As a Pro and/or Enterprise member, you're also able to create a Video Title, Video Description, Tags, and Privacy Status when creating and uploading your episode.

If you are on the Growth Tier and you’re unable to automatically upload your episode to YouTube, then you can generate the episode on the Episode's page:

Frequently Asked Questions

What does the generated video look like?

Excellent question! The generated video is a waveform of the audio with your podcast artwork overlayed on the top, like so:

My episode is published but I don’t see the video yet. What’s going on?

It can sometimes take 1-2 hours to generate the video depending on the length of your episode. Check in with RedCircle Support if you’re still waiting for the video after a few hours.

Can I upload my past episodes?

Google places a limit on the number of videos we can upload each day, so it’s not possible to create videos for your back catalog of episodes. We’re brainstorming solutions to allow for this possibility. Stay tuned!

Why did I get an error message that says “rate limit exceeded”?

YouTube sets a per-channel limit on their API, so we can't upload more than a few episodes every 24-hour period. We'd love to do them all, but unfortunately, this is a restriction that comes directly from Google.

I deleted the video for my episode. Can I get it back?

Yep! You can regenerate a video for any episode. Follow the steps below to create a new video:

1. Navigate to the episode’s page on your RedCircle account and click on the three dots (...) next to the episode’s title

2. Select Regenerate Video from the drop-down list that appears

That’s it! It may take a couple of hours for the video to generate depending on the length of your episode. Once generated, you should see “YouTube Video” on the episode’s page.

Is this available for all RedCircle podcasters?

RedCircle now lets hosted podcasters on Enterprise & Pro plans connect their show directly to YouTube, upload video or audio episodes, and manage YouTube-specific settings, all from your RedCircle account.

How do I connect my YouTube channel?

Check that your account is on RedCircle's Enterprise or Pro plan. Then, visit your show's Distribution page and follow the prompt to link your YouTube channel. Once connected, you'll see a CONNECTED status and can configure your YouTube settings.

Do I need to record video for this to work?

No. If Convert Audio to Video is enabled on your plan, RedCircle will automatically generate a video from your audio episode. You can also upload your own video file directly instead.

Will this affect my regular podcast distribution (Apple Podcasts, Spotify, etc.)?

No. This feature doesn't change how your show distributes elsewhere.

Can I edit an episode after it's uploaded to YouTube?

Title, description, and publish date changes made in RedCircle will carry over to YouTube. The video file itself can't be replaced once it's live — to change the actual video, delete and re-upload before it is published.

What if my publish date is in the future?

Your YouTube video stays private until your scheduled publish date, then automatically switches to your chosen visibility setting.

How do I know which episodes have videos?

Your episodes list shows audio and video icons side-by-side for each episode.

Can RedCircle distribute my video content to platforms outside of YouTube (like Spotify Video)?

Not yet, but it's on our roadmap — we're actively working on expanding video distribution beyond YouTube.