RSS by platform
Does Facebook Have an RSS Feed?
Facebook deprecated page RSS feeds in 2015 and never restored them.
Quick answer
- Does Facebook have RSS?
- No. Facebook deprecated page RSS feeds in 2015 and never restored them.
- Key limitation
- No official RSS for pages, profiles, groups, or events
Context
What this means for Facebook
Facebook pages had RSS feeds for years until Facebook deprecated the endpoint in 2015 (the Page RSS Feed at facebook.com/feeds/page.php stopped returning data on June 23, 2015). Profiles and groups never had public RSS. Facebook's official Graph API can return page post data to approved apps, but individual RSS use is not an approved use case and the setup is not practical for typical WordPress sites.
Why Facebook has no RSS
Facebook deprecated the Page RSS Feed endpoint in 2015 (the JSON variant in January, the RSS variant officially in June, with the URL https://www.facebook.com/feeds/page.php returning 404 thereafter). Facebook's stated reason at the time was that RSS usage was negligible compared to the Graph API, so they were focusing on the Graph endpoint instead. Profiles, groups, and events never had public RSS. The Graph API is gated behind app review and business verification.
What does not work
- No official RSS for pages, profiles, groups, or events
- Graph API page access requires app review and business verification
- Third-party services that advertise Facebook RSS either scrape or use paid Graph access, both fragile
- Facebook aggressively blocks automated page crawling
Gotchas
Common mistakes
- Watch for this: Assuming the old /feeds/page.php URL still works, it stopped returning data in June 2015
- Watch for this: Using third-party RSS-scraping services for production, they break frequently and risk TOS violations
- Watch for this: Building workflows around Facebook Instant Articles RSS, which is also deprecated
FAQ
Facebook RSS questions
Does Facebook have RSS feeds?
No. Facebook deprecated RSS for pages in 2015 (the Page RSS Feed at facebook.com/feeds/page.php stopped returning data on June 23, 2015). Profiles, groups, and events have never had public RSS.
Why did Facebook remove page RSS?
Facebook's stated reason at the 2015 deprecation was that RSS feeds had low usage compared to the Graph API, so they directed developers to the /feed Graph endpoint instead. The endpoint has not returned.
Can I get Facebook page content via the Graph API?
Yes, but only after an approved Facebook app, business verification, and page admin access. This is impractical for typical RSS consumers.
Are there third-party Facebook RSS services?
Several services advertise Facebook RSS feeds, but they either scrape Facebook (TOS violation) or use Graph API access tied to paid partnerships. Neither is a stable long-term option.
How do I get Facebook content into WordPress?
Check whether the source publishes the same content on their own blog or newsletter. Use that RSS feed instead. For your own content, publish first on WordPress and share to Facebook.