Extract and clean Google News RSS headlines with decoded links
Workflow Description
Automates the retrieval of news headlines from Google News RSS feed and removes tracking parameters and URL encoding, delivering a structured list of clean article links ready for display, analysis, or integration with external systems.
How it works
- 1.Trigger the workflow manually or via schedule to initiate RSS feed processing
- 2.Fetch headlines and article links directly from the Google News RSS stream
- 3.Execute code-based decoding to strip tracking parameters and normalize URLs
- 4.Aggregate cleaned data into a consistent structured format
- 5.Convert results to HTML or forward to downstream applications
Use cases
- Build a curated news feed for specific industries or topics with verified links
- Extract and archive Google News articles with clean URLs for internal systems
- Automatically sync formatted headlines to dashboards or email subscriptions
Requirements
- Active access to Google News RSS feed (public or custom)
- Basic understanding of URL parameter handling and text processing
- Optional: external system or dashboard to consume cleaned article data
Service Value
Ready-made workflow template for automation delivery and service execution.
Apps Used
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How to Use
- 1.Click "Download Template"
- 2.Open your n8n dashboard
- 3.Go to Workflows > Import from File
- 4.Select downloaded file and configure credentials
Nodes Used (20)
When clicking ‘Test workflow’
Manual Trigger
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Reading Google News RSS
Rss Feed Read
Decoded url
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Call decoding URL
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Prepare decoding variables
Code
Get encoded news URL
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Map needed keys
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Extract decoding keys
HTML Page
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Aggregate results in a single object
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