Guillaume Duvernay This workflow corresponds to n8n.io template #6241 — we link there as the canonical source.
This workflow follows the Airtable → HTTP Request recipe pattern — see all workflows that pair these two integrations.
The workflow JSON
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{
"nodes": [
{
"id": "bf4f2727-7759-455b-a6a1-4b175e0626b2",
"name": "Loop Over Items",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.splitInBatches",
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"parameters": {
"options": {}
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"name": "Wait",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.wait",
"position": [
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"parameters": {
"amount": 2
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"typeVersion": 1.1
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{
"id": "f4746549-88aa-405e-82e2-027b010ef491",
"name": "Schedule Trigger",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger",
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],
"parameters": {
"rule": {
"interval": [
{
"daysInterval": 7,
"triggerAtHour": 17,
"triggerAtMinute": 30
}
]
}
},
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},
{
"id": "1b1443b3-cd20-438a-b6e3-5da5962a03fe",
"name": "Query Linkup for news",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"position": [
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],
"parameters": {
"url": "https://api.linkup.so/v1/search",
"method": "POST",
"options": {},
"sendBody": true,
"authentication": "genericCredentialType",
"bodyParameters": {
"parameters": [
{
"name": "q",
"value": "=Find news related to \"{{ $json['News topic(s)'] }}\".\nOnly pick news, no opinion or evergreen articles.\nIdeally between 10 and 15 news."
},
{
"name": "depth",
"value": "standard"
},
{
"name": "outputType",
"value": "structured"
},
{
"name": "structuredOutputSchema",
"value": "={\n \"type\": \"object\",\n \"properties\": {\n \"news\": {\n \"type\": \"array\",\n \"description\": \"A list of news articles\",\n \"items\": {\n \"type\": \"object\",\n \"properties\": {\n \"title\": {\n \"type\": \"string\",\n \"description\": \"Title of the news article\"\n },\n \"url\": {\n \"type\": \"string\",\n \"description\": \"URL of the news article\"\n },\n \"content\": {\n \"type\": \"string\",\n \"description\": \"A summary of the news in a few sentences\"\n },\n \"date\": {\n \"type\": \"string\",\n \"format\": \"date-time\",\n \"description\": \"Publication date of the news article in ISO 8601 format (e.g., 2025-07-18T14:30:00Z) - really extract the publication date of the article, not a specific date mentioned in the news content\"\n }\n },\n \"required\": [\"title\", \"url\", \"content\", \"date\"]\n }\n }\n },\n \"required\": [\"news\"]\n}"
},
{
"name": "fromDate",
"value": "={{ \n $now\n .minus($json['News from last x days'], 'days')\n .startOf('day')\n .toISO()\n}}"
},
{
"name": "includeImages",
"value": "false"
}
]
},
"genericAuthType": "httpBearerAuth"
},
"credentials": {
"httpBearerAuth": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 4.2
},
{
"id": "6fe2c597-8212-47f4-b208-ff41889b93ae",
"name": "Set news parameters",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
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"parameters": {
"options": {},
"assignments": {
"assignments": [
{
"id": "8a140389-83bd-4b60-9b16-07bf8a7d8511",
"name": "News topic(s)",
"type": "string",
"value": "=decarbonisation, net-zero and corporate sustainability"
},
{
"id": "1dbad32c-de95-4c01-9edf-1c8118c07778",
"name": "News from last x days",
"type": "number",
"value": 7
}
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},
"typeVersion": 3.4
},
{
"id": "a5e80f86-317a-42c8-b3cd-6272e3e23739",
"name": "Store one news",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.airtable",
"position": [
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],
"parameters": {
"base": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "list",
"value": "app5DnGDQDIE9YZkV",
"cachedResultUrl": "https://airtable.com/app5DnGDQDIE9YZkV",
"cachedResultName": "News monitoring (N8N template)"
},
"table": {
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"mode": "list",
"value": "tblzZNOaLwby3lV5S",
"cachedResultUrl": "https://airtable.com/app5DnGDQDIE9YZkV/tblzZNOaLwby3lV5S",
"cachedResultName": "News"
},
"columns": {
"value": {
"URL": "={{ $json.url }}",
"Date": "={{ $json.date }}",
"Title": "={{ $json.title }}",
"Status": "new",
"Summary": "={{ $json.content }}"
},
"schema": [
{
"id": "Title",
"type": "string",
"display": true,
"removed": false,
"readOnly": false,
"required": false,
"displayName": "Title",
"defaultMatch": false,
"canBeUsedToMatch": true
},
{
"id": "Date",
"type": "dateTime",
"display": true,
"removed": false,
"readOnly": false,
"required": false,
"displayName": "Date",
"defaultMatch": false,
"canBeUsedToMatch": true
},
{
"id": "Summary",
"type": "string",
"display": true,
"removed": false,
"readOnly": false,
"required": false,
"displayName": "Summary",
"defaultMatch": false,
"canBeUsedToMatch": true
},
{
"id": "URL",
"type": "string",
"display": true,
"removed": false,
"readOnly": false,
"required": false,
"displayName": "URL",
"defaultMatch": false,
"canBeUsedToMatch": true
},
{
"id": "Status",
"type": "options",
"display": true,
"options": [
{
"name": "new",
"value": "new"
},
{
"name": "reviewed",
"value": "reviewed"
}
],
"removed": false,
"readOnly": false,
"required": false,
"displayName": "Status",
"defaultMatch": false,
"canBeUsedToMatch": true
}
],
"mappingMode": "defineBelow",
"matchingColumns": [],
"attemptToConvertTypes": false,
"convertFieldsToString": false
},
"options": {
"typecast": true
},
"operation": "create"
},
"credentials": {
"airtableTokenApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 2.1
},
{
"id": "c951dc15-33db-4416-94ac-937cc701ca00",
"name": "Notify in Slack",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.slack",
"position": [
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-32
],
"parameters": {
"text": "=The News of the past {{ $('Set news parameters').item.json['News from last x days'] }} days are ready for review!\n\n{{ $json.data.length }} news were found!",
"select": "channel",
"channelId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "list",
"value": "C025KLW3MQS",
"cachedResultName": "g\u00e9n\u00e9ral"
},
"otherOptions": {
"includeLinkToWorkflow": false
}
},
"credentials": {
"slackApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 2.3
},
{
"id": "f3756483-bc07-4ed8-b605-b0a29552cd13",
"name": "Aggregate in 1 item",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.aggregate",
"position": [
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],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"aggregate": "aggregateAllItemData"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "5edfe681-f14b-4498-96c7-50107637e674",
"name": "Split out news",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.splitOut",
"position": [
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],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"fieldToSplitOut": "news"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
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"name": "Sticky Note",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
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],
"parameters": {
"width": 512,
"height": 608,
"content": "## **Automated News Monitoring System**\n\nThis workflow automatically finds recent news articles about topics you define, saves them to Airtable, and notifies you on Slack.\n\n### **How it works**\n\n1. Runs on a schedule you set.\n2. Uses **Linkup's AI** to search the web for news on your topics.\n3. Extracts the **title, summary, date, and URL** for each article.\n4. Saves each article as a new record in **Airtable**.\n5. Sends a **Slack notification** when the process is complete.\n\n### **How to use**\n\n1. **Set your schedule:** Configure the **Schedule Trigger** to run when you want. Default is every 7 days.\n2. **Define your topics:** In the **Set news parameters** node, enter the keywords you want to monitor.\n3. **Connect your accounts:**\n * Add your **Linkup API key** to the \"Query Linkup for news\" node.\n * Connect your **Airtable** account in the \"Store one news\" node.\n * Connect your **Slack** account in the \"Notify in Slack\" node.\n4. **Activate the workflow.** Your news digest is now automated!"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "eafe476f-8052-4e37-953c-dd1984a5066f",
"name": "Sticky Note1",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
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432
],
"parameters": {
"color": 7,
"width": 192,
"height": 288,
"content": "### Edit this node to set the topic and freshness\n\n* In **News topic(s)**, write the specific keywords you'd like to find news about.\n* In **News from last x days**, set the same number of days as your schedule trigger"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "294dcd45-2719-4429-886b-8623c7084d5f",
"name": "Sticky Note2",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
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],
"parameters": {
"color": 7,
"width": 192,
"height": 144,
"content": "### Connect your Linkup credential\n\nGet a free API key at: https://www.linkup.so/"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "f9bab16a-ce44-4a4b-aaa2-1ec8796e73c7",
"name": "Sticky Note3",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
112,
464
],
"parameters": {
"color": 7,
"width": 192,
"height": 272,
"content": "### Connect your Airtable credential\n\nCreate a table that contains the fields:\n- Title\n- Date\n- Summary\n- URL\n- Status\nWhere the news will be stored\n"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "9aa4a05c-0e7f-4a89-b0d0-fb11365be5f9",
"name": "Sticky Note4",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
528,
544
],
"parameters": {
"color": 7,
"width": 192,
"height": 128,
"content": "### We pause for a bit to let the Airtable API breathe... and avoid hitting rate limits per second!"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "da0eeb66-2d6d-41e9-a833-339c3d18c5b6",
"name": "Sticky Note5",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
384,
128
],
"parameters": {
"color": 7,
"width": 192,
"height": 128,
"content": "### Connect the Slack channel where you'd like to receive the notification once it's ready!"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "bece4bad-fee2-472a-972d-27d12a690b89",
"name": "Sticky Note6",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
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],
"parameters": {
"color": 7,
"width": 192,
"height": 144,
"content": "### Set the schedule frequence that you like!"
},
"typeVersion": 1
}
],
"connections": {
"Wait": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Loop Over Items",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Split out news": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Loop Over Items",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Store one news": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Wait",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Loop Over Items": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Aggregate in 1 item",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "Store one news",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Schedule Trigger": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Set news parameters",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Aggregate in 1 item": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Notify in Slack",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Set news parameters": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Query Linkup for news",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Query Linkup for news": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Split out news",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
}
}
}
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About this workflow
This template provides a fully automated system for monitoring news on any topic you choose. It leverages Linkup's AI-powered web search to find recent, relevant articles, extracts key information like the title, date, and summary, and then neatly organizes everything in an…
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