Integrating SCOUT alerts using RSS feeds gives you the flexibility to deliver and manage insights directly within your preferred tools and workflows, making SCOUT insights more accessible and actionable across your organization. You can easily add these feeds to tools like Feedly for centralized access or integrate them into communication platforms like Slack and Microsoft Teams to enable collaboration. Additionally, the feeds can be used to push data into custom applications.

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What are RSS Feeds?

‍RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feeds allow you to receive updates in real time by automatically pulling information from a source into your preferred tools or applications. Instead of checking multiple platforms manually, RSS feeds deliver the latest content directly to a centralized location, such as a feed reader (e.g., Feedly) or communication tool (e.g., Slack or Microsoft Teams). This streamlines how you stay informed and ensures you never miss important insights.‍

Common use cases for RSS Feeds:

• Centralized content tracking: Stay updated on industry news, competitor activity, or innovation trends by consolidating multiple sources into a single feed reader.
• Team collaboration: Share SCOUT alerts directly in team communication tools to ensure everyone is aligned and informed.
• Workflow integration: Push RSS updates into custom dashboards or applications for tailored reporting or analytics.
• Real-time project monitoring: Monitor updates on specific projects or topics without having to manually check for changes.

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Create your RSS Feeds

1. Go to your Alerts overview
2. Click the sharing icon located at the top right corner of the screen to configure RSS feeds
3. A configuration popup window will open. This is where you can create and manage your RSS feedsIf no feed exists, the list will initially be empty
4. In the popup, click the Create RSS Feed button to generate a new RSS feed based on your alerts overview.
5. To edit your feed, click the gear icon next to it. This will open a dialog where you can update the feed name and select specific projects whose alerts will populate the feed. If no projects are selected, the feed will include alerts from all projects by default.
6. After creating or editing a feed, use the copy icon in the popup to copy the provided RSS Feed URL.
7. Paste the RSS URL into your preferred tool.

Please note that feed URLs should not be shared publicly or used as part of paid services.

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