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Connect Slack to Hacker News in two minutes.

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

Connect Slack and Hacker News See reverse direction

Trigger app

Slack as the trigger

Workflows fire when something happens in Slack.

See all 13 triggers →

Action app

Hacker News as the action

Workflows do something in Hacker News, instantly.

Get HN StoryAPI
Get HN Top StoriesAPI

Both directions

Pick the way that fits your stack.

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

Slack → Hacker News

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

13 Slack triggers wired to 2 Hacker News actions. Most-used pairing: App Home Opened → Get HN Story.

Hacker News → Slack

Or fire it the other way around.

0 Hacker News triggers wired to 45 Slack actions downstream.

Use any trigger in the catalog as the upstream.

See Hacker News → Slack →

Popular pairings

Common Slack → Hacker News workflows.

Pick a pairing to set it up in two minutes. Each one is a fully editable recipe.

Showing 6 of 26 combinations

When app home opened in Slack, get hn story in Hacker News.

Fires when a user opens your Slack app's Home tab or DM. Useful for refreshing the Home view, lazy-loading user-specific data, or tracking app engagement.

When app home opened in Slack, get hn top stories in Hacker News.

Fires when a user opens your Slack app's Home tab or DM. Useful for refreshing the Home view, lazy-loading user-specific data, or tracking app engagement.

When app mentioned in Slack, get hn story in Hacker News.

Fires when your Slack app is mentioned in a message. The standard hook for chatbots that answer when summoned with @your-app.

When app mentioned in Slack, get hn top stories in Hacker News.

Fires when your Slack app is mentioned in a message. The standard hook for chatbots that answer when summoned with @your-app.

When new channel in Slack, get hn story in Hacker News.

Fires when a new Slack channel is created in the workspace. Useful for auto-adding the bot, welcome messages, or governance audit logs.

When new channel in Slack, get hn top stories in Hacker News.

Fires when a new Slack channel is created in the workspace. Useful for auto-adding the bot, welcome messages, or governance audit logs.

How it works

Connect Slack and Hacker News in five steps.

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

1
Connect
Authorize Slack and Hacker News
Open Tiny Command, authorize Slack and Hacker News once each. Both connections are available to every workflow on your account.
2
Trigger
Pick a Slack trigger
Drop the Slack → App Home Opened trigger onto the canvas. Tiny Command auto-registers the webhook.
POST /v1/webhooks/slack.trigger-app-home-opened
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 Hacker News action
Drop the Hacker News → Get HN Story action below it. Map fields from the Slack payload into the Hacker News inputs.
hacker-news-api.hacker-news-get-story
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 Slack + Hacker News.

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

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

Is the Slack ↔ Hacker News integration real-time?

Yes. Both Slack and Hacker News 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 Slack and Hacker News?

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 Hacker News.

What Slack events can trigger a Hacker News workflow?

Any of the 13 Slack triggers, including "App Home Opened". Each fires in real time when the matching event happens in Slack.

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

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

What if I want Hacker News → Slack instead?

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

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