The workflow JSON
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{
"id": 89,
"name": "Post RSS feed items from yesterday to Slack",
"nodes": [
{
"name": "Build our message",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.function",
"position": [
1160,
400
],
"parameters": {
"functionCode": "// Create our Slack message\n// This will output a list of RSS items in the following format\n// Title - Description\nlet message = \"*:new: Posts from yesterday :new:*\\n\\n\";\n\n// Loop the input items\nfor (item of items) {\n message += \"*<\" + item.json.link + \"|\" + item.json.title + \">*\\n\" + item.json.contentSnippet + \"\\n\\n\"; \n}\n\n// Return our message\nreturn [{json: {message}}];"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"name": "Every Morning",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.cron",
"position": [
380,
420
],
"parameters": {
"triggerTimes": {
"item": [
{
"hour": 8
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"name": "Get Yesterdays Date",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.dateTime",
"position": [
560,
420
],
"parameters": {
"value": "={{Date()}}",
"action": "calculate",
"options": {},
"duration": 1,
"operation": "subtract"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"name": "Get the RSS Feed",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.rssFeedRead",
"position": [
740,
420
],
"parameters": {
"url": "https://n8n.io/blog/rss"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"name": "If it was published after yesterday",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.if",
"position": [
940,
420
],
"parameters": {
"conditions": {
"dateTime": [
{
"value1": "={{$item(0).$node[\"Get Yesterdays Date\"].json.data}}",
"value2": "={{$json[\"pubDate\"]}}",
"operation": "before"
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 1,
"continueOnFail": true
},
{
"name": "Post to Slack",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.slack",
"position": [
1340,
400
],
"parameters": {
"text": "={{$json[\"message\"]}}",
"channel": "#news",
"blocksUi": {
"blocksValues": []
},
"attachments": [],
"otherOptions": {}
},
"credentials": {
"slackApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 1
}
],
"active": false,
"settings": {},
"connections": {
"Every Morning": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Get Yesterdays Date",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Get the RSS Feed": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "If it was published after yesterday",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Build our message": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Post to Slack",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Get Yesterdays Date": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Get the RSS Feed",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"If it was published after yesterday": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Build our message",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
}
}
}
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About this workflow
Post RSS feed items from yesterday to Slack. Uses dateTime, rssFeedRead, slack. Scheduled trigger; 6 nodes.
Source: https://github.com/Zie619/n8n-workflows — original creator credit. Request a take-down →
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