This workflow follows the HTTP Request → RSS Feed Read recipe pattern — see all workflows that pair these two integrations.
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{
"id": "3JsfhcDcjqxx0hr3",
"name": "Extract And Decode Google News RSS URLs to Clean Article Links",
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"name": "no-ai",
"createdAt": "2025-02-08T15:29:36.956Z",
"updatedAt": "2025-02-08T15:29:36.956Z"
},
{
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"name": "scraping",
"createdAt": "2025-01-31T18:19:12.753Z",
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},
{
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"name": "news",
"createdAt": "2025-03-13T15:47:18.420Z",
"updatedAt": "2025-03-13T15:47:18.420Z"
}
],
"nodes": [
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"id": "cdb0a726-e961-40ae-b679-43f7bd73650d",
"name": "When clicking \u2018Test workflow\u2019",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger",
"position": [
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"parameters": {},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "028ddd3b-069c-43be-ad56-8f898805fccf",
"name": "Limit",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.limit",
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"parameters": {
"maxItems": 5
},
"typeVersion": 1
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{
"id": "2215bfdc-1e6e-475c-9753-b05fd5b0d63a",
"name": "Reading Google News RSS",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.rssFeedRead",
"position": [
840,
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],
"parameters": {
"url": "https://news.google.com/rss?hl=it&gl=IT&ceid=IT:it",
"options": {
"ignoreSSL": false
}
},
"typeVersion": 1.1
},
{
"id": "23b50dac-9506-41cb-8b57-15373468ab3c",
"name": "Decoded url",
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{
"id": "c51f320e-4fb8-4bd4-8e36-9330e251936e",
"name": "google_news_url",
"type": "string",
"value": "={{ JSON.parse(JSON.parse($json.data.split('\\n\\n')[1])[0][2])[1] }}"
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 3.4
},
{
"id": "40f54966-41c7-4dc3-95ac-18b8eaffe1db",
"name": "Call decoding URL",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"position": [
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],
"parameters": {
"url": "https://news.google.com/_/DotsSplashUi/data/batchexecute",
"method": "POST",
"options": {
"response": {
"response": {
"fullResponse": true,
"responseFormat": "text"
}
}
},
"sendBody": true,
"contentType": "form-urlencoded",
"sendHeaders": true,
"bodyParameters": {
"parameters": [
{
"name": "f.req",
"value": "={{ $json.f_req }}"
}
]
},
"headerParameters": {
"parameters": [
{
"name": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded;charset=UTF-8"
},
{
"name": "User-Agent",
"value": "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/129.0.0.0 Safari/537.36"
},
{
"name": "Referer",
"value": "https://www.google.com/"
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 4.2
},
{
"id": "e7a208d3-bf65-4170-bb11-d13287f8dd78",
"name": "Prepare decoding variables",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
"position": [
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],
"parameters": {
"jsCode": "return $input.all().map(item => {\n const gn_art_id = item.json.base64Str;\n const timestamp = item.json.timestamp;\n const signature = item.json.signature;\n\n const articlesReq = [\n 'Fbv4je',\n `[\"garturlreq\",[[\"X\",\"X\",[\"X\",\"X\"],null,null,1,1,\"US:en\",null,1,null,null,null,null,null,0,1],\"X\",\"X\",1,[1,1,1],1,1,null,0,0,null,0],\"${gn_art_id}\",${timestamp},\"${signature}\"]`,\n ];\n\n return {\n json: {\n f_req: JSON.stringify([[articlesReq]]) // Questo verr\u00e0 usato nel nodo HTTP Request\n }\n };\n});"
},
"typeVersion": 2
},
{
"id": "35fe85f1-82c7-4b50-b47b-14c56678e377",
"name": "Get encoded news URL",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"position": [
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],
"parameters": {
"url": "={{ $('Limit').item.json.link }}",
"options": {}
},
"typeVersion": 4.2
},
{
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"name": "Sticky Note1",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
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],
"parameters": {
"width": 220,
"height": 400,
"content": "## Get Google News\n\nChange the language parameters on ISO639-1 standard \n\n1. hl=it\n2. gl=IT\n3. ceid=IT:it"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "1e7a5638-8829-49f1-a445-f510eb18bbd7",
"name": "Sticky Note2",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
980,
760
],
"parameters": {
"width": 220,
"height": 400,
"content": "## Limit result\n\nI suggest limiting the results to a maximum of 3 because the entire workflow makes a lot of HTTP requests"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "24a405df-c334-461a-ab0d-91ebc39185c1",
"name": "Sticky Note3",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
500,
760
],
"parameters": {
"color": 5,
"width": 220,
"height": 820,
"content": "## INFO\n\nDisclaimer:\nYou can add a cron trigger but... don't do too often: Google could block your ip.\n\nThis workflow works until works: the decoding procedure is hardcoded and based on reverse engineering. Requests and responses are not documented by Google.\n\n\n"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "c54e9729-7cbd-4628-b7be-ee072047b3d4",
"name": "Sticky Note4",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
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760
],
"parameters": {
"color": 3,
"width": 220,
"height": 400,
"content": "## Get encoded content\n\nHere we retrieve HTML content"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
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"name": "Map needed keys",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
"position": [
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],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"assignments": {
"assignments": [
{
"id": "b5a11795-2bd1-412f-a215-f7402bece002",
"name": "signature",
"type": "string",
"value": "={{ $json.signature }}"
},
{
"id": "33267283-3ac8-4d65-9a01-c7f154a7d061",
"name": "timestamp",
"type": "string",
"value": "={{ $json.timestamp }}"
},
{
"id": "bff8f19a-30d6-4307-87da-9b98b26cee8b",
"name": "base64Str",
"type": "string",
"value": "={{ $('Limit').item.json.guid }}"
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 3.4
},
{
"id": "116eec84-dbfe-4880-8fc4-d350ff99d4be",
"name": "Extract decoding keys",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.html",
"position": [
1520,
1000
],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"operation": "extractHtmlContent",
"extractionValues": {
"values": [
{
"key": "signature",
"attribute": "data-n-a-sg",
"cssSelector": "div",
"returnValue": "attribute"
},
{
"key": "timestamp",
"attribute": "data-n-a-ts",
"cssSelector": "div",
"returnValue": "attribute"
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 1.2
},
{
"id": "22825293-d9f8-4fa2-99b4-2150a74b2a12",
"name": "Sticky Note5",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
1460,
760
],
"parameters": {
"width": 220,
"height": 400,
"content": "## Decoding Keys\n\nThe HTML content extracted contains the necessary variables for decoding:\n\n+ signature\n+ timestamp\n+ base64string (already in the URL)"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "46dce5e2-1c4f-45d8-a849-ebe13d673ef9",
"name": "Sticky Note6",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
740,
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],
"parameters": {
"width": 220,
"height": 400,
"content": "## Clean output\n\nMapping variables for easy utilization"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "9dbc9f69-d34a-470e-81af-c3bcc9a92a48",
"name": "Sticky Note7",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
980,
1180
],
"parameters": {
"color": 3,
"width": 220,
"height": 400,
"content": "## Preparing Request\n\nDecoding the request requires specific body content. Here, we build it using the decoding keys."
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "39a492a7-a099-4ae7-ac17-d3842f0682fe",
"name": "Sticky Note8",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
1220,
1180
],
"parameters": {
"color": 3,
"width": 220,
"height": 400,
"content": "## This is decoding step\n\nSending a request to a specific Google decoding URL"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "29d3b1a3-5882-484d-9add-68a746f0a7b8",
"name": "Sticky Note9",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
1460,
1180
],
"parameters": {
"width": 220,
"height": 400,
"content": "## Cleaning URL\n\nGoogle adds some unwanted and random characters at the beginning of the URL"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "6b2fc671-2a22-4a6d-bcc5-38294981d9fe",
"name": "Sticky Note10",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
1700,
760
],
"parameters": {
"color": 4,
"width": 220,
"height": 820,
"content": "## OUTPUT\n\nA lot of requests are made before getting clean News URLs.\n\nYou can add an HttpRequest and get News text with jina.ai, extract by using HTML node, or a custom node like https://www.npmjs.com/package/n8n-nodes-webpage-content-extractor\n\n"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "6c82769b-e784-4a38-b2ed-447da7f1a6f7",
"name": "Aggregate results in a single object",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.aggregate",
"position": [
1760,
1080
],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"aggregate": "aggregateAllItemData"
},
"typeVersion": 1
}
],
"active": false,
"settings": {
"executionOrder": "v1"
},
"versionId": "c4fbad75-5811-4031-bdfe-ee494067ded3",
"connections": {
"Limit": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Get encoded news URL",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Decoded url": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Aggregate results in a single object",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Map needed keys": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Prepare decoding variables",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Call decoding URL": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Decoded url",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Get encoded news URL": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Extract decoding keys",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Extract decoding keys": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Map needed keys",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
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},
"Reading Google News RSS": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Limit",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Prepare decoding variables": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Call decoding URL",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"When clicking \u2018Test workflow\u2019": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Reading Google News RSS",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
}
}
}
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How this works
Extracting clean article links from Google News RSS feeds saves hours of manual effort for content curators and researchers by transforming encoded URLs into direct, accessible hyperlinks. This workflow automatically decodes the obfuscated links found in Google News RSS, delivering a streamlined list of ready-to-use article URLs that integrate seamlessly with tools like RSS readers or content management systems. The key step involves using an HTTP request to decode each URL after reading the feed, ensuring reliable access to original sources without technical hassle.
Use this workflow when aggregating news for daily briefs or monitoring topics via Google News RSS, particularly if you need to bypass URL encoding for direct linking. Avoid it for non-RSS sources or high-volume feeds exceeding the built-in limits, as it suits moderate-scale automation best. Common variations include adding filters for specific keywords in the RSS read node or chaining to email notifications for curated alerts.
About this workflow
Extract And Decode Google News RSS URLs to Clean Article Links. Uses manualTrigger, limit, rssFeedRead, httpRequest. Event-driven trigger; 20 nodes.
Source: https://github.com/Zie619/n8n-workflows — original creator credit. Request a take-down →
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