Can I follow YouTube channels with RSS?

Yes! Just paste any YouTube channel URL into the Add Feed page and Ivyreader will automatically create the RSS feed for you.

Supported URL formats:

• https://www.youtube.com/@ChannelName
• https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxxxxx
• https://www.youtube.com/c/ChannelName

Filtering Content

When adding a YouTube channel, you can choose what type of content to follow:

Option	Contents
All	Everything (default)
Videos	Videos only (no shorts/livestreams)
Shorts	Shorts only
Livestreams	Livestreams only

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Technical Details

YouTube RSS feeds use this format:

https://www.youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?channel_id=CHANNEL_ID

To filter content, change channel_id to playlist_id and replace the UC prefix:

Prefix	Contents
UULF	Videos only
UUSH	Shorts only
UULV	Livestreams only
UULP	Popular videos

Example (videos only):

https://www.youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?playlist_id=UULFHnyfMqiRRG1u-2MsSQLbXA

Playlist Feeds

Any public playlist can be followed:

https://www.youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?playlist_id=PLAYLIST_ID

Find the playlist ID in the URL after list=.