A comprehensive reference guide to all available RSS feeds in Discourse, including URL structures, authentication requirements, and best practices for feed readers.

Required user level: All users

RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is a standardized, computer-readable format that allows content to be shared between sites and platforms easily. Discourse provides a wide range of RSS feeds for topics, posts, categories, tags, users, and groups.

Stable URLs: RSS links containing an ID (e.g., category ID, topic ID, badge ID) are defined by that ID. The links will not break if the “slug” (the text part of the URL) changes, but the slug is still mandatory in the URL path.

For example, these links all lead to the same RSS feed:

https://meta.discourse.org/t/events-plugin/69776.rss

https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-random-slug/69776.rss

https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/69776.rss

Badges

Get a feed for a specific badge.
https://meta.discourse.org/badges/[id]/[badge_name].rss

Categories and Tags

Get a feed of topics within a specific category that also have a specific tag.

Important: Unlike standard category feeds, category+tag feeds are hosted under the /tags/ path, not /c/.

Canonical URL (Recommended): Uses the tag’s numeric ID for stability.
https://meta.discourse.org/tags/c/[category_slug]/[id]/[tag_slug]/[tag_id]/l/latest.rss

Legacy URL: Uses the tag name only.
https://meta.discourse.org/tags/c/[category_slug]/[id]/[tag_name]/l/latest.rss

Note: You can replace latest with other filters like top, hot, new, or unread.

Groups

Get feeds for group activity. Both /groups/ and /g/ prefixes work.

Mentions: Topics where the group is mentioned.
https://meta.discourse.org/groups/[group_name]/mentions.rss
or
https://meta.discourse.org/g/[group_name]/mentions.rss

Posts: All posts made by members of the group.
https://meta.discourse.org/groups/[group_name]/posts.rss
or
https://meta.discourse.org/g/[group_name]/posts.rss

Posts (Global)

Get a feed of all public posts across the entire site.
https://meta.discourse.org/posts.rss

Topics

Get feeds for topic lists.

Hot Topics: Topics currently trending.
https://meta.discourse.org/hot.rss

Top Topics (by time period): Most popular topics over a specific duration.
https://meta.discourse.org/top.rss?period=[period]
Where [period] is one of: all, yearly, quarterly, monthly, weekly, daily.

The old per-period URLs (e.g., top/yearly.rss) still work but redirect to the query parameter format above.

Top Topics (Default): Uses the site’s default time period.
https://meta.discourse.org/top.rss

Latest Topics: Topics with the most recent activity (replies).
https://meta.discourse.org/latest.rss

Stable Ordering for Feed Readers: By default, “Latest” is ordered by the time of the last reply. This means the order of items in your feed reader will change whenever someone replies to an old topic. To get a stable chronological order based on when topics were created, append ?order=created:
https://meta.discourse.org/latest.rss?order=created

Single Topic: A feed for a single specific topic.
https://meta.discourse.org/t/[topic_slug]/[id].rss

Users

Get feeds for a specific user’s activity. Both /users/ and /u/ prefixes work.

Posts: All posts made by the user.
https://meta.discourse.org/users/[username]/activity.rss
or
https://meta.discourse.org/u/[username]/activity.rss

Topics: Topics created by the user.
https://meta.discourse.org/users/[username]/activity/topics.rss
or
https://meta.discourse.org/u/[username]/activity/topics.rss

Authenticated Feeds

The following feeds require you to be logged in or provide an API key. They provide personalized views of content.

Unread Topics: Topics you haven’t read yet.
https://meta.discourse.org/unread.rss
New Topics (Personal): Topics new to you since your last visit.
https://meta.discourse.org/new.rss
Read Topics: Topics you have already read.
https://meta.discourse.org/read.rss
Posted Topics: Topics you have created.
https://meta.discourse.org/posted.rss
Bookmarks: Topics you have bookmarked.
https://meta.discourse.org/bookmarks.rss

Note on /new.rss: The URL /new.rss does not exist for public, unauthenticated users. The “New” view is specific to your account history. If you need a public feed of topics ordered by creation date, use /latest.rss?order=created.

Common Issues and Solutions

Issue: “Page Missing” or 404 on /new.rss

Cause: This feed is only available for logged-in users.
Solution: Use /latest.rss?order=created for a public chronological feed, or ensure you are logged in.

Issue: Feed items re-ordering in my reader

Cause: The default latest feed sorts by the last reply time.
Solution: Append ?order=created to the URL to sort by topic creation time.

Issue: Category + Tag feed not working

Cause: Using the /c/ prefix instead of /tags/c/.
Solution: Ensure the URL starts with /tags/c/ (e.g., https://site.com/tags/c/category-slug/1/tag-slug/2/l/latest.rss).

FAQs

Q: Can I create an RSS feed for a search query?
A: No, Discourse does not natively support RSS feeds for search queries. You must use tags or categories to filter content.

Q: Why do my category feeds sometimes show “This page is private”?
A: If the category is restricted to specific groups or users, the RSS feed will also be restricted. You must be logged in with appropriate permissions to view the feed.

Q: Are RSS feeds cached?
A: Yes, Discourse caches RSS feeds for 1 minute to improve performance.

Last edited by @MarkDoerr 2026-06-17T18:26:21Z

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