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Grabber Feeds

What This Page Does

This page lets you create and manage feeds that import videos from external tube sites into your content library. You can set up keyword-based search feeds that find videos matching specific terms, or direct URL feeds that grab content from specific pages. Each feed can be assigned a category, linked to a performer, and configured with its own import limits.

[Screenshot: grabber-feeds-overview]


How to Get Here

Navigate to Admin Panel > Grabber > Grabber Feeds

You can also reach this page from the navigation bar at the top of any grabber page by clicking Feeds.


Understanding the Page

Dashboard Stats

At the top of the page, four cards summarize your feed activity:

Card What It Shows
Total Feeds The total number of feeds you have created
Active Feeds How many feeds are currently enabled and will run when grabbing is triggered
Last Grab The date and time of the most recent grab operation
Imported Today How many videos were imported in the last 24 hours

Filter Bar

Below the dashboard, you can filter your feeds by:

  • Site -- Show only feeds for a specific source site
  • Status -- Show only active or inactive feeds

Feed Table

The main area displays all your feeds in a table with the following columns:

Column What It Shows
Checkbox Select feeds for bulk actions
Feed ID A unique number assigned to each feed
Feed Name The name you gave the feed
Site Which source site this feed pulls from
Category The category imported videos are assigned to
Model The performer linked to this feed (if any)
Status Whether the feed is active (green) or inactive (grey)
Last Grabbed When this feed last ran
Total Grabbed Total number of videos imported by this feed
Last Grab Count How many videos were imported in the most recent run
Actions Toggle, Edit, and Delete buttons

Common Tasks

How to Add a New Feed

  1. Click the Add Feed button at the top of the page.
  2. A form appears with the following fields:
Field What to Enter
Feed Name A descriptive name to help you identify this feed (for example, "Blonde keyword search" or "Popular page grab")
Feed URL The keyword to search for, or a direct page address to grab from
Site Select the source site from the dropdown
Category Optionally assign all imported videos to a specific category
Model Optionally link all imported videos to a specific performer
Max Videos per Grab The maximum number of videos to import each time this feed runs
Post Status Whether imported videos should be Active, Pending, or Draft
Is Active Check this to enable the feed
  1. Click Save to create the feed.
Tip: Start with a small Max Videos per Grab value (such as 5 or 10) while you test a new feed. You can increase it later once you are happy with the results.

[Screenshot: grabber-feeds-add-form]

How to Edit a Feed

  1. Find the feed you want to modify in the table.
  2. Click the Edit button in the Actions column.
  3. Update the fields you want to change.
  4. Click Save to apply your changes.

How to Enable or Disable a Feed

  1. Find the feed in the table.
  2. Click the Toggle button in the Actions column.
  3. The feed's status switches between active and inactive.

Active feeds run automatically when the scheduled grabbing system is enabled. Inactive feeds are skipped.

How to Delete a Feed

  1. Find the feed you want to remove.
  2. Click the Delete button in the Actions column.
  3. Confirm the deletion when prompted.
Warning: Deleting a feed is permanent. Videos that were already imported by the feed are not affected -- they remain in your library.

How to Use Bulk Actions

You can enable, disable, or delete multiple feeds at once:

  1. Check the boxes next to the feeds you want to act on.
  2. Choose a bulk action from the options at the top or bottom of the table:
    • Bulk Enable -- Activates all selected feeds
    • Bulk Disable -- Deactivates all selected feeds
    • Bulk Delete -- Permanently removes all selected feeds
  3. Confirm the action when prompted.

Available Site Groups

The feeds system supports sources organized into several groups:

Tube Sites

The largest group, including over 60 supported tube sites. See the Feed Sources guide for the complete list with compatibility details.

Cam and Live Platforms

Site Description
Chaturbate Live cam performer recordings
BongaCams Live cam content
CAM4 Live cam content
Stripchat Live cam content
Camsoda Live cam content

General Platforms

Site Description
YouTube General video content
Vimeo General video content
Dailymotion General video content
Reddit Community-submitted content
Twitter/X Social media video content

Custom

You can also enter custom source addresses for sites not in the predefined list.


How Feeds Work

When a feed runs (either manually or automatically):

  1. The system visits the source site and searches for your keyword or loads your direct URL.
  2. It finds videos on the results page and extracts their details (title, thumbnail, duration, embed code).
  3. It checks each video against your existing library to avoid duplicates.
  4. New videos are imported with the status, category, and performer you specified.
  5. If detail enrichment is enabled in Grabber Settings, the system visits each video's page for additional information.
  6. The feed's statistics are updated with the results.
Note: Feeds do not import video files to your server. They create entries in your video library that link to (or embed) the original video from the source site. This saves disk space and bandwidth.

Tips for New Users

Tip:
  • Name your feeds descriptively. When you have many feeds, clear names like "Blonde MILF - XVideos" are much easier to manage than "Feed 1" or "Test."
  • Use categories. Assigning a category to each feed keeps your imported content organized automatically.
  • Check results regularly. Review the Last Grab Count and Total Grabbed columns to see which feeds are producing good results and which ones need adjusting.
  • Disable underperforming feeds. If a feed consistently imports zero videos or irrelevant content, disable it rather than deleting it. You can re-enable it later after adjusting the keywords.
  • Spread your sources. Use feeds from multiple sites to build a diverse content library.

Troubleshooting

Feed returns zero results

What you see: A feed runs but the Last Grab Count shows zero.

How to fix it:

  1. Check that the source site is still online and accessible.
  2. Try visiting the source site in your browser and searching for the same keyword to see if results exist.
  3. The source site may have changed its layout, which can break the grabber. Check the Feed Sources guide for the current status of each site.
  4. If the problem persists, try creating a new feed for the same site with a different keyword.

 


Duplicate videos are being imported

What you see: The same video appears multiple times in your library.

How to fix it:

  1. The duplicate detection system checks embed codes, source addresses, and title-plus-site combinations. If none of these match exactly, the system treats a video as new.
  2. Review your feeds to make sure you do not have multiple feeds targeting the same content with slightly different keywords.
  3. You can remove duplicate videos from the Video Management page.

 


Feed status will not toggle

What you see: You click the Toggle button but the feed stays in the same state.

How to fix it:

  1. Check if your site is in demo mode (look for an orange banner at the top).
  2. Try refreshing the page and attempting the toggle again.
  3. If the problem continues, try editing the feed and changing the Is Active checkbox directly.

 


The page shows "Demo Mode"

What you see: An orange banner at the top says the page is in demonstration mode.

How to fix it:
This means all changes are blocked. Contact your administrator to disable demo mode.


Page When to Use It
Grabber Settings To configure global import defaults, fake stats, automation, and filtering
Model Feeds To create feeds specifically linked to performers in your database
RSS Feeds To import from RSS and Atom feeds instead of scraping sites
CSV Import To bulk import from CSV files provided by traffic partners
Grabber History To review import results, success rates, and error logs
Feed Sources To check which source sites are currently supported and working
Categories To manage the categories you assign to imported videos
Models To manage the performer database for model-linked feeds
Video Management To review and edit videos after they have been imported

Last Updated: 2026-02-22
Guide Version: 1.0