Channel feed lookup
YouTube Channel to RSS
Get the YouTube feed URL and move on.
Paste a handle, channel URL, video URL, or existing feed URL. If FeedInspector can identify the channel, it returns the feed URL you need.
Handles, channel URLs, some video URLs, and existing feed URLs work when the owning channel can be identified.
Feed URL lookup
Resolve a YouTube feed URL
The result gives you the feed URL first, then a quick check on the channel it resolved and how fresh the feed looks.
Use the result in this order
- Copy the feed URL first. That is the whole reason this page exists.
- Check the activity line after that if you need to know whether the channel still looks current.
- If the latest item is old, do not assume the feed is dead, just quiet.
- If you need to inspect the feed itself, open RSS Feed Validator next.
What this page is doing
Most people do not come here to study YouTube feeds. They come here because they need the feed URL and YouTube does not make it obvious. This page resolves the channel when it can and gives you that URL directly.
It also checks the latest item in the feed so you can tell whether the channel still looks active or whether you just resolved a quiet or abandoned feed.
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After you have the URL
Validate it, open it, or convert it depending on what you need to do with the feed next.
RSS Feed Validator
Check one RSS or Atom feed and see what is broken, what is weak, and what can wait.
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.
What tends to trip people up
YouTube URLs come in a lot of shapes. These are the edge cases that matter most here.
Can I paste a handle instead of a full YouTube URL?
Yes. A plain handle like @example is fine, as are standard channel URLs and existing YouTube feed URLs.
Which YouTube URL formats work here?
Channel URLs, handles, feed URLs, and some video URLs work. The common requirement is that the owning channel can still be identified from the input.
What does a stale result mean?
It means the feed URL resolved, but the latest item is older than you would expect from an active channel. The URL may still be correct.
Can this work from a single video URL?
Sometimes. If the video page still points clearly back to the channel, FeedInspector can resolve the feed from that.
Does this page audit the feed itself?
No. It resolves the feed URL and gives you a freshness read. Use the validator if you want to inspect the feed itself.
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