# RSS Feed Reader: parse RSS, Atom & JSON Feed URLs (`glistening_film/rss-feed-reader`) Actor

Read up to 200 RSS, Atom or JSON Feed URLs per run into one clean, deduplicated item list, with a publishedAfter filter for scheduled new-items-only runs. $0.002 per successfully parsed feed, no start fee. Failed or non-feed URLs are reported but never charged.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/glistening\_film/rss-feed-reader.md
- **Developed by:** [Yodesla](https://apify.com/glistening_film) (community)
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## Pricing

$2.00 / 1,000 feed parseds

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/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
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.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## 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.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## RSS Feed Reader: RSS, Atom & JSON Feed URLs to JSON, pay per feed

Read **up to 200 feeds per run** (RSS 0.9x/1.0/2.0, Atom 1.0 and JSON Feed 1.x) into one clean,
consistent item list. **$0.002 per successfully parsed feed, no start fee.** Ideal for news
monitoring, content aggregation, alerts, AI/RAG pipelines, and scheduled "what's new" digests via
Apify schedules and integrations.

### Use cases

- News and competitor monitoring on a schedule (pair `publishedAfter` with an Apify schedule)
- Content aggregation and "what's new" digests
- Building AI/RAG pipelines over blogs, news sites and podcasts
- Normalizing mixed RSS/Atom/JSON Feed sources into one item schema

### What you get (one dataset item per feed entry)

`feedUrl`, `feedTitle`, `id` (stable hash), `title`, `link`, `guid`, `published` and `updated`
(ISO 8601, UTC), `author`, `categories[]`, `summary` (clean text, HTML removed), and
`enclosures[]` (podcast/media files).

- Items are **newest first** within each feed, and duplicates are removed.
- **Only new items:** set `publishedAfter` (e.g. `2026-09-01`) and run it on a schedule.
- A per-feed report (key-value store record `REPORT`) gives each feed's status, title, format
  and item count.

### Pricing: pay per feed that worked

**One event per successfully parsed feed ($0.002)**, no matter how many items it contains (up to
your limit). URLs that fail to download or aren't feeds (e.g. a normal web page) are **reported
but never charged**. There is no start fee. The run checks your spending limit before each feed.

### Limits

- Max 200 feed URLs per run, up to 1,000 items per feed (default 100), and 10 MB per feed.
- The URL must be the **feed itself** (e.g. `https://example.com/feed.xml`). This Actor does not
  scrape web pages or discover feeds.
- Public `http(s)` links only; local and private-network addresses are refused.

### FAQ

**Can it scrape a web page or find the feed URL for me?** No — the URL must be the feed itself
(e.g. `https://example.com/feed.xml`). It does not scrape pages or discover feeds.

**Does it deduplicate items?** Yes, duplicates are removed, and items come out newest first
within each feed.

**How do I get only new items on a schedule?** Set `publishedAfter` (e.g. `2026-09-01`) and run
the Actor on an Apify schedule.

**Do I pay per item or per feed?** Per feed: $0.002 per successfully parsed feed, no start fee,
no matter how many items it contains (up to your limit).

**Which feed formats are supported?** RSS 0.9x/1.0/2.0, Atom 1.0 and JSON Feed 1.x.

**What are the limits?** Up to 200 feed URLs per run, 1,000 items per feed (default 100), and
10 MB per feed; public `http(s)` links only.

### Input example

```json
{
  "feedUrls": ["https://hnrss.org/frontpage", "https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/feed/"],
  "maxItemsPerFeed": 100,
  "publishedAfter": "2026-09-01"
}
```

# Actor input Schema

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

RSS, Atom or JSON Feed URLs (max 200 per run). Must point at the feed itself, not a web page.

## `maxItemsPerFeed` (type: `integer`):

Items beyond this are skipped; the feed is marked truncated in REPORT.

## `publishedAfter` (type: `string`):

ISO date or datetime, e.g. 2026-09-01 or 2026-09-01T12:00:00Z. Items without a date are excluded when this is set.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "feedUrls": [
    "https://hnrss.org/frontpage",
    "https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/feed/"
  ],
  "maxItemsPerFeed": 100
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `items` (type: `string`):

One item per feed entry: feedUrl, feedTitle, id, title, link, guid, published, updated, author, categories, summary, enclosures.

## `report` (type: `string`):

Status per feed URL (ok, download\_failed, not\_a\_feed), feed metadata and item counts. Only ok feeds are charged.

# 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 = {
    "feedUrls": [
        "https://hnrss.org/frontpage",
        "https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/feed/"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("glistening_film/rss-feed-reader").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 = { "feedUrls": [
        "https://hnrss.org/frontpage",
        "https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/feed/",
    ] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("glistening_film/rss-feed-reader").call(run_input=run_input)

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

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

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "feedUrls": [
    "https://hnrss.org/frontpage",
    "https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/feed/"
  ]
}' |
apify call glistening_film/rss-feed-reader --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,glistening_film/rss-feed-reader"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/qee3iLOF5GLe3rTLn/builds/3ho84dc2Z6VljZSDq/openapi.json