Link Your New York Times Account to Apple Podcasts or Spotify

Learn how to link your Apple and Spotify account to your New York Times account to listen to Audio episodes and podcasts across apps.

New York Times Audio is available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. 

  • If you have a subscription that includes Audio and wish to listen to New York Times Audio podcasts and episodes on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, you can link your accounts to listen across apps following the steps below.
  • If you subscribe to New York Times Audio through Apple Podcasts or Spotify, you will be prompted to log in or create a New York Times account in order to manage your subscription. This process will automatically link the accounts, and you do not need to take any additional action.

To learn more about The New York Times Audio subscription, including how to sign up, how these subscriptions are billed and more, visit the Audio section of our Help Center. 

Note: If you do not have a subscription to The New York Times that includes Audio, you will have limited access to audio content on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Apple Podcast and Spotify Premium subscriptions do not include New York Times Audio.

Select an option to learn how to link your New York Times Subscription to listen on that platform: 

Apple

Subscriber-only podcast episodes have a Subscribe to unlock full access to our podcasts banner across the top.

To link an Apple Podcast account to your New York Times account:

  1. Select Already a Subscriber? 
    • If you do not already have a subscription that includes Audio, select Subscribe to unlock full access to your podcasts. If the NYTimes News App is not downloaded on your device, the Apple App store will open on your device and prompt you to download the NYTimes News app in order to subscribe. 
  2. Enter the email address associated with your New York Times account and select Continue
  3. If you have a New York Times subscription that includes Audio, you must select Continue to link your accounts. A Subscription Connected message will appear and you can start listening!

Note: This process must be repeated separately for the Serial channel on Apple Podcasts.

 
 

Spotify

Subscriber-only podcast episodes have a Lock icon.

To link a Spotify account to your New York Times account:

  1. Select the Lock icon from any podcast and select Get access. 
  2. Select Link Account from the auto-populated Spotify account information.
  3. Enter the email address associated with your New York Times account and select Continue. If the email address is associated with a New York Times account, you will be prompted to enter your password and log in.
    • If you do not have a New York Times account, you can create one by entering an email address.
  4. If you have a New York Times subscription that includes Audio, you must select Agree to link your accounts.
  5. After selecting Agree, select Continue to complete the account linking process. A message will appear indicating you’ve logged in using Spotify, and you can start listening!

To unlink The New York Times from your Spotify account:

  1. Log into Spotify on a web browser
  2. Select your account icon from the top right corner and open Account
  3. From the Security and Privacy section, select Manage Apps
  4. Select Remove Access next to The New York Times
 
 

Need help?

If you link your Apple or Spotify account to the wrong New York Times account, Apple or Spotify will be able to assist.

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