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··· 1 1 + --- 2 2 + title: RSS feed in your Slack channel 3 3 + description: Learn how to subscribe to RSS feeds in Slack and stay up-to-date with blog posts, changelogs, and status page updates. 4 4 + author: 5 5 + name: Maximilian Kaske 6 6 + url: https://x.com/mxkaske 7 7 + avatar: /assets/authors/max.png 8 8 + publishedAt: 2025-09-29 9 9 + image: /assets/posts/rss-app-slack-feed/rss-app-slack-feed.png 10 10 + tag: education 11 11 + --- 12 12 + 13 13 + Using RSS (**Really Simple Syndication**) to stay up to date is definitely underrated. Every site should provide an RSS feed - whether it’s for blog posts, changelogs, or status page updates like incidents, reports, and maintenances. RSS makes it simple to follow the latest news without scraping websites or doom-scrolling through social media. 14 14 + 15 15 + We’ve supported RSS feeds for a long time, but only recently did I realize how powerful they really are for team communication. 16 16 + 17 17 + Most of our collaboration happens in Slack, so we've set up an `#rss` channel to subscribe to different feeds. Slack offers a native [RSS app](https://openstatus.slack.com/services/B09H29513HC) that lets you add RSS feeds directly into Slack channels. The app fetches updates every few minutes. It’s not truly real-time (since it polls periodically), so if you need instant notifications it’s not the best fit. But for most use cases, a short delay is perfectly fine - and even most paid Slack RSS integrations rely on the same periodic fetching model. 18 18 + 19 19 + --- 20 20 + 21 21 + ### How to add RSS feeds to Slack 22 22 + 23 23 + It’s stupid simple to set up the Slack RSS app. 24 24 + 25 25 + Just enter the feed URL and the channel where you want the updates to appear. Done. 26 26 + 27 27 + <Image 28 28 + alt="Slack RSS app settings - Subscribe to feed" 29 29 + src="/assets/posts/rss-app-slack-feed/rss-app-slack-feed-subscribe.png" 30 30 + width={650} 31 31 + height={575} 32 32 + /> 33 33 + 34 34 + Once set up, you can manage and view all your subscriptions in one list. 35 35 + 36 36 + <Image 37 37 + alt="Slack RSS app settings - List of subscribed feeds" 38 38 + src="/assets/posts/rss-app-slack-feed/slack-feed-settings.png" 39 39 + width={650} 40 40 + height={575} 41 41 + /> 42 42 + 43 43 + Read more in the [official Slack instructions for adding RSS feeds](https://slack.com/help/articles/218688467-Add-RSS-feeds-to-Slack). 44 44 + 45 45 + --- 46 46 + 47 47 + ### Status page RSS feed support 48 48 + 49 49 + While we don’t yet provide a direct Slack integration for OpenStatus updates, you can already subscribe to our **status page RSS feeds** (available on every plan), as well as feeds from our **blog** and **changelog**. This way, you can keep all important updates - whether outages, incidents, or maintenance - flowing into your Slack workspace automatically.