n8n RSS scraper
n8n RSS scraper parses feeds and returns clean, structured data, handling different feed formats and encoding issues. Connect it to n8n for content aggregation or news monitoring.
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What data you can get with n8n RSS scraper
Feed items with titles, descriptions, links, publication dates, authors, and categories. The Actor normalizes different formats into consistent JSON. Export as JSON, CSV, or HTML.
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 scraper with Apify
Pass RSS or XML feed URLs to the Actor. It parses the feed structure and extracts items. The Actor handles RSS 1.0, 2.0, and Atom formats.
Sign up for Apify account01
Creating an account is quick and free. No credit card required. Your account gives you access to more than 20,000+ scrapers and APIs.
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 scraper03
Open RSS scraper 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 scraper 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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Use the HTTP Request node to call the Apify API. Authenticate with your API token, specify the RSS scraper Actor ID and input parameters, then trigger the run. For short scrapes, you can wait for results synchronously. For longer runs, use webhooks to notify your workflow when data is ready.
Apify offers a free tier with prepaid platform usage - enough for testing and small-scale scraping. Paid plans are available for larger data volumes. No credit card required to try the free tier.
No. Most Apify Actors work through a simple web interface where you configure URLs and extraction settings. Connect the RSS scraper Actor to n8n using the HTTP Request node with no coding required. For advanced customizations, you can modify Actor inputs or write custom extraction logic.
Apify Actors automatically rotate proxies, manage browser fingerprints, solve CAPTCHAs, and handle rate limiting. When a site adds new protections, the Apify team updates the Actors. You get reliable data extraction without managing infrastructure or chasing site changes.