diff --git a/autoytarchive/utils.py b/autoytarchive/utils.py
index 9fd2865..538bfe7 100644
--- a/autoytarchive/utils.py
+++ b/autoytarchive/utils.py
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
+import time
 import json
+import logging
+import feedparser
 from io import BytesIO
 from youtube_dl.extractor import youtube
 from . import config, client, seen_videos
@@ -26,3 +29,17 @@ async def update_seen_videos():
         file.name = 'autoytarchive.json'
         file.seek(0)
         await client.edit_message(config['config']['storage_chat_id'], config['config']['storage_message_id'], file=file)
+
+async def get_video_list(session, channel_id):
+    for i in config['config'].get('invidious_instances', []):
+        try:
+            async with session.get(f'{i}/api/v1/channels/{channel_id}/latest?fields=videoId&a={time.time()}', headers={'Cache-Control': 'no-store, max-age=0'}) as resp:
+                if resp.status != 200:
+                    logging.error('Invidious instance %s returned %s', i, str(resp.status))
+                    continue
+                return list(map(lambda i: i['videoId'], await resp.json()))
+        except BaseException:
+            logging.exception('Invidious instance %s raised exception', i)
+    async with session.get(f'https://www.youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?channel_id={channel_id}&a={time.time()}', headers={'Cache-Control': 'no-store, max-age=0'}) as resp:
+        d = feedparser.parse(await resp.text())
+    return list(map(lambda i: i['yt_videoid'], d['entries']))
diff --git a/autoytarchive/workers.py b/autoytarchive/workers.py
index c53ead2..94e8d51 100644
--- a/autoytarchive/workers.py
+++ b/autoytarchive/workers.py
@@ -7,13 +7,12 @@ import asyncio
 import logging
 import tempfile
 import traceback
-import feedparser
 from io import BytesIO
 from decimal import Decimal
-from urllib.parse import quote as urlencode, urlparse
+from urllib.parse import urlparse
 from youtube_dl import YoutubeDL
 from . import session, config, client, seen_videos
-from .utils import update_seen_videos
+from .utils import update_seen_videos, get_video_list
 from .cappedio import bopen
 
 tmp_handled = []
@@ -46,39 +45,37 @@ async def _check_channels(nodl):
     async with check_channels_lock:
         for i in config['config']['channels']:
             logging.info('Checking channel %s', i)
-            async with session.get(f'https://youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?channel_id={urlencode(i)}&a={time.time()}') as resp:
-                data = feedparser.parse(await resp.text())
-            for j in data['items']:
-                if j['yt_videoid'] in seen_videos + tmp_handled:
+            for video_id in await get_video_list(session, i):
+                if video_id in seen_videos + tmp_handled:
                     continue
                 if nodl:
-                    seen_videos.append(j['yt_videoid'])
+                    seen_videos.append(video_id)
                     continue
-                asyncio.create_task(check_video(j))
-                tmp_handled.append(j['yt_videoid'])
+                asyncio.create_task(check_video(video_id))
+                tmp_handled.append(video_id)
             await asyncio.sleep(random.randint(1, 10))
 
-async def check_video(video):
+async def check_video(video_id):
     for _ in range(5):
         try:
-            return await _check_video(video)
+            return await _check_video(video_id)
         except BaseException:
-            logging.exception('Exception encountered with checking video %s', video.get('yt_videoid'))
+            logging.exception('Exception encountered with checking video %s', video_id)
             try:
                 with BytesIO(traceback.format_exc().encode()) as file:
-                    file.name = f'check-videos-error-{video.get("yt_videoid")}.txt'
+                    file.name = f'check-videos-error-{video_id}.txt'
                     file.seek(0)
-                    await client.send_message(config['config']['storage_chat_id'], f'Exception encountered with checking video {video.get("yt_videoid")}', file=file, parse_mode=None)
+                    await client.send_message(config['config']['storage_chat_id'], f'Exception encountered with checking video {video_id}', file=file, parse_mode=None)
             except BaseException:
-                logging.exception('Exception encountered when sending message to Telegram about checking video %s exception', video.get('yt_videoid'))
+                logging.exception('Exception encountered when sending message to Telegram about checking video %s exception', video_id)
 
-async def _check_video(video):
-    logging.info('Checking video %s', video['yt_videoid'])
+async def _check_video(video_id):
+    logging.info('Checking video %s', video_id)
     first_try_live = waited = False
     too_many_requests_count = 1
     while True:
         try:
-            video_json = await client.loop.run_in_executor(None, ytdl.extract_info, video['link'])
+            video_json = await client.loop.run_in_executor(None, ytdl.extract_info, f'https://youtube.com/watch?v={video_id}')
         except BaseException as e:
             wait_time = 30
             message = str(e)
diff --git a/example-config.yaml b/example-config.yaml
index 2ebcd1b..19e2f59 100644
--- a/example-config.yaml
+++ b/example-config.yaml
@@ -11,3 +11,12 @@ config:
     channels:
         - UCL_qhgtOy0dy1Agp8vkySQg
         - UCHsx4Hqa-1ORjQTh9TYDhww
+    # If the invidious_instances key doesn't exist or all the instances fail, the youtube rss feed will be used as a fallback
+    invidious_instances:
+        - https://tube.connect.cafe
+        - https://invidious.zapashcanon.fr
+        - https://invidious.site
+        - https://invidious.048596.xyz
+        - https://vid.puffyan.us
+        - https://invidious.himiko.cloud
+        - https://invidious.silkky.cloud