Daily Hacker News 'Show HN' Digest
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Stay informed with a daily email digest of the latest and trending 'Show HN' posts from Hacker News. This workflow automatically scrapes Hacker News, filters for 'Show HN' submissions, and compiles them into a clean, actionable email delivered directly to your inbox.
About This Workflow
Never miss out on exciting new projects and innovations shared by the Hacker News community again. This robust n8n workflow automates the process of identifying and delivering relevant 'Show HN' content directly to you. Scheduled to run daily, it leverages powerful web scraping capabilities to fetch the Hacker News front page. It then intelligently filters for posts tagged 'Show HN', extracting key details like title, URL, and rank. Finally, it formats this information into a concise, readable email, ensuring you're always updated with the freshest community-driven content without manual effort. Perfect for developers, entrepreneurs, or anyone keen on new tech showcases.
Key Features
- Automated Daily Scheduling: Configure a daily trigger to fetch Hacker News updates at your preferred time.
- Intelligent Web Scraping: Efficiently extracts titles, URLs, and ranks from the Hacker News front page.
- Targeted Content Filtering: Automatically filters for "Show HN" posts, ensuring you receive only relevant content.
- Customizable Email Digests: Generates a clear, concise email with a list of trending "Show HN" entries, including rank, title, and URL.
- No-Code Automation: Set up and run this powerful data pipeline without writing a single line of code (beyond the simple email formatting script).
How To Use
- Set Your Schedule (Cron Node): Adjust the
triggerTimesparameter in the "Cron" node to your desired daily execution hour (currently 1 PM UTC). - Verify Hacker News URL (HTTP Request Node): Ensure the
URLin the "HTTP Request" node is set tohttps://news.ycombinator.com/to fetch the correct page. - Confirm HTML Selectors (HTML Extract Nodes): The "HTML Extract Items" and "HTML Extract Data" nodes are pre-configured with CSS selectors for Hacker News. If Hacker News's HTML structure changes, these selectors (
tr.athing,a,a.storylink,.rank) may need updates. - Adjust 'Show HN' Condition (IF Node): The "IF" node currently checks for titles containing "Show HN:". You can modify this
value2oroperationif you want to filter for different keywords or conditions. - Configure Email Recipient (Send Email Node): In the "Send Email" node, make sure to set the
Tofield to your desired email address(es) to receive the daily digest.
Apps Used
Workflow JSON
{
"id": "f4dd6fc8-e92d-4f04-a66d-899489712383",
"name": "Daily Hacker News 'Show HN' Digest",
"nodes": 14,
"category": "Personal",
"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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