Draft weekly security RSS digests with Google Sheets and SMTP email
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 18 nodes and runs on a schedule (cron 0 8 * * 1) (plus 1 other trigger). Along the way it connects Google Sheets.
How it runs
Trigger: On a schedule (cron 0 8 * * 1) (plus 1 other trigger).
- If: checks a condition and branches into true / false
- Read Digest Drafts From Sheets (Google Sheets): read
- Build Security Feed URL List (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
- Draft Setup Needed Notice (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
- Flag Stale Pending Drafts (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
- Fetch Security Feeds (RSS Read): reads an RSS feed
- Assign Unique Digest IDs (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
- If: checks a condition and branches into true / false
- Filter Relevant Recent Feeds (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
- Append Digest Drafts To Sheets (Google Sheets): append
…plus 5 more steps. See the full node list below.
Services it uses
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 (7)
- Schedule Trigger
n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger - Code
n8n-nodes-base.code - RSS Read
n8n-nodes-base.rssFeedRead - Google Sheets
n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets - Send Email
n8n-nodes-base.emailSend - If
n8n-nodes-base.if - No Operation, do nothing
n8n-nodes-base.noOp
From the author
Quick Overview This workflow runs on weekly schedules to collect security and compliance news from RSS feeds, draft a plain-English digest with templated “why this matters” blurbs, log each draft to Google Sheets, and email it to a reviewer, with a second…