Update Frequency

<podcast:updateFrequency>Intended release schedule

Parent:

<channel>

Count:

single

Node value

The node value is a free-form string, which might be displayed alongside other information about the podcast. Please do not exceed 128 characters for the node value or it may be truncated by aggregators.

Attributes

complete: Boolean specifying if the podcast has no intention to release further episodes. If not set, this should be assumed to be false.
dtstart: The date or datetime the recurrence rule begins as an ISO8601-fornmatted string. If the rrule contains a value for COUNT, then this attribute is required. If the rrule contains a value for UNTIL, then the value of this attribute must be formatted to the same date/datetime standard.
rrule (recommended): A recurrence rule as defined in iCalendar RFC 5545 Section 3.3.10.

Details

This element allows a podcaster to express their intended release schedule as structured data and text.

Examples

Recreating most of Apple Podcasts Connect’s “Update Frequency” values is easily achieved:

<podcast:updateFrequency rrule="FREQ=DAILY">Daily</podcast:updateFrequency>

<podcast:updateFrequency rrule="FREQ=WEEKLY">Weekly</podcast:updateFrequency>

<podcast:updateFrequency rrule="FREQ=WEEKLY;INTERVAL=2">Biweekly</podcast:updateFrequency>

<podcast:updateFrequency rrule="FREQ=MONTHLY">Monthly</podcast:updateFrequency>

<podcast:updateFrequency rrule="FREQ=MONTHLY;INTERVAL=2">Bimonthly</podcast:updateFrequency>

<podcast:updateFrequency rrule="FREQ=MONTHLY">Monthly</podcast:updateFrequency>

<podcast:updateFrequency rrule="FREQ=YEARLY">Yearly</podcast:updateFrequency>

However, greater precision can be easily communicated:

<podcast:updateFrequency rrule="FREQ=DAILY;INTERVAL=1;BYDAY=MO,TU,WE,TH,FR">
  Every weekday
</podcast:updateFrequency>

<podcast:updateFrequency rrule="FREQ=WEEKLY;BYDAY=MO,WE">
  Every Monday and Wednesday
</podcast:updateFrequency>

<podcast:updateFrequency rrule="FREQ=WEEKLY;BYDAY=FR;BYMONTHDAY=13">
  Every friday the 13th
</podcast:updateFrequency>

<podcast:updateFrequency rrule="FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=+4TH;BYMONTH=11">
  Every year on American Thanksgiving
</podcast:updateFrequency>

Limited-run podcasts can indicate when they’ll go on hiatus by setting an UNTIL date or a COUNT:

<podcast:updateFrequency rrule="FREQ=WEEKLY;INTERVAL=2;BYDAY=MO;COUNT=10" dtstart="2023-08-28T00:00:00.000Z">
  Every other Monday for 10 episodes starting on Aug 28, 2023
</podcast:updateFrequency>

<podcast:updateFrequency rrule="FREQ=WEEKLY;UNTIL=2023-12-31T00:00:00.000Z;BYDAY=MO">
  Every Monday until Dec 31, 2023
</podcast:updateFrequency>

Podcasts currently on hiatus can indicate their intention to resume production by setting a DTSTART value in the future:

<podcast:updateFrequency dtstart="2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z" rrule="FREQ=WEEKLY">
  Weekly, starting in 2025
</podcast:updateFrequency>

Complete podcasts with no intention to release further episodes:

<podcast:updateFrequency complete="true">That’s all folks!</podcast:updateFrequency>

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Update Frequency

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