Hacker News to Video Template

Inside this workflow

Overview

Fetch trending Hacker News stories, transform into video scripts, manage media assets in S3 or OneDrive, and orchestrate publishing with scheduled waits. Automates story discovery and scripting for news-driven video creators. Nodes & apps: Webhook trigger, If conditional routing, AWS S3 for asset storage, Microsoft OneDrive integration, HTTP requests for APIs, Wait nodes for scheduling. Credentials needed: 1. AWS S3 credentials (or OneDrive API) 2. Hacker News API (public, no auth) Setup steps: 1. Configure S3 or OneDrive for media storage 2. Set up AWS or OneDrive credentials 3. Configure Hacker News feed monitoring 4. Map video script template 5. Set asset naming and organization rules 6. Configure publishing schedule 7. Test with trending stories 8. Deploy automation Difficulty: Medium | Setup time: 20 minutes | Price: $39 | Nodes: 48 | Source: Zie619/n8n-workflows

What's included

Quickstart

1. 01

   Download the JSON

   With an active Library Pass, download the workflow file right from this page or your dashboard.

2. 02

   Import into n8n

   Choose Import from File and select the downloaded JSON. The full agent graph appears, ready to configure.

3. 03

   Plug in credentials

   Each integration node prompts for credentials on first run. The setup guide lists every credential the agent expects.

4. 04

   Activate and test

   Run once with sample input, confirm the expected output, then flip the activate toggle.

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