Automated News Summarizer with GPT-4o + Email Delivery

How it Works

This workflow fetches top news headlines every 10 minutes from NewsAPI, summarizes them using OpenAI's GPT-4o model, and sends a concise email digest to a list of recipients defined in a Google Spreadsheet. It's ideal for anyone who wants to stay updated with the latest news in a short, digestible format.

🎯 Use Case

Professionals who want summarized daily news Newsletters or internal communication updates Teams that require contextual summaries of the latest events

Setup Instructions

1. Upload the Spreadsheet File name: Emails Column: Email with recipient addresses
2. Configure Google Sheets Nodes Connect your Google account to: Email List Send Email
3. Add API Credentials NewsAPI Key** → for fetching top headlines OpenAI API Key** → for summarizing headlines Gmail Account** → for sending the email digest
4. Activate the Workflow Once active, the workflow runs every 10 minutes via a cron trigger Summarized news is sent to the list of emails in the spreadsheet

🔁 Workflow Logic

Trigger: Every 10 minutes via Cron Fetch News: HTTP request to NewsAPI for top headlines Summarize: Headlines are passed to OpenAI's GPT-4o for 5-bullet summary Read Recipients: Google Sheet is used to collect email recipients Send Email: Summary is formatted and sent via Gmail

🧩 Node Descriptions

| Node Name | Description | |-----------|-------------| | Cron | Triggers the workflow every 10 minutes. | | HTTP Request - NewsAPI | Fetches top news headlines using NewsAPI. | | Set | Formats or structures raw news data before processing. | | AI Agent | Summarizes the news content using OpenAI into 5 bullet points. | | Email List | Reads recipient email addresses from the 'Emails' Google Spreadsheet. | | Send Email | Sends the email digest to all recipients using Gmail. |

🛠️ Customization Tips

Modify the AI prompt for tone, length, or content type Send summaries to Slack, Telegram, or Notion instead of Gmail Adjust cron interval for more/less frequent updates Change email formatting (HTML vs plain text)

📎 Required Files

| File Name | Purpose | |-----------|---------| | Emails spreadsheet | Google Sheet containing the list of email recipients | | daily_news.json | Main n8n workflow file to automate daily news digest |

🧪 Testing Tips

Add 1–2 test email addresses in your spreadsheet Temporarily change the Cron node to run every minute for testing Check email inbox for delivery and formatting Inspect the execution logs for API errors or formatting issues

🏷 Suggested Tags & Categories

#News #OpenAI #Automation #Email #Digest #Marketing