Step-by-step instructions for claiming your official artist accounts across every major DSP, plus what each platform gates the claim on.
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Why SpaceHeater can't claim profiles for you. As your distributor, sharing team access to our accounts would expose our entire artist roster to you — and vice versa. Each profile must be claimed by you directly, using your own personal or artist account. Apple Music is the exception, and it works in reverse: only you can grant access to us, not the other way around. YouTube is the other exception — OAC requests can only be submitted by a distributor, so we do that one on your behalf.
Every platform below is free. Approval times range from a couple of days to several weeks depending on the platform.
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| Platform | Can you claim before release? | What it needs | Typical approval |
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| Spotify | Yes — the only one | Release delivered; artist link/URI + UPC from us | 3–7 business days |
| Apple Music | No | Live 5+ business days; primary artist credit | 2–5 business days |
| Amazon Music | No | One release live; Amazon account | A few days |
| YouTube (OAC) | No | We submit it; channel name must match exactly | 2–6 weeks |
| TIDAL | No | Primary artist on a live release | 6–8 weeks (manual) |
| Deezer | No | Main Artist credit + UPC of a live release | 1–3 business days |
| Pandora | No | Music spinning; US / AU / NZ only | A few days |
| SoundCloud | n/a | No claim flow — your account is your profile | Verification paused |
| TikTok | No | Catalog in the Sound Library; screenshot proof | Up to 30 days |
| Beatport | No | A release on Beatport (Greenroom) | See the Beatport page |
| Boomplay | No | Boomplay account; music live on Boomplay | About 3 business days |
| JioSaavn | No | ArtistOne registration; music live on JioSaavn | Varies |
| Anghami | No | Music live on Anghami | Varies |
| Audiomack | n/a | Your account is your profile; verification via Instagram | n/a |
| Qobuz | n/a | No claim flow; requests go through ops | n/a |
| iHeartRadio | n/a | No claim flow; image and bio by email | n/a |
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Deliver at least four weeks before street date. Spotify is the only platform where you can claim pre-release, and editorial pitching requires Spotify for Artists access before the track goes live. Four weeks leaves room for ingestion, the claim review, and the pitch. Everything else is a post-release task — plan those for release week +1.
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Each platform page has the complete claim walkthrough plus that platform's profile and promotion guidance.
Newly added: Boomplay, JioSaavn, Anghami, Audiomack, Qobuz, and iHeartRadio.
On several platforms we can't support you until you grant access. Do this immediately after approval: