What is a Confluence RSS feed?

An RSS feed is a format for delivering summaries of regularly changing web content. Subscribing to an RSS feed allows you to stay informed of the latest content from sites that you are interested in.

Confluence generates its own RSS feeds for tracking updates to content within Confluence. You will need an RSS reader which can grab the RSS feeds from Confluence and display them for you.

RSS is not designed to be read in a regular web browser. Specialized RSS newsreader programs can check RSS files every so often, and tell you what's new on a site. Your reader may be on a website, an add-on to your browser, part of your email program, or a stand-alone program. 

Confluence RSS feeds

RSS feeds allow you to track updates to content within Confluence. You will need an RSS newsreader to read a feed.

You can create a customized RSS feed using the RSS Feed Builder or subscribe to one of the pre-specified feeds generated by Confluence.

What would you like to do?

• Create and subscribe to customized RSS feeds using the RSS Feed Builder – Create a customized RSS feed. For example, you can filter your feed using a label, specify the number of items and days to include in your feed, and so on.

• Subscribe to pre-specified RSS feeds – Generate an RSS feed automatically in a minimal number of steps.

• Subscribe to a feed of any Confluence user's network – Track the activities of users the selected person is following.

RSS newsreaders

The following are some popular RSS readers for various operating systems. 

Windows

• SharpReader

• FeedDemon

Mac OS X

• NewsFire

• Leaf and Newsflow

Multi-platform

• Radio Userland (Windows and MacOS)

• AmphetaDesk (Windows, Unix, Mac OS X)

Remove an RSS feed

There is no need to try to delete or remove an RSS feed built by the Confluence RSS feed builder.

Explanation: The feeds generated by the RSS Feed Builder are dynamically generated via the parameters included in the feed URL (address). For example, take a look at the following feed URL:

The above feed URL will generate a list of pages ('types=page'), sorted by the modification date and showing the page content. The feed is generated at the time when the URL is fetched and there is no RSS feed information stored on the database. For that reason, there is no need to remove anything.