What Is RSSHub and What Does docs.rsshub.app Provide?

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RSSHub is a feed generator that turns many websites and services into subscribable RSS feeds. docs.rsshub.app is its official documentation site: you go there to find the route for a site you want to follow, learn how to use it, and check configuration details. If you want to read a platform that has no native RSS support, RSSHub is the tool, and docs.rsshub.app is where you learn which route to use.

What RSSHub does

Many sites and services don't publish an RSS feed. RSSHub fills that gap by generating one for them. Its stated idea is "Everything is RSSible" — the goal is to make almost any content subscribable.

In practice, that means:

  • You pick a website or service you want to follow.
  • You find its route in the documentation.
  • You subscribe to the generated feed URL in your RSS reader.

The result behaves like any normal feed: new items appear in your reader as the source updates.

What docs.rsshub.app provides

The documentation site is the reference layer for the tool. It's where you look up:

  • Routes — the path that maps to a specific site or service, so you know what URL to use.
  • Usage instructions — how to construct and consume a feed.
  • Configuration information — the settings and options that affect how a route behaves.

Because RSSHub covers a large and growing set of sources, the docs are the practical starting point: instead of guessing a URL, you search the docs for the source you care about and copy the route.

When it's useful

RSSHub fits situations like:

  • A site you read regularly has no built-in feed.
  • You want to consolidate many sources into one RSS reader.
  • You want to follow a specific section, account, or category rather than a whole site.

If a source already offers a working feed, you may not need RSSHub at all. The tool matters most where native feeds are missing.

How to get started

  1. Open docs.rsshub.app.
  2. Find the route for the website or service you want to follow.
  3. Build the feed URL from that route.
  4. Add the URL to your RSS reader and subscribe.

The documentation is the authoritative place to confirm the exact route and any options, since routes change as sources are added or updated.