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Scrape and summarize posts of a news site without RSS feed

Started by a clock, and works across NocoDB. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 18 steps: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenAI

18 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
0Branches: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
1Service it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Model 2Logic 12Service 3

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

  1. 1Schedule Trigger each weekSchedule triggerStarts it
  2. 2Retrieve the web page for further processsingHttp RequestService
  3. 3Extract the HTML with the right css classHtmlLogic
  4. 4Extract dateHtmlLogic
  5. 5Create single link itemsItem ListsLogic
  6. 6Create single date itemsItem ListsLogic
  7. 7Merge date & linksMergeLogic
  8. 8Select posts of last 7 daysCodeLogic
  9. 9Merge Content with Date & LinkMergeLogic
  10. 10HTTP Request1Http RequestService
  11. 11SummaryOpen AiModel
  12. 12KeywordsOpen AiModel
  13. 13Merge ChatGPT output with Date & LinkMergeLogic
  14. 14Extract individual postsHtmlLogic
  15. 15Rename SummarySetLogic
  16. 16Rename keywordsSetLogic
  17. 17NocoDB news databaseNoco DbService
  18. 18MergeMergeLogic

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
18
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
NocoDB
Model
OpenAI

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own NocoDB account, and a key for OpenAI. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on a clock.

Does it use AI?

Yes. It calls OpenAI. Model calls are billed by the provider, not by n8n.

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 18 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 18 steps before you point it at anything that matters.