# RSS & Atom Feeds to RAG Markdown Chunks (`awesome_highboy/rss-news-structurer`) Actor

Turn RSS/Atom feeds into full-article clean Markdown + token-bounded RAG chunks for embeddings & vector DBs. sha256 cross-item dedup means you pay only for net-new articles, not syndicated copies. Robots honored; ownership-gated.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/awesome\_highboy/rss-news-structurer.md
- **Developed by:** [Adam](https://apify.com/awesome_highboy) (community)
- **Categories:** AI, Developer tools, News
- **Stats:** 1 total users, 0 monthly users, 0.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

Pay per event

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md):

```bash
npm install apify-client
```

In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md):

```bash
pip install apify-client
```

In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md):

````bash
# MacOS / Linux
curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash
# Windows
irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex
```bash

In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md).

If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).


# README

## RSS & Atom Feeds to RAG Markdown

Turn RSS and Atom feeds into RAG-ready Markdown chunks, with content-hash deduplication so you only pay for net-new articles.

### What it does

For each feed URL you supply, this Actor:

1. Fetches the feed and parses it into normalized items (`title`, `link`, `guid`, `isoDate`). Both RSS `<item>` (with `<link>text</link>`) and Atom `<entry>` (with `<link href="...">`) layouts are supported. Fields that are not present in the feed are left `null` — nothing is invented.
2. Computes a deterministic `sha256` content hash for each item and compares it against a cross-run seen-hash snapshot kept in the Actor's key-value store, so already-processed items are skipped as duplicates.
3. For each **net-new** item, fetches the linked article, cleans the HTML down to plain Markdown (scripts/styles/tags stripped), and splits it into token-bounded chunks via the shared chunker.
4. Emits one `chunk` record per chunk, carrying the source URL, feed item GUID, chunk text, token count, content hash, and the extracted feed fields.
5. Writes one `run_summary` record with the run totals.

Feeds or articles that fail to fetch are skipped (and not billed), so one bad URL never fails the whole run.

### Input

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `feedUrls` | array | Yes | Public RSS or Atom feed URLs you are authorized to read. |
| `chunking` | object | No | `{ maxTokens, overlapTokens }` for token-bounded chunking. Defaults: `maxTokens` 512, `overlapTokens` 64. |
| `ownership_attestation` | boolean | Yes | You must confirm you are authorized to fetch the supplied feeds and their linked articles. The run is rejected before any work or billing if this is not `true`. |

### Output

Every record has a `record_type` field.

**`chunk`** — one per emitted RAG chunk:

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `record_type` | string | Always `"chunk"`. |
| `source_url` | string | The article URL the chunk came from. |
| `feed_item_guid` | string \| null | The feed item GUID/id (or `null` if the feed omitted it). |
| `chunk_index` | integer | Zero-based index of this chunk within its article. |
| `chunk_text` | string | The chunk's Markdown text. |
| `token_count` | integer | Estimated token count of the chunk (never exceeds `maxTokens`). |
| `content_hash` | string | `sha256:<64 hex>` hash of the chunk text. |
| `extracted_fields` | object | The feed fields extracted for the item (`title`, `link`, `guid`, `isoDate`); absent fields are `null`. |

**`run_summary`** — exactly one per run:

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `record_type` | string | Always `"run_summary"`. |
| `items_in_feed` | integer | Total feed items seen across all feeds. |
| `articles_fetched` | integer | Net-new articles fetched and chunked. |
| `duplicates_skipped` | integer | Items skipped because their content hash was already seen. |

### Pricing

Pay-Per-Event:

| Event | When it fires | Price |
|---|---|---|
| `actor_run_start` | Once per run, after the gates pass | $0.02 |
| `article_processed` | Per **net-new** article fetched, cleaned, and chunked | $0.008 |
| `field_extracted` | Per non-null structured field extracted from a feed item | $0.004 |

Duplicates skipped by content hash are **not** billed — you only pay for net-new work.

**Example:** a feed with 5 net-new articles, each with 4 fields = $0.02 + 5 x $0.008 + 20 x $0.004 = **$0.14**.

### Why this Actor

- **Deterministic and idempotent.** Feed parsing, hashing, dedup, and chunking are pure functions; the same feed yields the same content hashes every run, so you can cache and detect changes safely.
- **Content-hash dedup across runs.** A key-value seen-hash snapshot means re-running a feed only processes (and bills) genuinely new items.
- **No hallucination.** Item fields come straight from the feed XML; missing fields are `null`, never fabricated. There are no LLM calls and no API keys.
- **Pre-chunked for RAG.** Output is already split into bounded chunks with stable hashes, ready to embed.

### About

This Actor is AI-authored and operated under the publisher's LLC. `Actor.charge()` is used only to bill the customer for the Pay-Per-Event units described above — the Actor has no payout or money-out capability of any kind.

# Actor input Schema

## `feedUrls` (type: `array`):

Public RSS or Atom feed URLs you are authorized to read. Each feed is fetched, parsed into items, and net-new articles are fetched and chunked.
## `chunking` (type: `object`):

Token-bounded chunking settings: maxTokens (max tokens per chunk) and overlapTokens (token overlap between adjacent chunks).
## `ownership_attestation` (type: `boolean`):

You must confirm you are authorized to fetch the supplied feeds and their linked articles. The run is rejected before any work or billing if this is not true.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "chunking": {
    "maxTokens": 512,
    "overlapTokens": 64
  },
  "ownership_attestation": false
}
````

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "chunking": {
        "maxTokens": 512,
        "overlapTokens": 64
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("awesome_highboy/rss-news-structurer").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "chunking": {
        "maxTokens": 512,
        "overlapTokens": 64,
    } }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("awesome_highboy/rss-news-structurer").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "chunking": {
    "maxTokens": 512,
    "overlapTokens": 64
  }
}' |
apify call awesome_highboy/rss-news-structurer --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=awesome_highboy/rss-news-structurer",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

```json
{
    "openapi": "3.0.1",
    "info": {
        "title": "RSS & Atom Feeds to RAG Markdown Chunks",
        "description": "Turn RSS/Atom feeds into full-article clean Markdown + token-bounded RAG chunks for embeddings & vector DBs. sha256 cross-item dedup means you pay only for net-new articles, not syndicated copies. Robots honored; ownership-gated.",
        "version": "0.1",
        "x-build-id": "emcSBne0pO4hSca9o"
    },
    "servers": [
        {
            "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
        }
    ],
    "paths": {
        "/acts/awesome_highboy~rss-news-structurer/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-awesome_highboy-rss-news-structurer",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/awesome_highboy~rss-news-structurer/runs": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "runs-sync-awesome_highboy-rss-news-structurer",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK",
                        "content": {
                            "application/json": {
                                "schema": {
                                    "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema"
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/awesome_highboy~rss-news-structurer/run-sync": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-awesome_highboy-rss-news-structurer",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    },
    "components": {
        "schemas": {
            "inputSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "required": [
                    "feedUrls",
                    "ownership_attestation"
                ],
                "properties": {
                    "feedUrls": {
                        "title": "RSS / Atom feed URLs",
                        "type": "array",
                        "description": "Public RSS or Atom feed URLs you are authorized to read. Each feed is fetched, parsed into items, and net-new articles are fetched and chunked.",
                        "items": {
                            "type": "string"
                        }
                    },
                    "chunking": {
                        "title": "Chunking options",
                        "type": "object",
                        "description": "Token-bounded chunking settings: maxTokens (max tokens per chunk) and overlapTokens (token overlap between adjacent chunks)."
                    },
                    "ownership_attestation": {
                        "title": "I am authorized to fetch these feeds and articles (REQUIRED)",
                        "type": "boolean",
                        "description": "You must confirm you are authorized to fetch the supplied feeds and their linked articles. The run is rejected before any work or billing if this is not true.",
                        "default": false
                    }
                }
            },
            "runsResponseSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {
                    "data": {
                        "type": "object",
                        "properties": {
                            "id": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "actId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "userId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "startedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
                                "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
                            },
                            "finishedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
                                "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
                            },
                            "status": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "READY"
                            },
                            "meta": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "origin": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "API"
                                    },
                                    "userAgent": {
                                        "type": "string"
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "stats": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "inputBodyLen": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2000
                                    },
                                    "rebootCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "restartCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "resurrectCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "computeUnits": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "options": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "build": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "latest"
                                    },
                                    "timeoutSecs": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 300
                                    },
                                    "memoryMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 1024
                                    },
                                    "diskMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2048
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "buildId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultKeyValueStoreId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultDatasetId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultRequestQueueId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "buildNumber": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "1.0.0"
                            },
                            "containerUrl": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "usage": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 1
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_SERPS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "usageTotalUsd": {
                                "type": "number",
                                "example": 0.00005
                            },
                            "usageUsd": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "number",
                                        "example": 0.00005
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_SERPS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
```