Feed audit
RSS Feed Validator
Find out quickly whether the feed works, and where it fails if it does not.
Paste a feed URL and FeedInspector will fetch it, parse it, and sort the problems in the order you would usually fix them.
For public RSS and Atom URLs. The request runs on the server with timeout, redirect, and private-network limits.
Feed check
Check a live feed
The result starts with the verdict, then the failures that stop the feed from being usable, then the weaker fields behind them.
What gets checked
The validator checks whether the URL can be fetched, whether the response behaves like a feed, whether the XML parses cleanly, and whether the feed and item fields people actually depend on are there.
It also pulls in redirect behavior, content type, dates, enclosures, duplicate identifiers, and the small field problems that tend to become larger problems once the feed is in readers, crawlers, or sync jobs.
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Read it like a repair list
- If the feed did not load or parse, stop there first. Everything else is downstream of that.
- If the feed loaded, look next at missing or invalid title, link, date, guid, and enclosure-style fields.
- Treat the remaining notes as cleanup, not as the first move.
- Open RSS Feed Viewer after this if you want to look at the same feed the way a person sees it.
A few things to keep in mind
This page answers the usual questions that come up once a feed starts failing in public.
Does this validator accept Atom feeds as well as RSS feeds?
Yes. It checks both RSS and Atom and keeps the verdict in the same shape so you do not need to think about the format first.
What usually turns a pass into a warning?
Usually a feed still loads, but the fields around it are thin, inconsistent, or partly missing. That is where feeds start looking fine in one tool and shaky in another.
Will it catch redirects, timeouts, and content-type problems?
Yes. Redirect chains, timeouts, blocked responses, and odd content types are all part of the check because they are often the real reason a feed fails.
What should I fix first after a failed audit?
Fix the first hard failure the result shows. That is usually fetch, parse, or a field the rest of the feed depends on. Cosmetic cleanup can wait.
Does a clean result guarantee identical behavior in every feed reader?
No. A clean check means the feed looked sound when fetched here. Readers and platforms still differ, especially around optional fields and display choices.
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Next move
Once you know the feed is sound enough to keep using, open it in the viewer or pull the same source into JSON.
RSS Feed Viewer
Open one RSS or Atom feed and see what it is actually publishing without reading the XML.
RSS to JSON Converter
Fetch one feed and turn it into JSON you can inspect, copy, save, or hand to code.
Podcast RSS Validator
Check a podcast feed for the problems that get in the way of listening apps and directory submission.