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- Can run in Command line, for Scheduled Tasks and Streams.
- Support Windows, Linux, and macOS.
Import online RSS feeds to Redshift
Choose Redshift and logon.
Click “Wizard – 1 File To 1 Table” at task dialog.
Select “Source Type” with “Url”.
then show the wizard.
1. Input the RSS feeds URL, and download to XML file.
2. Open the saved XML file.
3. Config target Redshift table.
You can create new Redshift table by XML struct, just a few mouse clicks.
Select table and config fields.
4. Preview data will be in Redshift table.
5. Import RSS feed to Redshift.
See importing results in Redshift table
More about XML (RSS) to Redshift converter
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RSS → Redshift reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in RSS | in Redshift |
|---|---|---|
| Int | <int>1234</int> or a child element | integer |
| Bigint | <bigint>9007199254740993</bigint> | bigint |
| Decimal | <decimal>1234.56</decimal> | numeric(p,s) |
| Float | <float>1.234e10</float> | double precision |
| Text | <title>text</title> | varchar(n) |
| Long text | <description>text</description>, usually wrapped in CDATA | varchar(max) |
| Date | <pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate> (RFC 822) | date |
| Datetime | <pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2026 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate> (RFC 822) | timestamp |
| Binary | an enclosure URL, never inline bytes | (none) |
| Boolean | not part of the feed vocabulary | boolean |
| JSON | not part of the feed vocabulary | super |
Dialect differences
RSS is a file format and Redshift is a database server, so the target has to be told the types the file never carried - the rows below are where the two sides diverge.
| Property | in RSS | in Redshift |
|---|---|---|
| port | — | 5439 |
| identifiers | XML quoting; content is usually escaped in CDATA | "double quotes" |
| row limit | — | LIMIT n |
| dates | RFC 822 text, for example Mon, 18 Sep 2026 14:30:00 GMT | timestamp, date |
| long text | — | VARCHAR(MAX) |
| binary | Via enclosure URLs, not inline | — |
| separator | XML elements | — |
| encoding | Declared in the XML declaration | — |
| typing | None | — |
| shape | Channel plus repeated <item> elements | Tables of rows and columns |
| ceiling | A feed is a window on recent items, not a full data set | — |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| Redshift | UNLOAD to S3 |
| Redshift (load) | COPY from S3 |
No counterpart
- RSS values of kind Binary have nowhere to go in Redshift.
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