Automate Hacker News Summaries to Google Sheets with AI
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Effortlessly extract, filter, and summarize trending Hacker News posts, then automatically save them to your Google Sheets. Leverage AI to identify key information and streamline your content discovery.
About This Workflow
This n8n workflow automates the process of gathering interesting articles from Hacker News. It begins by fetching recent posts, then intelligently filters them based on specific features. An AI agent analyzes the content, extracts key details, and provides concise summaries. The structured output is then formatted and merged before being written to a Google Sheet, along with assigned headers. This enables you to maintain an organized and up-to-date repository of relevant news without manual intervention.
Key Features
- Automated Data Ingestion: Seamlessly pull data from Hacker News.
- AI-Powered Analysis: Utilize AI to filter, analyze, and summarize content.
- Customizable Filtering: Define criteria to select posts relevant to your needs.
- Structured Data Output: Organize and prepare data for easy integration.
- Google Sheets Integration: Automatically populate your spreadsheets with valuable insights.
How To Use
- Trigger the Workflow: Click the 'Test workflow' button to initiate the process.
- Configure Hacker News: Set up the Hacker News node to fetch desired posts (e.g., top stories, new stories).
- Define Filtering Logic: Configure the 'Filter Posts By Features' node to specify criteria for post selection.
- Set Key Fields: Use the 'Select Key Fields' node to choose the data points you want to extract from each post.
- Configure AI Agent: Set up the 'AI Agent' node, including the 'OpenRouter Chat Model' and 'Structured Output Parser,' to define how content is analyzed and summarized.
- Map Output to Sheet: Configure the 'Assign Sheet Headers' and 'Output The Results' nodes to map the processed data to your Google Sheet columns.
Apps Used
Workflow JSON
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"name": "Automate Hacker News Summaries to Google Sheets with AI",
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"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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