n8n Integration

Use n8n to check for news, send alerts and create AI summaries with visual workflows.

Prerequisites

n8n account (self-hosted or n8n Cloud)
APITube API key (get one from your dashboard)

Setting Up APITube Credentials

Save your APITube API key in n8n:

In n8n, navigate to Credentials → Add credential
Select Header Auth from the credential types
Name it APITube API
Set Name to X-API-Key
Set Value to your API key from apitube.io
Click Save

TIP

When configuring HTTP Request nodes in the workflows below, set Authentication to Generic Credential Type, then select Header Auth and choose your APITube API credential.

API Endpoints Reference

Endpoint	Method	Description
`/v1/news/everything`	GET	Search all articles with 50+ filters
`/v1/news/top-headlines`	GET	Headlines from highly ranked sources
`/v1/news/article`	GET	Get articles by ID
`/v1/news/story/:articleId`	GET	Get related articles for a story
`/v1/news/trends`	GET	Trending subjects and article counts

Base URL: https://api.apitube.io

Full list of endpoints and parameters: Endpoints | Parameters

Workflow 1: News Monitoring

Monitor news by keywords, categories, or sources on a schedule.

How it works:

Schedule Trigger runs every 15 minutes
HTTP Request searches APITube for new articles
IF node filters results by condition (e.g., sentiment score)
Results are saved to Google Sheets (or any destination)

n8n workflow JSON:

json

{
  "name": "APITube — News Monitoring",
  "nodes": [
    {
      "parameters": {
        "rule": {
          "interval": [
            {
              "field": "minutes",
              "minutesInterval": 15
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger",
      "typeVersion": 1.2,
      "position": [0, 0],
      "id": "schedule-trigger",
      "name": "Every 15 minutes"
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "url": "https://api.apitube.io/v1/news/everything",
        "authentication": "genericCredentialType",
        "genericAuthType": "httpHeaderAuth",
        "sendQuery": true,
        "queryParameters": {
          "parameters": [
            { "name": "title", "value": "artificial intelligence" },
            { "name": "language.code", "value": "en" },
            { "name": "published_at.start", "value": "={{ $now.minus(15, 'minutes').toISO() }}" },
            { "name": "per_page", "value": "50" },
            { "name": "sort.by", "value": "published_at" },
            { "name": "sort.order", "value": "desc" }
          ]
        },
        "options": {
          "response": {
            "response": {
              "responseFormat": "json"
            }
          }
        }
      },
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
      "typeVersion": 4.2,
      "position": [220, 0],
      "id": "http-request",
      "name": "Search APITube",
      "credentials": {
        "httpHeaderAuth": {
          "id": "YOUR_CREDENTIAL_ID",
          "name": "APITube API"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "fieldToSplitOut": "results",
        "options": {}
      },
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.splitOut",
      "typeVersion": 1,
      "position": [440, 0],
      "id": "split-articles",
      "name": "Split Articles"
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "conditions": {
          "options": {
            "caseSensitive": true,
            "leftValue": "",
            "typeValidation": "strict"
          },
          "conditions": [
            {
              "id": "condition-sentiment",
              "leftValue": "={{ $json.sentiment.overall.score }}",
              "rightValue": 0,
              "operator": {
                "type": "number",
                "operation": "gte"
              }
            }
          ],
          "combinator": "and"
        },
        "options": {}
      },
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.if",
      "typeVersion": 2.2,
      "position": [660, 0],
      "id": "filter-positive",
      "name": "Positive Sentiment?"
    }
  ],
  "connections": {
    "Every 15 minutes": {
      "main": [[{ "node": "Search APITube", "type": "main", "index": 0 }]]
    },
    "Search APITube": {
      "main": [[{ "node": "Split Articles", "type": "main", "index": 0 }]]
    },
    "Split Articles": {
      "main": [[{ "node": "Positive Sentiment?", "type": "main", "index": 0 }]]
    }
  },
  "pinData": {},
  "settings": {
    "executionOrder": "v1"
  },
  "staticData": null,
  "tags": [],
  "triggerCount": 0
}

To import: Copy the JSON above, open n8n, click ⋮ → Import from JSON, paste, and update the credential ID.

Customization tips:

Change title parameter to monitor different keywords
Add category.id to filter by category (see list of categories)
Add source.country.code to filter by country (e.g., us, gb)
Use entity.id or person.name to follow news about a person, company or other subject

Workflow 2: News to Slack / Telegram

Send news alerts to your team's Slack channel or Telegram group.

How it works:

Schedule Trigger runs every 30 minutes
HTTP Request fetches latest articles from APITube
Split In Batches processes articles one by one
Slack/Telegram node sends a formatted message with title, source, and link

n8n workflow JSON (Slack):

json

{
  "name": "APITube — News to Slack",
  "nodes": [
    {
      "parameters": {
        "rule": {
          "interval": [
            {
              "field": "minutes",
              "minutesInterval": 30
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger",
      "typeVersion": 1.2,
      "position": [0, 0],
      "id": "schedule-trigger",
      "name": "Every 30 minutes"
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "url": "https://api.apitube.io/v1/news/everything",
        "authentication": "genericCredentialType",
        "genericAuthType": "httpHeaderAuth",
        "sendQuery": true,
        "queryParameters": {
          "parameters": [
            { "name": "title", "value": "startup funding" },
            { "name": "language.code", "value": "en" },
            { "name": "published_at.start", "value": "={{ $now.minus(30, 'minutes').toISO() }}" },
            { "name": "per_page", "value": "10" },
            { "name": "sort.by", "value": "published_at" },
            { "name": "sort.order", "value": "desc" }
          ]
        },
        "options": {
          "response": {
            "response": {
              "responseFormat": "json"
            }
          }
        }
      },
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
      "typeVersion": 4.2,
      "position": [220, 0],
      "id": "http-request",
      "name": "Search APITube",
      "credentials": {
        "httpHeaderAuth": {
          "id": "YOUR_CREDENTIAL_ID",
          "name": "APITube API"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "fieldToSplitOut": "results",
        "options": {}
      },
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.splitOut",
      "typeVersion": 1,
      "position": [440, 0],
      "id": "split-articles",
      "name": "Split Articles"
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "select": "channel",
        "channelId": {
          "__rl": true,
          "value": "YOUR_CHANNEL_ID",
          "mode": "id"
        },
        "messageType": "block",
        "blocksUi": {
          "blocksValues": [
            {
              "type": "section",
              "fields": {
                "values": [
                  {
                    "textType": "mrkdwn",
                    "text": "=*<{{ $json.href }}|{{ $json.title }}>*\n_{{ $json.source.domain }}_ • {{ $json.published_at }}\n{{ $json.description }}"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.slack",
      "typeVersion": 2.2,
      "position": [660, 0],
      "id": "slack-message",
      "name": "Send to Slack",
      "credentials": {
        "slackApi": {
          "id": "YOUR_SLACK_CREDENTIAL_ID",
          "name": "Slack"
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "connections": {
    "Every 30 minutes": {
      "main": [[{ "node": "Search APITube", "type": "main", "index": 0 }]]
    },
    "Search APITube": {
      "main": [[{ "node": "Split Articles", "type": "main", "index": 0 }]]
    },
    "Split Articles": {
      "main": [[{ "node": "Send to Slack", "type": "main", "index": 0 }]]
    }
  },
  "pinData": {},
  "settings": {
    "executionOrder": "v1"
  },
  "staticData": null,
  "tags": [],
  "triggerCount": 0
}

For Telegram: Replace the Slack node with a Telegram node:

Use Telegram node → Send Message
Set Chat ID to your group/channel ID
Set Text to: ={{ $json.title }}\n{{ $json.source.domain }} • {{ $json.published_at }}\n{{ $json.href }}

Workflow 3: AI News Digest

Use AI to summarise each day's news and email the summary.

How it works:

Schedule Trigger runs once a day (e.g., 8:00 AM)
HTTP Request fetches top headlines from APITube
Code node formats articles into a readable list
OpenAI node summarizes the news into a concise digest
Gmail node sends the digest to your email

n8n workflow JSON:

json

{
  "name": "APITube — AI News Digest",
  "nodes": [
    {
      "parameters": {
        "rule": {
          "interval": [
            {
              "field": "cronExpression",
              "expression": "0 8 * * *"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger",
      "typeVersion": 1.2,
      "position": [0, 0],
      "id": "schedule-trigger",
      "name": "Daily at 8 AM"
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "url": "https://api.apitube.io/v1/news/top-headlines",
        "authentication": "genericCredentialType",
        "genericAuthType": "httpHeaderAuth",
        "sendQuery": true,
        "queryParameters": {
          "parameters": [
            { "name": "language.code", "value": "en" },
            { "name": "published_at.start", "value": "={{ $now.minus(1, 'days').toISO() }}" },
            { "name": "per_page", "value": "20" },
            { "name": "sort.by", "value": "published_at" },
            { "name": "sort.order", "value": "desc" }
          ]
        },
        "options": {
          "response": {
            "response": {
              "responseFormat": "json"
            }
          }
        }
      },
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
      "typeVersion": 4.2,
      "position": [220, 0],
      "id": "http-request",
      "name": "Get Top Headlines",
      "credentials": {
        "httpHeaderAuth": {
          "id": "YOUR_CREDENTIAL_ID",
          "name": "APITube API"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "jsCode": "const articles = $input.first().json.results || [];\nconst formatted = articles.map((a, i) => \n  `${i + 1}. ${a.title} (${a.source.domain})\\n   ${a.href}\\n   ${a.description || ''}`\n).join('\\n\\n');\n\nreturn [{ json: { articlesList: formatted, count: articles.length } }];"
      },
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
      "typeVersion": 2,
      "position": [440, 0],
      "id": "format-articles",
      "name": "Format Articles"
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "resource": "chat",
        "operation": "message",
        "model": {
          "__rl": true,
          "value": "gpt-4o-mini",
          "mode": "list"
        },
        "messages": {
          "values": [
            {
              "content": "=You are a professional news editor. Summarize the following {{ $json.count }} news articles into a concise daily digest. Group by topic, highlight the most important stories, and keep it under 500 words.\n\n{{ $json.articlesList }}"
            }
          ]
        },
        "options": {}
      },
      "type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.openAi",
      "typeVersion": 1.8,
      "position": [660, 0],
      "id": "openai-summarize",
      "name": "AI Summarize",
      "credentials": {
        "openAiApi": {
          "id": "YOUR_OPENAI_CREDENTIAL_ID",
          "name": "OpenAI"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "sendTo": "[email protected]",
        "subject": "=Daily News Digest — {{ $now.format('yyyy-MM-dd') }}",
        "emailType": "text",
        "message": "={{ $json.message.content }}"
      },
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.gmail",
      "typeVersion": 2.1,
      "position": [880, 0],
      "id": "send-email",
      "name": "Send Email",
      "credentials": {
        "gmailOAuth2": {
          "id": "YOUR_GMAIL_CREDENTIAL_ID",
          "name": "Gmail"
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "connections": {
    "Daily at 8 AM": {
      "main": [[{ "node": "Get Top Headlines", "type": "main", "index": 0 }]]
    },
    "Get Top Headlines": {
      "main": [[{ "node": "Format Articles", "type": "main", "index": 0 }]]
    },
    "Format Articles": {
      "main": [[{ "node": "AI Summarize", "type": "main", "index": 0 }]]
    },
    "AI Summarize": {
      "main": [[{ "node": "Send Email", "type": "main", "index": 0 }]]
    }
  },
  "pinData": {},
  "settings": {
    "executionOrder": "v1"
  },
  "staticData": null,
  "tags": [],
  "triggerCount": 0
}

Tips & Tricks

Avoid duplicate articles: Use published_at.start with the n8n expression ={{ $now.minus(15, 'minutes').toISO() }} to only fetch articles since the last poll
Rate limits: APITube allows 50 requests per minute. Space your Schedule Triggers accordingly
Pagination: Use page parameter to fetch more results. Max per_page is 250 (10 on Free, 50 on Starter, 200 on Basic)
Export formats: Add export=csv or export=xlsx to get data in different formats
Skip articles already processed: Use n8n's Remove Duplicates node with href as the key field to avoid processing the same article twice

Next Steps

Common Workflows — more query examples
Parameters — full parameter reference
Endpoints — all available endpoints
API Reference — interactive API explorer

n8n Integration ​

Prerequisites ​

Setting Up APITube Credentials ​

API Endpoints Reference ​

Workflow 1: News Monitoring ​

Workflow 2: News to Slack / Telegram ​

Workflow 3: AI News Digest ​

Tips & Tricks ​

Next Steps ​

n8n Integration

Prerequisites

Setting Up APITube Credentials

API Endpoints Reference

Workflow 1: News Monitoring

Workflow 2: News to Slack / Telegram

Workflow 3: AI News Digest

Tips & Tricks

Next Steps