RSS Specification

RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is an XML-based format used to publish frequently updated content such as blog posts, news headlines, and podcasts. The current standard is RSS 2.0.

This website currently contains the RSS 2.0 specification. It will in the future also contain a curated list of relevant Danish RSS feeds from various sources that I find interesting and noteworthy.

If you have any questions or comments, please contact me at rss@rss.dk

📺 Channel Elements

The <channel> element describes the RSS feed itself.

Element	Required	Description
<title>	Required	The name of the channel / feed.
<link>	Required	The URL of the website associated with the feed.
<description>	Required	A brief description of the channel.
<language>	Optional	The language the channel is written in (e.g., en-us).
<pubDate>	Optional	The publication date of the feed content.
<lastBuildDate>	Optional	The last time the feed content changed.
<copyright>	Optional	Copyright notice for the content in the channel.
<managingEditor>	Optional	Email address of the person responsible for editorial content.
<webMaster>	Optional	Email address of the person responsible for technical issues.
<category>	Optional	One or more categories the channel belongs to.
<generator>	Optional	The program used to generate the feed.
<ttl>	Optional	Time to live — number of minutes the feed can be cached before refreshing.
<image>	Optional	A GIF, JPEG, or PNG image to display with the channel.

📰 Item Elements

Each <item> represents a single piece of content (e.g., a blog post or article).

Element	Required	Description
<title>	Optional*	The title of the item. Either title or description must be present.
<link>	Optional	The URL of the item's full content.
<description>	Optional*	A synopsis or full content of the item. Either title or description must be present.
<author>	Optional	Email address of the author of the item.
<category>	Optional	One or more categories the item belongs to.
<comments>	Optional	URL of a page for comments relating to the item.
<enclosure>	Optional	A media object (e.g., audio/video) attached to the item. Used for podcasts.
<guid>	Optional	A unique identifier for the item. Should be a permanent URL.
<pubDate>	Optional	The date and time the item was published (RFC 822 format).
<source>	Optional	The RSS channel the item came from (used for aggregators).

💻 Example RSS Feed

A minimal example of a valid RSS 2.0 feed:

                <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>

                <rss version="2.0">

                  <channel>

                    <title>My Blog Feed</title>

                    <link>https://example.com</link>

                    <description>Latest posts from My Blog</description>

                    <language>en-us</language>

                    <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>

                    <item>

                      <title>Hello World</title>

                      <link>https://example.com/hello-world</link>

                      <description>My first blog post.</description>

                      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2024 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>

                      <guid>https://example.com/hello-world</guid>

                    </item>

                  </channel>

                </rss>