# Universal Links
**URL:** https://forum.antennapod.org/t/universal-links/7499
**Category:** Feature request
**Created:** [October 5, 2025, 4:45pm UTC](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/universal-links/7499 "2025-10-05T16:45:29Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@T3kn3vra](https://forum.antennapod.org/u/T3kn3vra)
#### Post date: [October 5, 2025, 4:45pm UTC](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/universal-links/7499/1 "2025-10-05T16:45:30Z")
I wanted to suggest a potential feature that could enhance the sharing experience: Universal Links.
Similar to music apps like TIDAL or Deezer, this feature would allow users to share podcast links that intelligently open depending on the recipient’s setup:
If the recipient has Antennapod installed, tapping the link would open the episode directly in the Antennapod app.
If the recipient does not have Antennapod installed, the link would open a web page listing popular podcast apps, each link taking the user directly to the episode/artist/show in their preferred app.
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This would make sharing much smoother, reduce friction for new users, and help your community discover podcasts more easily, regardless of the platform they use.
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> **[Tidal introduced universal links: Other platforms should definitely add it](https://techbriefly.com/2024/04/12/tidal-introduced-universal-links-other-platforms-should-definitely-add-it/)**
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> Tidal's universal connections break down barriers to music sharing, allowing seamless entertainment across different streaming platforms This feature eliminates the
> **[Reddit - The heart of the internet](https://www.reddit.com/r/TIdaL/comments/1bo30z6/one_link_to_rule_them_all_after_the_newest/)**
[https://www.headphonesty.com/2024/04/tidal-lets-share-songs-different-streaming-platforms/](https://www.headphonesty.com/2024/04/tidal-lets-share-songs-different-streaming-platforms/)
> **[Tidal will make sharing music much better](https://www.androidheadlines.com/2024/03/tidal-universal-links.html)**
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> Don't you hate it when your friend is listening to a great piece of music, but you aren't subscribed to the same streaming service? This is something that
> **[Universal music sharing on Deezer](https://support.deezer.com/hc/en-gb/articles/26319426449821-Universal-music-sharing-on-Deezer)**
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> Deezer's exciting Universal Music Sharing feature lets you share your favorite tracks with anyone, regardless of which music service they use. Friends and family on Spotify, YouTube Music, or Apple...
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\*\*\*EDIT:\*\*\*
IDK a lot about it, but apparently there is a third-party platform called [Songlink/Odesli]([https://odesli.co/](https://odesli.co/)), that has a free [API]( [Songlink / Odesli API - PublicAPI](https://publicapi.dev/songlink-odesli-api?utm_source=chatgpt.com) ), and apparently supports both music as well as podcast apps.
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> **[Songlink/Odesli](https://pods.link/SAIApodcast?utm_source=chatgpt.com)**
> **[Features | Songlink/Odesli](https://odesli.co/pricing?utm_source=chatgpt.com)**
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> Information about Songlink/Odesli's features and pricing.
> **[How To Embed Songlink/ Odesli Page In WordPress - EmbedPress](https://embedpress.com/docs/embed-songlink-odesli-page/?utm_source=chatgpt.com)**
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> **[Songlink/Odesli](https://odesli.co/nxbnpmdp7bd5j?utm_source=chatgpt.com)**
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> Powered by Songlink/Odesli, an on-demand, customizable smart link service to help you share songs, albums, podcasts and more.
> **[Reddit - The heart of the internet](https://www.reddit.com/r/shortcuts/comments/otpqyv/convert_links_between_basically_every_music/?share_id=fF4FSwfiNPNUwo6OHkkbm&utm_content=2&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_source=share&utm_term=1)**
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### Author:  [@Matth78](https://forum.antennapod.org/u/Matth78)
#### Post date: [October 5, 2025, 6:31pm UTC](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/universal-links/7499/2 "2025-10-05T18:31:41Z")
Are you spamming? You already posted the same topic a few weeks ago. Please don’t do that.
Your original topic :
> [@Universal Links for Podcast Sharing](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/universal-links-for-podcast-sharing/7405):
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> I wanted to suggest a potential feature that could enhance the sharing experience: Universal Links. Similar to music apps like TIDAL or Deezer, this feature would allow users to share podcast links that intelligently open depending on the recipient’s setup: If the recipient has AntennaPod installed, tapping the link would open the episode directly in the AP app. If the recipient does not have AP installed, the link would open a web page listing popular podcast apps, each link taking the user …
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### Author:  [@delthia](https://forum.antennapod.org/u/delthia)
#### Post date: [October 6, 2025, 10:55am UTC](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/universal-links/7499/3 "2025-10-06T10:55:25Z")
Yeah, please don’t spam. Sometimes can take a while to get an answer.
I can’t currently find the issue, but this is a thing that is already proposed and may get worked on.
The thing is that it is more complex than it seems. The examples you give are platforms that host the content, so it is easy for them to just share the web address that has that episode. AntennaPod’s case is different, it just plays an episode from a feed. It is easy to share the feed link, but to share it with an AntennaPod URL would require a more complicated setup, and probably encoding all the metadata on the URL, making it long and annoying to deal with.
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### Author:  [@loucasal](https://forum.antennapod.org/u/loucasal)
#### Post date: [October 6, 2025, 6:39pm UTC](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/universal-links/7499/4 "2025-10-06T18:39:57Z")
I don’t think it can be reasonably expected of _a podcast client_ to promote _other podcast clients_. There already are third parties who provide client-agnostic links. Many of them probably collect/sell as much listener data as possible in the process, but that’s another matter.
AntennaPod already makes it very easy to share podcasts with other AntennaPod users (and anyone who isn’t, is rightly treated as a potential user 😉); what still needs some refinement is sharing episodes, and that work is tracked in [this ticket](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/6723).
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### Author:  [@pobidcabisthoebirer](https://forum.antennapod.org/u/pobidcabisthoebirer)
#### Post date: [September 3, 2026, 5:35pm UTC](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/universal-links/7499/5 "2026-09-03T17:35:47Z")
I want to add that the elements for this appear to be already there!
- `https://antennapod.org/deeplink/subscribe/?...` links exist and work reliably. When already subscribed, antennapod reliably focuses on that podcast near instantly!
- you can search for exact episode names inside a podcast and will find that episode
Here is how the search looks like. All that is needed is
- add an option to share the antennapod specific link for the episode
- put the exact episode title into that link as another parameter
- implement in the app that this parameter is input into the search field for that episode automatically
As this is an antennapod spefific link, there is no standard etc that has to be respected.
Would this be possible with the current Antennapod architecture?
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### Author:  [@ByteHamster](https://forum.antennapod.org/u/ByteHamster)
#### Post date: [September 3, 2026, 5:47pm UTC](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/universal-links/7499/6 "2026-09-03T17:47:39Z")
Yes, possible. It just needs someone to actually do it, and so far nobody wanted it enough to spend the time