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# Google Alert RSS Reader Node

> Read data from an RSS feed

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/vectorshift/YP4-JQlrCs6FGFt3/images/platform/pipelines/data-loaders/google-rss.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=YP4-JQlrCs6FGFt3&q=85&s=ab6feffcadb436e1627416785aee4f3f" alt="Google Alert RSS Reader" width="958" height="578" data-path="images/platform/pipelines/data-loaders/google-rss.png" />

This node reads data from a RSS feed created from a Google Alerts: [https://www.google.com/alerts](https://www.google.com/alerts)

## Node Inputs

1. Feed Link: The link of the RSS feed
   * Type: `Text`

## Node Parameters

1. Timeframe: The timeframe of publish dates of alerts to read. The available options are: All, Past Day, Past Week, Past Month

## Node Outputs

1. Links: A list of the links of the sites from the feed
   * Type: `List<Text>`
   * Example usage: `{{rss_feed_reader_0.links}}`
2. Dates: A list of publish dates of the links from the feed
   * Type: `List<Text>`
   * Example usage: `{{rss_feed_reader_0.dates}}`
3. Titles: A list of the titles from the feed
   * Type: `List<Text>`
   * Example usage: `{{rss_feed_reader_0.titles}}`
4. Snippets: A list of snippets of the links from the feed
   * Type: `List<Text>`
   * Example usage: `{{rss_feed_reader_0.snippets}}`

## Considerations

* Click on the “+” button on the right of the node to create and connect the node to a [semantic search node](/platform/pipelines/knowledge/semantic-search) to enable semantic search on the feed.

## Example

The below example shows a pipeline that returns the snippets from a Google RSS feed based on a Google Alert RSS feed link.

1. Text Node: Contains the Google Alert RSS feed link
2. Google Alert RSS Reader Node: Returns the snippets from the feed based on a Google Alerts RSS feed link
   * Feed Link: `{{text_0.text}}`
   * Timeframe: `All`
3. Output Node: Displays the snippets
   * Output: `{{google_alert_rss_reader_0.snippets}}`

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/vectorshift/YP4-JQlrCs6FGFt3/images/platform/pipelines/data-loaders/google-alert-rss-reader-example.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=YP4-JQlrCs6FGFt3&q=85&s=1a2a678a631b308c7ee17f38f1637dc9" alt="Google Alert RSS Reader Example" width="1907" height="834" data-path="images/platform/pipelines/data-loaders/google-alert-rss-reader-example.png" />
