This document outlines the functionality and characteristics of the Scrape Hacker News node, which enables automated content retrieval from Hacker News.

Node Inputs

Optional Fields

  • Query: Keywords to filter news articles by title
  • Num Pages: Number of pages to scrape (maximum: 5)

Node Output

  • Post Titles: List of matching article titles
  • Post Links: List of corresponding article URLs

Node Functionality

The Scrape Hacker News node retrieves and filters content from Hacker News.

Key features include:

  • Keyword-based filtering
  • Multi-page scraping
  • Front page focus
  • Title and URL extraction
  • Automatic content parsing

When To Use

The Scrape Hacker News node is valuable for tech news monitoring. Common use cases include:

  • Tech Monitoring: Track specific technology trends
  • Market Research: Follow startup and industry news
  • Competition Analysis: Monitor tech landscape
  • Content Curation: Gather relevant tech articles

Some specific examples:

  • Tracking AI/ML developments
  • Monitoring startup funding news
  • Following specific tech company mentions
  • Gathering programming language discussions

Important Considerations:

  1. Maximum 5 pages per request
  2. Results are in chronological order

In summary, the Scrape Hacker News node provides efficient tech news monitoring through automated content filtering and retrieval from Hacker News.

This document outlines the functionality and characteristics of the Scrape Hacker News node, which enables automated content retrieval from Hacker News.

Node Inputs

Optional Fields

  • Query: Keywords to filter news articles by title
  • Num Pages: Number of pages to scrape (maximum: 5)

Node Output

  • Post Titles: List of matching article titles
  • Post Links: List of corresponding article URLs

Node Functionality

The Scrape Hacker News node retrieves and filters content from Hacker News.

Key features include:

  • Keyword-based filtering
  • Multi-page scraping
  • Front page focus
  • Title and URL extraction
  • Automatic content parsing

When To Use

The Scrape Hacker News node is valuable for tech news monitoring. Common use cases include:

  • Tech Monitoring: Track specific technology trends
  • Market Research: Follow startup and industry news
  • Competition Analysis: Monitor tech landscape
  • Content Curation: Gather relevant tech articles

Some specific examples:

  • Tracking AI/ML developments
  • Monitoring startup funding news
  • Following specific tech company mentions
  • Gathering programming language discussions

Important Considerations:

  1. Maximum 5 pages per request
  2. Results are in chronological order

In summary, the Scrape Hacker News node provides efficient tech news monitoring through automated content filtering and retrieval from Hacker News.