Send scheduled RSS news digest emails with formatted HTML in Gmail

📬 Scheduled RSS News Digest Emails with Gmail

Automatically send beautifully formatted news digests from any RSS feed (e.g., Prothom Alo) directly to your Gmail inbox on a schedule using this n8n workflow. Ideal for news curators, bloggers, media professionals, or anyone who wants a daily/weekly news summary in their email.

✅ Prerequisites

Before using this workflow, ensure you have the following:

• An active Gmail account with OAuth2 credentials set up in n8n.
• A public RSS feed URL (e.g., https://prothomalo.com/feed).
• An instance of n8n running (self-hosted or via n8n cloud).
• Basic familiarity with how n8n workflows function.

⚙️ Setup Instructions

1. Schedule Trigger

• Triggers the workflow at your chosen interval (e.g., daily at 8 AM).
• You can configure this under the interval section of the Schedule Trigger node.

2. HTTP Request – Get RSS from Prothom Alo

• Fetches the latest RSS feed from your preferred news source.
• Set the URL field to your desired RSS feed, such as https://prothomalo.com/feed.

3. Convert XML to JSON

• Uses the XML node to parse the fetched XML into JSON format for further processing.

4. Code Node – Generate HTML News Preview

• Transforms the parsed JSON into a styled HTML template.
• Includes dynamic data like the article title, summary, author, category, and a “Read More” button.
• The date is formatted to bn-BD locale for regional display.

5. Gmail Node – Send a message

• Sends the generated HTML as an email.

• Requires Gmail OAuth2 credentials to be configured.

  • Set the recipient address.
  • Use the generated HTML inside the message field.
  • Make sure to use Gmail OAuth2 credentials (you can set this under "Credentials").

🛠 Customization Options

• RSS Feed Source: Replace https://prothomalo.com/feed with any RSS/Atom feed of your choice.
• Email Design: Modify the embedded HTML/CSS in the Gmail node and code block to reflect your brand/theme.
• Language & Locale: Adjust the date and formatting based on your preferred locale (e.g., en-US, bn-BD, etc.).
• Email Frequency: Set your schedule to send digests hourly, daily, or weekly.

🧹 Flow Overview

Schedule Trigger → HTTP Request → XML → Code (HTML Builder) → Gmail Send

💡 Use Cases

• Daily Newsletters
• Team Updates from Blogs
• Industry Trends Monitoring
• Client Briefings with Custom Feeds

This automated workflow ensures timely delivery of curated news in a mobile-responsive, branded HTML format. No manual copy-pasting — just scheduled insights, beautifully delivered.