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Connect Hacker News to Airtable in two minutes.

Real-time triggers from Hacker News, ready-made actions in Airtable. Filter, transform, and route without writing a line of code.

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Trigger app

Hacker News as the trigger

Workflows fire when something happens in Hacker News.

Hacker News has no triggers yet. Use the catalog's universal Webhook trigger as the upstream.

Action app

Airtable as the action

Workflows do something in Airtable, instantly.

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Hacker News → Airtable

When something happens in Hacker News, do it in Airtable.

0 Hacker News triggers wired to 9 Airtable actions.

Airtable → Hacker News

Or fire it the other way around.

2 Airtable triggers wired to 2 Hacker News actions downstream.

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How it works

Connect Hacker News and Airtable in five steps.

No code, no glue, no half-day setup. Each step is one click.

1
Connect
Authorize Hacker News and Airtable
Open TinyCommand, authorize Hacker News and Airtable once each. Both connections are available to every workflow on your account.
2
Trigger
Pick a Hacker News trigger
Drop the Hacker News → New event trigger onto the canvas. TinyCommand auto-registers the webhook.
POST /v1/webhooks/hacker-news-api.event
3
Transform
Add a filter or AI step
Optionally add a Filter node ("subject contains URGENT") or an AI step ("classify intent") between trigger and action.
4
Action
Add the Airtable action
Drop the Airtable → Create Record action below it. Map fields from the Hacker News payload into the Airtable inputs.
airtable.create-record
5
Publish
Publish and forget
Hit Publish. TinyCommand runs it in production from second one. Watch the run-log fill up.

FAQ

Questions about Hacker News + Airtable.

How long does it take to connect Hacker News and Airtable on TinyCommand?

Under two minutes. Authorize Hacker News and Airtable once each, drop the Hacker News trigger and Airtable action onto a workflow canvas, map a couple of fields, and publish. No code, no glue.

Is the Hacker News ↔ Airtable integration real-time?

Yes. Both Hacker News and Airtable expose webhooks, so events from one fire workflows in the other within seconds rather than on a polling interval.

Can I filter or transform data between Hacker News and Airtable?

Yes. Add a Filter node to only pass through matching events, a Switch node to branch by value, or an AI / Code node to transform payloads before they hit Airtable.

What Hacker News events can trigger a Airtable workflow?

Use TinyCommand's universal Webhook trigger to receive Hacker News events, then run any of the 9 Airtable actions downstream.

Do I need a paid plan to use Hacker News with Airtable?

No. Both integrations come on every plan, including Free, which includes 1,000 credits a month with no credit card. Each workflow step uses 1 credit, and paid plans include more credits and team seats when you need them.

What if I want Airtable → Hacker News instead?

Build it the same way, in reverse. There's a dedicated /integrations/airtable/with/hacker-news-api page with the reverse-direction triggers and actions.

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