Workflow to get the headlines from news website?

[Sashaz]

Hi,

I am new to workflows but wanted to know if there is a template or a workflow I can alter to type Bbcnews and get a list of the headlines on the BBC news website (or Cnn or whatever)?

 

Sort of like the product hunt one that gives the latest hunts as a list.

 

Thank you for your help.

Edited June 19, 2018 by Sashaz

[vitor]

It can’t be done with a template because the method will be site-specific. Doing it for every news site would be a bit laborious, but if you make a specific request, I can take a stab at it.

[Sashaz]

Cool just BBC news please. Are they hard to make?

[vitor]

2 minutes ago, Sashaz said:

Are they hard to make?

 

Depends on the site. If they have a structured list we can grab (like an RSS feed), it makes it easier. Generally they aren’t hard to make if you can code. I already have a Workflow that does something similar so I’ll reuse code if I can.

[deanishe]

17 minutes ago, Sashaz said:

Are they hard to make?

 

It's pretty simple if the site provides RSS feeds, which the BBC does.

 

In particular, you can then use the workflow with basically any site that provides RSS feeds just by changing the feed URL.

[vitor]

There you go.

Other RSS feeds might work right out of the box. The only thing you need to do is copy the Script Filter, change it’s Keyword and Placeholder Title for whatever you need, then on the Script box put the feed’s URL between the quotes.

Edited June 19, 2018 by vitor

[Sashaz]

Amazing thank you so much!

 

[vitor]

Updated the link for the download. Use that one instead. The code is a bit more complex but it caches results for one hour, so you don’t end up hammering their servers every time you run it.

[Bhishan]

The link https://transfer.sh/gSsvH/Get-News.alfredworkflow is broken.

[vitor]

On 10/31/2018 at 6:51 PM, Bhishan said:

The link https://transfer.sh/gSsvH/Get-News.alfredworkflow is broken.

 

Every transfer.sh link is broken. They only last 14 days and the service will be discontinued at the end of the month. I’ll revive those Workflows as people ask, but since this was only a variation of another Workflow of mine, I doubt it’s worth it.

[dood]

@vitor Would you happen to still have the "Get News" workflow? I'd love to test it out on RSS feeds

[vitor]

I do not. As I pointed out:

 

On 11/1/2018 at 8:23 PM, vitor said:

I’ll revive those Workflows as people ask, but since this was only a variation of another Workflow of mine, I doubt it’s worth it.

 

That’s no longer the case, as that workflow now uses their API. Version 2023.5 still used the RSS feed. You can do with it what you will, but it’s no longer supported.