Website to RSS Feed Generator

Convert any website into an RSS or JSON feed. Auto-detects content, supports JavaScript sites, includes keyword filtering and full-text extraction.

Table of Contents

• Features
• Quick Start
• Input Parameters
• Output
• Examples
• Use Cases
• Pricing
• Changelog

Features

• Smart Auto-Detection - Finds articles, posts, and news items automatically
• Playwright Support - Handles JavaScript-rendered sites (React, Vue, Next.js)
• Multiple Formats - Output as RSS 2.0, JSON Feed 1.1, or both
• Keyword Filtering - Whitelist or blacklist items by keyword
• Full Content Extraction - Fetch complete article text, not just excerpts
• Pay-Per-Use - No monthly subscription, pay only for what you use

Quick Start

Basic Usage

Just provide a URL. The actor auto-detects content items:

{
    "url": "https://techcrunch.com"
}

JavaScript Sites

For React, Vue, or other JS-heavy sites:

{
    "url": "https://react-blog.com",
    "usePlaywright": true,
    "waitForSelector": "article"
}

With Keyword Filters

Include only items containing specific keywords:

{
    "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com",
    "keywordWhitelist": ["AI", "startup"],
    "keywordBlacklist": ["crypto"]
}

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
url	string	required	URL of the page to convert
outputFormat	string	rss	Output format: rss, json, or both
usePlaywright	boolean	false	Enable for JavaScript-rendered sites
extractFullContent	boolean	false	Fetch full article text from each link
maxItems	integer	20	Maximum items to include (1-100)
feedTitle	string	auto	Custom feed title
feedDescription	string	auto	Custom feed description
keywordWhitelist	array	[]	Only include items with these keywords
keywordBlacklist	array	[]	Exclude items with these keywords
itemSelector	string	auto	CSS selector for item containers
titleSelector	string	auto	CSS selector for item titles
linkSelector	string	auto	CSS selector for item links
descriptionSelector	string	auto	CSS selector for descriptions
dateSelector	string	auto	CSS selector for dates
imageSelector	string	auto	CSS selector for images
waitForSelector	string	-	Element to wait for (Playwright only)
proxyConfiguration	object	-	Apify proxy settings

Output

The actor saves feeds to the key-value store:

File	Format	Description
feed.xml	RSS 2.0	Standard RSS feed, works with all readers
feed.json	JSON Feed 1.1	Modern format, ideal for APIs
OUTPUT	JSON	Run metadata and extracted items

Dataset Output

Each feed item is also saved to the dataset with these fields:

Field	Type	Description
title	string	Item title
link	string	URL to the full article
description	string	Excerpt or summary
date	string	Publication date (ISO format)
image	string	Featured image URL
author	string	Author name

Examples

Monitor a Blog

{
    "url": "https://blog.example.com",
    "maxItems": 10,
    "outputFormat": "rss"
}

News Aggregation with Filters

{
    "url": "https://news-site.com",
    "keywordWhitelist": ["technology", "science"],
    "keywordBlacklist": ["sports", "entertainment"],
    "maxItems": 50
}

Full Content for Reading

{
    "url": "https://medium.com/topic/programming",
    "usePlaywright": true,
    "extractFullContent": true,
    "outputFormat": "both"
}

Custom Selectors

When auto-detection doesn't work:

{
    "url": "https://custom-site.com",
    "itemSelector": ".post-item",
    "titleSelector": "h2.title",
    "linkSelector": "a.read-more",
    "descriptionSelector": ".excerpt",
    "dateSelector": ".date"
}

Use Cases

• Competitor Monitoring - Track competitor blogs and announcements
• News Aggregation - Combine multiple sources in your RSS reader
• Research Tracking - Follow publications, reports, and changelogs
• Price Monitoring - Watch product pages for updates
• Job Tracking - Monitor career pages for new postings

Pricing

This actor uses pay-per-use pricing. Typical costs:

Usage	Monthly Cost
10 feeds, daily refresh	~$1.50
50 feeds, hourly refresh	~$7.50
100+ feeds	~$15.00

Compare to RSS.app ($7-99/mo) or FetchRSS ($5-50/mo).

Changelog

v2.1.0

• Added output schema for dataset
• Improved documentation

v2.0.0

• Added Playwright support for JavaScript sites
• Added JSON Feed output format
• Added keyword whitelist/blacklist filtering
• Added full content extraction
• Improved auto-detection scoring algorithm
• Added author extraction

v1.0.0

• Initial release with auto-detection and RSS output