# RSS 2.0

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/rss/rss-2-0/  
**Provider:** RSS — https://apis.io/providers/rss/  
**Documentation:** https://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification

RSS 2.0 is one of 6 APIs that [RSS](https://apis.io/providers/rss/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network. This API exposes 3 JSON Schema definitions. Tagged areas include RSS, Syndication, XML, and Specification. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation, best-practice docs, and 3 JSON Schemas.

RSS 2.0 is the dominant XML-based syndication format, stewarded by the RSS Advisory Board. A feed consists of a root <rss version="2.0"> element wrapping a single <channel> with required title, link, and description, plus a sequence of <item> elements describing each piece of syndicated content. The spec is intentionally frozen — extensions happen through XML namespaces rather than core changes.

## Machine-readable artifacts (11)

- **Documentation** — https://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification
- **BestPractices** — https://www.rssboard.org/rss-profile
- **Validator** — https://www.rssboard.org/rss-validator/
- **Autodiscovery** — https://www.rssboard.org/rss-autodiscovery
- **MediaType** — https://www.iana.org/assignments/media-types/application/rss+xml
- **JSONSchema** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rss/refs/heads/main/json-schema/rss-channel-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rss/refs/heads/main/json-schema/rss-item-schema.json
- **JSONStructure** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rss/refs/heads/main/json-structure/rss-channel-structure.json
- **Examples** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rss/refs/heads/main/examples/rss-channel-example.json
- **Examples** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rss/refs/heads/main/examples/rss-item-example.json
- **APIsJSON** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rss/refs/heads/main/apis.yml

## Other RSS APIs (5)

- [Atom 1.0](https://apis.io/apis/rss/atom-1-0/)
- [JSON Feed 1.1](https://apis.io/apis/rss/json-feed-1-1/)
- [RSS Best Practices Profile](https://apis.io/apis/rss/rss-best-practices-profile/)
- [OPML 2.0](https://apis.io/apis/rss/opml-2-0/)
- [Feed Autodiscovery](https://apis.io/apis/rss/feed-autodiscovery/)

## Tags

RSS, Syndication, XML, Specification

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