Feeds not being updated in SmartRSS

Resolved

• 11/01/2024 10:17 AM:

  User reported that feeds added to SmartRSS aren't being updated.

• 11/03/2024 9:42 AM:

  After investigating the cause, the application is making an overwhelming number of requests all at the same time. To prevent this from hogging resources and slowing down the service for other users, the application's access was restricted.

  The application appears to no longer be maintained, as announced by its owner. Screenshot below:

  

  Therefore, we've marked this application as incompatible with RSS feeds on the Apps page and added a disclaimer for its users.

• 07/02/2025 5:39 AM:

  Owner reported that feeds added to their self-hosted instance of SmartRSS aren't being updated.

• 07/03/2025 8:37 AM:

  Sent owner detailed logs demonstrating the app's most recent behavior along with a summary of the issues currently preventing its compatibility:

  1. Failure to respect redirects
  2. Failing to wait for the max-age in Cache-Control header to expire before making subsequent requests
  3. Not declaring an explicit XML mime type in the Accept header of its requests
• 11/26/2025 9:10 AM:

  This issue has been resolved and is now being mitigated by restricting the application's requests through our abuse protection. Because SmartRSS is not a verified reader, it will continue to be automatically restricted when excessive requests are made—even if those requests are made across multiple IP addresses and regardless of their User Agent.

  If you are a SmartRSS user and donating at least $25 or more per month to help with server costs, please contact us for a special token that can be added to the application that will remove these restrictions.