fetchrss.com

FetchRSS turns almost any web page into an RSS feed by having you enter the source URL, then letting a bot scan the page and detect its news, posts, or articles — or letting you specify the exact content blocks yourself with a visual builder. You get a unique feed URL in seconds, and the feed updates automatically whenever new content appears on the target page. This works for standard websites as well as social media pages such as Facebook, YouTube, and Reddit.

What you need before you start

• The full URL of the page you want to track.
• A FetchRSS account, since feeds are stored in your account on their servers and reachable from anywhere.
• An RSS reader or another service where you want to consume the feed.

Step 1: Enter the source URL

Paste the URL of the site you want to follow into FetchRSS. This is the page that doesn't offer its own RSS feed but whose updates you want to track.

For social media sources, this step is even simpler: enter the URL of the Facebook page, YouTube channel, Reddit account, or similar platform, and you get your feed URL immediately.

Step 2: Let the bot scan — or pick the content yourself

FetchRSS's bot scans the page and automatically detects all the news, posts, and articles. If the automatic detection isn't precise enough, you can instead specify exactly which content blocks you want in your feed using the visual RSS builder.

Step 3: Get your unique feed URL

FetchRSS handles the requests and generates your feed. Each feed you create gets its own unique URL, which you can:

• Add to the HTML code on your website.
• Share with RSS readers.
• Pass to any other RSS-related service.

From that point on, you read the feed in whatever service you choose.

How updates work

Once created, the feed starts updating automatically. Its content refreshes whenever new content is added to the target web page, so you don't need to regenerate the feed each time. FetchRSS continuously monitors each of your feed sources.

Advanced options for fine-tuning feeds

Common sticking points

• Automatic detection may not match your intent. If the bot picks up more or less than you want, switch to manually specifying the content blocks.
• You need the account to keep the feed. Feeds live in your FetchRSS account, so the unique URL depends on that account rather than being a one-off export.
• Plan choice affects what you can create. FetchRSS lists a subscription plan, so check the plan page for the limits that apply to your use case before relying on a large number of feeds.

If you want more detail or have additional questions, FetchRSS points to its Frequently Asked Questions page — but the fastest way to understand it is to try it yourself with one page you already follow.

Yes. Once you create a feed with FetchRSS, it updates automatically. According to FetchRSS, "All RSS feed content updates whenever new content is added to the target web page," and there is "No need to regenerate the RSS feed each time to refresh it." The service says it constantly monitors each of your feed sources, so you don't have to trigger a refresh yourself.

What "automatic" means here

FetchRSS works as a feed provider: it stores your feed in your account on its servers and gives each feed a unique URL. That URL is what you plug into an RSS reader or other RSS-related service. Because the feed lives on FetchRSS's servers and is monitored continuously, new items on the target page should appear in the feed without any action from you.

This matters most for pages that don't offer their own RSS. If a site already publishes a native feed, you don't need a generator at all. FetchRSS is aimed at the case where you want to track a page that has no feed of its own.

How the update loop works

The process described by FetchRSS has three stages:

1. Enter a source URL — you provide the URL of the site or page you want to track.
2. FetchRSS pulls the content — its bot scans the page and automatically detects news, posts, and articles, or you specify exactly which content blocks you want using the visual builder.
3. You get a feed URL — FetchRSS handles the requests, and you access the feed anytime via its unique URL.

After step 3, the monitoring described above takes over. You read the feed in whatever service you choose; you don't return to FetchRSS to "regenerate" anything.

Where the automatic behavior is most useful

• Social media pages — FetchRSS says creating a feed from a social page is even simpler: enter the URL and you get your feed URL immediately. It names Facebook pages, YouTube channels, and Reddit accounts as examples.
• Sites without native RSS — any page where you'd otherwise check manually.
• Feeds you want to reshape — the advanced features let you fine-tune title, description, article count, and image/video display; filter which articles appear; apply automatic modification rules; and get output in RSS, Atom, JSON, or CSV.

Practical things to keep in mind

• You still need a reader. The feed updates on FetchRSS's side, but you consume it through an RSS reader or another RSS-related service. If your reader polls infrequently, you may see updates later than FetchRSS registers them.
• The feed is tied to your account. FetchRSS stores the feed in your account and serves it from a unique URL, so the URL is the thing to save or share.
• "Automatic" depends on the source page. FetchRSS monitors the source, but if the page's structure changes, what the bot detects may change too. The visual builder exists so you can pin down exactly which content blocks belong in the feed.
• Pricing isn't specified in the available material. The site references a subscription link, but no price or free-tier details are given here, so check the plan page before committing.

Quick verification

To confirm your own feed is updating: open the unique feed URL FetchRSS gave you, then add a new item to the source page (or wait for one to appear), and check the feed again. If new content shows up without you regenerating anything, automatic updating is working as described.

Yes. FetchRSS states that creating an RSS feed from a social media page is even simpler than from a regular web page: you enter the URL you want to get an RSS feed from, and you receive your feed URL immediately. The source URL can come from various platforms, with Facebook pages, YouTube channels, and Reddit accounts given as examples.

How social media feeds differ from regular web page feeds

For a standard web page, FetchRSS runs a bot that scans the page and automatically detects news, posts, and articles — or you can specify exactly which content blocks you want using the visual RSS builder. For social media pages, the site describes the process as simpler: just enter the URL and the feed URL is returned right away.

Both paths end the same way. Each feed you create gets a unique URL stored in your account on FetchRSS servers, and you can use that URL in HTML on your website, share it with RSS readers, or plug it into any other RSS-related service.

Platforms mentioned by FetchRSS

The site frames these as examples of "various platforms," not as a definitive compatibility list. If you need a specific platform confirmed, the practical check is to paste that URL into FetchRSS and see whether a feed is generated — the site itself recommends trying it rather than relying on a list.

What you get after the feed is created

• Automatic updates. Once created, the feed updates on its own whenever new content appears on the target page. You don't regenerate it manually; FetchRSS says it continuously monitors each of your feed sources.
• A unique URL per feed. Stored in your account and accessible from anywhere, usable in readers or embedded in HTML.
• Alternative formats. Feeds are available in RSS and Atom, plus JSON and CSV for advanced use.
• Fine-tuning. You can customize the feed's title, description, number of articles, and how images and videos display.
• Filtering and modification rules. You can decide which articles appear based on various conditions, and set automatic modification rules so the output matches what you need.

Practical notes before you rely on it

• Because social platforms change their page structures and access rules over time, a feed that works today may need adjustment later. Treat the "enter URL, get feed" step as the test, not a guarantee.
• FetchRSS lists a Subscription page under account plans, so account and plan details are worth checking on the site if you plan to run multiple or long-term feeds.
• If you want more detail on behavior or limits, the site points to its Frequently Asked Questions page as the first place to look.

FetchRSS is an online RSS feed generator that creates an RSS feed from almost any web page. It is useful when a site you want to follow does not publish its own RSS feed: you provide the target URL, select the content blocks you want with a visual builder, and FetchRSS returns a unique feed URL that updates automatically.

What problem it solves

Many websites — news pages, blogs, social media profiles — either never offered RSS or have dropped it. FetchRSS fills that gap by turning an existing page into a subscribable feed, so you can follow updates in any RSS reader instead of checking the page manually.

How it works

The process has three steps, according to the site:

1. Enter a source URL. Paste the address of the page you want to track.
2. FetchRSS pulls the content. A bot scans the page and automatically detects news, posts, and articles — or you specify exactly which content blocks you want.
3. You get your RSS. FetchRSS handles the requests and gives you a feed accessible via a unique URL.

Once created, the feed updates automatically whenever new content appears on the target page. You do not need to regenerate it each time.

What you can do with the feed

• Use it anywhere RSS works. The unique URL can go into an RSS reader, other RSS-related services, or HTML on your own site.
• Track social media. For platforms such as a Facebook page, YouTube channel, or Reddit account, you enter the URL and get a feed URL immediately.
• Access it globally. Feeds are stored in your account on FetchRSS servers and reachable from anywhere.

Advanced feed features

When to use it — and when not to

FetchRSS fits situations where a page has no feed and you want one without coding. It is less suited if the site already provides a native RSS feed, since that would be simpler and more reliable. The site also points to a subscription page for account plans, so check current pricing there before committing; the available material does not state what the free tier includes.

If you want to see whether it handles your specific page, the site's own advice is the most direct: try it yourself, or check the FAQ for details.

FetchRSS offers four advanced feed capabilities beyond basic RSS generation: fine-tuning feed presentation (title, description, article count, image and video display), alternative output formats (RSS, ATOM, JSON, CSV), content filtering by conditions, and automatic modification rules. These features apply once you have created a feed from a target URL using the visual RSS builder.

Fine-tuning feed output

After a feed is created, you can customize how it presents content:

• Feed title and description — set your own instead of inheriting the source page's.
• Number of articles — control how many items appear in the feed.
• Image and video display — decide how media elements are shown in the feed output.

This matters when the source page's own metadata is messy or when you want the feed to fit a specific reader or downstream use.

Alternative output formats

FetchRSS generates feeds in RSS and ATOM formats by default, and also offers JSON and CSV for advanced use. If your workflow involves scripts, spreadsheets, or data pipelines rather than a standard RSS reader, the JSON and CSV options let you consume the same feed without parsing XML.

Content filtering

You can decide which articles belong in your feed and which do not, based on various conditions. This is useful when a source page mixes content types — for example, a news site where you only want posts matching a certain topic or author.

Automatic modification rules

Beyond filtering, FetchRSS lets you create automatic modification rules so articles arrive "precisely as you need." This means the feed content can be transformed on the fly rather than passed through unchanged.

How these features fit together

All of these operate on the same underlying feed, which FetchRSS stores on its servers and exposes via a unique URL that updates automatically as the source page changes. You don't need to regenerate the feed to apply or benefit from these settings.

For details or edge cases not covered here, FetchRSS points to its Frequently Asked Questions page, and the fastest way to see how a specific rule behaves is to try it on a feed you've already created.