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RSS Feeds

ArkenBot can monitor any RSS or podcast feed and post a Discord notification whenever a new item is published. No API key required. The bot checks every 5 minutes.

RSS Feeds in the ArkenBot dashboard

Setup​

  1. Go to Dashboard → RSS Feeds
  2. Click Add Alert
  3. Paste the full feed URL (e.g. https://example.com/feed.xml)
  4. Select the Discord channel to post in
  5. Customize the message template using the available variables
  6. Click Save

Message Variables​

VariableReplaced with
{streamer}Feed title (name of the site or show)
{title}Item or episode title
{url}Link to the item or episode

Example template:

New post from {streamer}: **{title}** — {url}

Managing Feeds​

All configured feeds are listed on the page. Click the trash icon to remove a feed.

Tips​

  • Works with any standard RSS 2.0 or Atom feed — blogs, YouTube channels (via RSS), podcasts, news sites, GitHub releases, and more
  • Most platforms expose RSS feeds even if they don't advertise them. Search site:example.com feed.xml or site:example.com rss to find them
  • YouTube channel RSS URLs follow the format: https://www.youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?channel_id=CHANNEL_ID