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Connect Hacker News to Slack in two minutes.

Real-time triggers from Hacker News, ready-made actions in Slack. Filter, transform, and route without writing a line of code.

Connect Hacker News to Slack — start free See reverse direction

Trigger app

Hacker News as the trigger

Workflows fire when something happens in Hacker News.

Hacker News has no triggers yet. Use the catalog's universal Webhook trigger as the upstream.

Action app

Slack as the action

Workflows do something in Slack, instantly.

See all 45 actions →

Both directions

Pick the way that fits your stack.

Pair pages are mirrored. Each direction gets its own dedicated page.

Hacker News → Slack

When something happens in Hacker News, do it in Slack.

0 Hacker News triggers wired to 45 Slack actions.

Slack → Hacker News

Or fire it the other way around.

13 Slack triggers wired to 2 Hacker News actions downstream.

See Slack → Hacker News →

How it works

Connect Hacker News and Slack in five steps.

No code, no glue, no half-day setup. Each step is one click.

1
Connect
Authorize Hacker News and Slack
Open TinyCommand, authorize Hacker News and Slack once each. Both connections are available to every workflow on your account.
2
Trigger
Pick a Hacker News trigger
Drop the Hacker News → New event trigger onto the canvas. TinyCommand auto-registers the webhook.
POST /v1/webhooks/hacker-news-api.event
3
Transform
Add a filter or AI step
Optionally add a Filter node ("subject contains URGENT") or an AI step ("classify intent") between trigger and action.
4
Action
Add the Slack action
Drop the Slack → Add Reaction action below it. Map fields from the Hacker News payload into the Slack inputs.
slack.add-reaction
5
Publish
Publish and forget
Hit Publish. TinyCommand runs it in production from second one. Watch the run-log fill up.

FAQ

Questions about Hacker News + Slack.

How long does it take to connect Hacker News and Slack on TinyCommand?

Under two minutes. Authorize Hacker News and Slack once each, drop the Hacker News trigger and Slack action onto a workflow canvas, map a couple of fields, and publish. No code, no glue.

Is the Hacker News ↔ Slack integration real-time?

Yes. Both Hacker News and Slack expose webhooks, so events from one fire workflows in the other within seconds rather than on a polling interval.

Can I filter or transform data between Hacker News and Slack?

Yes. Add a Filter node to only pass through matching events, a Switch node to branch by value, or an AI / Code node to transform payloads before they hit Slack.

What Hacker News events can trigger a Slack workflow?

Use TinyCommand's universal Webhook trigger to receive Hacker News events, then run any of the 45 Slack actions downstream.

Do I need a paid plan to use Hacker News with Slack?

No. There's a free tier that covers most Hacker News+Slack use cases without a credit card. Paid plans unlock higher run volumes and team features when you outgrow it.

What if I want Slack → Hacker News instead?

Build it the same way, in reverse. There's a dedicated /integrations/slack/with/hacker-news-api page with the reverse-direction triggers and actions.