Automate Hacker News Job Scrapes with AI
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This n8n workflow automates the process of scraping "Who is hiring?" posts from Hacker News, extracting key job details, and structuring them using advanced AI capabilities. It streamlines job market analysis or personal job searches by providing clean, actionable data.
About This Workflow
This powerful n8n workflow is designed to efficiently extract valuable job information from Hacker News's popular "Ask HN: Who is hiring?" threads. It intelligently queries the Hacker News Algolia API to fetch relevant posts, then utilizes OpenAI's chat model in conjunction with a structured output parser to transform unstructured text into clean, organized job data. Imagine effortlessly obtaining company names, job titles, locations, employment types, salary information, and application links, all automatically prepared for your database or next action. This automation significantly reduces manual data entry and accelerates your job discovery or recruitment efforts.
Key Features
- Automated Hacker News Scraping: Automatically fetches the latest "Who is hiring?" posts from Hacker News using the Algolia API.
- AI-Powered Data Extraction: Leverages OpenAI to intelligently parse unstructured job descriptions and extract specific details like company, role, location, and salary.
- Structured Output: Delivers job data in a consistent JSON format, making it easy to integrate with databases, spreadsheets, or other applications.
- Customizable AI Model: Allows selection of different OpenAI chat models (e.g.,
gpt-4o-mini) for flexible performance and cost management. - Ready for Integration: Provides key details like
apply_urlandcompany_urlfor immediate follow-up actions.
How To Use
- Trigger the Workflow: Click "Test workflow" or set up a schedule to initiate the scrape.
- Configure Algolia API:
- Visit
https://hn.algolia.com, filter by "Ask HN: Who is hiring?", and sort by date. - Open your browser's Network Tab, find the API call (usually
query), and copy it as cURL. - In the "Search for Who is hiring posts" HTTP Request node, import the cURL. This will configure the necessary headers and API keys (as mentioned in the sticky note). Ensure your
x-algolia-application-idandx-algolia-api-keyare correctly set up, potentially requiring a new HTTP Header Auth credential.
- Visit
- Set Up OpenAI Credentials: Ensure your OpenAI Chat Model node is connected to a valid OpenAI API credential.
- Review Output Schema: Inspect the "Structured Output Parser" node to understand the extracted fields (
company,title,location, etc.) and adjust the JSON schema if you need to extract additional information or refine existing ones. - Process Data: Connect subsequent nodes to store the structured job data in a database, send notifications, or further enrich it.
Apps Used
Workflow JSON
{
"id": "30d99efe-9327-44ce-809c-e6b686dbc34b",
"name": "Automate Hacker News Job Scrapes with AI",
"nodes": 19,
"category": "Operations",
"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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