This automated workflow scrapes and processes the monthly Who is Hiring thread from Hacker News, transforming raw job listings into structured data for analysis or integration with other systems. Perfect for job seekers, recruiters, or anyone looking to monitor tech job market trends.
## How it works
- Automatically fetches the latest Who is Hiring thread from Hacker News
- Extracts and cleans relevant job posting data using the HN API
- Splits and processes individual job listings into structured format
- Parses key information like location, role, requirements, and company details
- Outputs clean, structured data ready for analysis or export
## Set up steps
1. Configure API access to [Hacker News](https://github.com/HackerNews/API) (no authentication required)
2. Follow the steps to get your cURL command from [https://hn.algolia.com/](https://hn.algolia.com/)
3. Set up desired output format (JSON structured data or custom format)
4. Optional: Configure additional parsing rules for specific job listing information
5. Optional: Set up integration with preferred storage or analysis tools
The workflow transforms unstructured job listings into clean, structured data following this pattern:
- Input: Raw HN thread comments
- Process: Extract, clean, and parse text
- Output: Structured job listing data
This template saves hours of manual work collecting and organizing job listings, making it easier to track and analyze tech job opportunities from Hacker News's popular monthly hiring threads.
Platform
n8n
Category
Data & Analytics
Price
Free
Creator
Julian Kaiser
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How to import this workflow into n8n
1Purchase or download the workflow to get the n8n workflow JSON file.
2In your n8n instance, open Workflows and choose "Import from File" (or paste the JSON with Ctrl+V on the canvas).
3Open each node marked with a credential warning and connect your own accounts and API keys.
4Run the workflow once manually to verify the data flow, then toggle it to Active.