The RSS n8n doesn't return all the fields of an RSS

Hi,

Some elements of the RSS feed (example) are not returned by the RSS node. Here is an item example, source element is not returned:

<item>
<title>The tools I love are made by awful people</title>
<link>https://ankursethi.com/blog/the-tools-i-love-are-made-by-awful-people/</link>
<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43779187">Comments</a>]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2025 09:47:54 +0000</pubDate>
<category>Aggregateurs</category>
<category>Publier Veille</category>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<source url="https://news.ycombinator.com/">Hacker News</source>
<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.inoreader.com/article/3a9c6e77c8bd5d9d</guid>
</item>

{
"creator": 
"",
"title": 
"The tools I love are made by awful people",
"link": 
"https://ankursethi.com/blog/the-tools-i-love-are-made-by-awful-people/",
"pubDate": 
"Thu, 24 Apr 2025 09:47:54 +0000",
"dc:creator": 
"",
"content": 
"<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43779187">Comments</a>",
"contentSnippet": 
"Comments",
"guid": 
"http://www.inoreader.com/article/3a9c6e77c8bd5d9d",
"categories": 
[
"Aggregateurs",
"Publier Veille"
],
"isoDate": 
"2025-04-24T09:47:54.000Z"
},

Could you add the source element?

As a workaround, you can use the HTTP node and then parse the XML response…

Example of workaround:

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