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# RSS Feed Reader Node

> Read data from an RSS feed

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/vectorshift/YP4-JQlrCs6FGFt3/images/platform/pipelines/data-loaders/rss.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=YP4-JQlrCs6FGFt3&q=85&s=261165d8c90aead9dbdf71e9ba2c1fad" alt="RSS Feed Reader" width="856" height="578" data-path="images/platform/pipelines/data-loaders/rss.png" />

This node reads data from an RSS feed.

## Node Inputs

1. Feed Link: The link of the RSS feed
   * Type: `Text`
2. Number of Entries: The maximum number of entries to fetch
   * Type: `Integer`

## 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. Titles: A list of the titles from the feed
   * Type: `List<Text>`
   * Example usage: `{{rss_feed_reader_0.titles}}`
2. Summaries: A list of summaries of the feed
   * Type: `List<Text>`
   * Example usage: `{{rss_feed_reader_0.snippets}}`
3. Links: A list of the links of the sites from the feed
   * Type: `List<Text>`
   * Example usage: `{{rss_feed_reader_0.links}}`
4. Contents: A list of the content from the feed
   * Type: `List<Text>`
   * Example usage: `{{rss_feed_reader_0.contents}}`
5. Authors: A list of the authors from the feed
   * Type: `List<Text>`
   * Example usage: `{{rss_feed_reader_0.authors}}`
6. Published Dates: A list of the publish dates from the feed
   * Type: `List<Text>`
   * Example usage: `{{rss_feed_reader_0.published_dates}}`

## 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 summaries from a RSS feed based on a RSS feed link.

1. Text Node: Contains the RSS feed link
2. RSS Feed Reader Node: Returns the summaries from the RSS feed based on a RSS feed link
   * Feed Link: `{{text_0.text}}`
   * Number of Entries: `10`
   * Timeframe: `All`
3. Output Node: Displays the summaries
   * Output: `{{rss_feed_reader_0.summaries}}`

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/vectorshift/YP4-JQlrCs6FGFt3/images/platform/pipelines/data-loaders/rss-feed-reader-example.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=YP4-JQlrCs6FGFt3&q=85&s=3ff5cd4e67ab126cdd79d99a780350d8" alt="RSS Feed Reader Example" width="1907" height="833" data-path="images/platform/pipelines/data-loaders/rss-feed-reader-example.png" />
