AI-powered news update bot for Zalo using Gemini and RSS feeds

How it works 🧠 AI-Powered News Update Bot for Zalo using Gemini and RSS Feeds This workflow allows you to build a smart Zalo chatbot that automatically summarizes and delivers the latest news using Google Gemini and RSS feeds. It’s perfect for keeping users informed with AI-curated updates directly inside Vietnam’s most popular messaging app. --- 🚀 What It Does - Receives user messages via Zalo Bot webhook - Fetches the latest articles from an RSS feed (e.g., AI news) - Summarizes the content using Google Gemini - Formats the response and sends it back to the user on Zalo --- 📱 What Is Zalo? Zalo is Vietnam’s leading instant messaging app, with over 78 million monthly active users—more than 85% of the country’s internet-connected population. It handles 2 billion messages per day and is deeply embedded in Vietnamese daily life, making it a powerful channel for communication and automation. --- 🔧 Setup Instructions 1. Create a Zalo Bot - Open the Zalo app and search for "Zalo Bot Creator" - Tap "Create Zalo Bot Account" - Your bot name must start with "Bot" (e.g., Bot AI News) - After creation, Zalo will send you a message containing your Bot Token 2. Configure the Webhook - Replace your-webhook URL in Zalo Bot Creator with your n8n webhook URL - Use the Webhook node in this workflow to receive incoming messages 3. Set Up Gemini - Add your Gemini API key to the HTTP Request node labeled Summarize AI News - Customize the prompt if you want a different tone or summary style 4. Customize RSS Feed - Replace the default RSS URL with your preferred news source - You can use any feed that provides timely updates (e.g., tech, finance, health) --- 🧪 Example Interaction User: "What's new today?" Bot: "🧠 AI Update: Google launches Gemini 2 with multimodal capabilities, revolutionizing how models understand text, image, and code..." --- ⚠️ Notes - Zalo Bots currently do not support images, voice, or file attachments - Make sure your Gemini API key has access to the model you're calling - RSS feeds should be publicly accessible and well-formatted --- 🧩 Nodes Used - Webhook - HTTP Request (Gemini) - RSS Feed Read - Set & Format - Zalo Message Sender (via API) --- 💡 Tips - You can swap Gemini with GPT-4 or Claude by adjusting the API call - Add filters to the RSS node to only include articles with specific keywords - Use the Function node to personalize responses based on user history --- Built by Nguyen Thieu Toan (Nguyễn Thiệu Toàn) . Read more about this workflow by Vietnamese: https://nguyenthieutoan.com/share-workflow-n8n-zalo-bot-cap-nhat-tin-tuc/