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Canvas and Hacker News integration

Save yourself the work of writing custom integrations for Canvas and Hacker News and use n8n instead. Build adaptable and scalable Utility, Communication, and Marketing workflows that work with your technology stack. All within a building experience you will love.

How to connect Canvas and Hacker News

  • Step 1: Create a new workflow
  • Step 2: Add and configure nodes
  • Step 3: Connect
  • Step 4: Customize and extend your integration
  • Step 5: Test and activate your workflow

Step 1: Create a new workflow and add the first step

In n8n, click the "Add workflow" button in the Workflows tab to create a new workflow. Add the starting point – a trigger on when your workflow should run: an app event, a schedule, a webhook call, another workflow, an AI chat, or a manual trigger. Sometimes, the HTTP Request node might already serve as your starting point.

Canvas and Hacker News integration: Create a new workflow and add the first step

Step 2: Add and configure Hacker News and Canvas nodes (using the HTTP Request node)

You can find the Hacker News node in the nodes panel and drag it onto your workflow canvas. To add the Canvas app to the workflow select the HTTP Request node and use the generic authentication method to make custom API calls to Canvas. Configure Canvas and Hacker News one by one: input data on the left, parameters in the middle, and output data on the right.

Hacker News and Canvas integration: Add and configure Hacker News and Canvas nodes

Step 3: Connect Hacker News and Canvas

A connection establishes a link between Hacker News and Canvas (or vice versa) to route data through the workflow. Data flows from the output of one node to the input of another. You can have single or multiple connections for each node.

Hacker News and Canvas integration: Connect Hacker News and Canvas

Step 4: Customize and extend your Hacker News and Canvas integration

Use n8n's core nodes such as If, Split Out, Merge, and others to transform and manipulate data. Write custom JavaScript or Python in the Code node and run it as a step in your workflow. Connect Hacker News and Canvas with any of n8n’s 1000+ integrations, and incorporate advanced AI logic into your workflows.

Hacker News and Canvas integration: Customize and extend your Hacker News and Canvas integration

Step 5: Test and activate your Canvas and Hacker News workflow

Save and run the workflow to see if everything works as expected. Based on your configuration, data should flow from Canvas to Hacker News or vice versa. Easily debug your workflow: you can check past executions to isolate and fix the mistake. Once you've tested everything, make sure to save your workflow and activate it.

Hacker News and Canvas integration: Test and activate your Hacker News and Canvas workflow

Build your own Canvas and Hacker News integration

Create custom Canvas and Hacker News workflows by choosing triggers and actions. Nodes come with global operations and settings, as well as app-specific parameters that can be configured. You can also use the HTTP Request node to query data from any app or service with a REST API.

Supported methods for Canvas

Delete
Get
Head
Options
Patch
Post
Put

Requires additional credentials set up

Use n8n’s HTTP Request node with a predefined or generic credential type to make custom API calls.

Hacker News supported actions

Get Many
Get many items
Get
Get a Hacker News article
Get
Get a Hacker News user

FAQs

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