Jump ahead in this article:
- What are private uploads?
- Making your upload private
- Will my followers get notified about private uploads?
- Will a private upload be included in the Charts?
- Can I make my upload available to subscribers only?
What are private uploads?
By default, published uploads can be accessed and listened to by anyone who visits your Mixcloud profile.
With Mixcloud Pro, you have the option to make your uploads private, so only people who have the direct link to your upload will be able to listen to it.
Making your upload private
Uploading a new private show
You can set a show to private at the point of upload.
- Start your upload by selecting your file and title
- For more details on how to upload to Mixcloud, you can check our article on the subject here.
- For more details on how to upload to Mixcloud, you can check our article on the subject here.
- On the next page (where you can edit your upload details), scroll to the bottom of the page.
- As a Pro subscriber, this includes extra options at the bottom of the page:
- As a Pro subscriber, this includes extra options at the bottom of the page:
- Using the drop-down on the right (which is set to 'Visible to everyone' by default, select 'Private (only available to those with the link)'
- Once you've changed the privacy and any other details you'd like to edit, scroll to the top of your page and publish your show using the button at the top-right of the page.
NB: Uploading private content is an exclusive feature for Pro subscribers. If you can't see these options on the upload page, this indicates that the profile you're logged into doesn't currently have a Pro subscription.
Changing a published upload to make it private
If you've already published your show, you can still update your upload to make it private.
NB: The URL for your upload will not change after making your show private, and anyone who already has the link will still be able to access the upload.
To update the privacy of a published upload:
- Log into Mixcloud and head to the list of your published uploads on your dashboard.
- Your published shows can be found at: https://www.mixcloud.com/dashboard/my-shows/published/
- Your published tracks can be found at: https://www.mixcloud.com/dashboard/my-tracks/published/
- Click 'More options' for the upload you want to make private, and click 'Move to draft'.
- Open your drafts folder and find the upload you want to republish as private:
- Your draft shows can be found at: https://www.mixcloud.com/dashboard/my-shows/drafts/
- Your draft tracks can be found at: https://www.mixcloud.com/dashboard/my-tracks/drafts/
- Open the upload you want to publish, and scroll to the bottom of the page.
- As a Pro subscriber, this includes extra options at the bottom of the page:
- As a Pro subscriber, this includes extra options at the bottom of the page:
- Using the drop-down on the right (which is set to 'Visible to everyone' by default, select 'Private (only available to those with the link)'
- Once you've changed the privacy and any other details you'd like to edit, scroll to the top of your page and publish your show using the button at the top-right of the page.
NB: Uploading private content is an exclusive feature for Pro subscribers. If you can't see these options on the upload page, this indicates that the profile you're logged into doesn't currently have a Pro subscription.
Making your private upload public
If you'd like to make your private upload available to all listeners, you can update the drop-down back to 'Visible to everyone'.
- Navigate to the upload you want to make publicly available.
- From the upload's page, click the 'Edit show' button
- From your show or track dashboard, click 'More options' then 'Edit details'
- Scroll down to the bottom of the page and look for the 'Who to and when?' drop-down:
- Change the drop-down from 'Private' to 'Visible to everyone'.
- Scroll to the top of the page and click 'Save'.
Will my followers get notified about private uploads?
No. Your followers won't receive a notification about private uploads, and private uploads aren't listed on your profile.
Will a private upload be included in the Charts?
Private uploads won't be included in Charts.
However, if you publish a private upload and choose to make it public later, your upload will be able to be included in the Charts for the first 7 days that it's visible to all listeners.
Can I make my upload available to subscribers only?
With a private upload, only users with the link will be able to access the content. This includes free listeners, subscribers, and even logged-out listeners.
If you'd like to upload content that's visible on your profile but can only be accessed by subscribers, check out this article: How do I reward my fans with Exclusives?
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