Automate tasks with RSS
RSS (Rich Site Summary) is a format for delivering regularly changing web content. Many news-related sites, weblogs and other online publishers syndicate their content as an RSS Feed to whoever wants it.
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS
Triggers
The trigger is the event that starts the automation.
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If there's a new post
Each time takes the following item from a RSS channel, in sequential order and until reaching the last one.
- You can indicate one or more keywords and only those elements that containt them in the RSS will be selected.
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If there's a new post in two or more RSS channels
Each time takes the following item from a RSS channel list, in sequential order and until reaching the last one.
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If there's a new random post
Each time takes the following item from a RSS channel, in random order and until reaching the last one.
- You can indicate one or more keywords and only those elements that containt them in the RSS will be selected.
Actions
The action is what happens automatically, without you having to do anything else.
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Convert CSV file to RSS Feed
Convert a CSV file into a RSS Feed.
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Add a new entry to an RSS feed
Add a new entry to an RSS feed.
- If the feed does not exist, it is created automatically.
- If the feed already exists, the entry is added along with the others.
- Only the last 20 most recent entries are saved.
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Select the next entry to a given GUID
The GUID element of an RSS entry defines a unique identifier. This method selects the RSS entry following the specified GUID. If there are several, the entry whose publication date is older is selected from these.
Common Errors
Error code 22 - The requested URL returned error: 404 Not Found
The automated task couldn't access the specified RSS feed because the provided URL is not valid or doesn't exist.
To resolve this error, you'll need to edit the automated task and verify that the indicated RSS feed URL is correct.