Getting Brightcove Player Links for RSS Feeds

When you create a Player, the Brightcove service automatically makes available the link information needed to set up an RSS Feed for the Player. Viewers who add this link to an RSS aggregator (such as My Yahoo!) will receive notice whenever the publisher adds a new video Title for that Player. Such notices include the Title name, short description, and its thumbnail image, if available.


To get the RSS Feed link for a Brightcove Player from the Console:

  1. Choose the Players tab in the Brightcove Console.
  2. Select the player from the list on the left and click the Get Publishing Code button.
  3. Click the RSS tab, then copy the appropriate RSS link as needed.
    • Public RSS Feed
    • Media RSS (images only)

To create an RSS Feed link for a Lineup:

Publishers can edit the RSS Feed link for a Player to specify an individual Lineup.

  1. Copy the player RSS Feed link from the Brightcove Console (as described above) and paste it somewhere where you can add information to the end of it.
  2. Add the identifying Lineup information to the end of the player RSS feed URL:
    /bclid followed by the Lineup ID number (appears in the "ID" column on the Lineups tab page). For example:  /bclid5342156?action=rss


To get the RSS Feed link from a published Player:

The link is available once the Player has loaded.

  1. Click the envelope icon from the Player control area.


  2. Click RSS Feed.


  3. Copy the provided link and add it to your favorite desktop RSS Reader or a web-based RSS aggregator, such as My Yahoo!™.
    For viewer convenience: The provided quick links offer several choices of popular RSS aggregators.


Don't want to include an RSS Feed link in your Player? Certain account types allow publishers to use the Brightcove Console to control the availability of player RSS feed links. If you are interested in this and other premium features, please contact Brightcove.