Hacker News + Stream Deck
news-&-lifestyle · 0 triggers · 14 actions
Hacker News is a tech-focused news aggregator by Y Combinator, featuring user-submitted stories and discussions on startups, programming, and emerging trends Add Hacker News to your Stream Deck workflows with guided setup for the connection details it needs.
- No code
- Free tier
- One Stream Deck press
- Pairs with OBS & Elgato tools
- OAuth & keys handled in-builder
Popular ways to use Hacker News
Add Hacker News to a workflow and pair it with a Stream Deck button to run it in one press — handy for news-&-lifestyle tasks. Combine it with OBS, your Elgato tools, or any other app you connect to build a routine that fits how you work.
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Steps your workflow can perform in Hacker News.
Get Best HackerNews Stories
Get up to 500 best story IDs from HackerNews ranked by score. Returns story IDs only. Use the returned IDs with get_item_with_id action to fetch full story details.
Get Hacker News Item
Tool to get a Hacker News item by its unique ID from the Firebase API. Use when you need to retrieve details about a specific story, comment, job, poll, or pollopt.
Get HackerNews User by Username
Tool to get a user profile by their case-sensitive username from the HackerNews Firebase API. Use when you need detailed user information including creation date, karma, bio, and submission history. Only users with public activity are available.
Get New Hacker News Stories
Get up to 500 newest story IDs from Hacker News. Returns an array of item IDs sorted by recency (most recent first). Use these IDs with the Get Item action to retrieve full story details.
Get Top HackerNews Stories
Get up to 500 top story IDs from HackerNews including jobs. Returns story IDs sorted by front page position. Use the returned IDs with get_item_with_id action to fetch full story details.
Get Ask HN Story IDs
Get up to 200 latest Ask HN story IDs from Hacker News. Returns an array of item IDs for Ask HN posts in ranked order.
Get Hacker News Updates
Get recently changed items and user profiles from Hacker News. Use this to monitor recent activity or updates on the platform.
Get Hacker News User
Retrieve a Hacker News user's public profile by their username. Returns the user's username, karma score, and optional bio/about text. Use this to look up information about HN community members.
About Hacker News
Hacker News is a tech-focused news aggregator by Y Combinator, featuring user-submitted stories and discussions on startups, programming, and emerging trends
news-&-lifestyle
How to connect
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Sign up for free
Create your Conductor Deck account: no credit card required.
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Connect Hacker News
Follow the setup prompts for Hacker News. Conductor Deck handles the app authorization or required connection details inside the workflow builder.
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Build a workflow
Add a Hacker News action to your visual workflow canvas. Configure the options you need, then connect it to other steps.
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Assign to Stream Deck
Sync your workflow to any Stream Deck button. Press once to trigger the entire sequence.
Frequently asked questions
- How do I connect Hacker News?
- Sign up for Conductor Deck, then add a Hacker News step to a workflow on the visual canvas. The builder walks you through the connection it needs — an account authorization or the required keys — right inside the step. No separate setup or code.
- Is it free?
- Yes — Conductor Deck has a free tier you can build and run workflows on, with no credit card required. Paid plans raise the monthly run limits and add advanced features when you need them.
- What's the difference between a trigger and an action?
- A trigger is the event that starts a workflow — for example, a Stream Deck button press or an incoming event from a connected app. An action is a step the workflow performs once it runs. A workflow is one trigger followed by one or more actions.
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