--- title: "How to post on Facebook from an RSS feed" description: "Automatically post new content from your RSS feed to Facebook with this step-by-step guide—no more manual updates or getting distracted by scrolling." image: "https://images.ctfassets.net/lzny33ho1g45/7BlfDptt636xNoY9H0FDSD/55d08d1b1acc97a78ebb6012264fde3d/post-rss-items-to-facebook-00-hero.jpg" --- # How to post on Facebook from an RSS feed Automatically post new content from your RSS feed to Facebook with this step-by-step guide—no more manual updates or getting distracted by scrolling. Have you ever logged in to Facebook to share a new company blog post, only to get sidetracked? It's so easy for good intentions of posting a quick update to turn into 10 minutes of scrolling through your feed. But there's a way to avoid both getting distracted _and_ the hassle of manually posting updates: building an automated workflow to handle the process. That way, when you publish a new post, it'll appear on Facebook immediately—complete with the correct title, link, and author credit. It's all possible when you set up a workflow on Zapier that connects an RSS feed to your Facebook page. Here's how to do it. ## How to post new RSS items to Facebook Zapier lets you create automated workflows called Zaps, which send your information from one app to another. You can [create your own Zap](https://zapier.com/editor) from scratch without any coding knowledge, but we also offer quick templates to get you started.  If you'd like to start with a template, click on the Zap template below to go to the Zap editor. You'll need to create a Zapier account if you don't already have one. Then, follow the directions below to set up your Zap. ### Set up your RSS by Zapier trigger First, set up your trigger—the event that starts your Zap. If you're using the Zap template, the trigger app and event will already be selected for you. Otherwise, search for and select **RSS by Zapier** as the trigger app and **New Item in Feed **as the trigger event. Click **Continue**. Next, it's time to customize the trigger. Paste the RSS feed URL in the _Feed URL_ field. If the feed is password-protected, you can provide the _Username_ and _Password_ in their respective fields.  Lastly, select an option in the _What Triggers a New Feed Item? _field. We recommend you leave the default option of **Different Guild/URL (recommended)**, but you can [select another option](https://help.zapier.com/hc/en-us/articles/8496279482125-Trigger-Zaps-from-new-RSS-feed-items#3-advanced-select-what-triggers-this-zap-0-2) if you're a more advanced user. Once you're done customizing your trigger step, click **Continue**.  Zapier will pull in recent posts from your RSS feed. Choose one post, and click **Continue with selected record**. This post will be used to set up the rest of your Zap. ### Set up your Facebook Pages action Now it's time to set up the action—the event your Zap will perform once it's triggered. If you're using the Zap template, these will already be selected for you. Otherwise, search for and select **Facebook Pages **as your action app and choose **Create Page Post** as your action event. Connect your Facebook Pages account, then click **Continue**. Now, we get to customize the action step. First, select the Facebook page you want to post to in the _Page_ field. Next, customize the _Message_ field—this can be a mix of static text and data pulled from your RSS feed trigger. If you're using the Zap template, the **Title** and **Description** will be added from your RSS post. If you keep what's in the _Description_ field, just keep in mind that the whole article will be shared in the Facebook update.  If you don't want that, you can replace the data in these fields with whatever you want. Just click the **+** button in the _Message _field, then select what you'd like from the data dropdown. In this example, we've added the author name to the Facebook update to add more authenticity.  If you're using the Zap template, the **Link** data from your RSS post will be added to the _Link URL_ field. Otherwise, you can click within the field and select the link data from the dropdown. Once you're done customizing your action step, click **Continue**. Next, click **Test step** to test your Zap. Zapier should post to your Facebook page. Here's what the results looked like for us: If everything looks right, turn on your Zap. Now, every time you publish a new post on your RSS feed, it'll automatically show up on your Facebook page.  **Pro tip: **If you publish blog posts frequently and want to keep tabs on your task usage, set up a monitoring Zap with Zapier Manager. This built-in integration can automatically notify you when you've used a certain percentage of your plan's task limit. [Read our guide to using Manager.](https://zapier.com/blog/zapier-manager-guide/) _This piece was originally published in April 2024 and was most recently updated by Khamosh __Pathak._