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"mode": "list",
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"text": "=Title: {{$json.title}}\nDescription: {{$json.description}}\n\nIs this article about sustainability? Return only: true or false\n",
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"value": "gid=0",
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"parameters": {
"sendTo": "email@gmail.com",
"message": "={{ $json.email_body }}",
"options": {
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"subject": "Your Sustainability News Digest from LogiGreen"
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"jsCode": "const summary = `Welcome to the EU Sustainability News Digest provided by <a href=\"https://logi-green.com\" style=\"color: #0077cc; text-decoration: none;\">LogiGreen Consulting</a>.`;\n\nconst articles = items.map(item => item.json); // each item is an article\n\nlet html = `\n<div style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; max-width: 700px; margin: auto;\">\n <h2 style=\"color: #2c3e50;\">\ud83c\udf0d EU News Digest \u2013 ${new Date().toLocaleDateString('en-GB', { day: 'numeric', month: 'long', year: 'numeric' })}</h2>\n <p style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #333;\">${summary}</p>\n <hr style=\"border: 1px solid #eee;\" />\n`;\n\nfor (const article of articles) {\n const link = article.link.startsWith(\"http\") ? article.link : `https://ec.europa.eu${article.link}`;\n html += `\n <div style=\"display: flex; margin: 20px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; padding-bottom: 15px;\">\n ${article.image ? `<img src=\"${article.image}\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" style=\"margin-right: 15px; border-radius: 6px; object-fit: cover;\" />` : ''}\n <div>\n <p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 12px; color: #888;\">${article.type} | ${article.date}</p>\n <h3 style=\"margin: 5px 0;\">\n <a href=\"${link}\" style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #0077cc;\">${article.title}</a>\n </h3>\n <p style=\"margin: 5px 0; color: #333;\">${article.description || ''}</p>\n ${article.read_time ? `<p style=\"font-size: 12px; color: gray;\">${article.read_time}</p>` : ''}\n </div>\n </div>\n `;\n}\n\nhtml += `\n <div style=\"margin-top: 40px; padding-top: 20px; border-top: 1px solid #eee; text-align: center;\">\n <p style=\"font-size: 12px; color: #999;\">You received this email as part of the EU Sustainability News Digest project.</p>\n <a href=\"https://logi-green.com\" target=\"_blank\">\n <img src=\"https://www.logi-green.com/web/image/website/1/logo/LogiGreen%20Consulting?unique=e2af3c6\" alt=\"LogiGreen Consulting Logo\" style=\"height: 40px; margin-top: 10px;\" />\n </a>\n </div>\n</div>\n`;\n\n\nreturn [{ json: { email_body: html } }];\n"
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"notesInFlow": true,
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"name": "Parse Article Blocks",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.html",
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"dataPropertyName": "articles",
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{
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"cssSelector": "ul.ecl-content-block__primary-meta-container li:nth-child(2) time\t"
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{
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"cssSelector": "div.ecl-content-block__title a\t"
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"cssSelector": "div.ecl-content-block__title a\t",
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{
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"cssSelector": "div.ecl-content-block__description p\t"
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{
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"attribute": "src",
"cssSelector": "picture img",
"returnValue": "attribute"
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{
"key": "read_time",
"cssSelector": "ul.ecl-content-block__secondary-meta-container span.ecl-content-block__secondary-meta-label\t"
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"notesInFlow": true,
"typeVersion": 1.2
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"name": "Extract Articles Blocks",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.html",
"position": [
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"parameters": {
"options": {},
"operation": "extractHtmlContent",
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"cssSelector": "div.ecl-content-item-block__item",
"returnArray": true,
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"name": "Trigger at 08:30 am",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger",
"position": [
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"parameters": {
"rule": {
"interval": [
{
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"triggerAtMinute": 30
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{
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"name": "Query EU News Website",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"position": [
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],
"parameters": {
"url": "https://commission.europa.eu/news-and-media/news_en",
"options": {}
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"notesInFlow": true,
"typeVersion": 4.2
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{
"id": "93bb792d-7979-4b68-a026-df960ea3cd8d",
"name": "Split Out by Article Block",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.splitOut",
"position": [
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"parameters": {
"options": {},
"fieldToSplitOut": "articles"
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"typeVersion": 1
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{
"id": "127662c6-5561-4d35-9ca5-d23b26c223e9",
"name": "Loop Over Articles",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.splitInBatches",
"position": [
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"parameters": {
"options": {}
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{
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"name": "Sustainability Flag",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
"position": [
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"parameters": {
"options": {},
"assignments": {
"assignments": [
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"name": "sustainability",
"type": "string",
"value": "={{ $json.output.answer }}"
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"retryOnFail": false,
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{
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"name": "Merge Article + Flag",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.merge",
"position": [
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"parameters": {
"mode": "combineBySql"
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"notesInFlow": true,
"typeVersion": 3.1
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{
"id": "585e6348-9af4-49e8-b30b-605d04921a88",
"name": "Record Results",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets",
"position": [
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"parameters": {
"columns": {
"value": {
"date": "={{ $json.date }}",
"link": "={{ $json.link }}",
"type": "={{ $json.type }}",
"image": "={{ $json.image }}",
"title": "={{ $json.title }}",
"read_time": "={{ $json.read_time }}",
"description": "={{ $json.description }}",
"sustainability": "={{ $json.sustainability }}"
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"display": true,
"removed": false,
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"displayName": "sustainability",
"defaultMatch": false,
"canBeUsedToMatch": true
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"type": "string",
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"required": false,
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"removed": false,
"required": false,
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{
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"type": "string",
"display": true,
"removed": false,
"required": false,
"displayName": "title",
"defaultMatch": false,
"canBeUsedToMatch": true
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{
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"type": "string",
"display": true,
"removed": false,
"required": false,
"displayName": "link",
"defaultMatch": false,
"canBeUsedToMatch": true
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{
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"type": "string",
"display": true,
"removed": false,
"required": false,
"displayName": "description",
"defaultMatch": false,
"canBeUsedToMatch": true
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{
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"type": "string",
"display": true,
"removed": false,
"required": false,
"displayName": "image",
"defaultMatch": false,
"canBeUsedToMatch": true
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{
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"type": "string",
"display": true,
"removed": false,
"required": false,
"displayName": "read_time",
"defaultMatch": false,
"canBeUsedToMatch": true
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"mappingMode": "defineBelow",
"matchingColumns": [],
"attemptToConvertTypes": false,
"convertFieldsToString": false
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"options": {},
"operation": "append",
"sheetName": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "list",
"value": "gid=0",
"cachedResultUrl": "=",
"cachedResultName": "="
},
"documentId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "list",
"value": "=",
"cachedResultUrl": "=",
"cachedResultName": "="
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"notesInFlow": true,
"typeVersion": 4.5
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{
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"name": "Structured Output Parser",
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.outputParserStructured",
"position": [
3920,
2480
],
"parameters": {
"jsonSchemaExample": "{\n \"answer\": \"boolean | null\"\n}\n"
},
"typeVersion": 1.2
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{
"id": "a5bc414c-3a8c-45f2-ae73-9dbe591a9bae",
"name": "Sticky Note1",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
2060,
1960
],
"parameters": {
"color": 7,
"width": 220,
"height": 680,
"content": "### 1. Workflow Trigger with Cron Job\nThe workflow is triggered every morning at 08:30 am (local time)\n\n#### How to setup?\n- Select the time you want to set it up\n"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "a21f729a-2e9d-4c7d-a31c-e68c54ee613e",
"name": "Sticky Note",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
2300,
2680
],
"parameters": {
"color": 7,
"width": 620,
"height": 380,
"content": "### 4. Generate HTML page and send by email\nThis block collects all the articles of the day to create a prettified HTML page that is sent using the Gmail node.\n#### How to setup?\n- **Gmail Node:** set up your Gmail API credentials\n[Learn more about the Gmail Trigger Node]\n"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "5b79acce-0b33-493d-ba90-a93fa6f32fbb",
"name": "Sticky Note2",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
2300,
1960
],
"parameters": {
"color": 7,
"width": 840,
"height": 700,
"content": "### 2. Scrapping and Parsing of Articles blocks\nThis starts with the HTTP node collecting HTML code that is parsed to extract Article Titles, Link, Image Cover and Reading time.\n\n#### How to setup?\n*Nothing to do*"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "5705f302-1c6e-4a99-a653-f093186787f5",
"name": "Sticky Note3",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
3220,
1960
],
"parameters": {
"color": 7,
"width": 1440,
"height": 700,
"content": "### 3. Classifiy all the articles (Sustainability: true or false)\nThis starts with the If node that filters based on the scope date fixed by you. Through the loop, the AI Agent classify the articles using the title and description.\nThe ones that are flagged as \"sustainability\" are recorded in a Google Sheet.\n\n#### How to setup?\n- **Record results in the Google Sheet Node**:\n 1. Add your Google Sheet API credentials to access the Google Sheet file\n 2. Select the file using the list, an URL or an ID\n 3. Select the sheet in which you want to record the articles\n 4. Map the fields: **sustainability, type, date, title, link, description, image, read time**\n [Learn more about the Google Sheet Node](https://docs.n8n.io/integrations/builtin/app-nodes/n8n-nodes-base.googlesheets)\n- **AI Agent with the Chat Model**:\n 1. Add a chat model with the required credentials *(Example: Open AI 4o-mini)*"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "f7a0f75d-c70e-46cb-a260-6c05d890e63c",
"name": "Sticky Note4",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
2960,
2680
],
"parameters": {
"width": 580,
"height": 380,
"content": "### [Check the Tutorial](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8VCAUbuat8)\n"
},
"typeVersion": 1
}
],
"connections": {
"If": {
"main": [
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{
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"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Record Results": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Loop Over Articles",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Loop Over Articles": {
"main": [
[],
[
{
"node": "Agent Classification",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
},
{
"node": "Merge Article + Flag",
"type": "main",
"index": 1
}
]
]
},
"OpenAI Chat Model3": {
"ai_languageModel": [
[
{
"node": "Agent Classification",
"type": "ai_languageModel",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Generate Email HTML": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Send to your mailing list",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Sustainability Flag": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Merge Article + Flag",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Trigger at 08:30 am": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Query EU News Website",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
},
{
"node": "Get Sustainability News",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Agent Classification": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Sustainability Flag",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Merge Article + Flag": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Record Results",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Parse Article Blocks": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "If",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Query EU News Website": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Extract Articles Blocks",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Extract Articles Blocks": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Split Out by Article Block",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Get Sustainability News": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Generate Email HTML",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Structured Output Parser": {
"ai_outputParser": [
[
{
"node": "Agent Classification",
"type": "ai_outputParser",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Split Out by Article Block": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Parse Article Blocks",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
}
}
}
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How this works
This workflow automates the curation and distribution of sustainability news to your subscribers, saving hours of manual content gathering and email drafting each week. It analyses recent articles from a Google Sheets repository, uses OpenAI's chat model to classify and summarise key insights, then crafts engaging HTML emails for seamless sending via Gmail. Ideal for environmental advocates, non-profits, or content creators focused on eco-topics, the pivotal step involves AI-driven extraction and parsing of article blocks to ensure tailored, relevant newsletters without technical hassle.
Use this when you maintain a scheduled feed of sustainability updates in Google Sheets and need consistent, automated outreach to build audience engagement. Avoid it for non-recurring or highly customised campaigns, as the cron trigger suits regular intervals like weekly dispatches. Common variations include swapping Gmail for Mailchimp integration or adapting the AI agent for other niches, such as tech or health news, while keeping the core parsing logic intact.
About this workflow
Splitout Code. Uses lmChatOpenAi, agent, googleSheets, gmail. Scheduled trigger; 21 nodes.
Source: https://github.com/Zie619/n8n-workflows — original creator credit. Request a take-down →
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