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Google Calendar and Hacker News integration

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How to connect Google Calendar 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.

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

Step 2: Add and configure Google Calendar and Hacker News nodes

You can find Google Calendar and Hacker News in the nodes panel. Drag them onto your workflow canvas, selecting their actions. Click each node, choose a credential, and authenticate to grant n8n access. Configure Google Calendar and Hacker News nodes one by one: input data on the left, parameters in the middle, and output data on the right.

Google Calendar and Hacker News integration: Add and configure Google Calendar and Hacker News nodes

Step 3: Connect Google Calendar and Hacker News

A connection establishes a link between Google Calendar and Hacker News (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.

Google Calendar and Hacker News integration: Connect Google Calendar and Hacker News

Step 4: Customize and extend your Google Calendar and Hacker News 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 Google Calendar and Hacker News with any of n8n’s 1000+ integrations, and incorporate advanced AI logic into your workflows.

Google Calendar and Hacker News integration: Customize and extend your Google Calendar and Hacker News integration

Step 5: Test and activate your Google Calendar and Hacker News workflow

Save and run the workflow to see if everything works as expected. Based on your configuration, data should flow from Google Calendar 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.

Google Calendar and Hacker News integration: Test and activate your Google Calendar and Hacker News workflow

Build your own Google Calendar and Hacker News integration

Create custom Google Calendar 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.

Google Calendar supported actions

Availability
If a time-slot is available in a calendar
Create
Add a event to calendar
Delete
Delete an event
Get
Retrieve an event
Get Many
Retrieve many events from a calendar
Update
Update an event

Hacker News supported actions

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

Google Calendar and Hacker News integration details

integrationGoogle Calendar node
Google Calendar

Google Calendar is a time-management and calendar service created by Google Workspace. It helps you schedule and organize events and meetings, send notifications, and synchronize with your team. It is widely used by both individuals and organizations.

Use case

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