Automation library · Alerts and monitoring

AI-powered news monitoring with Linkup and Airtable

Started by a clock, and works across Airtable and Slack. 9 steps, 2 loops or waits: a working afternoon to understand properly.

Medium

9 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
0Branches: places the flow splits
2Loops or waits
2Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Logic 5Service 3

The steps in the order they run, from what starts it.

  1. 1Schedule TriggerSchedule triggerStarts it
  2. 2Set news parametersSetLogic
  3. 3Query Linkup for newsHttp RequestService
  4. 4Split out newsSplit OutLogic
  5. 5Loop Over ItemsSplit In BatchesLogic
  6. 6Aggregate in 1 itemAggregateLogic
  7. 7Store one newsAirtableService
  8. 8Notify in SlackSlackService
  9. 9WaitWaitLogic

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
9, 2 loops or waits
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Airtable, Slack
Model
None. This is plumbing, not judgement

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Airtable and Slack accounts. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on a clock.

Does it use AI?

No. Every step is fixed logic or a call to a service, so it does the same thing every time.

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 9 steps is enough that you should read each one before running it.

How do I import it?

Copy the workflow, open a new workflow in n8n and paste. The steps appear on the canvas, ready for your own accounts.

Before you run it

Nothing here has been tested by us. It is somebody's working automation, read and described from its own steps. Treat the connections it wants as a list of accounts it will touch, and read the 9 steps before you point it at anything that matters.