About RSS to JSON

Convert RSS/Atom feed to JSON format. Part of the DevTools Surf developer suite. Browse more tools in the Converters collection.

Use Cases

• Frontend devs building JSON-powered news feed widgets from RSS sources
• Mobile developers consuming RSS feeds as JSON in native apps
• Content aggregators transforming RSS feeds for JSON-based APIs
• Data engineers ingesting RSS feeds into JSON-based data pipelines

Tips

• Check that feed metadata like title and link are correctly mapped
• Verify that all item entries appear in the JSON output array
• Review date format handling across different RSS feed versions

Fun Facts

• RSS 0.90 was created by Netscape in March 1999 for the My Netscape portal, originally standing for 'RDF Site Summary'.
• There are 7 different versions of RSS (0.90, 0.91, 0.92, 1.0, 2.0, and two 0.91 variants), leading to a format called 'Really Simple Syndication' or 'RDF Site Summary'.
• Google Reader, the most popular RSS reader, was shut down on July 1, 2013, but RSS usage has seen a revival since 2020.

FAQ

Does it support Atom feeds?

Yes — both RSS 2.0 and Atom 1.0. The output schema is normalized (title, link, date, content, author) so both sources produce the same shape.

What about iTunes / podcast namespaces?

Preserved under a `itunes` key in each item. Podcast-specific fields (duration, episode number) surface there.

How is the date formatted?

ISO 8601 by default. Original `pubDate` strings are parsed across common formats (RFC 822, RFC 3339, varied regional). Bad dates fall back to the raw string with a warning.

Does it fetch the feed or only parse pasted XML?

Paste-only. To fetch feeds live, use a CORS-enabled proxy or server-side code.