Outpost’s Dovetail integration connects to your PRX podcast hosting account and automatically creates a page on your site for each podcast episode. When new episodes are published in Dovetail, Outpost creates corresponding pages in Ghost with embedded audio, show notes, and metadata.Documentation Index
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What syncs
| Dovetail Data | Ghost Page |
|---|---|
| Episode title | Page title and meta title |
| Episode description | Page body content |
| Episode audio file | Embedded audio player |
| Episode image (or podcast artwork) | Featured image |
| Published date | Page published date |
| Season and episode numbers | Page metadata |
| Episode duration | Page metadata |
Setup
Get your PRX API credentials
You will need your Client ID, Client Secret, API URL, and Podcasts API URL from your PRX/Dovetail account.
Connect in Outpost
Go to Settings → Integrations → Dovetail and enter your credentials. Click Connect to authenticate with the Dovetail API.
Select podcasts to sync
After connecting, Outpost retrieves a list of podcasts from your Dovetail account. Select which podcasts you want to sync to your site.
Configure per-podcast settings
For each selected podcast, configure how episodes should appear on your site (see Configuration options below).
Configuration options
Each podcast you sync has its own settings:| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Import mode | Choose New episodes only to sync only episodes published after you connect, or All episodes to import your full back catalog. |
| Publish mode | Set whether new episode pages are created as Draft or Published automatically. |
| Authors | Assign one or more Ghost authors to episode pages. |
| Tags | Apply Ghost tags to all episode pages from this podcast. |
| Description | Choose to include the full description, first paragraph only, or no description in the page body. |
| Embed mode | Select Embed to include an inline audio player, or Theme to let your Ghost theme handle audio rendering. |
| Custom template | Optionally assign a Ghost custom template to episode pages. |
| Hide featured image | Toggle whether the featured image is visible on the page. |
| Add metadata | Include the episode title as meta description (and optionally as custom excerpt). |
| Add summary | Use the first paragraph of the episode description as the custom excerpt. |
Ongoing sync
After the initial setup, Outpost periodically checks Dovetail for new and updated episodes. New episodes are created as pages automatically, and updated episodes can be re-synced to reflect changes in title, description, or audio. When a new episode page is created, site administrators receive a notification with the episode title and a link to the new page.FAQ
Can I sync multiple podcasts from one Dovetail account?
Can I sync multiple podcasts from one Dovetail account?
Yes. After connecting, you can select any number of podcasts from your account, each with its own configuration for tags, authors, publish mode, and more.
What happens to episodes published before I connected?
What happens to episodes published before I connected?
That depends on your Import mode setting. If set to New episodes only, older episodes are ignored. If set to All episodes, Outpost imports your existing catalog (up to 500 episodes per podcast).
Will Outpost update existing episode pages if I change something in Dovetail?
Will Outpost update existing episode pages if I change something in Dovetail?
Yes. Outpost periodically checks for updated episodes and can re-sync changes to titles, descriptions, images, and audio files.
Does Outpost update the episode URL in Dovetail?
Does Outpost update the episode URL in Dovetail?
Yes. When Outpost creates a page for an episode, it updates the episode’s URL in Dovetail to point to the new page on your site, so listeners can find the full page from podcast apps.
Can I schedule episode pages for future publication?
Can I schedule episode pages for future publication?
If an episode has a future release date in Dovetail, Outpost creates the page as a scheduled post in Ghost, timed to publish shortly after the episode goes live.