📰 SEO News Aggregator - AI-Powered Content Curation

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Aggregate the latest SEO news from top industry sources and transform them into ready-to-post content with AI summarization.

Sources

Features

✅ Multi-Source Aggregation - One actor, 6 sources

✅ RSS Feed Parsing - Fast, reliable article fetching

✅ BYOK AI Summarization - Use your Claude or GPT API key

✅ Multiple Summary Styles - Professional, Twitter, LinkedIn, Newsletter

✅ Image Generation - Create social post images with Gemini

✅ Category Filtering - Focus on topics that matter

✅ Scheduled Runs - Set up daily news digests

✅ Webhook Support - Send to Zapier, Make, n8n

✅ Key-Value Store - Tracks last scrape to avoid duplicates

How It Works

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│              SEO News Aggregator                │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│                                                 │
│  RSS Feeds ──► Parse ──► Filter by Time/Cat    │
│                           │                     │
│                           ▼                     │
│                    Full Article                 │
│                    Extraction                   │
│                           │                     │
│                           ▼                     │
│              ┌────────────────────┐             │
│              │  AI Summarization  │             │
│              │  (Claude/GPT)      │             │
│              └────────────────────┘             │
│                           │                     │
│                           ▼                     │
│              ┌────────────────────┐             │
│              │  Image Generation  │             │
│              │  (Gemini)          │             │
│              └────────────────────┘             │
│                           │                     │
│                           ▼                     │
│              Dataset + Webhook                  │
│                                                 │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Input Schema

Available Sources

searchenginejournal
searchengineland
moz
ahrefs
neilpatel
backlinko

Summary Styles

Output Schema

Each article in the dataset includes:

Use Cases

📱 Social Media Management - Auto-post SEO news to your channels

📧 Newsletter Curation - Compile weekly/daily digests automatically

🤖 Content Ideation - Find trending topics for your own content

📊 Industry Monitoring - Track algorithm updates and industry changes

🎓 Team Education - Keep your marketing team informed

🔔 Competitive Intelligence - Monitor what competitors are writing about

Example Inputs

Daily News Digest (All Sources)

{
"sources": ["searchenginejournal", "searchengineland", "moz", "ahrefs"],
"maxArticlesPerSource": 5,
"hoursLookback": 24,
"summarizeArticles": true,
"anthropicApiKey": "sk-ant-...",
"summaryStyle": "newsletter"
}

Algorithm Updates Only

{
"sources": ["searchenginejournal", "searchengineland"],
"categories": ["algorithm-updates", "google"],
"hoursLookback": 48,
"summarizeArticles": true,
"anthropicApiKey": "sk-ant-...",
"summaryStyle": "professional"
}

LinkedIn Content Pipeline

{
"sources": ["moz", "ahrefs", "backlinko"],
"categories": ["seo", "link-building"],
"maxArticlesPerSource": 3,
"hoursLookback": 24,
"summarizeArticles": true,
"anthropicApiKey": "sk-ant-...",
"summaryStyle": "linkedin",
"generateImages": true,
"geminiApiKey": "AIza..."
}

Quick Test

{
"demoMode": true
}

With Webhook (Zapier/Make/n8n)

{
"sources": ["searchenginejournal"],
"maxArticlesPerSource": 10,
"hoursLookback": 24,
"summarizeArticles": true,
"anthropicApiKey": "sk-ant-...",
"webhookUrl": "https://hooks.zapier.com/hooks/catch/123456/abcdef/"
}

Example Output

Standard Article

{
"title": "Google Confirms December 2024 Core Update Rolling Out",
"url": "https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-december-2024-core-update/123456/",
"source": "Search Engine Journal",
"author": "Matt Southern",
"publishedAt": "2024-12-24T10:30:00Z",
"category": "algorithm-updates",
"summary": "Google has confirmed the rollout of the December 2024 core update, which is expected to take 2-3 weeks to complete. Key changes focus on improving content quality signals and reducing spam.",
"linkedInPost": "🚨 Google December 2024 Core Update is LIVE!\n\nKey takeaways:\n• Rolling out over 2-3 weeks\n• Focus on content quality signals\n• Spam reduction improvements\n\nWhat does this mean for your site? Time to review your content strategy!\n\n#SEO #Google #DigitalMarketing",
"imageUrl": "https://storage.googleapis.com/...",
"scrapedAt": "2024-12-24T15:30:00Z"
}

Demo Mode Output (5 sample articles)

Returns realistic sample data including:

Google algorithm update news
AI Overviews impact study
Technical SEO fixes guide
Link building strategies
Local SEO ranking factors

Scheduling

Set up automated runs in Apify:

1. Go to your actor's Schedules tab

2. Create a new schedule (e.g., "Daily 9 AM EST")

3. Configure input with your API keys

4. Add webhook URL for automatic delivery

Recommended schedules:

Daily digest: Run once per day with hoursLookback: 24
Breaking news: Run every 6 hours with hoursLookback: 6
Weekly roundup: Run once per week with hoursLookback: 168

Apify Integration

This actor uses internal Apify features:

Key-Value Store - Stores lastScrapedAt to avoid duplicate articles across runs
Named Datasets - Persist articles for historical analysis
Actor.call() - Calls gemini-image-generator actor for image generation
Webhooks - Send results to Zapier, Make, n8n, or custom endpoints

Pricing

Pay-per-event model:

Example costs:

20 articles with summaries = $0.20 + $0.40 = $0.60
With images: + $1.00 = $1.60 total

Note: AI API costs (Claude/OpenAI/Gemini) are billed directly by those providers using your BYOK keys.

FAQ

Why do I need to provide my own API keys?

This is a BYOK (Bring Your Own Key) model. Your Claude/OpenAI/Gemini API keys are used directly, so you control costs and rate limits. Keys are encrypted and never stored.

Why are some articles missing summaries?

AI summarization requires either anthropicApiKey or openaiApiKey
If both APIs fail, the original content snippet is used
Check your API key validity and rate limits

How do I avoid duplicate articles?

The actor uses Apify's Key-Value Store to track lastScrapedAt. Subsequent runs only fetch articles published after the last run.

Can I add custom sources?

Currently, only the 6 built-in sources are supported. Custom RSS feeds may be added in future versions.

How long does it take?

Without AI: ~10-30 seconds
With AI summarization: ~1-2 minutes (depends on article count)
With image generation: ~3-5 minutes

What if a source is down?

Failed sources are logged but don't stop the run. Other sources continue normally.

Error Handling

Integrations

Zapier

1. Create a Zapier webhook trigger

2. Add webhook URL to input

3. Use "Parse JSON" action to process articles

4. Connect to social media apps

Make (Integromat)

{
"webhookUrl": "https://hook.us1.make.com/..."
}

n8n

{
"webhookUrl": "https://your-n8n.com/webhook/..."
}

Buffer / Hootsuite

Use Zapier or Make as an intermediary to connect to social scheduling tools.

Best Practices

1. Start with demo mode - Test the actor before using API credits

2. Use category filters - Focus on relevant topics to reduce costs

3. Schedule appropriately - Match hoursLookback to schedule frequency

4. Monitor API usage - Check your AI provider dashboards for costs

5. Use webhooks - Automate delivery to your workflow tools

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