Send Scheduled RSS News Digest Emails with Formatted HTML in Gmail

📬 Scheduled RSS News Digest Emails with Gmail

Automatically send beautifully formatted news digests from any RSS feed (e.g., Prothom Alo) directly to your Gmail inbox on a schedule using this n8n workflow. Ideal for news curators, bloggers, media professionals, or anyone who wants a daily/weekly news summary in their email.

✅ Prerequisites

Before using this workflow, ensure you have the following:

An active Gmail account with OAuth2 credentials set up in n8n. A public RSS feed URL (e.g., https://prothomalo.com/feed). An instance of n8n running (self-hosted or via n8n cloud). Basic familiarity with how n8n workflows function.

⚙️ Setup Instructions

1. Schedule Trigger

Triggers the workflow at your chosen interval (e.g., daily at 8 AM). You can configure this under the interval section of the Schedule Trigger node.

2. HTTP Request – Get RSS from Prothom Alo

Fetches the latest RSS feed from your preferred news source. Set the URL field to your desired RSS feed, such as https://prothomalo.com/feed.

3. Convert XML to JSON

Uses the XML node to parse the fetched XML into JSON format for further processing.

4. Code Node – Generate HTML News Preview

Transforms the parsed JSON into a styled HTML template. Includes dynamic data like the article title, summary, author, category, and a “Read More” button. The date is formatted to bn-BD locale for regional display.

5. Gmail Node – Send a message

Sends the generated HTML as an email. Requires Gmail OAuth2 credentials to be configured.

Set the recipient address. Use the generated HTML inside the message field. Make sure to use Gmail OAuth2 credentials (you can set this under "Credentials").

🛠 Customization Options

RSS Feed Source**: Replace https://prothomalo.com/feed with any RSS/Atom feed of your choice. Email Design**: Modify the embedded HTML/CSS in the Gmail node and code block to reflect your brand/theme. Language & Locale**: Adjust the date and formatting based on your preferred locale (e.g., en-US, bn-BD, etc.). Email Frequency**: Set your schedule to send digests hourly, daily, or weekly.

🧹 Flow Overview

Schedule Trigger → HTTP Request → XML → Code (HTML Builder) → Gmail Send

💡 Use Cases

Daily Newsletters** Team Updates from Blogs** Industry Trends Monitoring** Client Briefings with Custom Feeds**

This automated workflow ensures timely delivery of curated news in a mobile-responsive, branded HTML format. No manual copy-pasting — just scheduled insights, beautifully delivered.