Transfer or export your Google Podcast subscriptions

Google Podcasts is going away in 2024. Learn more about the Google Podcast turndown in our blog.

Google Podcasts users can easily transfer their show subscriptions to YouTube Music or export them for use in another podcast app.

Note:

• Only users with subscriptions in Google Podcasts will be able to transfer or export their subscriptions.
• Child accounts cannot transfer their subscriptions to YouTube Music.
• Transfer to YouTube Music is only supported in countries where YouTube Music is available. In South Korea, YouTube Music is only available to Premium subscribers. Learn more.
• Your Google Podcasts data will remain available in Takeout for 1 year. After that, we will begin deleting all users’ Google Podcasts data. You can permanently delete your data before that in MyActivity.

Before you transfer your subscriptions, make sure that YouTube Music is installed on your mobile device and check that the app is up-to-date.

Users outside of the United States will be able to use Google Podcasts until mid-to-late June 2024. All users globally can migrate or export their Google Podcast subscriptions through July 29, 2024.

Transfer your podcast subscriptions to YouTube Music

Learn how to transfer your subscriptions to YouTube Music using the steps below. Then, find your subscriptions in your Library.

1. From the Google Podcasts app, click Export subscriptions at the top of the screen.
2. Under “Export to YouTube Music,” tap Export.
3. From the YouTube Music app, tap Transfer.
   • Note: If you don’t have YouTube Music installed, you’ll be asked to install the app.
4. Read the disclosure and tap Continue.

It may take a few minutes for your subscriptions to transfer. When complete, you’ll find confirmation on your YouTube Music home screen. Tap Go to Library to view your subscriptions.

Podcast subscriptions transferred from Google Podcasts are not hosted by YouTube, and therefore, may not comply with YouTube's Community Guidelines. If you would like to add additional podcasts to your library in YouTube Music, learn how to find podcasts in YouTube Music or add podcasts to your library using RSS feeds. Please note that some podcasts may not be available in YouTube Music.

Note: Podcast subscriptions transferred from Google Podcasts and podcasts added to your library using RSS feeds will have an RSS badge .

Why is a show missing from my subscriptions?

Not all podcasts are available in YouTube Music. If a show is missing after your subscription transfer from Google Podcasts, we’ll display “Content is unavailable” next to the show title. To remove unavailable podcasts from your Library,

1. Open your Library in the YouTube Music app.
2. Next to the podcast you’d like to remove, tap .
3. Select Remove from Library.

If a podcast is missing from YouTube Music, you can still save it to your library using the show’s RSS feed link. Learn how to add podcasts using an RSS feed URL.

Why is a show listed more than once in my YouTube Music Library?

If you’re already subscribed to a podcast in YouTube Music, your Google Podcast migration will create duplicate subscriptions within your Library. To remove the duplicate subscriptions from your Library,

1. Open your Library in the YouTube Music app.
2. Next to the podcast you’d like to remove, tap .
3. Select Remove from Library.

Export your subscriptions for use in another podcast app

You can also download your podcast subscriptions and import them into another podcast app that supports imports. Use one of the methods below to download your podcast subscriptions from Google Podcasts.

Download your subscriptions as an OPML file

Download a list of your podcast subscriptions as an OPML file using the steps below. Then, use this file to upload your subscriptions to another podcast app that supports OPML imports.

Note: OPML imports are not supported in YouTube Music. To transfer your subscriptions to YouTube Music, follow the steps above.

To download an OPML file,

1. Open the Google Podcasts app.
2. At the top of the screen, tap Export subscriptions.
3. Under “Export to another app,” tap Download.

You’ll find a notification at the bottom of the screen when your download is complete.

Download your data with Google Takeout

Google Takeout lets you download a copy of your data (including a list of your podcast subscriptions as an OPML file) to be used outside of Google products. To download your podcast data with Google Takeout:

1. Go to https://takeout.google.com/.
2. Under “Create a new export,” tap Deselect all.
3. Tap My Activity  All activity data included.
4. From the options, select Podcasts.
5. Tap Okay  Next Step.
6. Select your file type and frequency.
7. Tap Download.

About data migration and export

The options above help you migrate or export your existing podcast subscriptions for use in a new podcast app, so that you never miss an episode. When you migrate or export your data, YouTube will not migrate additional info, like listening progress or played episodes.

When you listen to migrated podcasts in YouTube Music, your IP address will be visible to the podcast host, just as when you listen to other third-party hosted podcasts.