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Automated News Summarizer with GPT-4o + Email Delivery

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Created by: Amit Mehta || amitswba

Amit Mehta

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Last update 8 days ago

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How it Works

This workflow fetches top news headlines every 10 minutes from NewsAPI, summarizes them using OpenAI's GPT-4o model, and sends a concise email digest to a list of recipients defined in a Google Spreadsheet. It's ideal for anyone who wants to stay updated with the latest news in a short, digestible format.

🎯 Use Case

  • Professionals who want summarized daily news
  • Newsletters or internal communication updates
  • Teams that require contextual summaries of the latest events

Setup Instructions

1. Upload the Spreadsheet

  • File name: Emails
  • Column: Email with recipient addresses

2. Configure Google Sheets Nodes

  • Connect your Google account to:
    • Email List
    • Send Email

3. Add API Credentials

  • NewsAPI Key → for fetching top headlines
  • OpenAI API Key → for summarizing headlines
  • Gmail Account → for sending the email digest

4. Activate the Workflow

  • Once active, the workflow runs every 10 minutes via a cron trigger
  • Summarized news is sent to the list of emails in the spreadsheet

🔁 Workflow Logic

  1. Trigger: Every 10 minutes via Cron
  2. Fetch News: HTTP request to NewsAPI for top headlines
  3. Summarize: Headlines are passed to OpenAI's GPT-4o for 5-bullet summary
  4. Read Recipients: Google Sheet is used to collect email recipients
  5. Send Email: Summary is formatted and sent via Gmail

🧩 Node Descriptions

Node Name Description
Cron Triggers the workflow every 10 minutes.
HTTP Request - NewsAPI Fetches top news headlines using NewsAPI.
Set Formats or structures raw news data before processing.
AI Agent Summarizes the news content using OpenAI into 5 bullet points.
Email List Reads recipient email addresses from the 'Emails' Google Spreadsheet.
Send Email Sends the email digest to all recipients using Gmail.

🛠️ Customization Tips

  • Modify the AI prompt for tone, length, or content type
  • Send summaries to Slack, Telegram, or Notion instead of Gmail
  • Adjust cron interval for more/less frequent updates
  • Change email formatting (HTML vs plain text)

📎 Required Files

File Name Purpose
Emails spreadsheet Google Sheet containing the list of email recipients
daily_news.json Main n8n workflow file to automate daily news digest

🧪 Testing Tips

  • Add 1–2 test email addresses in your spreadsheet
  • Temporarily change the Cron node to run every minute for testing
  • Check email inbox for delivery and formatting
  • Inspect the execution logs for API errors or formatting issues

🏷 Suggested Tags & Categories

#News #OpenAI #Automation #Email #Digest #Marketing