Developer & DevOps
Connect Cron with Airtable
8 nodes
224
129
Scheduled trigger
Workflow Description
Automated scheduled workflow that retrieves daily Hacker News updates, translates them, posts to Twitter/X, archives data in Airtable, and sends SMS notifications for high-priority stories via Vonage.
How it works
- 1.Trigger automation on a defined Cron schedule
- 2.Fetch and filter latest Hacker News articles
- 3.Translate headlines using Lingva Nex integration
- 4.Publish content to Twitter/X accounts
- 5.Store records and metadata in Airtable database
- 6.Send SMS alerts for high-priority news items
Use cases
- Automate tech news distribution across social media channels
- Maintain centralized news repository with real-time alert system
- Scale multilingual content distribution with minimal manual work
Requirements
- Active Airtable account with pre-configured base
- API credentials for Twitter/X, Hacker News, and Vonage services
- Properly configured Cron expression and timezone settings
Service Value
Ideal as a smart automation service combining integrations and AI to produce ready-to-use results.
Apps Used
Schedule
Hacker News
Twitter/X
Airtable
Vonage
Details
Trigger
Scheduled trigger
Nodes
8
Apps
5
Views
224
Downloads
129
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 (8)
Daily trigger
Cron
Get top 3 articles
Hacker News
Extract words
Function
Translate
Lingva Nex
Filter data
Set
Save today's words
Airtable
Craft message
Function
Send SMS
Vonage