Automation library · Alerts and monitoring

Monitor RSS feeds with Apify

Started by a clock, and works across Apify and n8n data table. 9 steps, 2 branches: a working afternoon to understand properly.

Medium

9 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
2Branches: places the flow splits
0Loops 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. 1When Every HourSchedule triggerStarts it
  2. 2Run RSS Monitoring TaskApifyService
  3. 3If Default Dataset ExistsIfLogic
  4. 4Fetch Dataset RecordsApifyService
  5. 5Report No Dataset FoundCodeLogic
  6. 6Process Dataset RecordsCodeLogic
  7. 7If Records ExistIfLogic
  8. 8Upsert RSS ItemsData TableService
  9. 9Report Ingestion OutcomeCodeLogic

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
9, with 2 branches
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Apify, n8n data table
Model
None. This is plumbing, not judgement

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Apify account. 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.