Curate key RSS articles with OpenAI, save to Notion, and notify via Telegram

Think of this workflow as your personal news assistant that: Monitors multiple technology websites 24/7 Uses AI to read and understand each article Filters out low-quality content automatically. Saves the best articles to Notion with summaries. Sends you Telegram alerts for must-read content.

Prerequisites (What You Need Before Starting)

1. Notion Account (Free) Sign up at notion.so You'll store all curated articles here

2. OpenAI Account (Paid) Sign up at platform.openai.com Cost: $0.01-0.02 per article ($15-30/month for 50 articles/day) Needed for AI content analysis

3. Telegram Account (Free) Download Telegram app Needed for instant notifications

4. RSS Feed URLs (Free) Included: TechCrunch, Dev.to, The Verge Optional: Add your own favorite tech blogs

Step-by-Step Configuration

STEP 1: Create Your Notion Database

1.1 Create New Database Open Notion (notion.so) Click "+ New Page" Select "Table" view Name it "Content Curator"

1.2 Add Required Properties Click "+ New Property" and add each: Title** (Rich Text) - Already exists by default URL** (URL type) Summary** (Rich Text) Category** (Select) - Add options: Technology, AI, Business, DevOps, Other Tags** (Rich Text) Sentiment** (Select) - Add options: Positive, Neutral, Negative Priority** (Number) Source** (Rich Text) Published** (Date) Added Date** (Date) Status** (Select) - Add options: New, Read, Archived

1.3 Get Database ID Open your Notion database Click "Share" button (top right) Click "Copy Link" Extract the ID from URL: URL: https://www.notion.so/28e3a42420b2801e8ef5c680e49afc2e ID: 28e3a42420b2801e8ef5c680e49afc2e Save this ID - you'll need it multiple times

STEP 2: Create Notion Integration

2.1 Create Integration Go to: notion.so/my-integrations Click "+ New Integration" Name: "RSS Content Curator" Select your workspace Click "Submit" Copy the "Internal Integration Token" (starts with secret_) IMPORTANT: Save this token safely!

2.2 Connect Integration to Database Open your "Content Curator" database in Notion Click "•••" (three dots, top right) Scroll to "Add connections" Select "RSS Content Curator" Click "Confirm"

STEP 3: Set Up OpenAI

Go to: platform.openai.com Sign up or log in Add payment method (required) Navigate to: platform.openai.com/api-keys Click "+ Create new secret key" Name: "n8n-content-curator" Copy the key (starts with sk-) IMPORTANT: You can't see this key again - save it now!

STEP 4: Create Telegram Bot

4.1 Create the Bot Open Telegram app Search for "@BotFather" Start chat with BotFather Send: /newbot Follow prompts: Bot name: "My Content Curator" Username: "my_content_curator_bot" Copy the HTTP API token Save this token

4.2 Get Your Chat ID Search for your bot in Telegram Start a chat and send any message Open in browser: https://api.telegram.org/bot<YOUR_BOT_TOKEN>/getUpdates (Replace <YOUR_BOT_TOKEN> with your actual token) Find "chat":{"id": followed by a number Copy that number (e.g., 8346316847) Save this Chat ID

STEP 5: Import Workflow to n8n

Log in to n8n Click "Workflows" → "Add Workflow" Click three dots (⋮) → "Import from File" Select RSS_AI_Content_Curator_Enhanced.json Click "Import"

STEP 6: Configure Notion Credentials

Four nodes need Notion connection: Get Existing Articles Get Old Articles (>30 days) Save to Notion Archive Old Articles

For EACH node: Click the node Find "Credential to connect with" Click "Create New" Select "Notion API" Name: "My Notion Curator" Paste your Integration Token from Step 2.1 Click "Save"

Update Database IDs: In each Notion node, find "Database ID" field Click refresh icon next to it Select "From list" Choose your "Content Curator" database Test: Click "Execute Node" Success = green checkmark ✓

STEP 7: Configure OpenAI Credentials

Click on "AI Content Analysis" node Find "Authentication" section Under "HTTP Header Auth", click "Create New" Fill in: Name: Authorization Value: Bearer sk-YOUR_API_KEY_HERE (Replace with your actual OpenAI key from Step 3) Click "Save"

STEP 8: Configure Telegram Credentials

Click on "Telegram Notification" node Under "Credential to connect with", click "Create New" Select "Telegram API" Name: "My Telegram Bot" Paste Bot Token from Step 4.1 Click "Save"

Update Chat ID: In "Telegram Notification" node Find "Chat ID" field Paste your Chat ID from Step 4.2 Test: Click "Execute Node"

STEP 9: Test the Workflow

Manual Test Run Verify all nodes show green (no errors) Click "Execute Workflow" (top right) Watch nodes light up in sequence Check for red error nodes If all green: Open Notion - should see new articles Check Telegram - may see notification if high-priority article found

Expected Results: Workflow fetches from 3 RSS feeds Removes duplicate articles Checks which are new (not already in Notion) AI analyzes each article (summary, category, priority) Articles with priority ≥60 saved to Notion High-priority articles trigger Telegram notification

STEP 10: Activate Automatic Execution

Replace Manual Trigger Click "Manual Trigger" node Press Delete Click "+" to add node Search "Schedule Trigger" Select it

Configure Schedule Choose one: Every 4 hours:** More updates, higher cost Every 6 hours:** Balanced (recommended) Every 12 hours:** Lower cost Daily at specific time:** Minimal cost

Example for every 6 hours: Mode: "Every X" Value: 6 Unit: Hours

Activate Click toggle switch (top right) Should turn green: "Active" Workflow now runs automatically!