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n8n canvas: hourly schedule, RSS feed read, remove seen items, Slack post and sheet log
Price
Free
Difficulty
Beginner
Updated
November 6, 2026

Overview

Every hour the workflow reads an RSS feed, such as the feed from a mentions search. Each item's link is checked against the items seen on earlier runs, so repeats are dropped.

New items are posted to a Slack channel with their title and link, and written to a Google Sheet with the publish date. The sheet gives you a record you can sort and review later.

Useful for

  • Watch what is said about your brand without reloading a search page
  • Share new mentions with the team in one channel
  • Keep a dated log of coverage in a sheet

What's included

  • An n8n workflow with 5 nodes, ready to import
  • Trigger: Every hour
  • Connects RSS, Slack, Sheets
  • Sticky notes on the canvas that explain what to set up
  • No credentials inside: you connect your own accounts

How to use it

  1. 1

    Download the workflow JSON.

  2. 2

    In n8n, create a workflow, open the … menu, choose Import from File and select the JSON.

  3. 3

    Replace the example feed URL on Mentions feed with your own RSS feed.

  4. 4

    Connect Slack and Google Sheets, and pick your channel and sheet.

  5. 5

    Click Execute workflow twice to test (the second run should post nothing new), then activate.

What you need

Requirements

  • An n8n instance (cloud or self-hosted, version 1.x)
  • An RSS feed of mentions, a Slack workspace and a Google Sheet

Works with

  • n8n 1.x (cloud or self-hosted)

Questions

Is this n8n workflow free?

Yes. Download the JSON and import it into your own n8n. There is no sign-up and no cost.

Does it include any credentials?

No. The file has no keys or tokens. Connect your own Slack and Google Sheets accounts after importing.

Can I check more often than hourly?

Yes. Change the Every hour node to minutes, but check how often your feed updates first.

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