Developer & DevOps
Schedule automated news collection and log to Airtable
8 nodes
305
158
Scheduled trigger
Workflow Description
Scheduled automation that triggers at set intervals, pulls trending stories from Hacker News, posts them to X, stores records in Airtable, and sends SMS notifications via Vonage to keep teams informed.
How it works
- 1.Execute scheduled Cron trigger at specified intervals
- 2.Fetch latest articles from Hacker News feed
- 3.Process and translate content for target audience
- 4.Publish formatted posts to X account
- 5.Store article data and metadata in Airtable
- 6.Send SMS alert notification via Vonage
Use cases
- Automatically share daily tech news on social media with archived backup
- Monitor Hacker News trends and curate articles into a searchable database
- Distribute breaking tech stories to team via SMS alerts
Requirements
- Hacker News API access or public feed availability
- X API credentials (keys, tokens, and consumer secrets)
- Airtable workspace with configured base and tables
- Vonage account with active SMS messaging service
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
305
Downloads
158
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