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# FeedPress Integration

> Generate per-member private RSS feed URLs for paid subscribers via FeedPress, so each paying member gets their own personal feed.

[FeedPress](https://feedpress.com) is an RSS feed hosting service. Outpost integrates with FeedPress to give every paid subscriber a **unique, private RSS feed URL** they can plug into their feed reader. No public paywalled feed: each member gets their own URL, and access ends when their subscription ends.

## How it works

1. Outpost connects to FeedPress using your API key.
2. When a member subscribes to one of the tiers selected in the integration's **Apply To Tiers** setting, Outpost generates a unique private feed URL on FeedPress for them.
3. The private URL is stored on the member's record and exposed to your email templates via the `%PRIVATE_RSS_FEED_URL%` merge tag.
4. The welcome email — and any subsequent autoresponder template that uses the merge tag — sends each paying member their personal feed URL.
5. When a subscription ends, the private URL stops resolving.

Each URL is keyed to a single member, so subscribers can't share or repost their feed without giving away their personal access.

## Setup

<Steps>
  <Step title="Generate a FeedPress API key">
    In FeedPress, go to **Account → API** and generate an API key with access to feed management.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Connect FeedPress in Outpost">
    Go to the FeedPress integration in Outpost, enter your API key, then pick the feed from the **Feed Name** dropdown (populated from your FeedPress account) and choose which tiers it applies to.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Update your welcome email">
    Add the `%PRIVATE_RSS_FEED_URL%` merge tag to your paid welcome email template so new paid subscribers automatically receive their private feed URL.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Merge tag

| Tag                      | Inserts                                                                                             |
| ------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `%PRIVATE_RSS_FEED_URL%` | The current paid member's unique private FeedPress URL. Renders as a clickable link in HTML emails. |

Use this tag in any Autoresponder template you want a paid subscriber to receive — typically the welcome flow, but also useful in renewal reminders or "you're back" emails after retention.

## FeedPress vs. podcast integrations

| Aspect         | FeedPress                                  | Transistor / Megaphone / etc.          |
| -------------- | ------------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------- |
| Purpose        | Per-member private RSS for written content | Private podcast feeds for paid members |
| Content type   | Written articles                           | Audio episodes                         |
| Access control | Unique URL per paying member               | Unique URL per paying member           |

FeedPress is for **written content** delivered via RSS. Use [Transistor.fm](/integrations/transistorfm) or [Supercast](/integrations/supercast) if you need to gate audio content by subscription tier.

## Related features

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Autoresponder" icon="envelope" href="/features/basic-autoresponder">
    Add the `%PRIVATE_RSS_FEED_URL%` merge tag to your welcome and renewal templates.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Stripe Integration" icon="credit-card" href="/integrations/stripe">
    Subscription state in Stripe drives whether a member's private feed remains active.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## FAQ

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Do free members get a feed URL?">
    No. Private FeedPress URLs are generated when a member becomes a paid subscriber.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="What happens to a member's feed when they cancel?">
    The private URL stops resolving once the subscription ends, so the feed reader simply stops getting new content.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Can a paid subscriber share their feed URL?">
    Technically they can copy the URL, but each URL is keyed to one member — sharing it gives someone access linked to that subscription. Treat the URL like a password and avoid surfacing it outside emails.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="What email gets the FeedPress URL by default?">
    Outpost ships templates that include the `%PRIVATE_RSS_FEED_URL%` tag in the paid welcome email. Audit your own templates to be sure the tag is present where you want the URL to appear.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>