Upwork RSS feeds · turned off 20 August 2024

# A free Upwork RSS alternative

Upwork turned off its RSS job feeds on 20 August 2024, and old feed links no longer return jobs. flconsole is a free replacement: set your search and filters once, and new matching jobs reach your Telegram within a minute of posting — or your AI agent over MCP. Filter by the client's hire rate and money spent, and spend Connects on clients who actually hire.

[Get job alerts in Telegram](https://t.me/flconsole_upwork_job_alerts_bot?start=site_rss_hero)

Free forever · No card, no API keys · 3 steps, 5 minutes

[Fed RSS into a script or an AI? Use the MCP server](https://flconsole.com/mcp)

_Illustration: Example: job alerts arriving in the flconsole Telegram bot_

## What happened to Upwork RSS feeds

Upwork stopped supporting RSS. Feed links like `upwork.com/ab/feed/…` no longer return jobs, and there's no official replacement feed.

1.  6 August 2024
    
    Upwork emails everyone who used an RSS feed recently: "beginning August 20, Upwork will no longer support RSS feeds." [source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41174888)
    
2.  20 August 2024
    
    RSS feeds stop working.
    
3.  Since then
    
    Upwork suggests saved searches in your job feed and its own notifications instead. [source](https://support.upwork.com/hc/en-us/articles/52052528243731-RSS-deprecation)
    

Saved searches live inside Upwork. If you want new jobs to come to you — in Telegram or to your AI agent — that's what flconsole does.

## Everything your RSS feed did, and more

Most RSS setups did five things. Here's where each one lives now.

What each part of an RSS setup did, and what does it in flconsole

| With RSS | With flconsole |
| --- | --- |
| One feed URL per Upwork search | Several feeds, free. Send an Upwork search link and flconsole takes its search and filters. |
| A reader checking for new items | New jobs arrive in Telegram within a minute of posting. Nothing to check. |
| Keywords and NOT words in the URL | The same search syntax — "exact phrase", OR, NOT — plus job, client and location filters. |
| Skimming past jobs you'd never take | Client filters and the AI filter: skip clients who never hire, and spend Connects on the ones who do. Free, no API keys. |
| Piping jobs into a script or an AI | An MCP server: your AI agent gets new jobs on request or on a schedule. |

[All filters](https://flconsole.com/docs/telegram#filters)

## Replace your RSS feed in 5 minutes

Tap **Get job alerts in Telegram** — no sign-up, no Upwork login. Then three messages:

1.  ### Step 1: Search
    
    Type it as you did on Upwork, or paste the link of an Upwork search page.
    
2.  ### Step 2: Filters
    
    Describe the jobs and clients you want in plain words: rate or budget, money spent, hire rate, payment verified, country.
    
3.  ### Step 3: AI filter
    
    Optional: say what to skip. The bot shows what it understood before the feed goes live.
    

_Illustration: Setting up a feed with the flconsole bot in three steps_

Your old RSS link won't work, but the search behind it does: open it on `upwork.com/nx/search/jobs`, copy the address and send it to the bot.

## RSS, flconsole and paid tools

RSS was free but is gone. Paid alert tools cost $15–49 a month. flconsole is free and works today.

Upwork RSS, flconsole and paid Upwork job alert tools compared

|  | Upwork RSS | flconsole | Paid tools |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | $0, forever | $15–49 a month |
| Works today | No, off since 20 August 2024 | Yes | Yes |
| How new jobs reach you | An RSS reader you check | Telegram, within a minute of posting | Depends on the tool and plan |
| Filters | Whatever the search URL held | Search, job, client and location filters | Search filters, plus each tool's own |
| AI filtering | None | Included, no API keys | Included or by credits |
| MCP server for AI agents | No | Free | Paid in one tool, not listed by the rest |

Paid tools: Vollna, UpHunt, Vibeworker, SnipeWork and GigRadar. Prices checked 2 October 2026.

-   [Vollna](https://flconsole.com/compare/vollna)
-   [UpHunt](https://flconsole.com/compare/uphunt)
-   [Vibeworker](https://flconsole.com/compare/vibeworker)
-   [SnipeWork](https://flconsole.com/compare/snipework)
-   [GigRadar](https://flconsole.com/compare/gigradar)
-   [Full comparison](https://flconsole.com/compare)

## Used RSS to feed a script or an AI? Connect your agent instead.

flconsole's MCP server gives Claude Code, Codex, Cursor or the Claude app the same new jobs. Your agent checks them on request or on a schedule and keeps the ones that fit.

[See the MCP server](https://flconsole.com/mcp)

## Questions

### What happened to Upwork RSS feeds?

Upwork turned them off on 20 August 2024, after emailing RSS users on 6 August. Old feed links no longer return jobs, and Upwork offers no replacement feed.

### Does Upwork still have RSS feeds in 2026?

No. Upwork has not supported RSS since 20 August 2024 and points freelancers to saved searches inside Upwork. To have new jobs sent to you, use an alert service like flconsole.

### What is the best free Upwork RSS alternative?

flconsole is a free Upwork RSS alternative: it sends new jobs from your own search and filters to Telegram within a minute of posting, or to your AI agent over MCP. Paid alert tools cost $15–49 a month (prices checked 2 October 2026).

### What is flconsole?

flconsole is a free service that watches new Upwork jobs and delivers matching ones to your Telegram or to your AI agent over MCP.

### Is it really free?

Yes. Telegram alerts, the live feed, the AI filter and the MCP server cost $0 — no card, no trial, no paid plan to upgrade to.

### Can I reuse the searches from my RSS feeds?

Yes. Open the same search on Upwork, copy the link from the address bar and send it to the bot — flconsole takes its search and filters.

### How fast do jobs arrive?

Within a minute of the job going live on Upwork. [When Upwork jobs are posted](https://flconsole.com/research/upwork-jobs-2026)

### Is it safe for my Upwork account?

Yes. flconsole doesn't need access to your Upwork profile: it never asks for your Upwork login, never connects to your Upwork account and never sends anything in your name.

## Get new Upwork jobs without RSS

[Get job alerts in Telegram](https://t.me/flconsole_upwork_job_alerts_bot?start=site_rss_final)

Free forever · No card, no API keys · 3 steps, 5 minutes

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Upwork turned off RSS feeds on 20 August 2024. flconsole is a free replacement: new jobs in Telegram within a minute of posting, or to your AI agent.

Source: https://flconsole.com/upwork-rss-alternative