Hacker News
10 actions for Hacker News workflows.
Operations are the actions a workflow can take in Hacker News, grouped by category. Each lists its method, parameters, and a template you can drop it into.
Retrieve individual Hacker News items by their unique identifier. This is useful when you already know which story, comment, or poll you want to fetch and need its full details for further processing in your workflow.
Get an item by ID
/v0/item/{id}.jsonFetch detailed information about a specific Hacker News item including its content, score, author, and comments. Use this to retrieve full context for stories, comments, job postings, and discussions you want to monitor or analyze.
Access real-time feeds and the latest activity on Hacker News, including top stories, newest submissions, job postings, and recently changed content. Use these operations to stay current with trending discussions, identify emerging topics, or monitor the platform's activity pulse for notifications and aggregation workflows.
List job postings
/v0/jobstories.jsonRetrieves the latest job posting IDs from Hacker News, allowing you to monitor tech industry hiring trends and discover job opportunities in the startup ecosystem.
List newest stories
/v0/newstories.jsonRetrieve the most recently submitted story IDs from Hacker News, ordered newest first, allowing you to discover and engage with fresh content before it gains mainstream attention.
List recently changed items and profiles
/v0/updates.jsonRetrieve IDs of recently modified items and user profiles on Hacker News, enabling you to efficiently sync your local data with the latest changes including score updates, new comments, and edited posts.
List top stories
/v0/topstories.jsonRetrieve the current top-ranked story IDs from Hacker News to see what's trending in the tech community right now. Use this to stay informed about industry news, market movements, and emerging topics that could affect your business.
Get the latest item ID
/v0/maxitem.jsonGet the current highest item ID on Hacker News to track new content as it's published. Use this as a starting point to discover and monitor all the latest stories, comments, and jobs in real-time.
List Ask HN stories
/v0/askstories.jsonRetrieve the latest Ask HN stories where community members ask questions and seek advice, helping you discover what problems and topics are currently on people's minds.
List best stories
/v0/beststories.jsonRetrieves the top-ranked story IDs from Hacker News based on community engagement and quality, helping you discover the most valuable content in tech and business. This gives you access to stories that have proven staying power rather than just the newest posts.
List Show HN stories
/v0/showstories.jsonRetrieve the latest Show HN story IDs to discover new projects, products, and tools being launched by builders in your industry.
Look up user profile information on Hacker News, including karma, submission history, and account metadata. This lets you verify user credibility, track contributor activity, or gather context about commenters in your automation workflows.
Get a user profile
/v0/user/{id}.jsonLook up a Hacker News user's public profile to see their karma score, bio, and activity history. This helps you identify influential community members or evaluate the credibility of users interacting with your content.
Drop a trigger and an action into a template; approve from your phone; the workflow runs.