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RSS2JSON

Convert any RSS feed to JSON

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rss2json wraps RSS/Atom feeds into JSON items with title, link, description and pubDate. Free tier allows limited requests without an API key.

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Status badge · for your READMEshipapis health badge: 96 · healthy
Uptime history
96.1%90 days
96.7%30 days
178P50 · ms
1882P95 · ms
operationalpartialdownno data
Response time · last 48 checks
Fastest 16 ms, slowest 1039 ms, most recent 16 ms.
Live response samplecaptured by our last successful check
GET https://api.rss2json.com/v1/api.json?rss_url=https://hnrss.org/frontpage

{
  "status": "ok",
  "feed": {
    "url": "https://hnrss.org/frontpage",
    "title": "Hacker News: Front Page",
    "link": "https://news.ycombinator.com/",
    "author": "",
    "description": "Hacker News RSS",
    "image": ""
  },
  "items": [
    {
      "title": "The Plight of the Martian Farmer",
      "pubDate": "2026-07-05 16:04:23",
      "link": "https://mceglowski.substack.com/p/the-plight-of-the-martian-farmer",
      "guid": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48795303",
      "author": "zdw",
      "thumbnail": "",
      "description": "\n<p>Article URL: <a href=\"https://mceglowski.substack.com/p/the-plight-of-the-martian-farmer\">https://mceglowski.substack.com/p/the-plight-of-the-martian-farmer</a></p>\n<p>Comments URL: <a href=\"https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48795303\">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48795303</a></p>\n<p>Points: 8</p>\n<p># Comments: 2</p>\n",
      "content": "\n<p>Article URL: <a href=\"https://mceglowski.substack.com/p/the-plight-of-the-martian-farmer\">https://mceglowski.substack.com/p/the-plight-of-the-martian-farmer</a></p>\n<p>Comments URL: <a href=\"https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48795303\">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48795303</a></p>\n<p>Points: 8</p>\n<p># Comments: 2</p>\n"
    },
    {
      "title": "Autonomous flying umbrella follows and shields users from rain and sunlight",
      "pubDate": "2026-07-05 15:49:18",
      "link": "https://www.designboom.com/technology/autonomous-flying-umbrella-follows-users-rain-sunlight-i-build-stuff-01-13-2026/",
      "guid": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48795174",
      "author": "amichail",
      "thumbnail": "",
      "description": "\n<p>Article URL: <a href=\"https://www.designboom.com/technology/autonomous-flying-umbrella-follows-users-rain-sunlight-i-build-stuff-01-13-2026/\">https://www.designboom.com/technology/autonomous-flying-umbrella-follows-users-rain-sunlight-i-build-stuff-01-13-2026/</a></p>\n<p>Comments URL: <a href=\"https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48795174\">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48795174</a></p>\n<p>Points: 13</p>\n<p># Comments: 3</p>\n",
      "content": "\n<p>Article URL: <a href=\"https://www.designboom.com/technology/autonomous-flying-umbrella-follows-users-rain-sunlight-i-build-stuff-01-13-2026/\">https://www.designboom.com/technology/autonomous-flying-umbrella-follows-users-rain-sunlight-i-build-stuff-01-13-2026/</a></p>\n<p>Comments URL: <a href=\"https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48795174\">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48795174</a></p>\n<p>Points: 13</p>\n<p># Comments: 3</p>\n"
    }
  ]
}
Call itcurl · fetch · python
curl "https://api.rss2json.com/v1/api.json?rss_url=https://hnrss.org/frontpage"
const res = await fetch("https://api.rss2json.com/v1/api.json?rss_url=https://hnrss.org/frontpage");
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);
import requests

res = requests.get("https://api.rss2json.com/v1/api.json?rss_url=https://hnrss.org/frontpage")
print(res.json())
Endpoints · 3HealthyFULL DOCS ↗
Monitored path responding — GET /api.json?rss_url=https://hnrss.org/frontpage178 mschecked 9h ago
GET/api.json?rss_url=https://hnrss.org/frontpagePROBED

Convert any RSS feed to JSON

GET/api.json?limit=5

Api Json — documented GET route.

GET/api.json?page=1

Api Json — documented GET route.

Machine-readable spec

We probe a documented GET and expect 2xx JSON — full uptime and health score. Export includes every documented route below.

Response-shape history

Stable. No schema drift observed since monitoring began — the response shape has not changed under our checks.

RSS2JSON: common questions

Is RSS2JSON free to use?

Yes — RSS2JSON is a free open data API. Free tier: Free — limits not published. Whether the free tier allows commercial use is unclear — check the provider docs.

Does RSS2JSON need an API key?

No — RSS2JSON needs no API key or signup. You can call it straight away; rate limits still apply (Unpublished).

Can I call RSS2JSON from the browser?

Yes — RSS2JSON returns CORS headers over HTTPS, so front-end code can fetch it directly with no backend proxy. Use the fetch snippet on this page, or hit "Run live" to try it now.

Is RSS2JSON up right now?

As of our last scheduled check, RSS2JSON is healthy with 96.1% uptime over 90 days and a 178 ms median response. We re-probe it every sweep — the status badge and uptime chart above always show the latest.