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This node returns the current largest item identifier from Hacker News. You can walk backwards from here to discover all items as they are numbered sequentially.

Options

Result Format

Specify how the response should be mapped to the table output. The following formats are available:

Raw Response: Returns the raw response in a single row with the following columns:

  • body: Response body
  • status: HTTP status code

Input Ports

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Result of the request depending on the selected Result Format.

Output Ports

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Result of the request depending on the selected Result Format.
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Configuration data (this is the same as the input port; it is provided as passthrough for sequentially chaining nodes to declutter your workflow connections).

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Installation

To use this node in KNIME, install the extension Hacker News Nodes from the below update site following our NodePit Product and Node Installation Guide:

v5.9

A zipped version of the software site can be downloaded here.

Plugin provider: NodePit
Plugin version: 1.2.2.202509121347
On NodePit since: 2025-12-11
Last update: 2026-01-14
Tags: Modern UI
KNIME versions: Since v5.3
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