📊 Stream daily tech trends from an n8n Data Table to SwiftBar via webhook

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Description

Quick Overview

This workflow exposes an n8n webhook that reads today’s tech trends from an n8n Data Table, formats the top items into a SwiftBar menu payload, and returns the result as a JSON response for display in the macOS menu bar.

How it works

  1. Receives a webhook request and waits to respond via a dedicated response step.
  2. Queries the n8n Data Table named tech_trends for rows matching the configured date filter.
  3. Filters and sorts the results by score, selects the top 10 items, and formats them into SwiftBar menu lines.
  4. Returns the formatted SwiftBar output as an application/json response (with CORS enabled) to the original webhook request.

Setup

  1. Create and populate an n8n Data Table named tech_trends with fields such as date, title, source, and optional score (typically filled by a separate “collector” workflow).
  2. Update the Data Table filter value for date so it matches your desired “today” logic (the template currently uses a fixed date).
  3. Copy the production webhook URL from the webhook trigger and configure SwiftBar (or your SwiftBar script) to call it on its refresh interval.

🔗 Nodes Used

Webhook, Data table

📥 Import

Download workflow.json and import into n8n: Workflow menu → Import from File

📖 Importing guide · 🔑 Credential setup