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  "name": "Monitor RSS feed changes in Apify and filter new items",
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    {
      "parameters": {
        "content": "## Monitor RSS, Atom, and JSON Feed changes\n\nUse this template to turn one public feed or feed-enabled website into an hourly stream of only new or changed items. It is useful for research alerts, release tracking, competitor monitoring, and downstream AI or messaging workflows.\n\n### How it works\n1. The schedule starts the workflow hourly.\n2. **Set feed variables** groups the URL, state namespace, first-run behavior, and output limit.\n3. **Monitor feed changes** runs the Apify Feed Contract Monitor Actor, which persists a baseline and emits feed-health plus changed-item records.\n4. **Keep new or changed items** removes health records so downstream nodes receive only feed items.\n\n### Setup\n1. This community node currently requires **self-hosted n8n**.\n2. Install `n8n-nodes-feed-contract-monitor`.\n3. Create an Apify API credential and select it on **Monitor feed changes**.\n4. Replace the example URL and namespace in **Set feed variables**.\n5. Run once with `baseline_only`, then keep the workflow scheduled; later runs emit changes against that baseline.\n\n### Customization\nConnect the last node to Slack, email, a database, or an AI Agent. Use `deliveryId` to deduplicate downstream retries.",
        "height": 760,
        "width": 1700
      },
      "id": "overview-sticky",
      "name": "Workflow overview",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
      "typeVersion": 1,
      "position": [
        -700,
        -1160
      ]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "rule": {
          "interval": [
            {
              "field": "hours",
              "hoursInterval": 1
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "id": "schedule-feed-check",
      "name": "Every hour",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger",
      "typeVersion": 1.2,
      "position": [
        -200,
        0
      ]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "assignments": {
          "assignments": [
            {
              "id": "feed-url",
              "name": "feedUrl",
              "value": "https://www.nasa.gov/feed/",
              "type": "string"
            },
            {
              "id": "state-namespace",
              "name": "stateNamespace",
              "value": "rss-feed-monitor-template",
              "type": "string"
            },
            {
              "id": "first-run-mode",
              "name": "firstRunMode",
              "value": "baseline_only",
              "type": "string"
            },
            {
              "id": "maximum-items",
              "name": "maxItemsPerRun",
              "value": 100,
              "type": "number"
            }
          ]
        },
        "options": {}
      },
      "id": "set-feed-variables",
      "name": "Set feed variables",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
      "typeVersion": 3.4,
      "position": [
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        0
      ]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "feedUrls": {
          "values": [
            {
              "value": "={{ $json.feedUrl }}"
            }
          ]
        },
        "discoverFromWebsites": true,
        "firstRunMode": "={{ $json.firstRunMode }}",
        "contentMode": "excerpts",
        "maxInitialItems": 20,
        "maxItemsPerRun": "={{ $json.maxItemsPerRun }}",
        "maxStateItemsPerFeed": 5000,
        "maxExcerptChars": 2000,
        "maxContentChars": 20000,
        "staleAfterDays": 30,
        "stateStoreName": "feed-contract-monitor-state",
        "stateNamespace": "={{ $json.stateNamespace }}",
        "requestTimeoutSecs": 20,
        "maxResponseBytes": 5000000,
        "maxRetries": 2,
        "maxConcurrency": 5,
        "authentication": "apifyApi"
      },
      "id": "monitor-feeds",
      "name": "Monitor feed changes",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-feed-contract-monitor.apifyFeedContractMonitor",
      "typeVersion": 1,
      "position": [
        300,
        0
      ]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "jsCode": "return items.filter((item) => item.json.recordType === 'feed_item');"
      },
      "id": "keep-changes",
      "name": "Keep new or changed items",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
      "typeVersion": 2,
      "position": [
        560,
        0
      ]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "content": "### 1. Schedule and configure\nRun hourly, then edit the four values in **Set feed variables** before activating the workflow.",
        "height": 240,
        "width": 460,
        "color": 7
      },
      "id": "configure-sticky",
      "name": "Schedule and configure note",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
      "typeVersion": 1,
      "position": [
        -240,
        -320
      ]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "content": "### 2. Monitor\nAdd an Apify credential. The Actor stores feed state and returns health evidence plus new or changed items.",
        "height": 240,
        "width": 300,
        "color": 7
      },
      "id": "monitor-sticky",
      "name": "Monitor note",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
      "typeVersion": 1,
      "position": [
        280,
        -320
      ]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "content": "### 3. Route changes\nThe Code node keeps feed items only. Connect its output to the destination your alerting workflow needs.",
        "height": 240,
        "width": 360,
        "color": 7
      },
      "id": "route-sticky",
      "name": "Route changes note",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
      "typeVersion": 1,
      "position": [
        640,
        -320
      ]
    }
  ],
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          {
            "node": "Set feed variables",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
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        ]
      ]
    },
    "Set feed variables": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Monitor feed changes",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Monitor feed changes": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Keep new or changed items",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    }
  },
  "active": false,
  "settings": {
    "executionOrder": "v1"
  },
  "versionId": "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000001",
  "meta": {
    "templateCredsSetupCompleted": false
  },
  "tags": []
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