diff --git a/src/extensions/tasks.py b/src/extensions/tasks.py
index 2b40d64..2434f13 100644
--- a/src/extensions/tasks.py
+++ b/src/extensions/tasks.py
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ class TaskCog(commands.Cog):
         Instructions to execute when the cog is ready.
         """
         # self.subscription_task.start()
+        self.do_task.start()
         log.info("%s cog is ready", self.__class__.__name__)
 
     @commands.Cog.listener(name="cog_unload")
@@ -97,6 +98,7 @@ class TaskCog(commands.Cog):
             end_time = perf_counter()
             await inter.followup.send(f"completed command in {end_time - start_time:.4f} seconds")
 
+    @tasks.loop(time=subscription_task_times)
     async def do_task(self):
         log.info("Running task")
         start_time = perf_counter()
@@ -166,8 +168,39 @@ class TaskCog(commands.Cog):
         if not raw_rss_content:
             return
 
-        channels = await subscription.get_discord_channels(self.bot)
         contents = await models.Content.from_raw_rss(raw_rss_content, subscription, self.client)
+
+        async def check_duplicate_content(content: models.Content):
+            params = {
+                "match_any": True,  # allows any param to match, instead of needing all
+                "item_id": content.item_id,
+                "item_guid": content.item_guid,
+                "item_url": content.item_url,
+                "item_title": content.item_title,
+                "item_content_hash": content.item_content_hash,
+                "subscription": content.subscription_id
+            }
+
+            try:
+                response = await self.client.get(
+                    self.api_base_url + f"content/",
+                    headers=self.api_headers,
+                    params=params
+                )
+                response.raise_for_status()
+
+                if len(response.json().get("results", [])):
+                    log.debug("found duplicate")
+                    contents.remove(content)
+            except httpx.HTTPError as exc:
+                log.error(f"assuming not duplicate {exc}")
+
+        # clear duplicate content
+        log.debug(f"checking for duplicates (count: {len(contents)})")
+        await do_batch_job(contents, check_duplicate_content, 15)
+        log.debug(f"finished looking for duplicates (count: {len(contents)})")
+
+        channels = await subscription.get_discord_channels(self.bot)
         valid_contents, invalid_contents = subscription.filter_entries(contents)
 
         async def send_content(channel: discord.TextChannel):
@@ -179,6 +212,12 @@ class TaskCog(commands.Cog):
 
         await do_batch_job(channels, send_content, 5)
 
+        combined = valid_contents.copy()
+        combined.extend(invalid_contents)
+
+        tasks = [content.save(self.client, self.api_base_url, self.api_headers) for content in combined]
+        await asyncio.gather(*tasks)
+
         # TODO: mark invalid contents as blocked
 
         end_time = perf_counter()