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title: "Why can't I add my valid RSS feed to Feeds or Tickers?"
slug: "why-can-t-i-add-my-valid-rss-feed-to-feeds-or-tickers"
updated: 2026-07-17T18:11:35Z
published: 2026-07-17T18:11:35Z
canonical: "support.skykit.com/why-can-t-i-add-my-valid-rss-feed-to-feeds-or-tickers"
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# Why can't I add my valid RSS feed to Feeds or Tickers?

When creating content that includes an RSS feed, either [Feeds](/v1/docs/creating-a-web-feed) or [Tickers](/v1/docs/creating-a-content-ticker), Beam will validate whether the URL you have entered is a valid public RSS feed. If it is not, you will see this error.

![Input field for RSS Feed URL with error message indicating invalid feed.](https://cdn.document360.io/86c4dfb2-4202-4f4a-97e1-d24441ae8c90/Images/Documentation/Screenshot 2026-07-17 at 1.07.17 PM.png)

If you are seeing this message and know your link is a valid RSS feed, it’s likely that the creator of the feed blocks automated data pipelines and scraper bots for security reasons. In that case, when Beam tries to validate the URL, the server returns a 403 forbidden or 403 misc error message, and we cannot validate the feed.

To work around this, you can run your URL through a free public RSS generator/cleaner such as [Feedburner](https://feedburner.google.com/). This will fetch the data and serve it back out via a validator-friendly URL.