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Automate news monitoring with Airtable, Slack, and JavaScript

This Latenode automation template provides a fully automated system for monitoring news on any topic you choose.

It leverages Linkup's AI-powered web search to find recent, relevant articles, extracts key information like the title, date, and summary, and then neatly organizes everything in an Airtable base. Stop manually searching for updates and let this workflow deliver a curated news digest directly to your own database, complete with a Slack notification to let you know when it's done.

Updated Apr 6, 2026Est. run: 26sEst. cost: $0.0703
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Workflow preview

What this template does

  • Automatically searches the web for news articles on a chosen topic using Linkup's AI-powered search
  • Extracts key details like title, date, and summary from the articles
  • Organizes the news in an Airtable base for easy access and review
  • Sends a Slack notification when the news digest is ready
  • Provides a curated, up-to-date news source in a centralized database

How it works

1
Trigger

Set news parameters

Configure the news topic and date range you want to monitor using the JavaScript-based integration.

2
Action

Fetch news articles from Linkup

The Apify integration is used to search for and fetch relevant news articles based on the topic and date range specified in the previous step.

3
Logic

Split out individual news articles

The system splits the Linkup response into individual news items, processing each one separately in the next steps.

4
Action

Store news article in Airtable

For each news article, the Airtable integration is used to add the article details (title, date, summary, etc.) to the News table in your Airtable base.

5
Logic

Aggregate news digest

After processing all the individual news articles, the system combines them into a single news digest item.

6
Action

Notify in Slack

The system sends a message to the configured Slack channel to notify that the news digest is ready.

Setup guide

1

Configure Linkup credentials

Add your Linkup API credentials in the Latenode Credentials panel. You'll need to provide the API key to authenticate your Linkup integration.

2

Set up Airtable integration

In the Latenode builder, add an Airtable node and configure the connection by selecting your Airtable base and the 'News' table where you want to store the news articles.

3

Configure Slack notifications

Add a Slack node to the workflow and select the channel where you want to receive the news digest notifications. Provide the Slack API token in the Latenode Credentials panel.

4

Define news search parameters

Use the 'Set' node to specify the news topic you want to monitor and the date range (e.g., last 7 days) for your search.

5

Schedule the workflow

Set up a recurring trigger in Latenode to run this workflow on a regular schedule, such as every 7 days at 5:30 PM.

Requirements

Create an Airtable base to store the news articles
Obtain an Airtable API key with write access to the base
Set up a Slack webhook URL to send notifications
Provide the target news topic(s) to search for

FAQ

Common questions about this template

Each run uses credits on your Latenode plan. We charge for processing time (1 credit = 30 seconds). Your actual cost depends on your plan and how long the run takes. See pricing plans for plans and how credits work.
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