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Connect Hacker News to Gmail in two minutes.

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

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
Gmail as the action

Workflows do something in Gmail, instantly.

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Hacker NewsGmail

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

0 Hacker News triggers wired to 27 Gmail actions.

    GmailHacker News

    Or fire it the other way around.

    1 Gmail triggers wired to 2 Hacker News actions downstream.

    See GmailHacker News
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    How it works

    Connect Hacker News and Gmail in five steps.

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

    1. 1
      Connect
      Authorize Hacker News and Gmail

      Open Tiny Command, authorize Hacker News and Gmail once each. Both connections are available to every workflow on your account.

    2. 2
      Trigger
      Pick a Hacker News trigger

      Drop the Hacker News → New event trigger onto the canvas. Tiny Command auto-registers the webhook.

      POST /v1/webhooks/hacker-news-api.event
    3. 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. 4
      Action
      Add the Gmail action

      Drop the Gmail → Add Labels to Message action below it. Map fields from the Hacker News payload into the Gmail inputs.

      google-gmail.add-labels
    5. 5
      Publish
      Publish and forget

      Hit Publish. Tiny Command runs it in production from second one. Watch the run-log fill up.

    FAQ

    Questions about Hacker News + Gmail.

    How long does it take to connect Hacker News and Gmail on Tiny Command?
    Under two minutes. Authorize Hacker News and Gmail once each, drop the Hacker News trigger and Gmail action onto a workflow canvas, map a couple of fields, and publish. No code, no glue.
    Is the Hacker News ↔ Gmail integration real-time?
    Yes. Both Hacker News and Gmail 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 Gmail?
    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 Gmail.
    What Hacker News events can trigger a Gmail workflow?
    Use Tiny Command's universal Webhook trigger to receive Hacker News events, then run any of the 27 Gmail actions downstream.
    Do I need a paid plan to use Hacker News with Gmail?
    No. There's a free tier that covers most Hacker News+Gmail use cases without a credit card. Paid plans unlock higher run volumes and team features when you outgrow it.
    What if I want Gmail → Hacker News instead?
    Build it the same way, in reverse. There's a dedicated /integrations/google-gmail/with/hacker-news-api page with the reverse-direction triggers and actions.
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    Wire Hacker News to Gmail in 2 minutes.

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