# To add bots to channels \[broadcast an RSS feed as a news channel\]

**URL:** <https://forum.delta.chat/t/to-add-bots-to-channels-broadcast-an-rss-feed-as-a-news-channel/5329>\
**Category:** Bots\
**Tags:** bot, channel\
**Created:** [May 29, 2026, 10:52am UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/to-add-bots-to-channels-broadcast-an-rss-feed-as-a-news-channel/5329 "2026-05-29T10:52:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bob2015](https://forum.delta.chat/user_avatar/forum.delta.chat/bob2015/32/3462_2.png) [@Bob2015](https://forum.delta.chat/u/Bob2015)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2026, 10:52am UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/to-add-bots-to-channels-broadcast-an-rss-feed-as-a-news-channel/5329/1 "2026-05-29T10:52:50Z")

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I suggest to add bots to channels. How and why did I came up with this idea? Well, because I need to add rss feed bot to a news channel.

## Expected behavior

## Actual behavior

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**Author:** ![ian](https://forum.delta.chat/user_avatar/forum.delta.chat/ian/32/3164_2.png) [@ian](https://forum.delta.chat/u/ian)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2026, 11:23am UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/to-add-bots-to-channels-broadcast-an-rss-feed-as-a-news-channel/5329/2 "2026-05-29T11:23:39Z")

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Solved by:

> [@Requesting a new bot for coauthoring, pinned messages and to resend recent chat log in a broadcast channel](https://support.delta.chat/t/enable-bots-to-create-broadcast-channels/4682/1):
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> (Let me redraft this topic with more actionable wording) A publisher sends a private message to the bot and receives some help text in return. Then typing /new there would create a new channel and a corresponding private control group and invite the publisher user there. The initial publisher may invite further co-authors and bots (e.g., RSS & Atom feed reader) to this control group. Slash commands are allowed, but only for the original publisher initially (tokens are made up): /help /admin …