Hacker News connector for Okou
Connect Hacker News to read public stories, comments, users, feeds, and update metadata through its versioned Firebase API.
Docs & knowledge · Public API
Use Hacker News in Okou
Use Hacker News' public API to read story feeds, items, user profiles, and update metadata.
Once connected, supported Hacker News actions can become steps in a reusable workflow alongside the other services your team uses. Run the workflow once, on a schedule, or when an event starts it.
What you can do with Hacker News
- Read Hacker News public story feed IDs.
- Read public Hacker News items by numeric ID.
- Read Hacker News maximum-item and update metadata.
- Read public Hacker News user profiles by ID.
How the Hacker News connector works
A connected service becomes one permissioned step in the work you hand off.
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Connect Hacker News
Choose Public API.
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Choose the work
Use only the supported actions your workflow needs.
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Run it your way
Start it once, schedule it, or attach an event trigger.
Connect Hacker News securely
Use the connection method that fits your account and grant only the access the workflow needs.
- Public API
Connector access is controlled per service and per action, so a workflow does not need broader access than the work you ask it to do.
Hacker News connector questions
- What can Okou do with Hacker News?
- Connect Hacker News to read public stories, comments, users, feeds, and update metadata through its versioned Firebase API. Documented actions include: Read Hacker News public story feed IDs. Read public Hacker News items by numeric ID.
- How do I connect Hacker News to Okou?
- Connect Hacker News using Public API. The connection controls which supported actions a workflow can use.
- Can Hacker News run in an automated workflow?
- Yes. After it is connected, supported Hacker News actions can run in reusable Okou workflows on demand, on a schedule, or from an event trigger.
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