# Public RSS, Atom & JSON Feed Normalizer (`rtworule/public-feed-normalizer`) Actor Normalize public RSS, Atom, and JSON feeds into one stable dataset for monitoring, automation, content pipelines, alerts, and RAG ingestion. - **URL**: https://apify.com/rtworule/public-feed-normalizer.md - **Developed by:** [Kunteper Koyu](https://apify.com/rtworule) (community) - **Categories:** News, Automation - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing $1.00 / 1,000 feed item normalizeds 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/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. 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. Actors are written with capital "A". ## 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. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## Public RSS, Atom & JSON Feed Normalizer Normalize many public RSS 2.0, Atom, and JSON Feed URLs into one stable dataset. Use it for news monitoring, content pipelines, RAG ingestion, alerts, and scheduled change detection. ### Why use it - one schema across RSS, Atom, and JSON Feed - bulk public feed input with bounded concurrency - keyword and publication-date filters - deterministic fingerprints for deduplication - private and reserved network destinations blocked - pay only for delivered `feed-item-normalized` rows ### Input example ```json { "feedUrls": ["https://blog.apify.com/rss/"], "searchTerms": ["AI", "automation"], "publishedAfter": "2026-01-01", "maxItemsPerFeed": 100, "maxItemsTotal": 1000, "concurrency": 5, "timeoutSeconds": 30 } ```` ### Output Each dataset row includes the feed source and type, item ID, title, canonical URL, author, summary/content, timestamps, categories, SHA-256 fingerprint, and retrieval timestamp. ### Responsible use Only submit feeds you are permitted to access and use. The Actor fetches user-supplied public URLs, follows at most five public redirects, rejects local/private networks and URL credentials, caps each response at 5 MB, and does not bypass authentication or access controls. # Actor input Schema ## `feedUrls` (type: `array`): Public RSS, Atom, or JSON Feed URLs. Private network destinations are rejected. ## `searchTerms` (type: `array`): Keep items containing at least one term in title, summary, or content. Empty means all items. ## `publishedAfter` (type: `string`): Optional ISO date or timestamp. ## `maxItemsPerFeed` (type: `integer`): Maximum normalized items to retain from each feed. ## `maxItemsTotal` (type: `integer`): Maximum normalized items to retain across all feeds. ## `concurrency` (type: `integer`): Number of public feeds to fetch at the same time. ## `timeoutSeconds` (type: `integer`): Maximum seconds to wait for each feed response. ## Actor input object example ```json { "feedUrls": [ "https://blog.apify.com/rss/" ], "searchTerms": [], "publishedAfter": "", "maxItemsPerFeed": 100, "maxItemsTotal": 1000, "concurrency": 5, "timeoutSeconds": 30 } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `results` (type: `string`): No description # 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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = {}; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("rtworule/public-feed-normalizer").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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = {} # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("rtworule/public-feed-normalizer").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{}' | apify call rtworule/public-feed-normalizer --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=rtworule/public-feed-normalizer", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Public RSS, Atom & JSON Feed Normalizer", "description": "Normalize public RSS, Atom, and JSON feeds into one stable dataset for monitoring, automation, content pipelines, alerts, and RAG ingestion.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "9Nl6DPPeHvluPE8uU" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/rtworule~public-feed-normalizer/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-rtworule-public-feed-normalizer", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/rtworule~public-feed-normalizer/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-rtworule-public-feed-normalizer", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/rtworule~public-feed-normalizer/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-rtworule-public-feed-normalizer", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "feedUrls" ], "properties": { "feedUrls": { "title": "Feed URLs", "type": "array", "description": "Public RSS, Atom, or JSON Feed URLs. Private network destinations are rejected.", "default": [ "https://blog.apify.com/rss/" ], "items": { "type": "string" } }, "searchTerms": { "title": "Search terms", "type": "array", "description": "Keep items containing at least one term in title, summary, or content. Empty means all items.", "default": [], "items": { "type": "string" } }, "publishedAfter": { "title": "Published after", "type": "string", "description": "Optional ISO date or timestamp.", "default": "" }, "maxItemsPerFeed": { "title": "Maximum items per feed", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 5000, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum normalized items to retain from each feed.", "default": 100 }, "maxItemsTotal": { "title": "Maximum total items", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 20000, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum normalized items to retain across all feeds.", "default": 1000 }, "concurrency": { "title": "Feed concurrency", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 20, "type": "integer", "description": "Number of public feeds to fetch at the same time.", "default": 5 }, "timeoutSeconds": { "title": "Request timeout", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 120, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum seconds to wait for each feed response.", "default": 30 } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```