Spotify Podcast Transcription for Any Episode
Spotify links can’t be transcribed directly, but most shows publish the same episode elsewhere: find it on Apple Podcasts, paste that link here and get the full transcript with speakers.
Apple Podcasts episode links · or your own episode audio file
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When Spotify’s Transcript Isn’t Enough
Spotify’s automatic transcripts cover selected English, French, German, Spanish and Portuguese shows. Many episodes have none.
You need the full text with timestamps to cite an episode, not a transcript you can only read on the phone screen.
Transcribe your episode once and upload the VTT or SRT to Spotify for Creators, so listeners get your corrected version.
Spotify and Transcripts at a Glance
What Spotify offers listeners and creators, and why its links are declined here.
Facts checked 7 November 2026, against Spotify Support and Spotify for Creators
- Spotify transcripts
- In the mobile app, under Now Playing and on episode pages, for selected shows
- Languages
- Selected English, French, German, Spanish and Portuguese shows
- Creator transcripts
- Creators can upload their own VTT or SRT file, up to 5 MB
- Offline downloads
- Inside the Spotify app only; some shows need Premium; up to 5 devices
- Spotify links here
- Declined: streaming services with protected playback can’t be imported
- Same episode elsewhere
- Most shows also publish an RSS feed that Apple Podcasts and other apps use
Finding a Spotify Episode You Can Transcribe
The episode is usually one search away.
Apple Podcasts
Search the show by name
Open podcasts.apple.com, find the show and the episode, and copy its link. Public episodes import directly.
Show website
Look for a download or RSS link
Many podcast hosts offer an MP3 download on the episode page. A direct link to an audio file can be pasted as well.
Exclusives
Some shows exist only on Spotify
If a show is not published anywhere else, there is no file to fetch. Your own exclusive episode can still be uploaded from your recording.
How to Transcribe a Podcast You Found on Spotify
From link or file to editable text in three steps.
Search the show on Apple Podcasts or its website and copy the episode link.
Choose Paste a link, set the language and turn on speaker recognition for hosts and guests.
Search the text, copy quotes with timestamps, or export DOCX, TXT or SRT.