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Extract dates/times from new rss feed items with Formatter by Zapier

Stay up-to-date with the latest content from multiple RSS feeds by utilizing this convenient workflow. Whenever new items are detected across various feeds in the RSS by Zapier app, this automation will convert the published date and time to your preferred format using the Formatter by Zapier app. With this seamless process in place, you'll always have easy-to-read timestamps for your favorite RSS content.

Stay up-to-date with the latest content from multiple RSS feeds by utilizing this convenient workflow. Whenever new items are detected across various feeds in the RSS by Zapier app, this automation will convert the published date and time to your preferred format using the Formatter by Zapier app. With this seamless process in place, you'll always have easy-to-read timestamps for your favorite RSS content.

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    New Items in Multiple Feeds

    Triggers when there is a new item in any of the feeds being watched.

    TriggerScheduled
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    Date / Time

    Work with dates and times to change formatting or add/subtract time (with line-item support).

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Supported triggers and actions

What does this mean?
    • Feed URLsRequired

    • What Triggers a New Feed Item?

    Trigger
    Scheduled
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    • Feed URLRequired

    • Feed Title

    • Max Records

    • Item TitleRequired

    • Source URLRequired

    • ContentRequired

    • Automatically Truncate Messages over 10KB?

    • Author Name

    • Author Email

    • Author Link

    • Media URL

    • Media MIME Type

    • Media Length in Bytes

    • Pubdate

    Action
    Write
    • TransformRequired

    Action
    Write
    • TransformRequired

    Action
    Write
    • Feed URLRequired

    • Username

    • Password

    • What Triggers a New Feed Item?

    Trigger
    Scheduled
    Try It
    • TransformRequired

    Action
    Write
    • TransformRequired

    Action
    Write
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About Formatter by Zapier

Data isn't always in the format you need. Perhaps a date is in International format, but your app needs it in American format. Or maybe you need to Title Case a subject, truncate text for a Tweet, or turn Markdown text into HTML for your blog. Zapier's Formatter tool can help.
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About RSS by Zapier

RSS (really simple syndication) is pretty much the industry standard for feed readers. You'll find RSS feeds in almost every app imaginable.

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