🎣 Monitor X/Twitter for hiring posts with Apify, AI filtering & Telegram alerts
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Description
Automatically scrape X (Twitter) for posts hiring specific roles (e.g., automation engineers, video editors, graphic designers), filter true hiring intent with AI, deduplicate in Google Sheets, and alert via Telegram.
What it does
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Pulls recent X/Twitter posts for multiple role keywords via Apify.
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Normalizes each post (text, author, links, location).
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Uses an AI Agent to keep only posts where the author is hiring (not self-promo).
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Checks Google Sheets for duplicates by URL before saving.
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Writes qualified posts to a sheet and sends a Telegram notification.
We are using n8n automation roles as the example here
How it works (Step by Step)
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Schedule Trigger – Runs on an interval (currently every 12 hours).
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Scrape X/Twitter – Apify tweet-scraper fetches up to 50 latest posts for keywords like: n8n developer, looking for n8n, n8n expert, hire AI automation, looking for AI automation.
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Normalize Fields – Set node maps to: url, text, author.userName, author.url, author.location.
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AI Filter & Dedupe Check
- Accept only clear hiring posts for n8n/AI automation roles (reject self-promotion).
- Queries Google Sheets to see if url already exists; duplicates are dropped.
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Gate – IF node passes only non-empty AI outputs.
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Parse JSON Safely – Code node extracts/validates JSON from the AI output.
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Save to Google Sheets – Appends/updates a row (matching on url).
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Telegram Alert – Sends a message with the tweet URL, author, location, and text.
Who it’s for
Freelancers, agencies, and job seekers who want a steady radar of real hiring posts for their target roles.
Customization Ideas
Swap keywords to track other roles (video editors, designers, copywriters, etc.).
Add Slack/Discord notifications.
Extend the AI rules (e.g., different geographies or role scopes).
Treat the sheet as a mini-CRM (status, outreach date, notes).
🔗 Nodes Used
Google Sheets, HTTP Request, Telegram, Schedule Trigger, AI Agent, OpenAI Chat Model
📥 Import
Download workflow.json and import into n8n:
Workflow menu → Import from File