RSS · Example Payload

Rss Channel Example

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Rss Channel Example is an example object payload from RSS, with 2 top-level fields. It illustrates the shape of data this provider's APIs accept or return.

Top-level fields

rss_metadata

Example Payload

{
  "rss": {
    "version": "2.0",
    "channel": {
      "title": "API Evangelist",
      "link": "https://apievangelist.com/",
      "description": "API research, analysis, and advocacy.",
      "language": "en-us",
      "copyright": "Copyright 2026 API Evangelist",
      "managingEditor": "kin@apievangelist.com (Kin Lane)",
      "webMaster": "kin@apievangelist.com (Kin Lane)",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 23 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000",
      "lastBuildDate": "Fri, 23 May 2026 12:30:00 +0000",
      "category": [
        {
          "value": "API",
          "domain": "https://apievangelist.com/topics"
        },
        {
          "value": "Standards",
          "domain": "https://apievangelist.com/topics"
        }
      ],
      "generator": "API Evangelist Pipeline",
      "docs": "https://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification",
      "ttl": 60,
      "image": {
        "url": "https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg",
        "title": "API Evangelist",
        "link": "https://apievangelist.com/",
        "width": 144,
        "height": 144
      },
      "item": [
        {
          "title": "RSS Is Still The Backbone Of Open Content Syndication",
          "link": "https://apievangelist.com/2026/05/23/rss-still-the-backbone-of-open-content-syndication/",
          "description": "<p>RSS remains the canonical open standard for content syndication twenty-plus years after the spec was frozen, quietly powering podcast distribution, newsroom workflows, and every feed reader.</p>",
          "author": "kin@apievangelist.com (Kin Lane)",
          "category": [
            {
              "value": "RSS"
            }
          ],
          "guid": {
            "value": "tag:apievangelist.com,2026:post-rss-still-backbone",
            "isPermaLink": false
          },
          "pubDate": "Fri, 23 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000"
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "_metadata": {
    "format": "RSS 2.0",
    "mediaType": "application/rss+xml",
    "source": "https://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification",
    "note": "JSON representation of an RSS 2.0 feed for illustration; the wire format is XML."
  }
}