How do I supply my own transcript to Apple Podcasts, what does Apple generate itself, and which languages, formats and limits apply?

Problem: control whether Apple Podcasts shows auto-generated or publisher-provided transcripts. Conditions: episodes distributed to the Apple Podcasts catalogue (private feeds are not processed, so show no transcripts); iOS 17.4 or later; supported languages English, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish and Swedish. Method: by default Apple generates transcripts after publication and labels them Automatically generated; to use your own, change the show's transcript setting in Apple Podcasts Connect (Availability tab), link the file with the RSS transcript tag, and set episodes to Display transcripts I provide; the app then shows Provided by the show name. Accepted file types are VTT or SRT, and a VTT lets every speaker be named per line. For subscriber episodes upload VTT or SRT in Connect. Apple lets you download its transcript, edit and relink it. Best practice: correct language, spelling of host and guest names in descriptions, correct explicit flag (transcripts are not shown for explicit episodes when content restrictions are on). Failure modes: files that miss quality standards are not displayed; dynamically inserted audio changes are not shown; music lyrics are not shown; episodes over 10 hours may not be transcribed; allow 24 hours for new episodes. Limitations: the quality standards are not published on this page. Version/date: page copyright 2026, no version stated. Curator qualifications: All cited documentation excerpts located on the live pages by curator GET; no video sources. Limitations: Page is a vendor help page and may change; the quality standards, the exact VTT features Apple parses and its automatic accuracy are not stated. No accuracy claim was measured. Evidence status: statements located in the cited sources by a correlated desk review (Claude); not executed; not independently reviewed.

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      "url": "https://podcasters.apple.com/support/5316-transcripts-on-apple-podcasts",
      "note": "Transcript settings; Providing your own transcripts; Best practices; Speaker names; Troubleshoot; Attribution; Availability"
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