# Read RSS feeds with metadata disabled

**Use case:** 

Read bounded public RSS or Atom feeds into normalized dataset rows for monitoring, curation, automation, AI/RAG, and dashboards.

## Input

```json
{
  "feedUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/rss"
    }
  ],
  "maxItemsPerFeed": 15,
  "includeContent": true,
  "includeFeedMetadata": false,
  "dedupeBy": "guid",
  "requestTimeoutSecs": 20,
  "emitErrorItems": true,
  "mcpMode": "off",
  "mcpInstruction": "Send a concise RSS digest to #news-monitoring.",
  "maxMcpRecords": 20
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "feedUrl": {
    "label": "Feed URL",
    "format": "link"
  },
  "feedTitle": {
    "label": "Feed"
  },
  "title": {
    "label": "Item title"
  },
  "link": {
    "label": "Item URL",
    "format": "link"
  },
  "isoDate": {
    "label": "Published",
    "format": "date"
  },
  "author": {
    "label": "Author"
  },
  "categories": {
    "label": "Categories"
  },
  "imageUrl": {
    "label": "Image",
    "format": "image"
  },
  "dedupeKey": {
    "label": "Dedupe key"
  },
  "error": {
    "label": "Error"
  },
  "fetchedAt": {
    "label": "Fetched at",
    "format": "date"
  }
}
```

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [RSS Feed Reader (with MCP)](https://apify.com/fetch_cat/rss-feed-reader) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/fetch_cat/rss-feed-reader) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.