this simple jQuery plugin takes a rss feed and returns an object as JSON SAMPLE USAGE: //fetch and display an instagram rss feed for recent posts tagged 'tacos' $.feedToJson({ feed:'http://instagr.am/tags/tacos/feed/recent.rss', success: function(data){ var $holder = $('<div class="instagramFeed"></div>'); if(data.item.length > 1) data = data.item; $.each(data, function(){ $holder.append('<img src="'+this.thumbnail.url +'" />'); }); $('body').append($holder); } });