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Automated Upwork Job Alerts with Airtable & Slack

ByArtur @arlusm1 on n8n.io

This automated workflow fetches Upwork job postings using Apify, removes duplicate job listings via Airtable, and sends new job opportunities to Slack. Automated job retrieval from Upwork via Apify API Duplicate filtering using Airtable to store only unique jobs Slack…

Cron / scheduled trigger★★★★☆ complexity10 nodesHTTP RequestAirtableSlack
Slack & Telegram Trigger: Cron / scheduled Nodes: 10 Complexity: ★★★★☆ Added:

This workflow corresponds to n8n.io template #3125 — 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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{
  "meta": {
    "templateCredsSetupCompleted": true
  },
  "nodes": [
    {
      "id": "626050e4-b462-47b3-b651-6dda3f9beb55",
      "name": "Schedule Trigger",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger",
      "position": [
        -200,
        200
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "rule": {
          "interval": [
            {
              "field": "minutes",
              "minutesInterval": 30
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 1.2
    },
    {
      "id": "e20c826a-9f8f-4f63-9dcd-09d1dd660f63",
      "name": "If Working Hours",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.if",
      "position": [
        -20,
        200
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "options": {},
        "conditions": {
          "options": {
            "version": 2,
            "leftValue": "",
            "caseSensitive": true,
            "typeValidation": "loose"
          },
          "combinator": "and",
          "conditions": [
            {
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              "operator": {
                "type": "number",
                "operation": "gte"
              },
              "leftValue": "={{ $json.Hour }}",
              "rightValue": 9
            },
            {
              "id": "f9ba101d-226d-4d6a-aab8-62229762a046",
              "operator": {
                "type": "number",
                "operation": "lt"
              },
              "leftValue": "={{ $json.Hour }}",
              "rightValue": 17
            }
          ]
        },
        "looseTypeValidation": true
      },
      "typeVersion": 2.2
    },
    {
      "id": "5f19d4b6-0b28-4103-9427-a024849020d8",
      "name": "Assign parameters",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
      "position": [
        200,
        200
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "options": {},
        "assignments": {
          "assignments": [
            {
              "id": "b836ba12-262a-4fed-a31d-9e2f6514137a",
              "name": "startUrls",
              "type": "array",
              "value": "=[\n        {\n            \"url\": \"https://www.upwork.com/nx/search/jobs/?per_page=20&q=python\",\n            \"method\": \"GET\"\n        },\n        {\n            \"url\": \"https://www.upwork.com/nx/search/jobs/?per_page=20&q=chatgpt\",\n            \"method\": \"GET\"\n        }\n    ]"
            },
            {
              "id": "5f7ba5cc-a8fc-4f67-9feb-6243d08462f9",
              "name": "proxyCountryCode",
              "type": "string",
              "value": "US"
            }
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        }
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    },
    {
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      "name": "Query For Upwork Job Posts",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
      "position": [
        420,
        200
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "url": "=https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/arlusm~upwork-scraper-with-fresh-job-posts/run-sync-get-dataset-items",
        "method": "POST",
        "options": {},
        "sendBody": true,
        "authentication": "genericCredentialType",
        "bodyParameters": {
          "parameters": [
            {
              "name": "startUrls",
              "value": "={{ $json.startUrls }}"
            },
            {
              "name": "proxyCountryCode",
              "value": "={{ $json.proxyCountryCode }}"
            }
          ]
        },
        "genericAuthType": "httpQueryAuth"
      },
      "credentials": {
        "httpQueryAuth": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      },
      "retryOnFail": true,
      "typeVersion": 4.2,
      "waitBetweenTries": 5000
    },
    {
      "id": "bae08c70-e5c3-4772-8307-5ab5b2b5249a",
      "name": "Search In Airtable",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.airtable",
      "position": [
        620,
        80
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "base": {
          "__rl": true,
          "mode": "id",
          "value": "appL9M6bCGUW9kytR"
        },
        "table": {
          "__rl": true,
          "mode": "id",
          "value": "tblLpgBqujdHUbzWe"
        },
        "options": {},
        "operation": "search",
        "filterByFormula": "={Link}='{{ $json.link }}'"
      },
      "credentials": {
        "airtableTokenApi": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 2.1
    },
    {
      "id": "718c0c1f-2c1e-4b31-817f-66c12f3c2a9f",
      "name": "Output New Entries",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.merge",
      "position": [
        840,
        200
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "mode": "combine",
        "options": {},
        "joinMode": "keepNonMatches",
        "fieldsToMatchString": "title, link"
      },
      "typeVersion": 3
    },
    {
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      "name": "Create New Entries In Airtable",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.airtable",
      "position": [
        1280,
        80
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "base": {
          "__rl": true,
          "mode": "id",
          "value": "appL9M6bCGUW9kytR"
        },
        "table": {
          "__rl": true,
          "mode": "id",
          "value": "tblLpgBqujdHUbzWe"
        },
        "columns": {
          "value": {
            "link": "={{ $json.link }}",
            "title": "={{ $json.title }}"
          },
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              "type": "string",
              "display": true,
              "removed": false,
              "readOnly": false,
              "required": false,
              "displayName": "title",
              "defaultMatch": false,
              "canBeUsedToMatch": true
            },
            {
              "id": "link",
              "type": "string",
              "display": true,
              "removed": false,
              "readOnly": false,
              "required": false,
              "displayName": "link",
              "defaultMatch": false,
              "canBeUsedToMatch": true
            },
            {
              "id": "paymentType",
              "type": "string",
              "display": true,
              "removed": true,
              "readOnly": false,
              "required": false,
              "displayName": "paymentType",
              "defaultMatch": false,
              "canBeUsedToMatch": true
            },
            {
              "id": "budget",
              "type": "string",
              "display": true,
              "removed": true,
              "readOnly": false,
              "required": false,
              "displayName": "budget",
              "defaultMatch": false,
              "canBeUsedToMatch": true
            },
            {
              "id": "projectLength",
              "type": "string",
              "display": true,
              "removed": true,
              "readOnly": false,
              "required": false,
              "displayName": "projectLength",
              "defaultMatch": false,
              "canBeUsedToMatch": true
            },
            {
              "id": "shortBio",
              "type": "string",
              "display": true,
              "removed": true,
              "readOnly": false,
              "required": false,
              "displayName": "shortBio",
              "defaultMatch": false,
              "canBeUsedToMatch": true
            },
            {
              "id": "skills",
              "type": "string",
              "display": true,
              "removed": true,
              "readOnly": false,
              "required": false,
              "displayName": "skills",
              "defaultMatch": false,
              "canBeUsedToMatch": true
            },
            {
              "id": "publishedDate",
              "type": "string",
              "display": true,
              "removed": true,
              "readOnly": false,
              "required": false,
              "displayName": "publishedDate",
              "defaultMatch": false,
              "canBeUsedToMatch": true
            },
            {
              "id": "normalizedDate",
              "type": "string",
              "display": true,
              "removed": true,
              "readOnly": false,
              "required": false,
              "displayName": "normalizedDate",
              "defaultMatch": false,
              "canBeUsedToMatch": true
            },
            {
              "id": "searchUrl",
              "type": "string",
              "display": true,
              "removed": true,
              "readOnly": false,
              "required": false,
              "displayName": "searchUrl",
              "defaultMatch": false,
              "canBeUsedToMatch": true
            }
          ],
          "mappingMode": "defineBelow",
          "matchingColumns": [],
          "attemptToConvertTypes": false,
          "convertFieldsToString": false
        },
        "options": {},
        "operation": "create"
      },
      "credentials": {
        "airtableTokenApi": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 2.1
    },
    {
      "id": "a9dbb08d-9a9f-4929-b34d-d3768fdf8340",
      "name": "Sticky Note",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
      "position": [
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        -180
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "color": 5,
        "width": 260,
        "height": 320,
        "content": "## Setup\n1. Add Airtable, Slack credentials\n2. Add a query auth credential where the key is 'token' and the value is your Apify token\n3. Modify the 'Assign parameters' node to include the Upwork URLs you want to query for\n4. Create an airtable table with two columns - 'title' (Single line text) and 'link' (Single line text)\n5. Connect this airtable table to your airtable nodes"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "38220a62-e5b2-448a-82a8-a83f03aa5cb3",
      "name": "Send message in #general",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.slack",
      "position": [
        1280,
        320
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "text": "=Job Title : {{ $json.title }}\nPublished : {{ $json.publishedDate }}\nLink : {{ $json.link }}\nPayment Type: {{ $json.paymentType }}\nBudget: {{ $json.budget }}\nSkills: {{ $json.skills }}\nBio: {{ $json.shortBio }}",
        "select": "channel",
        "channelId": {
          "__rl": true,
          "mode": "name",
          "value": "#general"
        },
        "otherOptions": {}
      },
      "credentials": {
        "slackApi": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 2.3
    },
    {
      "id": "bef9f104-7012-4b55-9cc1-12dc6156cb43",
      "name": "reverse the order of posts",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
      "position": [
        1060,
        320
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "jsCode": "\nreturn $input.all().reverse();"
      },
      "typeVersion": 2
    }
  ],
  "connections": {
    "If Working Hours": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Assign parameters",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Schedule Trigger": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "If Working Hours",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Assign parameters": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Query For Upwork Job Posts",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Output New Entries": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Create New Entries In Airtable",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          },
          {
            "node": "reverse the order of posts",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Search In Airtable": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Output New Entries",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Query For Upwork Job Posts": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Search In Airtable",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          },
          {
            "node": "Output New Entries",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 1
          }
        ],
        []
      ]
    },
    "reverse the order of posts": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Send message in #general",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    }
  }
}

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This automated workflow fetches Upwork job postings using Apify, removes duplicate job listings via Airtable, and sends new job opportunities to Slack. Automated job retrieval from Upwork via Apify API Duplicate filtering using Airtable to store only unique jobs Slack…

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