Automated RSS Subscription Content Collection and Management Workflow
This workflow automates the management of RSS subscription content by regularly reading links from Google Sheets, fetching the latest news, and extracting key information. It filters content from the last three days and saves it while deleting outdated information to maintain data relevance and cleanliness. By controlling access frequency appropriately, it avoids API request overload, enhancing user efficiency in media monitoring, market research, and other areas, helping users easily grasp industry trends.
Workflow Name
Automated RSS Subscription Content Collection and Management Workflow
Key Features and Highlights
This workflow automatically and periodically reads RSS subscription links stored in Google Sheets, fetches the latest news or content items, extracts key information (such as title, link, publication date, content, and tags), and saves content published within the last 3 days back into Google Sheets. Simultaneously, it automatically cleans up outdated content (older than 3 days) from Google Sheets to maintain data freshness and tidiness. The entire process incorporates appropriate wait times to avoid Google API rate limiting.
Core Problems Addressed
- Automates bulk retrieval of multi-source RSS subscription content, reducing manual checking and updating efforts
- Effectively filters out expired content to prevent information redundancy and improve data management efficiency
- Uses batch processing and delayed operations to prevent Google Sheets API overload and access interruptions
- Consolidates all RSS content into Google Sheets for easy subsequent review and analysis
Application Scenarios
- Media monitoring and news aggregation, helping editorial teams or content departments stay updated on industry trends in real time
- Market research and competitive intelligence gathering, automatically organizing information from multiple channels
- Backend data updates for personalized content delivery systems
- Any business or individual user requiring regular updates and management of RSS subscription content
Main Workflow Steps
- Scheduled Trigger: The workflow runs automatically daily, reading the list of RSS subscription links from a specified Google Sheets spreadsheet
- Iterative Fetching: Fetches the latest content list from each RSS link
- Data Transformation: Extracts fields such as news ID, title, content, publication date, and tags from each item
- Time Filtering: Filters content published within the last 3 days, excluding older data
- Content Saving: Writes the filtered content entries into Google Sheets, supporting append or update operations
- Old Data Retrieval: Reads all existing content from Google Sheets and identifies entries older than 3 days
- Old Data Deletion: Deletes expired content entries one by one to maintain data relevance
- Throttling Waits: Inserts delays during write and delete operations to prevent exceeding Google API call limits
Involved Systems or Services
- Google Sheets: Core platform for managing RSS links and storing content
- RSS Feed Reader (n8n built-in node): Implements RSS content fetching
- JavaScript Code Node: Executes time filtering and data processing logic
- Schedule Trigger: Enables daily automatic execution
- Wait Node: Controls operation frequency to avoid API rate limiting
Target Users and Value
- Content operators and editorial teams automating industry news collection and management
- Market analysts, product managers, and other roles requiring real-time information support
- Individuals or organizations maintaining large numbers of RSS subscription sources with regular updates
- Tech enthusiasts seeking to improve information processing efficiency through low-code automation tools
By efficiently automating the management of RSS subscription content, this workflow significantly reduces manual maintenance workload, ensures information freshness and orderliness, and helps users focus on core business and decision-making.