Automate Y Combinator News Digest and Delivery
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Effortlessly capture and distribute the latest Y Combinator news with this n8n workflow. Automatically extract trending articles, compile them into a digestible format, and receive them directly via email.
About This Workflow
This n8n workflow automates the process of gathering and distributing trending news from Y Combinator. It begins by triggering an HTTP request to fetch the content of the Y Combinator news page. Once the page content is retrieved, an HTML extraction node is employed to precisely pull out news titles and their corresponding URLs using CSS selectors. These extracted pieces of information are then processed to list individual news URLs and titles separately. The workflow then intelligently merges this data, ensuring that each title is paired with its respective URL. Finally, the compiled news data is formatted into a spreadsheet file, with a dynamically generated filename including the current date, and delivered as an email attachment. This provides a convenient and up-to-date news digest without manual intervention.
Key Features
- Automated News Fetching: Automatically retrieves the latest news from Y Combinator's website.
- Precise Data Extraction: Utilizes CSS selectors to accurately extract news titles and URLs.
- Structured Data Compilation: Organizes extracted data into a clear and usable format.
- Customizable Delivery: Sends a compiled news report directly to your inbox via email.
- Timestamped Deliveries: Generates daily spreadsheet files with filenames indicating the date of collection.
How To Use
- Trigger: Click the 'execute' button on the 'On clicking 'execute'' node to start the workflow.
- Fetch News: The 'HTTP Request' node will automatically visit
https://news.ycombinator.com/to get the page content. - Extract Information: The 'HTML Extract' node uses CSS selectors (
.storylink) to find and extract news titles and their correspondinghrefattributes (URLs). - Separate Data: The 'list news url' and 'list news title' nodes process the extracted data to create separate lists of URLs and titles.
- Combine Data: The 'Merge' node combines the lists of titles and URLs, matching them by index.
- Create Spreadsheet: The 'Spreadsheet File' node converts the merged data into a spreadsheet file named with the current date (e.g.,
Ycombinator_news_YYYY-MM-DD.xlsx). - Send Email: The 'Send email notification' node attaches the generated spreadsheet file and sends it to the configured recipient email address with a subject line of 'Ycombinator news'.
Apps Used
Workflow JSON
{
"id": "56646840-1241-4c2c-aa42-4c747531df37",
"name": "Automate Y Combinator News Digest and Delivery",
"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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