iTunes failed validation: “Can’t read your feed.”

Well your feed loads just fine and is clearly working properly, so the issue will be one of the following:

1. During the time(s) that you submit your feed to iTunes, your site/server went down (although I admit this is highly unlikely).
2. Your server is blocking requests from iTunes for some reason.

#2 is much more likely, so I would recommend that you get in touch with your host to ask if there’s any reason that iTunes would not be able to access your feed/site.

Hello.

I’m having the same issue. It’s been ongoing. Here’s the link to the feed validator result for my one podcast that is getting this error (I have three podcasts in total, two of which are without issue so I know it’s not the server.)

Here’s an image in case the link doesn’t work…

The feed validator suggests that I make some changes but despite my earnest attempts to understand the issue, I don’t know what to change or do.

Also, Feed Validator does say that the feed is valid but iTunes is still rejecting the feed. Here’s what I’m using: https://writerandangelino.com/feed/podcast/episodes

And here’s a screenshot of the iTunes Podcast Connect rejection, too…

iTunes blames my host but I know that’s bogus since my other SSP podcasts are using the same server.

I have contacted Bluehost and they told me (ever helpful they are) that they wish it was them so they could help me fix it. They suggested that I ask you, Hugh.

I realize that this is a free plug-in, and that you have other concerns but I sure would appreciate any suggestions you offer–I’d even delete the podcast and start from scratch if you feel it would work.

Many thanks for your attention and time (and thanks to any other person who has a helpful suggestion as well).

• This reply was modified 8 years, 2 months ago by iAmMaxximillian. Reason: Link to feed validator got deleted or changed to something broken