Extract Images from New RSS Feeds

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{
  "id": 8,
  "name": "Get only new RSS with Photo",
  "nodes": [
    {
      "name": "Cron",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.cron",
      "position": [
        1050,
        920
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "triggerTimes": {
          "item": [
            {
              "mode": "everyX",
              "unit": "minutes",
              "value": 5
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "RSS Feed Read",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.rssFeedRead",
      "position": [
        1220,
        920
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "url": "http://www.theverge.com/rss/full.xml"
      },
      "executeOnce": true,
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "Extract Image1",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.htmlExtract",
      "position": [
        1740,
        920
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "options": {},
        "dataPropertyName": "=content",
        "extractionValues": {
          "values": [
            {
              "key": "image",
              "attribute": "src",
              "cssSelector": "img",
              "returnValue": "attribute"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "Filter RSS Data",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
      "position": [
        1390,
        920
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "values": {
          "string": [
            {
              "name": "Title",
              "value": "={{$node[\"RSS Feed Read\"].json[\"title\"]}}"
            },
            {
              "name": "Subtitle",
              "value": "={{$json[\"contentSnippet\"]}}"
            },
            {
              "name": "Author",
              "value": "={{$json[\"creator\"]}}"
            },
            {
              "name": "URL",
              "value": "={{$node[\"RSS Feed Read\"].json[\"link\"]}}"
            },
            {
              "name": "Date",
              "value": "={{$node[\"RSS Feed Read\"].json[\"pubDate\"]}}"
            },
            {
              "name": "content",
              "value": "={{$json[\"content\"]}}"
            }
          ]
        },
        "options": {},
        "keepOnlySet": true
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "Only get new RSS1",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.function",
      "position": [
        1560,
        920
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "functionCode": "const staticData = getWorkflowStaticData('global');\nconst newRSSIds = items.map(item => item.json[\"Date\"]);\nconst oldRSSIds = staticData.oldRSSIds; \n\nif (!oldRSSIds) {\n  staticData.oldRSSIds = newRSSIds;\n  return items;\n}\n\n\nconst actualNewRSSIds = newRSSIds.filter((id) => !oldRSSIds.includes(id));\nconst actualNewRSS = items.filter((data) => actualNewRSSIds.includes(data.json['Date']));\nstaticData.oldRSSIds = [...actualNewRSSIds, ...oldRSSIds];\n\nreturn actualNewRSS;\n"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    }
  ],
  "active": false,
  "settings": {},
  "connections": {
    "Cron": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "RSS Feed Read",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "RSS Feed Read": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Filter RSS Data",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Extract Image1": {
      "main": [
        []
      ]
    },
    "Filter RSS Data": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Only get new RSS1",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Only get new RSS1": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Extract Image1",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    }
  }
}

About this workflow

Get only new RSS with Photo. Uses rssFeedRead, htmlExtract. Scheduled trigger; 5 nodes.

Source: https://github.com/Zie619/n8n-workflows — original creator credit. Request a take-down →

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