# RSS Feed Reader - RSS, Atom & JSON Feed to clean rows (`scrapewise/rss-feed-reader`) Actor

Read any RSS, Atom or JSON Feed into clean rows: title, link, date, author, categories, summary and the full text without HTML. Paste the site URL and it finds the feed for you. Date filter, no login, no browser. Error rows are free.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/scrapewise/rss-feed-reader.md
- **Developed by:** [Scrapewise Data](https://apify.com/scrapewise) (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 delivereds

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 and JSON Feed into clean rows

Turn any feed into a clean table. Paste a feed URL, or just the site address and this Actor
**finds the feed for you**. RSS 2.0, Atom and JSON Feed all work, in the same run, with the same
fields out.

| What you get per item | |
|---|---|
| `title`, `url`, `guid`, `publishedAt`, `updatedAt` | the basics, dates normalised to ISO 8601 (UTC) |
| `author`, `categories` | as the feed publishes them |
| `summary`, `contentText`, `contentHtml`, `wordCount` | the text **without HTML**, plus the raw HTML if you want it |
| `imageUrl`, `enclosureUrl`, `enclosureType`, `commentsUrl` | image, podcast or video attachment, comments link |
| `feedTitle`, `feedUrl`, `feedDescription`, `feedLanguage`, `feedItemCount` | about the feed itself |

### Why this one

- **Paste the site, not the feed.** `https://techcrunch.com` works: the Actor reads the page,
  finds `<link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">` and falls back to the usual paths
  (`/feed`, `/rss`, `/index.xml`).
- **Three formats, one output.** Hacker News is RSS, The Verge is Atom, Daring Fireball is JSON
  Feed. The rows come out identical.
- **Text you can use.** `contentText` has the HTML stripped, entities decoded and spacing fixed,
  which is what you want for search, LLM input or a digest email.
- **Date window that does not cost you.** `lastDays`, `publishedAfter` and `publishedBefore`
  filter before charging: items outside the window are free.

### Errors, all free

| errorCode | Meaning |
|---|---|
| `FEED_NOT_FOUND` | That page has no feed, and none of the usual paths answered |
| `FEED_INVALID` | The file is not valid RSS, Atom or JSON Feed |
| `FEED_EMPTY` | The feed is valid but has no items |
| `NO_ITEMS_IN_WINDOW` | The feed has items, but all of them are outside your date window |
| `FETCH_FAILED` | The address did not answer (DNS, timeout, HTTP error) |
| `ITEM_UNREADABLE` | One item came in a shape this Actor cannot read; only that item is lost |
| `UNEXPECTED` | Something unforeseen broke on that address; everything else in the run still delivers |

### Pricing

**US$ 1.00 per 1,000 items**, pay per event: no monthly fee, no charge per run, and no charge
for error rows, duplicates or items filtered out by date. A 50-item feed costs US$ 0.05. A daily
watch over 100 feeds, 20 items each, costs US$ 2.00 per month.

### FAQ

**Do I need the feed URL?** No. Paste the site address and the Actor looks for
`<link rel="alternate">` in the page, then tries the usual paths (`/feed`, `/rss`, `/index.xml`).
If it still finds nothing, you get a free `FEED_NOT_FOUND` row instead of an empty run.

**Which formats work?** RSS 2.0, Atom and JSON Feed, in the same run, with identical output
fields. Hacker News, The Verge and Daring Fireball are one of each and all three are tested.

**Do I pay for items I filter out by date?** No. Items outside `lastDays`, `publishedAfter` or
`publishedBefore` are skipped before charging, and so are duplicates and error rows.

**Can I get the full article text?** You get what the feed publishes in `contentText`, with the
HTML stripped. Feeds that only publish a summary will only give a summary — no Actor can invent
what the publisher withheld. For the full article, feed the item links into a page-to-text Actor.

**Does it need a proxy?** Almost never. Feeds are plain files and rarely block, so proxy is off
by default and the platform cost stays a fraction of the price.

### Notes

- Feeds are plain files, so proxy is **off by default** and the platform cost is a fraction of
  the price. Turn proxy on only if a publisher blocks datacenter traffic.
- Duplicates are removed by `guid`, then by link, across all feeds in the same run.
- This Actor reads what publishers deliberately publish for syndication. It does not log in and
  does not open a browser.

# Actor input Schema

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

One per line. A feed URL is read directly; a plain site URL (https://techcrunch.com) is inspected and its feed is found automatically. RSS 2.0, Atom and JSON Feed all work.

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

Feeds usually publish between 10 and 50 items; asking for more simply returns what the feed has.

## `lastDays` (type: `integer`):

0 means no date filter. Items older than this are skipped and not charged.

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

ISO date, for example 2026-09-01. Overrides 'last N days'.

## `publishedBefore` (type: `string`):

ISO date, for example 2026-09-30.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Off by default: feeds are plain files and rarely block. Turn it on if a publisher blocks datacenter traffic.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "feedUrls": [
    "https://news.ycombinator.com/rss",
    "https://techcrunch.com"
  ],
  "maxItemsPerFeed": 50,
  "lastDays": 0,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

## `resultsCsv` (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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "feedUrls": [
        "https://news.ycombinator.com/rss",
        "https://techcrunch.com"
    ],
    "maxItemsPerFeed": 50
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("scrapewise/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://news.ycombinator.com/rss",
        "https://techcrunch.com",
    ],
    "maxItemsPerFeed": 50,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("scrapewise/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://news.ycombinator.com/rss",
    "https://techcrunch.com"
  ],
  "maxItemsPerFeed": 50
}' |
apify call scrapewise/rss-feed-reader --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,scrapewise/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/q5leXLB08xrcxnLUl/builds/2KDgOQYdyf5e9x7Xm/openapi.json