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I am trying to have my github commits as an RSS feed but so far I have not managed to figure it out. I know that a private feed is available with the following syntax:

https://github.com/username.atom?token=token

But this the user's activity feed. I would like a commit feed of one of my projects.

Update: This was the final syntax:

https://github.com/username/repository_name/commits/branch_name.atom?login=login&token=token.

Still can't view commits on all branches though.

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jalagrange
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    to view commits on all branches try: `https://github.com/:owner/:repo/commits.atom` the issue is that you are giving an specific branch name in your example – Asiel Diaz Benitez Nov 09 '21 at 19:43

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You want https://github.com/whatever/commits/master.atom, like for the Cloudera flume repository it's https://github.com/cloudera/flume/commits/master.atom.

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  • Thank you very much CanSpice. I forgot to mention it is a private repository. Could you please post that example? Also, is there a way for the rss to post from many branches? – jalagrange Sep 08 '11 at 19:47
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    I'd imagine that it follows the same pattern. Substitute your repository name for `whatever` and put `?token=token` on the end. Give that a shot. – CanSpice Sep 08 '11 at 19:52
  • Thank you, I updated my question showing the final syntax. However i havent been able to view the commits on all branches – jalagrange Sep 08 '11 at 20:02
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    Did you try `master.atom` instead of `branch_name.atom`? – CanSpice Sep 08 '11 at 20:20
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    I did, it just gets the commits for my "master" branch – jalagrange Sep 08 '11 at 20:41
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    Is there a way to get a feed of tags for a project? Certain projects use tags to provide release tarballs. It would be useful to follow these as an RSS feed. – TrinitronX Oct 31 '11 at 18:50
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    @TrinitronX - You can replace commits/master.atom with releases.atom to get the releases. So for the example above, it would be https://github.com/cloudera/flume/releases.atom. – Erica Aug 23 '13 at 08:20
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    I think private repos need to go through the webhooks. – cynistersix Apr 25 '14 at 21:21
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    @cynistersix may be correct, as I have just tested between a public and private repository at `.../commits.atom`. The public one returns an XML document with entries, while the private one simply responds with `Not Found`. Also noting that the private one is under an organization that I have access to. Tested through my web browser, so they are simply GET requests. I would be curious if anyone can provide more specific information about any WebHooks for GitHub repository RSS feeds. – Pysis Aug 12 '17 at 06:33
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    You can also get feed for history of a particular file: `https://github.com/whatever/commits/master/path/to/file.atom`. – Franklin Yu Mar 23 '18 at 15:58
  • @FranklinYu Thanks so much for this Franklin! Where did you get the doco for this? Or did you just figure it out yourself? Does anyone know if there's a way to modify that file commits url so the RSS would include the diff fragments instead of just the comment? – Shorn Apr 10 '18 at 10:22
  • @Shorn I just figured out the URL myself, so I don't know how to show diff in feed. Sorry. – Franklin Yu Apr 10 '18 at 17:46
  • There's a a link to the commit as part of the Atom entry, so it's either one click away (or gesture in mobile app) - so I'm happy with how it is. Thanks again! – Shorn Apr 10 '18 at 22:36
  • @CanSpice It is nice to see the answer helped many people. It does not address the `Still can't view commits on all branches though.` aspect of the question yet. Nor does it appear to show a feed of all commits in a repository. Instead, it shows (all) the commits in a specific branch of a repository (As pointed out by @jalagrange). – a.t. Feb 28 '22 at 15:37
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There is another alternative RssHub except the official atoms (first part).

GitHub provides some official RSS feeds officially:

Repo releases: https://github.com/:owner/:repo/releases.atom

Repo commits: https://github.com/:owner/:repo/commits.atom

User activities: https://github.com/:user.atom

Private feed: https://github.com/:user.private.atom?token=:secret (You can find Subscribe to your news feed in dashboard page after login)


**RssHub:**

Github repositories

Example: https://rsshub.app/github/repos/yanglr

Routing: /github/repos/:user

parameters:

  • User(required): username

Github Trending by Language

Example: https://rsshub.app/github/trending/daily/javascript

Routing: /github/trending/:since/:language?

parameter:

  • Since (required): Time span, available in the Trending page URL, optional daily monthly

  • Language (optional)

    Language, which can be found in the Trending page URL

Github Repository Issues

Example: https://rsshub.app/github/issue/DIYgod/RSSHub

Routing: /github/issue/:user/:repo

parameter:

  • User (required ): username

  • Repo (required ): repository name

Github Repository Pull Requests

Example: https://rsshub.app/github/pull/DIYgod/RSSHub

Routing: /github/pull/:user/:repo

parameter:

  • User (required): username

  • Repo (required): repository name

Github User

Example: https://rsshub.app/github/user/followers/yanglr

Routing: /github/user/followers/:user

parameter:

  • User (required): username

Github Repository Stars

Example: https://rsshub.app/github/stars/yanglr/CaliburnMicro-Calculator

Routing: /github/stars/:user/:repo

parameter:

  • User (required): username

  • Repo (required): repository name

Github Search results

Example: https://rsshub.app/github/search/RSSHub/bestmatch/desc

Routing: /github/search/:query/:sort?/:order?

parameter:

  • Query (required): search keyword

  • Sort (optional): Sorting options (default is bestmatch)

  • Order (optional): Sort order, desc and asc (default desc descending)

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Besides, you can use Feed43 to create feed for any web page if unnecessary to login with account. Official tutorial, click here to view.

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