ActionHacker NewsUpdated September 2026
How do I fetch a Hacker News story?
Short answer: You can get hn story in Hacker News by hand from its own interface, but it won’t repeat itself. On TinyCommand, add the Hacker News Get HN Story action to a workflow, map its 1 input from any upstream app, and it runs automatically every time the trigger fires. No code, and a free tier to start.
Inputs
The fields this action accepts.
Every field can be mapped from an upstream trigger, AI step, table row, or hard-coded literal.
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Story ID storyId | number | Required | Story ID |
Sample request
{"storyId": "{{trigger.storyId}}"}
Returns
{"by": "username","id": 37570937,"url": "https://example.com","time": 1712835600,"type": "story","score": 250,"title": "Show HN: Cool Project","descendants": 42}
Use these fields in downstream nodes for routing, logging, or error handling.
Triggered by
Apps that pair well as the trigger for Get HN Story.
Any of these apps can fire this action as part of a workflow.
FAQ
Questions about Get HN Story.
What does the Get HN Story action do in Hacker News?
Returns a story by ID with title, URL, score, author, comments. The standard lookup for HN-aware workflows after Get Top Stories returns IDs.
What inputs does Get HN Story require?
Required: Story ID. Every input accepts a static value or a variable from any upstream node in your workflow.
Can I use dynamic inputs from earlier workflow nodes?
Yes. Any field on this action can pull values from upstream nodes, whether that's a form response, a trigger payload, an AI output, or a lookup result.
What happens if Hacker News returns an error?
The run history shows the failed step with its input and the error message Hacker News returned, so you can fix the input and run the workflow again. Automatic retries are built into HTTP steps only, where you can also set your own retry count and delay.
Does Get HN Story support batch operations?
Run Get HN Story inside a loop to process each item in an array. TinyCommand does not throttle calls for you, so for large arrays add a Delay step if you need to stay within Hacker News's rate limits.
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