Utility & web · Step
Read a feed
Read the newest posts of an RSS or Atom feed: YouTube uploads, a subreddit, a blog or a podcast.
http.get_feed
In a flow
“When a button is clicked, read a feed.”
a YouTube channel's feed → newest video's title and link
What it does
Read the newest posts of an RSS or Atom feed: YouTube uploads, a subreddit, a blog or a podcast. It's a step: it runs when the white wire reaches it, then the flow carries on from its Then pin. It gives 8 values later steps can use. Find it under Utility & web in the palette.
When to use it
Use it for odds and ends: read the newest posts of an RSS or Atom feed: YouTube uploads, a subreddit, a blog or a podcast.
When not to
If nothing should change in Discord, a value node or a check is lighter.
Typical wiring
Sockets: settings you can wire
- Feed Text needed
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An RSS or Atom feed's https:// address, like a YouTube channel's https://www.youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?channel_id=… or a subreddit's https://www.reddit.com/r/minecraft/.rss. Variables allowed.
What goes there: Type it in the side panel, or wire in text. e.g. Hello there
If it's empty: Needed. Publish lists it until it's set or wired; the step can't run without it.
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- How many Number
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The newest posts to read, up to 20.
What goes there: Type it in the side panel, or wire in a number. e.g. 42
If it's empty: Optional. Left empty and unwired, it uses 5.
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Values it gives
- Titles list:text
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Each post's title, newest first. e.g. [New video!, Patch notes]
If it's empty: Empty when the step didn't make one (it stopped early or was skipped); steps reading it get nothing.
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- Links list:text
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Each post's link, in the same order. e.g. [https://youtu.be/…]
If it's empty: Empty when the step didn't make one (it stopped early or was skipped); steps reading it get nothing.
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- IDs list:text
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Each post's own ID, to remember which ones you posted already (Only once, or a table). e.g. [yt:video:abc]
If it's empty: Empty when the step didn't make one (it stopped early or was skipped); steps reading it get nothing.
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- Newest title Text
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The newest post's title. e.g. New video!
If it's empty: Empty when the step didn't make one (it stopped early or was skipped); steps reading it get nothing.
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- Newest link Text
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The newest post's link. e.g. https://youtu.be/abc
If it's empty: Empty when the step didn't make one (it stopped early or was skipped); steps reading it get nothing.
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- Newest ID Text
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The newest post's ID. Save it and compare next time to post only new ones. e.g. yt:video:abc
If it's empty: Empty when the step didn't make one (it stopped early or was skipped); steps reading it get nothing.
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- How many Number
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How many posts it read. e.g. 5
If it's empty: Empty when the step didn't make one (it stopped early or was skipped); steps reading it get nothing.
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- Feed name Text
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The feed's own title, like the channel's name. e.g. Cool Builds
If it's empty: Empty when the step didn't make one (it stopped early or was skipped); steps reading it get nothing.
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