RSS feed validator
Check that your RSS feed is correct and works in every RSS reader.
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Errors and warnings
See exactly what needs fixing.
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RSS, Atom and JSON
Checks all common formats.
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Preview
See how the feed looks to readers.
What does the RSS validator check?
The validator checks that the feed is valid XML, that the channel has a title, link and description, that each item has a title, link and unique id, and that dates follow the RFC 822 standard.
Common RSS feed errors
The most common errors are wrong date formats, characters not encoded as UTF-8, unescaped special characters such as & and a missing atom:link with rel="self". The validator shows exactly where the error is.
RSS questions
Why validate my RSS feed?
A broken RSS feed can stop working in readers and news services. Validation finds the errors before your readers do.
Do you validate Atom and JSON Feed too?
Yes, the validator checks RSS 2.0, Atom and JSON Feed.
Why do Google News or podcast apps reject my feed?
Often because of wrong dates or invalid XML. Run the feed through the validator and fix the errors it shows.
Tools for everything RSS
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Create RSS
Paste an address. If the page already has an RSS feed we find it, otherwise we create one for you.
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RSS widget
Show news from any RSS feed on your website. You decide the look and paste one line of code.