This workflow follows the Google Sheets → RSS Feed Read recipe pattern — see all workflows that pair these two integrations.
The workflow JSON
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{
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{
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"assignments": {
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{
"id": "f3530e8d-0694-4b73-bd9f-f4ce763c059b",
"name": "id",
"type": "string",
"value": "={{ $json.link }}"
},
{
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"name": "title",
"type": "string",
"value": "={{ $json.title }}"
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{
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"name": "output",
"type": "string",
"value": "={{ $json.content }}"
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{
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"name": "pubDate",
"type": "string",
"value": "={{ $json.pubDate }}"
},
{
"id": "134b45eb-3048-40c8-9c1c-2b9d45959de4",
"name": "tags",
"type": "string",
"value": "={{ $json.categories }}"
}
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"onError": "continueRegularOutput",
"position": [
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],
"parameters": {
"jsCode": "const now = new Date();\nconst setdays = 3; // Edit the Days, if you need the News from more the 3 Days\nconst cutoffDate = new Date();\ncutoffDate.setDate(now.getDate() - setdays); \nreturn $input.all().filter(item => {\n const pubDate = new Date(Date.parse(item.json.pubDate));\n return !isNaN(pubDate.getTime()) && pubDate >= cutoffDate;\n});"
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"parameters": {
"options": {}
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{
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"alwaysOutputData": true
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"type": "n8n-nodes-base.splitInBatches",
"onError": "continueRegularOutput",
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"parameters": {
"options": {}
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{
"id": "069bc633-9273-471c-a2c7-1559c62eb370",
"name": "RSS",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.rssFeedRead",
"onError": "continueRegularOutput",
"position": [
-1800,
480
],
"parameters": {
"url": "={{ $json.Links }}",
"options": {}
},
"typeVersion": 1.1
},
{
"id": "6575e570-0a1b-49db-b0b1-938dd2732dd6",
"name": "Code1",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
"onError": "continueRegularOutput",
"position": [
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220
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"parameters": {
"jsCode": "const now = new Date();\nconst setdays = 3; // Edit the Days, if you need the News from more the 3 Days\nconst cutoffDate = new Date();\ncutoffDate.setDate(now.getDate() - setdays); \n\nconst oldRows = $input.all().filter(item => {\n const pubDate = new Date(item.json.pubDate);\n return pubDate < cutoffDate;\n});\noldRows.sort((a, b) => b.json.row_number - a.json.row_number);\nreturn oldRows.map(item => ({ json: { rowNumber: item.json.row_number } }));\n"
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"id": "d68a46d3-58ea-4cc7-a1f7-ef014f600908",
"name": "Loop Over Items2",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.splitInBatches",
"onError": "continueRegularOutput",
"position": [
240,
220
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"parameters": {
"options": {}
},
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"alwaysOutputData": true
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{
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"name": "Wait1",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.wait",
"onError": "continueRegularOutput",
"position": [
260,
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"parameters": {
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{
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"type": "n8n-nodes-base.wait",
"onError": "continueRegularOutput",
"position": [
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"amount": 1
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"executeOnce": true,
"typeVersion": 1.1
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{
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"name": "Sticky Note",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
-2480,
-120
],
"parameters": {
"width": 500,
"height": 1340,
"content": "## Timer starts the Update every 24 hours and Read the Links out of a Google Sheets File (RSS-Links)"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "b7eb361f-7ff1-436c-82d1-0c348e652a26",
"name": "Sticky Note1",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
-1960,
-120
],
"parameters": {
"width": 440,
"height": 1340,
"content": "## Each individual link is scanned and retrieved"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
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"name": "Sticky Note2",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
-1500,
-120
],
"parameters": {
"width": 480,
"height": 1340,
"content": "## Everything older than 3 days is removed"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
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"name": "Sticky Note3",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
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-120
],
"parameters": {
"width": 300,
"height": 1340,
"content": "## Each entry is saved individually with a waiting time in the Google Sheets file (RSS-Feeds), the waiting time is necessary as Google Sheets would otherwise receive too many hits and block access!"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "8cd16f67-ebc8-4009-81a1-54da9aac47ef",
"name": "Sticky Note4",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
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],
"parameters": {
"width": 420,
"height": 1340,
"content": "## Reading the saved entries in the Google Sheets file (RSS-Feeds)"
},
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},
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"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
-240,
-120
],
"parameters": {
"width": 360,
"height": 1340,
"content": "## Everything that is younger than 3 days will be removed, as we only want to delete the older entries!"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
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"name": "Sticky Note6",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
140,
-120
],
"parameters": {
"width": 360,
"height": 1340,
"content": "## All entries older than 3 days are deleted here, again with a timer to prevent a Google API block! (RSS-Feeds)"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "3a800065-971b-4f37-bc3f-9c8ade78217e",
"name": "Delete News",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets",
"onError": "continueRegularOutput",
"position": [
260,
460
],
"parameters": {
"operation": "delete",
"sheetName": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "list",
"value": "gid=0",
"cachedResultUrl": "https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1iFwBIRDfUEZFACoL4bXfeT4Ot2i5vWfEew69fYRfz0A/edit#gid=0",
"cachedResultName": "Tabellenblatt1"
},
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"mode": "list",
"value": "1iFwBIRDfUEZFACoL4bXfeT4Ot2i5vWfEew69fYRfz0A",
"cachedResultUrl": "https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1iFwBIRDfUEZFACoL4bXfeT4Ot2i5vWfEew69fYRfz0A/edit?usp=drivesdk",
"cachedResultName": "RSS-Feeds"
},
"startIndex": "={{ $json.rowNumber }}"
},
"credentials": {
"googleSheetsOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 4.5,
"alwaysOutputData": false
},
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"name": "Read News",
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"onError": "continueErrorOutput",
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"parameters": {
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"general": "FORMATTED_VALUE"
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"cachedResultName": "RSS-Feeds"
}
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"credentials": {
"googleSheetsOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 4.5,
"alwaysOutputData": false
},
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"name": "Save News",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets",
"onError": "continueRegularOutput",
"position": [
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],
"parameters": {
"columns": {
"value": {
"id": "={{ $json.id }}",
"title": "={{ $json.title }}",
"output": "={{ $json.output }}",
"pubDate": "={{ $json.pubDate }}",
"Category": "={{ $json.tags }}"
},
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{
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"canBeUsedToMatch": true
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{
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"display": true,
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"defaultMatch": false,
"canBeUsedToMatch": true
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{
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"display": true,
"required": false,
"displayName": "pubDate",
"defaultMatch": false,
"canBeUsedToMatch": true
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{
"id": "Category",
"type": "string",
"display": true,
"required": false,
"displayName": "Category",
"defaultMatch": false,
"canBeUsedToMatch": true
}
],
"mappingMode": "defineBelow",
"matchingColumns": [
"id"
],
"attemptToConvertTypes": false,
"convertFieldsToString": false
},
"options": {
"useAppend": true
},
"operation": "appendOrUpdate",
"sheetName": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "list",
"value": "gid=0",
"cachedResultUrl": "https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1iFwBIRDfUEZFACoL4bXfeT4Ot2i5vWfEew69fYRfz0A/edit#gid=0",
"cachedResultName": "Tabellenblatt1"
},
"documentId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "list",
"value": "1iFwBIRDfUEZFACoL4bXfeT4Ot2i5vWfEew69fYRfz0A",
"cachedResultUrl": "https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1iFwBIRDfUEZFACoL4bXfeT4Ot2i5vWfEew69fYRfz0A/edit?usp=drivesdk",
"cachedResultName": "RSS-Feeds"
}
},
"credentials": {
"googleSheetsOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 4.5,
"alwaysOutputData": true
},
{
"id": "d3224fc9-d7a7-47c1-9db2-8615499e1124",
"name": "Read Links",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets",
"onError": "continueErrorOutput",
"position": [
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220
],
"parameters": {
"options": {
"outputFormatting": {
"values": {
"date": "FORMATTED_STRING",
"general": "FORMATTED_VALUE"
}
},
"dataLocationOnSheet": {
"values": {
"rangeDefinition": "detectAutomatically"
}
}
},
"sheetName": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "list",
"value": "gid=0",
"cachedResultUrl": "https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12p3M0Umh_Xlpm4Y04IpOFqE8YOJcCd97wPJNv80X8u4/edit#gid=0",
"cachedResultName": "Tabellenblatt1"
},
"documentId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "list",
"value": "12p3M0Umh_Xlpm4Y04IpOFqE8YOJcCd97wPJNv80X8u4",
"cachedResultUrl": "https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12p3M0Umh_Xlpm4Y04IpOFqE8YOJcCd97wPJNv80X8u4/edit?usp=drivesdk",
"cachedResultName": "RSS-Links"
}
},
"credentials": {
"googleSheetsOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 4.5
}
],
"connections": {
"RSS": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Loop Over Items1",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Code": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Loop Over Items",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Wait": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Loop Over Items",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Code1": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Loop Over Items2",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Wait1": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Loop Over Items2",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Wait2": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Read News",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Markdown": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Save News",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Read News": {
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[
{
"node": "Code1",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[]
]
},
"Save News": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Wait",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Read Links": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Loop Over Items1",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[]
]
},
"Delete News": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Wait1",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Edit Fields": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Code",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Loop Over Items": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Wait2",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "Markdown",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Loop Over Items1": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Edit Fields",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "RSS",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Loop Over Items2": {
"main": [
[],
[
{
"node": "Delete News",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Schedule Trigger": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Read Links",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
}
}
}
Credentials you'll need
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googleSheetsOAuth2Api
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How this works
This workflow automates the monitoring of RSS feeds to deliver timely updates directly into your Google Sheets, saving hours of manual checking and ensuring you never miss critical news or content changes. It's ideal for content creators, researchers, or teams tracking industry trends who need structured data without constant oversight. The key step involves using the RSS Feed Read node to pull in fresh articles, followed by a split-in-batches loop that processes and appends them to your sheet in an organised format.
Use this workflow for daily or weekly RSS aggregation from multiple sources, such as news sites or blogs, when you want automated, spreadsheet-ready outputs. Avoid it for real-time alerts, where webhooks or instant triggers would be better, or if your feeds exceed thousands of items, as the batch processing might require scaling. Common variations include adding email notifications after sheet updates or filtering content by keywords before insertion.
About this workflow
Wait Code. Uses scheduleTrigger, markdown, splitInBatches, rssFeedRead. Scheduled trigger; 23 nodes.
Source: https://github.com/Zie619/n8n-workflows — original creator credit. Request a take-down →
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