Workflow blocks
RSS Feed
Trigger workflow when new items are published to an RSS feed
trigger/rss — Trigger workflow when new items are published to an RSS feed.
Where it appears
The RSS Feed block is a trigger — it starts a workflow. Add it from the Triggers group in the Workflow Builder.
Fields
| Field | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
feedUrl | text | Yes | — | URL of the RSS or Atom feed to monitor. The workflow fires when new items are published to this feed. |
pollingInterval | select | Yes | 5min | How often Stylo checks the feed for newly published items. Options: 1min, 5min, 15min, 30min, 1hour. |
Inputs and outputs
Inputs are the configurable fields above. The block produces these outputs:
Outputs
Reference an output downstream with <RSS Feed.field>.
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
triggered | boolean | Whether trigger fired |
timestamp | string | Trigger timestamp |
item | json | RSS item data (object — fields: title, link, pubDate, content, creator) |
feed | json | RSS feed metadata |
Example
A minimal configuration for this block:
{
"type": "trigger/rss",
"config": {
"feedUrl": "<PreviousStep.field>",
"pollingInterval": "5min"
}
}Limits and failure modes
- Required fields (
feedUrl,pollingInterval) must be set, or the block fails validation before it runs.