Automated Daily Hacker News Trending Notifications

This workflow is ideal for:

• Developers looking to automate email notifications based on web data.
• Marketers who want to keep track of trending topics and engage with their audience through timely updates.
• Data Analysts who need to extract and analyze data from websites on a regular basis.
• Business Owners wanting to stay informed about industry trends without manual effort.

This workflow addresses the challenge of manually tracking and notifying users about trending topics on platforms like Hacker News. By automating the process, it ensures that users receive timely notifications about relevant content, enhancing their engagement and decision-making without the need for constant manual oversight.

1. Cron Node: Triggers the workflow daily at 1 PM to start the process.
2. HTTP Request Node: Fetches the latest data from Hacker News by sending a request to https://news.ycombinator.com/.
3. HTML Extract Items Node: Parses the returned HTML to extract individual items, specifically the elements that represent posts on Hacker News.
4. HTML Extract Data Node: Further processes the extracted items to obtain specific details such as:
   • Title of the post
   • URL linking to the post
   • Rank indicating the position of the post
5. IF Node: Checks if any of the extracted titles contain the phrase 'Show HN:' to filter the relevant posts.
6. Function Node: Constructs the email content by compiling the titles, ranks, and URLs of the filtered posts into a formatted message.
7. Send Email Node: Sends out the compiled email to notify users about the trending 'Show HN' posts.