Scan Japanese tech news for market-entry signals and notify Slack
Ready for 3.0Ready for 3.0. This template uses no nodes that n8n 3.0 removes. No removed nodes, versions or helpers found. Static check, last run 2026-10-19.
What this workflow does
This workflow has 14 nodes and runs when an HTTP POST request hits its webhook URL. It uses only n8n's built-in nodes. It also calls rss.itmedia.co.jp, watch.impress.co.jp and prtimes.jp over HTTP.
How it runs
Trigger: When an HTTP POST request hits its webhook URL.
- Validate request (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
- Input valid? (If): checks a condition and branches into true / false
- Fetch ITmedia Business feed (HTTP Request): calls rss.itmedia.co.jp
- Respond: validation error (Respond to Webhook): sends the response back to the webhook caller
- Fetch Impress Watch feed (HTTP Request): calls watch.impress.co.jp
- Fetch PR TIMES feed (HTTP Request): calls prtimes.jp
- Parse & filter articles (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
- Build response (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
- Respond: scan result (Respond to Webhook): sends the response back to the webhook caller
- Matches found? (If): checks a condition and branches into true / false
…plus 3 more steps. See the full node list below.
HTTP calls to: rss.itmedia.co.jp, watch.impress.co.jp, prtimes.jp
Before you upgrade to n8n 3.0
Nothing in this workflow is removed in n8n 3.0, so it should import and run after the upgrade.
Nodes used (6)
- Webhook
n8n-nodes-base.webhook - Code
n8n-nodes-base.code - If
n8n-nodes-base.if - Respond to Webhook
n8n-nodes-base.respondToWebhook - HTTP Request
n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest - Edit Fields (Set)
n8n-nodes-base.set
From the author
Quick overview Send a service description and Japanese keywords, and this workflow scans three major Japanese news and press-release feeds for matching articles — returning the raw matches with links plus a plain-language summary, and notifying Slack when…