Block
<podcast:block>Request to not be consumable by an app or directory<channel>Node value
The node value must beyes or no.Attributes
id: A single entry from the service slug list.
Details
This element allows a podcaster to express which platforms are allowed to publicly display this feed and its contents. In its basic form, it is a direct drop-in replacement for the <itunes:block> tag, but allows for greater flexibility by the inclusion of the id attribute and by including multiple copies of itself in the feed.
Platforms should not ingest a feed for public display/use if their slug exists in the id of a yes block tag, or if an unbounded yes block tag exists (meaning block all public ingestion). Conversely, if a platform finds their slug in the id of a no block tag, they are free to ingest that feed for public display/usage.
In plain language, the sequence of discovery an ingesting platform should use is as follows:
- Does
<podcast:block id="[myslug]">no</podcast:block>exist in this feed? Safe to ingest. - Does
<podcast:block id="[myslug]">yes</podcast:block>exist in this feed? Do not ingest. - Does
<podcast:block>yes</podcast:block>exist in this feed? Do not ingest.
Examples
Block everything:
<podcast:block>yes</podcast:block>Block nothing (same as not present:
<podcast:block>no</podcast:block>Block only Google and Amazon:
<podcast:block id="google">yes</podcast:block>
<podcast:block id="amazon">yes</podcast:block>Block ever platform _except_ Google and Amazon:
<podcast:block>yes</podcast:block>
<podcast:block id="google">no</podcast:block>
<podcast:block id="amazon">no</podcast:block>Platform support
Podcast apps
No podcast apps are known to support <podcast:block> at this time.
Publishing/hosting tools
Other apps and platforms
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