How to Find the RSS Feed URL on Any Website (Fast)

Locate hidden RSS and Atom feed URLs on WordPress, Substack, Medium, YouTube, and news sites in seconds using source inspection.

What Is an RSS Feed URL and Where Is It Hidden?

RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feeds provide machine-readable XML feeds of new articles, podcast episodes, and videos. While websites previously displayed prominent orange RSS icons in address bars, modern sites often conceal the feed URL in their HTML header code, making it difficult for users to subscribe in their favorite feed readers.

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Method 1: Inspect Page Source for Alternate Links (Universal)

The most reliable way to find an RSS feed on any website:

1. Open the homepage or blog section in your browser.
2. Right-click on any empty area and select “View Page Source” (or press Cmd+Option+U on Mac, Ctrl+U on Windows).
3. Press Cmd+F (or Ctrl+F) and search for: type=“application/rss+xml” or type=“application/atom+xml”.
4. Look for the preceding href=“…” attribute. That URL is the direct RSS feed endpoint.

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Method 2: Common URL Patterns by Platform

Most major publication platforms adhere to standard feed URL paths:

• WordPress: Add /feed or /feed/ to the domain (e.g. example.com/feed).
• Substack: Append /feed to any publication URL (e.g. name.substack.com/feed).
• Medium: Insert /feed/ before the handle (e.g. medium.com/feed/@author).
• YouTube Channels: Append the channel ID to https://www.youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?channel_id=ID.

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Managing dozens of RSS subscriptions can quickly create backlog fatigue. Marqly complements feed readers by letting you save individual stand-out articles, tag them into topic boards, highlight key sentences, and triage long-form content with AI summaries.

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