How to Auto-Post RSS Feeds and YouTube Videos to Telegram (No Code)
You publish a new article or video, then copy the link into Telegram, write a short intro, and do the same in the group and the channel. Or you forget, and your most loyal audience finds out a week later. RSS autoposting removes that chore: a bot watches your feed and posts every new item to Telegram on its own. This guide explains where to find your feed link, where the posts can go, and how to set it up without code.
What RSS autoposting is
Almost every blog, news site, podcast and YouTube channel publishes a feed: a machine readable list of its latest items. An autoposting bot checks that list regularly and, whenever something new appears, sends it to Telegram with the title, a short summary and a link. You keep publishing where you always do, and Telegram stays up to date by itself.
Telegram is a good destination because messages are actually seen. A post in a chat lands next to messages from friends, with a notification, instead of competing in an algorithmic feed. For creators, shops and media sites, that makes Telegram one of the most reliable places to reach people who already care.
Where to find your feed link
- WordPress: add /feed/ to your site address, for example example.com/feed/.
- Substack: your publication address plus /feed.
- Medium: medium.com/feed/@yourname.
- Ghost: your site address plus /rss/.
- Blogger: your blog address plus /feeds/posts/default.
- News sites and podcasts: look for an RSS icon or an "RSS" link in the footer. Podcast hosts show the feed link in the show settings.
- YouTube: no feed link needed. Paste the channel link, such as youtube.com/@yourchannel, and the feed is found automatically.
Where the posts can go
Each feed can be sent to one of three places:
- Your bot's users, by direct message. Everyone who has started your bot gets the new item in their private chat with it, like a newsletter that arrives in Telegram. Ideal for a blog or a YouTube channel with a loyal audience.
- A group. The bot posts into a group it has joined, for example your community chat, so every new video can start a discussion.
- A channel. The bot posts into a channel where it is an administrator, turning the channel into an automatic news feed for your site.
You can combine them across feeds: your blog to subscribers, your YouTube channel to the community group, a news feed to a channel.
Set it up with TeleMinute, step by step
TeleMinute is a no-code Telegram bot builder for the web, iOS and Android. RSS autoposting sits in the Automation tab of the bot editor and is available on paid plans.
- Connect your bot. Create a bot with BotFather and paste the token into TeleMinute. Our BotFather guide takes two minutes.
- If you want to post to a group or channel, add the bot there first. In the Groups tab, click Add to a group and pick your group in Telegram. For a channel, open the channel settings in Telegram and add the bot as an administrator. The group or channel then appears in the Groups list.
- Add the feed. In the Automation tab, find RSS feeds, click Add feed and paste your RSS link or YouTube channel link.
- Verify it. Click Verify. TeleMinute reads the feed and shows its latest items, so you can see straight away that the link is right.
- Choose where to send. In Send to, keep Users (DM) to message your bot's subscribers, or pick one of your groups or channels.
- Save. That is it. You can add up to 3 feeds per bot and remove a feed at any time.
What the posts look like, and the limits that protect your audience
Each new item is posted as a message with a 📰 icon, the title in bold, a short summary when the feed provides one, and a Read button that opens the article or video. The button label follows your bot's language.
- Checked about every 15 minutes. New items usually reach Telegram within a quarter of an hour.
- No flood of old posts. The first check only remembers what is already in the feed. Only items published after you added the feed are posted.
- Gentle on big batches. Each check posts at most 3 new items per feed and at most 5 messages per bot, so a site that publishes 20 articles at once does not bury your subscribers.
- Broken feeds switch themselves off. If a feed cannot be reached 5 times in a row, it is turned off automatically and you are notified, so you can fix the link in the web panel.
Ideas that work well
- Blog to subscribers. Readers who start your bot get every new article in Telegram, without an email list.
- YouTube to your community group. Every new video lands in the group where your viewers already talk.
- News site to a channel. A local news site, a niche industry blog or a changelog becomes a hands-off Telegram channel.
- Podcast episodes. Post each new episode with a link to listen.
- Shop updates. Many shop systems publish feeds of new products or blog posts, a simple way to tell customers what is new.
Tips
- Write good summaries at the source. The Telegram post uses the summary from your feed. A clear first paragraph or excerpt on your site makes a better post.
- Do not double-post. If a feed goes to a channel automatically, stop sharing the same links there by hand.
- Give subscribers a reason to join. Mention in your articles and video descriptions that people can get new posts on Telegram, and link to your bot. Our guide to using a Telegram bot as your link in bio has more ideas.
- Pair it with a welcome. If the feed posts into a group, set up a welcome message so newcomers know what the group is for. See how to set up a welcome message in a Telegram group.
- Use broadcasts for everything else. Autoposting covers new content. For announcements, offers and one-off news, send a broadcast message to your bot's users.
See your bot live in one minute, no token needed
TeleMinute lends you a demo bot for 15 minutes, with no card and no BotFather step. Build your first command, then connect your own bot and add your feeds.
Try a demo bot, no token neededFrequently asked questions
How often does the bot check my feed?
About every 15 minutes. New items usually reach Telegram within a quarter of an hour of appearing in your feed. Each check posts at most 3 new items per feed and at most 5 messages per bot, so a large batch never floods your subscribers.
Can I auto-post to a Telegram channel?
Yes. Add your bot to the channel as an administrator from the channel settings. The channel then appears in the Send to list of each feed, next to Users (DM) and any groups the bot has joined.
Will the bot post all my old articles when I add a feed?
No. The first check only remembers what is already in the feed. From then on, only items published after you added the feed are posted.
Which feeds work?
Standard RSS 2.0, Atom and RSS 1.0 (RDF) feeds, which covers WordPress, Substack, Medium, Ghost, Blogger, most news sites and podcast feeds. For YouTube you do not need a feed link at all: paste the channel link, for example youtube.com/@name, and the feed is found for you.