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Reports ​

Your analytics don't have to stay inside PodcasterPlus. This guide covers three ways to get your numbers where they're needed: CSV exports for your own analysis, engagement imports that bring Apple and Spotify listening data in, and live report links you can hand to clients and sponsors.

If you produce shows for clients, the client report links section is written for you.

Export your data as CSV ​

On Studio plans and up, you can download your analytics as a CSV file that opens in Excel, Google Sheets, or any data tool:

  1. In the sidebar, click Analytics.
  2. Pick the date range you want to export.
  3. Click Export CSV.

The file contains one row per episode per day in your selected range: the date, episode title and slug, downloads, unique listeners, raw requests, and bytes served.

Raw requests vs downloads

The downloads column is the filtered, industry-standard number. Raw requests count every fetch before filtering, so they run much higher. Use downloads for reporting; raw requests are only useful for spotting bot traffic.

Your plan's analytics history window applies to exports too, so the export covers at most the history your plan keeps. Plan windows are listed in Understanding Your Analytics.

Import listening data from Apple and Spotify ​

Downloads measure delivery; Apple Podcasts and Spotify know how much people actually played. On Studio plans and up, the Engagement section of your Analytics workspace pulls their exports into one view.

First, export from the platform:

  • Apple Podcasts: in Apple Podcasts Connect, open Analytics → Episodes and export as CSV.
  • Spotify: in Spotify for Creators, open Analytics → Episodes and download the CSV.

Then import it:

  1. In the sidebar, click Analytics and scroll to the Engagement section.
  2. Click Import CSV under the matching platform and choose the file.
  3. Check the result message. Rows are matched to your episodes by title; if some titles couldn't be matched, they're listed so you can rename the mismatched episodes or fix the export and try again.

Once imported, each platform's card shows its metrics per episode, as reported by that platform: plays, starts, listeners, engaged plays, followers, and average listened percentage (availability varies by platform and export). The card also shows when you last imported.

Re-importing replaces the previous import for that platform, so your view always reflects the latest export. To clear a platform's data entirely, use the remove button next to its Import CSV button.

Platforms count differently

Spotify counts a play at 30 seconds of listening, and Apple has its own definitions. Imported figures won't match your download counts, and that's expected. Each number is labelled with its source.

Share a live report with a client ​

On Production House and Enterprise plans, you can create read-only report links for clients and sponsors. No account needed on their side, and no dashboard access on yours to worry about:

  1. In the sidebar, click Analytics.
  2. Click Client reports to open the Client report links dialog.
  3. Enter a Label (for example "Acme quarterly") and pick a Range: Last 7 days, Last 30 days, Last 90 days, or Last 12 months.
  4. Click Create link.
  5. Use the copy button next to the new link and share it however you like.

The report is live: it always shows the latest data for its rolling range, so one link serves a client for the whole engagement.

What your client sees ​

The shared page is a clean, read-only report for your show:

  • Your cover art, show title, and the label you gave the link.
  • Downloads, Peak daily listeners, and Feed polls for the report's range.
  • A Downloads over time chart.
  • Audience breakdowns: top listening apps and countries.
  • A Top episodes table ranked by all-time downloads, with each episode's first-7-days figure for fair launch comparisons.

Reports only ever show aggregate numbers, never listener-level data, and the page asks search engines not to index it. The footer notes that downloads are counted to IAB v2.2-aligned rules; a "Powered by PodcasterPlus" line appears unless your plan's white-label branding is enabled.

When an engagement ends, open Client reports and click Revoke next to the link. It stops working immediately; anyone visiting it afterwards sees a "This report link is no longer available" page.

Anyone with the link can view it

Report links aren't password protected. Treat them like the numbers they contain: share them only with people who should see your analytics, and revoke links you no longer need.

What's Next? ​

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