Follow feeds that need a login
Issue trackers, paid services and private forums keep their feeds behind a login. Inoreader asks for the username and password once and then follows these feeds like any other.
See pricing- ProPassword-protected feeds are part of the Pro plan.
Read private sources in Inoreader
Many of the most useful feeds are not public, and most feed readers stop at the login prompt. Inoreader asks you for the credentials and follows the feed from then on.
Enter the login once
The first time Inoreader finds that a feed needs a login, it asks for the username and password and stores them for that feed.
Private feeds in your folders
Your private sources sit in the sidebar with the public ones, in the same folders.
Add a private feed
- Open Add feed and paste the feed's address.
- When Inoreader reports that the feed needs a login, enter the username and password the feed expects.
- Follow the feed. From now on, Inoreader polls it with those credentials.
- If the credentials rotate, change them in the feed's settings. To delete them, unfollow the feed.
Use cases
Engineering feeds
Follow the online issue trackers, wikis and build services your team signs in to, so their updates reach the people who need them.
Paid information services
Follow the research, legal and financial services that deliver their updates as protected feeds.
Private communities
Follow the forums and trackers that give their members a feed behind a login.
Make the feed reachable from the internet
Inoreader fetches feeds from its own servers, so a private feed needs to be reachable from the internet. A feed that works only inside a company network cannot be followed.
Frequently asked questions
Which kind of protection is supported?
HTTP Basic and Digest authentication are supported. This is the login that the browser asks for in a small dialog before the page shows. Feeds behind a web form or a session cookie are not supported. A feed that puts a token in its address needs no credentials at all.
Can I follow a feed on my company's internal network?
No. Inoreader fetches every feed from its own servers, so the feed must be reachable from the public internet. A feed on a private network, such as a company intranet, cannot be reached even with the right username and password. An online tool that asks for a username and password works.
How do I add one?
Paste the feed address into Add feed. When Inoreader finds that the feed is protected, it asks for the username and password and then follows the feed as usual.
Where are the credentials used?
Only when Inoreader polls that feed. They are sent to that address and nowhere else. You can change them or remove the feed at any time.
Is it only for RSS?
No. It works with any feed format Inoreader reads, which means RSS, Atom and JSON Feed, as long as the feed is behind that kind of login.
Do the articles behave like other articles?
Yes. You can read, search, tag, filter and automate them like the articles of any other feed. Whether they may be shared outside your account is for you and the publisher to decide.
Why is it Pro?
Protected feeds are polled for a single subscriber and need their own handling. They are included in the Pro plan together with the other private sources, which are newsletters, web feeds and social feeds.
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