--- title: "How to find the RSS feed URL for almost any site" description: "Learn how to find the RSS feed URL for most websites, create custom feeds with Zapier, and use them effectively in your favorite RSS reader apps." image: "https://images.ctfassets.net/lzny33ho1g45/7tzM1W4M2tQoiZ1nU4ZutU/edd3a7571a0c40cfa5692115429e27ec/Group_12552.jpg" --- # How to find the RSS feed URL for almost any site Learn how to find the RSS feed URL for most websites, create custom feeds with Zapier, and use them effectively in your favorite RSS reader apps. RSS isn't dead, but it is harder to find RSS feeds than it used to be. Browsers no longer point them out, and websites rarely prominently link to them anymore. And yet, most sites _do_ offer RSS feeds. Here are a few ways to find those feeds, quickly, when Googling just doesn't cut it. I'll also show you how to create your own RSS feeds for apps that don't offer them. **Table of contents:** - [How to find the RSS feed URL for most websites](#websites) - [Find an RSS feed for any site by checking the source code](#source-code) - [Find an RSS feed in your RSS reader](#rss-reader) - [Create your own RSS feeds with Zapier](#zapier) ## How to find the RSS feed URL for most websites Start by adding `/feed `to the end of a URL. That should work about half the time. If it doesn't, keep reading. ### How to find the RSS feed URL on WordPress A shocking number of websites are built using WordPress—[over 40%](https://w3techs.com/technologies/details/cm-wordpress) of destinations on the web. This means there's a good chance that any website you visit is a WordPress site, and all of those sites offer RSS feeds that are easy to find. To find a WordPress RSS feed, simply add `/feed` to the end of the URL; e.g., `https://justinpot.com/feed`. I do this any time I visit a website that I'd like an RSS feed for—it almost always works. ### How to find the RSS feed URL on YouTube YouTube channel pages double as RSS feeds. Simply copy and paste the URL for the channel into your RSS reader. You can also find an OPML file for all of your subscriptions [here](https://www.youtube.com/subscription_manager). ### How to find the RSS feed URL on Medium If a publication is hosted on Medium, add `/feed/` before the publication's name. So `medium.com/example-site` becomes `medium.com/feed/example-site`. If it's an `example.medium.com` site, just add `/feed` to the end. ### How to find the RSS feed URL on Tumblr If a site is hosted on Tumblr, add `/rss` to the end of the URL. Like this: `https://example.tumblr.com/rss` ### How to find the RSS feed URL on Blogger If a site is hosted on Blogger, add `feeds/posts/default` to the end of the URL. Like this: `example.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default` ## Find an RSS feed for any site by checking the source code Did none of the above tricks work? You can try finding an RSS feed by [checking a web page's source code](https://zapier.com/blog/inspect-element-tutorial/). Don't panic! It's easier than it sounds. 1. Right-click an empty space on the website you'd like an RSS feed for, then click _View Page Source_ (the exact wording may vary depending on your browser). 2. Now search the code by pressing `Ctrl+F` (Windows, Linux) or `command+F` (Mac). Start by searching for `rss`. If nothing pops up, try `atom` instead. 3. Look for an RSS URL, then copy it into your feed reader. ## Find an RSS feed in your RSS reader You're probably here because your [RSS reader](https://zapier.com/blog/best-rss-feed-reader-apps/) isn't recognizing the website you're trying to add, but if you haven't tried that yet, start there. Each RSS reader has a different way to add RSS feeds. Look for an option that lets you "add" or "follow" a new source—it might have the RSS icon, which you can see in this article's hero image. Most RSS readers will automatically pull a source's feed for you. Try pasting in the website's home page URL, and see if it pops up. ## Create your own RSS feeds with Zapier Some sites simply don't offer RSS feeds, which is disappointing, but you can use [RSS by Zapier](https://zapier.com/apps/rss/integrations) to create RSS feeds with data from thousands of apps. For example, you could create RSS feeds from Reddit: Your favorite Google apps work with RSS, too: Or you can create an RSS feed as a notification hub for your work apps: These are just a few examples. You can [create your own custom RSS feed](https://zapier.com/blog/make-your-own-rss-superfeed/) that pulls in just about any information you can imagine. RSS by Zapier also lets you use RSS feeds as the _first_ step in an automation, so you can send them to your email, calendar, or whatever app you want. Here are [some tips for putting your feeds to work with Zapier](https://zapier.com/blog/rss-automation-with-zapier/). **Related reading:** - [How to use RSS feeds to boost your productivity](https://zapier.com/blog/how-to-use-rss-feeds/) - [Job hunting? Streamline your job sources in an RSS feed with Zapier](https://zapier.com/blog/automatically-track-job-listings/) - [The best RSS readers for Mac](https://zapier.com/blog/best-rss-reader-for-mac/) - [How to get email alerts from an RSS feed](https://zapier.com/blog/email-alerts-from-rss/) _This article was originally published in June 2019 and has also had contributions from Melissa King. The most recent update was in September 2025._