Set up email notifications from your changelog RSS feed

Send automatic email notifications to subscribers when you publish changelog updates using your RSS feed with Zapier, Make, or other automation tools.

Mintlify generates an RSS feed for any page that uses Update components. You can connect this feed to an automation tool like Zapier or Make to send email notifications whenever you publish a new changelog entry.

Prerequisites

• A Mintlify changelog page with Update components
• A Zapier or Make account (free tiers available)
• An email service or mailing list (Mailchimp, SendGrid, or the built-in email options in Zapier/Make)

Find your RSS feed URL

Your RSS feed URL is your changelog page URL with /rss.xml appended. For example, if your changelog is at https://docs.example.com/changelog, your RSS feed is at:

https://docs.example.com/changelog/rss.xml

To verify, open the URL in your browser. You should see an XML document with your changelog entries.

Add rss: true to your changelog page frontmatter to display an RSS icon button that links to the feed. See subscribable changelogs for details.

Set up email notifications

Zapier

Zapier connects your RSS feed to an email action with a simple two-step automation.

1. Create a new Zap

   1. Log in to Zapier and click Create.
   2. Select Zaps to start a new automation.
2. Set up the RSS trigger

   1. Search for RSS by Zapier as your trigger app.
   2. Select New Item in Feed as the trigger event.
   3. Paste your RSS feed URL (for example, https://docs.example.com/changelog/rss.xml) into the Feed URL field.
   4. Click Test trigger to confirm Zapier can read your feed.
3. Set up the email action

   Choose one of these options:

   Option A: Send a simple email notification

   1. Search for Email by Zapier as your action app.
   2. Select Send Outbound Email as the action event.
   3. Fill in the email fields:
      • To: The recipient email address (or a distribution list)
      • Subject: Use the RSS item title from the trigger data, for example: New update: {{title}}
      • Body: Use the RSS item description or link, for example: We just published a new update. Read it here: {{link}}

   Option B: Send to a mailing list (Mailchimp)

   1. Search for Mailchimp as your action app.
   2. Select Send Campaign as the action event.
   3. Connect your Mailchimp account and select your audience.
   4. Map the RSS item title and link to your email template fields.
4. Turn on the Zap

   Click Publish to activate your Zap. Zapier checks your RSS feed periodically and sends an email whenever a new entry appears.

Make

Make (formerly Integromat) provides a visual workflow builder for connecting your RSS feed to email.

1. Create a new scenario

   1. Log in to Make and click Create a new scenario.
2. Add the RSS module

   1. Click the + button to add a module.
   2. Search for RSS and select Watch RSS feed items.
   3. Paste your RSS feed URL into the URL field.
   4. Set the Maximum number of items to a reasonable limit such as 5.
   5. Click OK and then Run once to test the connection.
3. Add the email module

   1. Click the + button after the RSS module.
   2. Search for your email service:
      • Email: Use the built-in Send an email module for simple notifications.
      • Mailchimp, SendGrid, or Brevo: Use the respective module for mailing list campaigns.
   3. Connect your email account.
   4. Map the RSS fields to the email fields:
      • Subject: Map the item title
      • Content: Map the item description or link
4. Activate the scenario

   1. Set the schedule (for example, every 15 minutes).
   2. Toggle the scenario to On.

Test your setup

1. Add a new Update component to your changelog page and deploy the change.
2. Wait for the automation tool to check your feed (or trigger a manual run).
3. Confirm the email arrives with the correct content.

RSS feed entries contain plain Markdown only. Components, code blocks, and HTML elements are excluded. Use the rss property on your Update components to provide alternative text for subscribers. See subscribable changelogs for details.

Alternative tools

Other automation platforms that support RSS-to-email workflows:

Tool	Description
IFTTT	Simple RSS-to-email applets with a free tier
Mailchimp RSS campaigns	Native RSS-to-email feature within Mailchimp
n8n	Self-hosted or cloud automation with RSS and email nodes
Buttondown	Newsletter tool with built-in RSS feed import

The setup process is similar across all tools: point the tool at your RSS feed URL and configure an email action for each new item.