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News Read And Persist

Overview​

Reads news from worldnewsapi page by page and persists to Firestore

Suggested workflow name: news-read-and-persist-workflow Total nodes: 14 Integrations used: google-firestore.queryDocuments, google-firestore.upsertDocument Tags: news, firestore, pagination, worldnewsapi

Build this in the UI​

  1. Create a new workflow in your staging workspace.
  2. Add the nodes below in order and connect them.
  3. Configure credentials, dynamic fields, and required node settings.
  4. Run once with test data and inspect Executions.
  5. Publish after validation, then promote to prod when ready.

Node checklist​

  • Add Initialize State (StateUpdate)
  • Add Get Last News Document from Firestore (UniversalProvider) — google-firestore.queryDocuments
  • Add Check if Last Document Exists (Condition)
  • Add Set Last Read Date from Document (StateUpdate)
  • Add Calculate Yesterday at 00:00:00 (Code)
  • Add Fetch and Persist News Pages (Loop)
  • Add Fetch News Page from WorldNewsAPI (Http)
  • Add Update Offset for Next Page (StateUpdate)
  • Add Initialize Item Loop Index (StateUpdate)
  • Add Process Each News Item (Loop)
  • Add Map News Item (Code)
  • Add Create News Document in Firestore (UniversalProvider) — google-firestore.upsertDocument
  • Add Increment News Item Index (StateUpdate)
  • Add Workflow Complete (Log)

What to configure in the UI​

  • Credentials / secret references: WORLDNEWS_API_KEY
  • Data referenced (state.*): currentMappedItem, currentMappedItem.id, currentOffset, firestoreMode, firestoreProjectId, last_read_news_at, newsItemIndex, newsItems, +3 more
  • Variables (vars.*): none detected

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Troubleshooting​

  • If a run fails, inspect node inputs/outputs in Executions.
  • Verify credentials are present and selected for this workspace.
  • Check expression fields for missing inputs, null paths, or invalid formats.