n8n RSS read node

n8n RSS read node standardizes feed parsing across RSS 1.0, 2.0, and Atom formats, returning clean structured data. Connect it to n8n for content aggregation or news monitoring.

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What data you can get with n8n RSS read node

Extract feed items with titles, descriptions, links, publication dates, authors, and categories. Normalizes different feed formats into consistent JSON. Export as JSON or CSV.

Output

[
{
"guid": {
"text": "https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/us/alabama-ivey-charles-burton.html",
"isPermaLink": "true"
},
"link": "https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/us/alabama-ivey-charles-burton.html",
"title": "Gov. Kay Ivey Commutes Death Sentence of Charles ‘Sonny’ Burton",
"pubDate": "Tue, 10 Mar 2026 17:06:06 +0000",
"category": [
{
"text": "Capital Punishment",
"domain": "http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/des"
},
{
"text": "Amnesties, Commutations and Pardons",
"domain": "http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/des"
},
{
"text": "Murders, Attempted Murders and Homicides",
"domain": "http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/des"
},
{
"text": "Robberies and Thefts",
"domain": "http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/des"
},
{
"text": "Burton, Charles (Sonny)",
"domain": "http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/nyt_per"
},
{
"text": "Alabama",
"domain": "http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/nyt_geo"
},
{
"text": "Ivey, Kay",
"domain": "http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/nyt_per"
}
],
"atom:link": {
"rel": "standout",
"href": "https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/us/alabama-ivey-charles-burton.html"
},
"dc:creator": "Eduardo Medina",
"description": "The move by Gov. Kay Ivey, a Republican, is extremely rare. The inmate, Charles Burton, was scheduled to die even though the gunman’s sentence had been commuted years ago.",
"media:credit": "Matt Schulz, via Associated Press",
"media:content": {
"url": "https://static01.nyt.com/images/2026/03/05/multimedia/10nat-alabama-execution1/05Vartkessian-jwkv-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg",
"width": "1071",
"height": "1071",
"medium": "image"
},
"media:description": "Death penalty opponents had flooded the governor’s office in recent days with pleas to spare Charles Burton."
}
]

How to set up n8n RSS read node with Apify

Pass RSS or XML feed URLs to the Actor. It parses the feed structure and extracts items with metadata. Handles various RSS versions and malformed XML gracefully.

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Get your Apify API token02

Go to Settings in Apify Console and navigate to the API & Integrations tab. There, create a new token and save it for later.

Test run RSS Read Node03

Open RSS Read Node in Apify Console and configure your input parameters. Click Start to run the Actor and preview the data structure you receive in your n8n workflow.

Integrate RSS Read Node via n8n04

Add the Apify node to your n8n workflow. Select Run Actor as the operation, choose your Actor, and pass your input configuration as JSON. Enable Wait for finish to retrieve results directly in subsequent nodes.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Add an HTTP Request node to your n8n workflow and point it to the Apify API. Use your API token for authentication and specify the RSS read node Actor ID you want to run. The Actor executes and returns data directly to your workflow. You can also use n8n's dedicated Apify node if available in your version.

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