Weekly AI News Digest with Perplexity AI and Gmail Newsletter

Ready for 3.0

by Derek Schatz · 6,306 views · created 2025-05-27 · Social Media, AI Summarization

Ready for 3.0. This template uses no nodes that n8n 3.0 removes. No removed nodes, versions or helpers found. Static check, last run 2026-10-19.

What this workflow does

This workflow has 5 nodes and runs on a schedule (every week at 08:00). Along the way it connects Gmail. It also calls api.perplexity.ai over HTTP.

How it runs

Trigger: On a schedule (every week at 08:00).

Set Dates (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 2 fields: currentDate, lastweekDate
Perplexity AI News Search (HTTP Request): calls api.perplexity.ai (POST)
Format Email Content (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
Gmail: uses Gmail

Services it uses

Gmail

HTTP calls to: api.perplexity.ai

Before you upgrade to n8n 3.0

Nothing in this workflow is removed in n8n 3.0, so it should import and run after the upgrade.

Nodes used (5)

Schedule Triggern8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger
Edit Fields (Set)n8n-nodes-base.set
HTTP Requestn8n-nodes-base.httpRequest
Gmailn8n-nodes-base.gmail
Coden8n-nodes-base.code

From the author

Overview This automated workflow delivers a weekly digest of the most important AI news directly to your inbox. Every Monday at 9 AM, it uses Perplexity AI to research the latest developments and organizes them into four key categories: New Technology,…
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Weekly AI News Digest with Perplexity AI and Gmail Newsletter

What this workflow does

How it runs

Services it uses

Before you upgrade to n8n 3.0

Nodes used (5)

From the author

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