HN RSS feeds per user no longer available

136 pointssarcher2y ago27 comments

Not sure how long these feeds have been broken, just noticed today. I used per-user RSS feeds to follow a few posters who generally write on subjects I'm interested in, but now they aren't resolving.

Typically used this format: https://hn.algolia.com/userfeed/<username>

Is there an alternative available or is the RSS option gone permanently?

27 comments

sodality22y ago

This isn't a HN feature - it's an Algolia feature. They just updated it about a week ago - I'd imagine it's related to that. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37870077

pcdoodle2y ago

I don't like the idea of people being scared of RSS. Why drop something like this? If someone has really good ideas i'd like the option to get notified in a simple feed.

Brajeshwar2y ago

There is https://hnrss.github.io that does a pretty good job. A user's RSS feed is https://hnrss.org/user?id=sarcher

wyclif2y ago

That's good and I'm glad it exists, but shouldn't this be a native feature?

dewey2y ago

Using this for many years, it's also a nice way to see the comments of people you want to "follow".

kazinator2y ago

It's odd that HN itself doesn't provide this.

You can get at a user's comments using: https://news.ycombinator.com/threads?id=<user>

Furthermore, there is an API.

RSS is just a different representation of the same thing.

rbanffy2y ago

A more interesting source would be https://news.ycombinator.com/submitted?id=<user>

akaij2y ago

You might want to try Hacker News RSS at https://hnrss.github.io/#user-feeds

Uptrenda2y ago

Damn, if this feature existed that is really cool. Are there any other undocumented HN features like this? This actually seems like a really good idea.

macintux2y ago

So very, very many undocumented features.

https://github.com/minimaxir/hacker-news-undocumented

chrisweekly2y ago

Hey thanks; great link!

noman-land2y ago

I subscribe to my own replies so I know when people reply to me. This is yours.

https://hnrss.org/replies?id=Uptrenda

busymom02y ago

Shameless plug: my app called HACK on both iOS and Android has push notifications for when people reply to you.

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7sidedmarble2y ago

I also just added this as a feature to https://catnip.vip

jayFellows2y ago

How do you consume your RSS?

It's always been something i've felt like i'd benefit from but have never found an app/workflow that works for me.

bithaze2y ago

In the distant past, I self-hosted Tiny Tiny RSS, accessed it from a web browser and an Android phone, and liked it. I didn't have any problems with it but just never got around to setting it up again when I migrated VMs.

Now, I've been using NewsBlur (mostly on iOS, rarely on desktop) ever since Google Reader shut down. I don't have too many subscriptions but a couple folders for online comic strips, status pages or blogs of things I pay for (email service provider, etc.), and some software projects (Kubernetes, etc.).

domysee2y ago

Shameless self-plug - I'm working on a product that supports aggregating RSS feeds: https://looking-glass.app It works differently than the other RSS readers I've tried. It's in early stages, so feedback is highly appreciated.

nickthegreek2y ago

Fan of inoreader myself.

Y-bar2y ago

Oh man, if only I knew this existed! There were some high-profile people who I would have loved to follow along with...

paulpauper2y ago

i had no idea this feature existed. interesting

jdougan2y ago

I could use a feature like that.

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