RSS · Read a feed — The entries of an RSS or Atom feed — the next steps run once for each — reads a feed and gives each entry as its own item.

Who can do this

Workspace Admins and Editors, on every plan. No connection is needed.

Steps

  1. Select +, then in Apps select Read a feed — Built in · no connection needed — or search RSS.
  2. In Feed address, give the feed's own address — often /feed or /rss on the site: https://www.consulace.com/blog/feed.
  3. Optional: Most entries — 20 unless you change it, up to 1,000. The newest come first, as the feed lists them.
  4. Select Run this step, then check Output.

Output

One item per entry, and the next steps run once for each:

Field What it is
id The entry's guid, or its link when it has none.
title, link The entry's title and its web address.
publishedAt When it was published, in UTC.
author Who wrote it, when the feed says.
summary, content The short and the full text, as the feed gives them — often HTML.
enclosure An attached file — a podcast episode — with url, type and size, when there is one.

Good to know

  • RSS 2.0, RSS 1.0 and Atom all read the same way.
  • To act only on new entries, start the workflow with New feed item instead.
  • Only the public internet is reached. A feed on a private network cannot be read.

If something goes wrong

What the run says Why What to do
That address gives a web page or other document, not an RSS or Atom feed. The address is the site's page, not its feed. Find the feed's address — look for an RSS link, or try /feed.
That address does not give a feed Bizomate can read: … The feed is broken XML. Ask the site to fix its feed.
The feed's site answered 404 Not Found. The feed is not at that address. Check the address.
“…” is not a feed's web address. It starts https://. Feed address is not a web address. Give the full address.