Use Cases
- Automate news updates from Hacker News to Telegram
- Receive instant notifications for new articles
- Monitor changes in Hacker News data periodically
How It Works
Triggers every 5 minutes using a cron job Makes an HTTP request to fetch data from Hacker News Waits for 5 minutes before making a second request Compares the two sets of data to check for changes Sends a notification to Telegram if changes are detected
Setup Steps
- 1Import the workflow template into n8n
- 2Configure the Telegram credentials with your bot token
- 3Set the chat ID for notifications
- 4Adjust the wait time if necessary
- 5Activate the workflow to start receiving updates
Apps Used
Hacker News
Telegram
Categories
Target Roles
Industries
Tags
#notifications
#workflow management
#process automation