What is RSSAPI?
RSSAPI is a service that periodically monitors RSS, ATOM, and JSON feeds for customers, parsing and normalizing content, then delivering updates via webhooks in near real-time for feed subscription applications. Agent Analytics can track when it visits your website.
Overview
| Operated By | RSS API |
| Source | Official Website |
| Expected To Follow Robots.txt | No |
| Insights Last Updated | August 11, 2026 |
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Expected Behavior
RSSAPI usually makes a single request within seconds of a URL being shared, without crawling further. Traffic rises and falls with sharing activity, so a widely circulated link can produce a sharp burst of fetches.
RSSAPI's User Agent
| User Agent | Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; RSSAPI/2.0; +rssapi.net) |
How To Block RSSAPI With Robots.txt
Add this rule to your robots.txt file to request that RSSAPI not access your website, or use Automatic Robots.txt to request the same of all fetchers at once. You can customize which pages are blocked by swapping out / for a different path.
User-agent: RSSAPI # https://knownagents.com/agents/rssapi
Disallow: /Global Statistics for RSSAPI
As of August 11, 2026, this data reflects agent visits measured across thousands of websites using Agent Analytics, combined with daily scans of the top 1000 websites and their robots.txt files.
Robots.txt Blocked Percentage
Country of Origin
Robots.txt Blocking Trend
0% of top websites block RSSAPI in their robots.txt files.
Overall Fetcher Traffic
2.6% of all web traffic came from fetchers.
Frequently Asked Questions
Should I Block RSSAPI?
Usually not. Blocking RSSAPI may leave shared links without a title or image, making them less inviting to click. If it begins fetching at unexpected volume, try rate limiting before blocking it outright. Almost none of the top websites we track currently have robots.txt rules for RSSAPI.
Does RSSAPI Follow Robots.txt Rules?
No. RSSAPI is not expected to follow robots.txt directives, so a disallow rule only communicates your preference. Enforce the block with firewall or server rules, then use Agent Analytics to verify that its requests stop.
Does RSSAPI Access Private Content?
No. RSSAPI has no credentials and should access only the public URL and assets needed for a preview. It does not continue through the rest of your site.
Why Is RSSAPI Visiting My Website?
Someone shared a link to your page. RSSAPI fetched it to build a preview card, and each new share may trigger another request. A spike often means your content is circulating more widely.
How Can I Tell if RSSAPI Is Visiting My Website?
Agent Analytics tracks RSSAPI visits in real time alongside every other known AI agent, crawler, and scraper. You can also check your server logs for requests whose user-agent string contains "RSSAPI". Look for a page and its preview assets being requested without follow-up navigation. Because RSSAPI does not publish a verification method, any client can claim its identity and a log match is only a clue.