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Create your own Hacker News and Inoreader workflow
Create custom workflows effortlessly by selecting triggers, queries, and actions. With IFTTT, it's simple: “If this” trigger happens, “then that” action follows. Streamline tasks and save time with automated workflows that work for you.
42 triggers, queries, and actions
New Active Search result
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This Trigger will fire every time there's a new result in a specified Active Search. Active Search is a unique feature of Inoreader, which allows you to subscribe to search results from feeds, folders or even all global feeds managed by Inoreader.
New article in folder
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This Trigger will fire every time a new article is available in a specified folder.
New Ask HN story
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires every time a new Ask Hacker News story is posted.
New best story
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires every time a Hacker News story becomes a best story.
New broadcasted article
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This Trigger will fire every time you broadcast an article on Inoreader. It will also contain your broadcast message.
New bundle created by someone
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This Trigger will fire every time a new bundle is created by an Inoreader user, excluding you. You can also set a filter to receive only bundles containing specific words.
New bundle created by you
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This Trigger will fire every time a new bundle is created by you. You can also set a filter to receive only bundles containing specific words.
New comment by user
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires every time a new comment is posted by the user you specify.
New job posted
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires every time a new job is posted to Hacker News.
New liked article
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This Trigger will fire every time you like an article on Inoreader.
New post on our blog
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This Trigger fires every time we post something on our blog. Use it to keep up to date with our latest features and how-to's.
New saved web page
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This Trigger will fire every time you save a web page to your Inoreader. Web pages are external articles (not related to RSS feeds) that you can save in your Inoreader for later. They behave just like normal articles and have almost the same properties.
New Show HN story
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires every time a new Show Hacker News story is posted.
New starred article
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This Trigger will fire every time you star an article on Inoreader. It will also fire if a star is automatically added from a rule.
New story by user
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires every time a new story is posted by the user you specify.
New subscription
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This Trigger will fire every time you subscribe to a feed (RSS or social network).
New tagged article
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This Trigger will fire every time you add a specified tag to an article on Inoreader. It will also fire if a tag is automatically assigned from a rule.
New top story
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires every time a Hacker News story becomes a top story.
Subscription added to folder
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This Trigger will fire every time you add a subscription (new or old) to a specific folder.
History of Active Search results
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of every time there's a new result in a specified Active Search. Active Search is a unique feature of Inoreader, which allows you to subscribe to search results from feeds, folders or even all global feeds managed by Inoreader.
History of articles in folder
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of every time a new article was made available in a specified folder.
History of Ask HN stories
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of every time a new Ask Hacker News story is posted.
History of best stories
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of every time a Hacker News story becomes a best story.
History of broadcasted articles
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of every time you broadcast an article on Inoreader. It will also contain your broadcast message.
History of bundles created by someone
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of every time a new bundle was created by an Inoreader user, excluding you. You can also set a filter to receive only bundles containing specific words.
History of bundles created by you
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of every time a new bundle is created by you. You can also set a filter to receive only bundles containing specific words.
History of comments by user
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of every time a new comment is posted by the user you specify.
History of jobs posted
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of every time a new job is posted to Hacker News.
History of liked articles
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of every time you like an article on Inoreader.
History of posts on our blog
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of every time we post something on our blog. Use it to keep up to date with our latest features and how-to's.
History of saved web pages
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of every time you save a web page to your Inoreader. Web pages are external articles (not related to RSS feeds) that you can save in your Inoreader for later. They behave just like normal articles and have almost the same propert
History of Show HN stories
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of every time a new Show Hacker News story is posted.
History of starred articles
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of every time you starred an article on Inoreader. It will also return stars automatically added from a rule.
History of stories by user
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of every time a new story is posted by the user you specify.
History of subscriptions
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of every time you subscribe to a feed (RSS or social network).
History of tagged articles
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of every time you added a specified tag to an article on Inoreader.
History of top stories
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of every time a Hacker News story becomes a top story.
Mark all articles as read
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This Action will mark all articles as read. You can optionally choose to mark only articles older than a given period.
Mark folder as read
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This Action will mark all articles in a specified folder as read. You can optionally choose to mark only articles older than a given period.
Mark subscription as read
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This Action will mark all articles in a subscription as read. You can optionally choose to mark only articles older than a given period.
Save any web page
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This Action will save any web page into your Inoreader for later. You can access it from "Saved web pages" at any time.
Subscribe to feed
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This Action will try to find an RSS feed from the provided URL and subscribe you to it.
History of Active Search results
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of every time there's a new result in a specified Active Search. Active Search is a unique feature of Inoreader, which allows you to subscribe to search results from feeds, folders or even all global feeds managed by Inoreader.
History of articles in folder
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of every time a new article was made available in a specified folder.
History of Ask HN stories
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of every time a new Ask Hacker News story is posted.
History of best stories
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of every time a Hacker News story becomes a best story.
History of broadcasted articles
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of every time you broadcast an article on Inoreader. It will also contain your broadcast message.
History of bundles created by someone
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of every time a new bundle was created by an Inoreader user, excluding you. You can also set a filter to receive only bundles containing specific words.
History of bundles created by you
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of every time a new bundle is created by you. You can also set a filter to receive only bundles containing specific words.
History of comments by user
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of every time a new comment is posted by the user you specify.
History of jobs posted
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of every time a new job is posted to Hacker News.
History of liked articles
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of every time you like an article on Inoreader.
History of posts on our blog
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of every time we post something on our blog. Use it to keep up to date with our latest features and how-to's.
History of saved web pages
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of every time you save a web page to your Inoreader. Web pages are external articles (not related to RSS feeds) that you can save in your Inoreader for later. They behave just like normal articles and have almost the same propert
History of Show HN stories
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of every time a new Show Hacker News story is posted.
History of starred articles
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of every time you starred an article on Inoreader. It will also return stars automatically added from a rule.
History of stories by user
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of every time a new story is posted by the user you specify.
History of subscriptions
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of every time you subscribe to a feed (RSS or social network).
History of tagged articles
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of every time you added a specified tag to an article on Inoreader.
History of top stories
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of every time a Hacker News story becomes a top story.
Mark all articles as read
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This Action will mark all articles as read. You can optionally choose to mark only articles older than a given period.
Mark folder as read
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This Action will mark all articles in a specified folder as read. You can optionally choose to mark only articles older than a given period.
Mark subscription as read
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This Action will mark all articles in a subscription as read. You can optionally choose to mark only articles older than a given period.
New Active Search result
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This Trigger will fire every time there's a new result in a specified Active Search. Active Search is a unique feature of Inoreader, which allows you to subscribe to search results from feeds, folders or even all global feeds managed by Inoreader.
New article in folder
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This Trigger will fire every time a new article is available in a specified folder.
New Ask HN story
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires every time a new Ask Hacker News story is posted.
New best story
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires every time a Hacker News story becomes a best story.
New broadcasted article
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This Trigger will fire every time you broadcast an article on Inoreader. It will also contain your broadcast message.
New bundle created by someone
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This Trigger will fire every time a new bundle is created by an Inoreader user, excluding you. You can also set a filter to receive only bundles containing specific words.
New bundle created by you
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This Trigger will fire every time a new bundle is created by you. You can also set a filter to receive only bundles containing specific words.
New comment by user
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires every time a new comment is posted by the user you specify.
New job posted
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires every time a new job is posted to Hacker News.
New liked article
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This Trigger will fire every time you like an article on Inoreader.
New post on our blog
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This Trigger fires every time we post something on our blog. Use it to keep up to date with our latest features and how-to's.
New saved web page
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This Trigger will fire every time you save a web page to your Inoreader. Web pages are external articles (not related to RSS feeds) that you can save in your Inoreader for later. They behave just like normal articles and have almost the same properties.
New Show HN story
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires every time a new Show Hacker News story is posted.
New starred article
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This Trigger will fire every time you star an article on Inoreader. It will also fire if a star is automatically added from a rule.
New story by user
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires every time a new story is posted by the user you specify.
New subscription
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This Trigger will fire every time you subscribe to a feed (RSS or social network).
New tagged article
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This Trigger will fire every time you add a specified tag to an article on Inoreader. It will also fire if a tag is automatically assigned from a rule.
New top story
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires every time a Hacker News story becomes a top story.
Save any web page
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This Action will save any web page into your Inoreader for later. You can access it from "Saved web pages" at any time.
Subscribe to feed
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This Action will try to find an RSS feed from the provided URL and subscribe you to it.
Subscription added to folder
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This Trigger will fire every time you add a subscription (new or old) to a specific folder.
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About Hacker News
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About Inoreader
Inoreader is the content reader built for power users who want to save time. Its host of features lets you harness the full potential of RSS to automate your content discovery by saving, sharing and organizing your daily reading.
Inoreader is the content reader built for power users who want to save time. Its host of features lets you harness the full potential of RSS to automate your content discovery by saving, sharing and organizing your daily reading.