AI News Digest Agent: Automated News Summarizer & Emailer
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This n8n workflow automatically fetches top news headlines, uses AI to generate concise 5-bullet summaries, and sends personalized news digests to a subscriber list managed in Google Sheets via Gmail. It's ideal for keeping your audience or team informed effortlessly and on schedule.
About This Workflow
Stay informed and keep your audience engaged with the AI News Digest Agent. This powerful n8n workflow streamlines content delivery by automating the entire news summary and distribution process. Every 10 minutes, it pulls the latest US headlines from NewsAPI. An integrated OpenAI GPT-4o-mini model then expertly condenses these headlines into easy-to-digest, 5-bullet summaries. Finally, the workflow retrieves your personalized subscriber list from Google Sheets and dispatches these custom news digests directly to each recipient's inbox via Gmail, saving countless hours for newsletter creators, content curators, and internal communications teams.
Key Features
- Automated News Collection: Fetches top US headlines from NewsAPI on a customizable schedule (default: every 10 minutes).
- AI-Powered Summarization: Leverages OpenAI's GPT-4o-mini to condense complex news into concise, 5-bullet point summaries.
- Dynamic Subscriber Management: Integrates seamlessly with Google Sheets to easily manage and retrieve your personalized recipient list.
- Personalized Email Delivery: Sends customized news digests directly to each subscriber's email via Gmail, addressing them by name.
- No-Code Automation: Set up powerful news intelligence and distribution without writing a single line of code.
How To Use
- Obtain API Keys:
- Sign up for a free NewsAPI account at
newsapi.organd get your API key. - Obtain an OpenAI API Key for the GPT model.
- Sign up for a free NewsAPI account at
- Set up Credentials:
- In n8n, configure credentials for NewsAPI, OpenAI, Google Sheets (OAuth2), and Gmail (OAuth2).
- Prepare Google Sheet:
- Create a Google Sheet with at least two columns:
Name(for subscriber's name) andEmail(for recipient's email address). Ensure the sheet name and document ID in the 'Email list' node match your setup.
- Create a Google Sheet with at least two columns:
- Configure Workflow Nodes:
- 'Pull News' Node: Update the
apiKeyparameter with your NewsAPI key. Optionally, adjust thecountryparameter (e.g.,uk,ca) or addcategoryfilters. - 'AI Agent' & 'OpenAI Chat Model' Nodes: Ensure the correct OpenAI credentials are selected. The prompt can be customized for different summarization styles.
- 'Send Mail' Node: Verify the Gmail credentials and ensure
sendToandmessageexpressions correctly reference the 'Email list' and 'AI Agent' nodes.
- 'Pull News' Node: Update the
- Activate Workflow: Once configured, activate the workflow to start sending automated news digests based on the 'Schedule Trigger' (default: every 10 minutes).
Apps Used
Workflow JSON
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"id": "3c737f56-c045-4a68-ac19-ab2e546c07e4",
"name": "AI News Digest Agent: Automated News Summarizer & Emailer",
"nodes": 28,
"category": "Marketing",
"status": "active",
"version": "1.0.0"
}Note: This is a sample preview. The full workflow JSON contains node configurations, credentials placeholders, and execution logic.
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