> ## Documentation Index
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# GET /v1/situations/feed.rss

> RSS XML version of the paid Special Situations event feed. This authenticated API route is distinct from the capped anonymous embed RSS surface.

RSS XML version of the paid Special Situations event feed. This authenticated API route is distinct from the capped anonymous embed RSS surface.

<Info>
  Audience: application and coding agent. This is an authenticated, paid API read. The response is RSS XML, not a JSON envelope.
</Info>

## Canonical metadata

* `Content-Type: application/rss+xml; charset=utf-8`
* `SECAPI-Meter-Class: situations_feed_read`
* `Request-Id`
* `traceparent`

## Example request

<RequestExample>
  ```bash theme={null}
  curl -X GET \
    -H "x-api-key: $SECAPI_API_KEY" \
    -H "secapi-version: 2026-03-19" \
    "https://api.secapi.ai/v1/situations/feed.rss?types=merger,tender_offer"
  ```
</RequestExample>

## Example response

<ResponseExample>
  ```xml theme={null}
  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
  <rss version="2.0">
    <channel>
      <title>SEC API Special Situations</title>
      <item>
        <title>Example Corp announces definitive merger</title>
        <link>https://secapi.ai/situations/sit_example_123</link>
        <guid>sit_example_123</guid>
      </item>
    </channel>
  </rss>
  ```
</ResponseExample>

## Give this prompt to your agent

<Prompt>
  Use SEC API GET /v1/situations/feed.rss to monitor paid Special Situations updates in an RSS-compatible workflow. Preserve the source link, event time, `Request-Id`, and `traceparent` for each item. Treat this as the authenticated full API feed, not the capped anonymous embed RSS feed.
</Prompt>

## Failure posture

* treat `401`, `402`, and `403` as authentication or entitlement failures; do not fall back to the anonymous embed feed silently
* treat RSS as a transport format; use `GET /v1/situations/feed` when an agent needs the full structured event payload
* preserve `Request-Id` and `traceparent` when retrying `429` and `5xx` responses with bounded backoff