Verify Your Email

Before you can open the guest portal, show.fm checks that you're really the person who was invited. Instead of a password, you confirm your email address once. It takes about a minute.

The Two-Step Flow

1. Open your invitation

Your host's invitation arrives by email. Click Confirm Email & View Invite (or open the portal link your host shared with you directly).

You'll land on a page that greets you by name, shows the podcast's artwork, and names the episode you're joining.

Already have a show.fm account? Click Sign in instead below the form. You sign in with your account and go straight to the portal, with no email code.

2. Enter your email

1. In the Email Address field, type the email address you were invited with. The page shows a partially hidden hint (like da***l@ex***e.com) to remind you which address that is.
2. Click Send Verification Link.
3. You'll see Check Your Email with next steps: check your inbox for an email from show.fm, click the verification link, and note that the link expires in 24 hours.

3. Click the link in the email

Open the email (its subject is "Verify your email for" followed by the podcast's name) and click Verify & Access Portal. That's it: the portal opens.

Once you're verified, you stay signed in on that device for 7 days. After that, reopen your original invitation link and enter your email to request a fresh verification email. The one-time link in an earlier verification email cannot be reused.

Good to Know

• The link expires in 24 hours and can only be used once. If it expires, request a new one; nothing is lost.
• Use the exact email you were invited with. If you enter a different address, you'll see "Unable to verify. Please check your email address."
• Nothing in the email? Check your spam folder first.

Request a New Link

On the Check Your Email screen, there's a Send Another Link button. After sending a link, it shows a short countdown (Wait 30s) before you can request another. If you request several in a row, you may be asked to wait a few minutes.

If You Have a show.fm Account

Guests with an account don't need to verify by email. The links your host shares with you, and the links in your invitation, open the portal directly when you're signed in. If you're signed out, you'll see Sign in to open your guest portal. Sign in with the account you were invited with and you'll be taken straight to the episode.

If you opened the link on a device where you've used the portal before, you go straight in without signing in.

If you're signed in to a different show.fm account from the one you were invited with, the page says the link didn't work. Click Use a different account, then sign in with the right one.

If Something Goes Wrong

• "Invalid Link": your invitation link isn't valid anymore. The page will tell you: "Please contact the podcast host for a new link." Your host can resend it in seconds.
• "This verification link has expired. Please request a new one.": open your invitation link again, re-enter your email, and click Send Verification Link for a fresh one.
• "This verification link has already been used.": each emailed link works once. Request a fresh one the same way if you need to get back in.

What's Next?

You're in! Take the tour: What Is the Guest Portal?