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RSS Feed Finder

Find RSS and Atom feed URLs from a website, validate direct feed links, and preview recent items before you scrape or syndicate them.

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Enter a homepage to discover feeds automatically, or paste a direct RSS or Atom URL when you already have one.
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Use this before building a scraper when a site may already publish a structured content feed.

What is an RSS feed finder?

An RSS feed finder checks whether a website publishes a machine-readable content feed, then surfaces the feed URLs in a format you can actually use. Many sites still expose RSS or Atom feeds for blog posts, news updates, podcasts, changelogs, or category archives, but the links are often hidden in HTML alternate tags or tucked away on a generic /feed or /rss.xml path.

That matters for both SEO and scraping work. A feed is usually cleaner than parsing the homepage itself because it gives you a structured list of titles, URLs, dates, and summaries. If you are monitoring publishers, collecting content ideas, or building a no-code workflow, finding the feed first can save a lot of parsing and cleanup.

This free RSS feed finder checks a homepage for alternate feed tags, visible feed links, and common feed paths. If you already have a suspected feed URL, it also validates the feed directly so you can confirm that it is real, live, and still publishing recent items.

How to use the results

Step 1

Start with the source

If the feed was found through an HTML alternate tag, it is usually an intentional public feed. Common-path discoveries are still useful, but they deserve a quick manual check.

Step 2

Check the feed type

RSS and Atom are both valid. Atom often carries cleaner timestamps and link structures, while RSS is more common on blogs, publishers, and WordPress sites.

Step 3

Preview freshness

Look at the recent item dates before you build anything downstream. A valid feed that has not published for a year may not be the right source for monitoring.

Example: if you enter a publisher homepage and this tool finds two feeds, one for all posts and one for a single category, the category feed is usually better for targeted monitoring. It keeps your workflow smaller and cuts out content you do not need.

Example: if you paste a direct feed URL and the preview returns recent items plus working links, you can treat it as a stable structured source. That is often enough to seed a recurring export, build a research tracker, or connect the content to a sheet or database.

Common use cases

  • Finding blog or newsroom feeds before setting up a monitoring workflow.
  • Checking whether a competitor, publisher, or marketplace category still publishes a live feed.
  • Pulling structured titles, links, dates, and summaries before deciding whether a full scraper is necessary.
  • Discovering content sources for internal research dashboards, content ops, or media tracking.
  • Validating direct RSS or Atom URLs before connecting them to automation tools or sheet-based workflows.

FAQ

How do I find an RSS feed URL for a website?
Start with the homepage. A feed finder checks HTML alternate tags, visible feed links, and common paths such as /feed, /rss.xml, or /atom.xml so you do not need to inspect the source manually.
What is the difference between RSS and Atom feeds?
Both are XML feed formats. RSS is older and very common on blogs and publishers. Atom is newer and tends to use clearer link and date fields, but either one works well for content monitoring and extraction.
Why would I use a feed instead of scraping the homepage?
A feed usually gives you a cleaner structured list of items with titles, links, dates, and summaries. That means less parsing, fewer layout-related breakages, and a faster path into a spreadsheet or workflow.
Can a website have more than one feed?
Yes. Sites often publish a main site feed plus category, tag, author, podcast, or comment feeds. The right feed depends on whether you want broad coverage or a narrow stream of specific content.
What does it mean if no feed is found?
It usually means the site does not expose a public feed from the page you entered, or it uses a custom feed URL that is not linked clearly. In that case, try a direct suspected feed URL or inspect the page links manually.
Can I export the feed preview?
Yes. This tool lets you export the confirmed feed previews as JSON, CSV, or Excel so you can review titles, links, dates, and authors outside the browser.

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