rss
What is a .rss file?
application/rss+xml
RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is an XML-based web feed format that publishes a channel of items with titles, links, descriptions, and publication dates. It lets readers and aggregators track updates to blogs, news, and podcasts. It is a long-established syndication standard.
How to use a .rss file
Use an example RSS file to test feed parsers, item and metadata extraction, and aggregator or podcast-client ingestion logic.
Download example .rss files
- RSS 2.0 FeedA well-formed RSS 2.0 feed with a channel and multiple items — for testing feed readers and parsers.
- Feed twin - RSS 2.0Four articles of a fictional publication as RSS 2.0, with a self-referential atom:link, non-permalink tag: GUIDs, RFC 822 dates and full HTML bodies in content:encoded. One of three twins carrying identical content, so a feed converter can be diffed against a known answer.