Monitor X/twitter for Hiring Posts with Apify, AI Filtering & Telegram Alerts

The workflow JSON

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        "content": "# Looking for tailored workflows? Book through my Reddit or website\u2014and follow for future templates.\n## Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/designbyaze/\n## Website: https://hushtech.io/"
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Credentials you'll need

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• googleSheetsOAuth2Api
• openAiApi
• telegramApi

About this workflow

Automatically scrape X (Twitter) for posts hiring specific roles (e.g., automation engineers, video editors, graphic designers), filter true hiring intent with AI, deduplicate in Google Sheets, and alert via Telegram. Pulls recent X/Twitter posts for multiple role keywords via…

Source: https://n8n.io/workflows/9005/ — original creator credit. Request a take-down →

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