1⃣ News Collection - Every 6 Hours

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{
  "name": "1\ufe0f\u20e3 News Collection - Every 6 Hours",
  "nodes": [
    {
      "parameters": {
        "rule": {
          "interval": [
            "hours"
          ],
          "value": 6
        }
      },
      "name": "Trigger (Every 6 hours)",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.cron",
      "typeVersion": 1,
      "position": [
        250,
        300
      ],
      "credentials": {}
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "url": "https://news-to-social.vercel.app/api/news/collect",
        "method": "POST",
        "sendHeaders": true,
        "headerParameters": {
          "parameters": [
            {
              "name": "Content-Type",
              "value": "application/json"
            },
            {
              "name": "X-Webhook-Secret",
              "value": "={{ $env.WEBHOOK_SECRET }}"
            }
          ]
        },
        "sendBody": true,
        "bodyParameters": {
          "parameters": [
            {
              "name": "topics",
              "value": "technology, artificial intelligence, innovation, startups, business"
            },
            {
              "name": "limit",
              "value": "3"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "name": "Collect News from Backend",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
      "typeVersion": 4.1,
      "position": [
        550,
        300
      ]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "text": "\u2705 News Collection Completed\n\n\ud83d\udcca Stats:\n- Items collected: {{ $node[\"Collect News from Backend\"].json.count }}\n- Topics: technology, AI, innovation, startups\n- Timestamp: {{ $now }}\n\n\ud83d\udcdd Next: Content will be generated and sent for approval",
        "channel": "#automation"
      },
      "name": "Slack Notification - Success",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.slack",
      "typeVersion": 3.0,
      "position": [
        850,
        300
      ]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "text": "\u274c News Collection Failed\n\nError: {{ $error.message }}\n\nPlease check the backend logs.",
        "channel": "#automation"
      },
      "name": "Slack Notification - Error",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.slack",
      "typeVersion": 3.0,
      "position": [
        850,
        500
      ]
    }
  ],
  "connections": {
    "Trigger (Every 6 hours)": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Collect News from Backend",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Collect News from Backend": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Slack Notification - Success",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ],
        [
          {
            "node": "Slack Notification - Error",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    }
  },
  "active": true,
  "settings": {}
}

About this workflow

1️⃣ News Collection - Every 6 Hours. Uses httpRequest, slack. Scheduled trigger; 4 nodes.

Source: https://github.com/peewe75/socialnew/blob/5eac134a2c250db598406c771d6279ebe7d945c8/n8n-workflows/01-news-collection.json — original creator credit. Request a take-down →

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