Episode transcripts

You may have auto-generated transcripts enabled on your episodes in Spotify for Creators.

You can download the transcripts created for your show’s episodes, as well as upload your own transcript in place of an existing auto-generated transcript.

Your listeners can see auto-generated episode transcripts on the Now Playing View and episode page in the Spotify mobile app.

It's currently not possible to edit your transcripts in Spotify for Creators.

Viewing your transcripts

You can view your transcripts in Spotify for Creators.

On web:

1. Log in to creators.spotify.com.
2. Go to Episodes.
3. Select an episode and hit Details.
4. Beneath the preview of your episode, find Transcripts and click View.

Note: Transcripts are only available to some creators at this time, so you might not see this in Spotify for Creators yet. Transcripts don’t appear in the Spotify for Creators mobile app.

Downloading episode transcripts

On web:

1. Log in to creators.spotify.com.
2. Go to Episodes.
3. Select an episode and hit Details.
4. Beneath the preview of your episode, find Transcripts and click Edit.
5. Click Download above the transcript to download a VTT file of your auto-generated transcript.

If you want to make modifications to your downloaded transcript, you can later re-upload it using the below steps.

Uploading your transcripts

On web:

1. Log in to creators.spotify.com.
2. Go to Episodes.
3. Select an episode and hit Details.
4. Beneath the preview of your episode, find Transcripts and click Edit.
5. Make sure Display a transcript for this episode is toggled on, then select Upload transcript.
6. Click Select a file to open a file picker on your desktop.
7. Select your preferred transcript file (which will need to be either a VTT or SRT file). Your transcript will begin uploading.
   Note: If you need to replace your uploaded transcript, find the Replace file button to upload a new file.
8. Once uploaded, click Save.

If you have trouble uploading your transcript you’ll need to ensure that you’re uploading a VTT or SRT file. We accept files that are 5MB or below in size.

You’ll need to make sure you’ve included timestamps in your uploaded file, otherwise your transcript will not sync with your episode as you listen on the Spotify app. Depending on your podcast host, you may not be able to sync your transcripts due to other factors.

Turning your transcripts on or off

You can choose to turn automatically generated transcripts on or off for individual episodes or your whole show.

If you’ve uploaded your own transcript, it will be overridden if you turn auto-generated transcripts on.

For individual episodes

On web:

1. Log in to creators.spotify.com.
2. Go to Episodes.
3. Select an episode and hit Details.
4. Beneath the preview of your episode, find Transcripts and click View.
5. Toggle your transcripts on or off and hit Save changes.

For your show

On web:

1. Log in to creators.spotify.com.
2. Go to Settings.
3. Under Only on Spotify, find the Audience Growth section, then Transcripts.
4. Toggle your transcripts on or off and hit Save.

Note: Transcripts are only available to some creators at this time, so you might not see this in Spotify for Creators just yet. Transcripts don’t appear in the Spotify for Creators mobile app.

Distributing your transcripts via RSS

You can ensure that your RSS feed will have your episode transcripts, which other platforms may be able to use and display in their platforms.
On web:

1. Log in to creators.spotify.com.
2. Go to Settings.
3. Under Only on Spotify, find the Audience Growth section, then Transcripts.
4. Toggle the Distribute transcripts across other platforms via RSS on and hit Save.
   Note: You can only distribute your transcripts via RSS feed if you’ve enabled transcripts.