I am attempting to import my Itch catalog using the bulk import tool.
My Itch profile is https://gordianblade.itch.io/, meaning that my RSS URL is https://itch.io/physical-games/newest/by-gordianblade.xml (which I have confirmed is a valid URL and returns RSS content).
However, when I click the Import button, I get an error saying Import failed to start: Content is not a valid Itch.io RSS feed.
Any ideas what I might be doing wrong here?
Actually… I’m a big dummy. I thought I was supposed to post the link itself, but in fact, the instructions say to post the content of the link. Copy-pasting the actual RSS content resolved the issue.
My bad!
I suppose if I had to offer feedback: since the RSS URL is deterministic based on username, would it be possible to just have people enter their Itch username and then have the website fetch the RSS content on its own? Or is there a concern that people will more easily import other people’s content this way?
I’d love to be able to do that, but both platforms block automated fetches of the RSS feed, so it isn’t possible. The first iteration of this was you enter your username, and it runs the import, but that always gets blocked, so we had to switch to the copy RSS feed content method.
Wow, that’s a real bummer. Why have an RSS feed if nothing can fetch it?!
Thanks for the reply!
