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Connect Hacker News to Google Sheets in two minutes.

Real-time triggers from Hacker News, ready-made actions in Google Sheets. 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

Google Sheets as the action

Workflows do something in Google Sheets, instantly.

See all 9 actions →

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Pick the way that fits your stack.

Pair pages are mirrored. Each direction gets its own dedicated page.

Hacker News → Google Sheets

When something happens in Hacker News, do it in Google Sheets.

0 Hacker News triggers wired to 9 Google Sheets actions.

Google Sheets → Hacker News

Or fire it the other way around.

2 Google Sheets triggers wired to 2 Hacker News actions downstream.

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How it works

Connect Hacker News and Google Sheets in five steps.

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

1
Connect
Authorize Hacker News and Google Sheets
Open Tiny Command, authorize Hacker News and Google Sheets 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. Tiny Command 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 Google Sheets action
Drop the Google Sheets → Add Sheet Tab action below it. Map fields from the Hacker News payload into the Google Sheets inputs.
google-sheets.add-sheet
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 + Google Sheets.

How long does it take to connect Hacker News and Google Sheets on Tiny Command?

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

Is the Hacker News ↔ Google Sheets integration real-time?

Yes. Both Hacker News and Google Sheets 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 Google Sheets?

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 Google Sheets.

What Hacker News events can trigger a Google Sheets workflow?

Use Tiny Command's universal Webhook trigger to receive Hacker News events, then run any of the 9 Google Sheets actions downstream.

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

No. There's a free tier that covers most Hacker News+Google Sheets use cases without a credit card. Paid plans unlock higher run volumes and team features when you outgrow it.

What if I want Google Sheets → Hacker News instead?

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

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