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How it works 🧠 AI-Powered News Update Bot for Zalo using Gemini and RSS Feeds This workflow allows you to build a smart Zalo chatbot that automatically summarizes and delivers the latest news using Google Gemini and RSS feeds. It’s perfect for keeping users informed with AI-curated updates directly inside Vietnam’s most popular messaging app. 🚀 What It Does Receives user messages via Zalo Bot webhook Fetches the latest articles from an RSS feed (e.g., AI news) Summarizes the content using Google Gemini Formats the response and sends it back to the user on Zalo 📱 What Is Zalo? Zalo is Vietnam’s leading instant messaging app, with over 78 million monthly active users—more than 85% of the country’s internet-connected population. It handles 2 billion messages per day and is deeply embedded in Vietnamese daily life, making it a powerful channel for communication and automation. 🔧 Setup Instructions 1. Create a Zalo Bot Open the Zalo app and search for "Zalo Bot Creator" Tap "Create Zalo Bot Account" Your bot name must start with "Bot" (e.g., Bot AI News) After creation, Zalo will send you a message containing your Bot Token 2. Configure the Webhook Replace [your-webhook URL] in Zalo Bot Creator with your n8n webhook URL Use the Webhook node in this workflow to receive incoming messages 3. Set Up Gemini Add your Gemini API key to the HTTP Request node labeled Summarize AI News Customize the prompt if you want a different tone or summary style 4. Customize RSS Feed Replace the default RSS URL with your preferred news source You can use any feed that provides timely updates (e.g., tech, finance, health) 🧪 Example Interaction User: "What's new today?" Bot: "🧠 AI Update: Google launches Gemini 2 with multimodal capabilities, revolutionizing how models understand text, image, and code..." ⚠️ Notes Zalo Bots currently do not support images, voice, or file attachments Make sure your Gemini API key has access to the model you're calling RSS feeds should be publicly accessible and well-formatted 🧩 Nodes Used Webhook HTTP Request (Gemini) RSS Feed Read Set & Format Zalo Message Sender (via API) 💡 Tips You can swap Gemini with GPT-4 or Claude by adjusting the API call Add filters to the RSS node to only include articles with specific keywords Use the Function node to personalize responses based on user history Built by Nguyen Thieu Toan (Nguyễn Thiệu Toàn) (https://nguyenthieutoan.com). Read more about this workflow by Vietnamese: https://nguyenthieutoan.com/share-workflow-n8n-zalo-bot-cap-nhat-tin-tuc/. An n8n automation workflow template by Nguyễn Thiệu Toàn (Jay Nguyen).
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