Real-Time Financial and Geopolitical News API for Make.com Automation

If you are building workflows in Make.com and need a reliable way to get real-time financial and geopolitical news into your automations, this guide will show you how.
With the finlight Make.com integration, you can push market alerts instantly or run targeted news searches on demand. This makes it easier to react to events, automate research reports, and integrate live intelligence into your systems without messy workarounds.

Why Automation Needs Real-Time Financial and Geopolitical News

Until recently, there was no direct and dependable way to bring structured financial and geopolitical news into Make.com.
If you wanted an alert for a corporate earnings report or a geopolitical crisis, you often had to rely on RSS feeds, scrapers, or delayed APIs. These were slow, prone to errors, and required constant maintenance.
With finlight, you can now:

• Push real-time events into scenarios via webhooks (Pro tier)
• Pull targeted articles on a schedule via search (all tiers)
• Filter by `ticker`, `exchange`, `source`, keywords, and more — directly at the data source
  

How the finlight API Works with Make.com

The finlight Make.com integration includes:

• Webhook trigger: Fires instantly when new content matches your query
• Search module: Retrieves targeted articles for scheduled or on‑demand automation
• Advanced query support: Combine tickers, keywords, sources, and Boolean operators for precise results

You can also check the official Make.com finlight integration page for connection details and supported modules.

Example Make.com Scenarios with finlight

Here are two practical automation examples to show what’s possible. Each includes a screenshot of the finlight node configuration and a full Make.com scenario view.

Scenario 1: Real-Time Tesla and Apple Breaking News Alert

Trigger: Webhook with advanced query:

`(+ticker:TSLA OR +ticker:AAPL) AND ("earnings" OR "quarterly results") AND NOT crypto`

Actions:

1. Send a formatted alert to Slack
2. Log the event in Google Sheets for historical tracking

Use cases:

• Monitoring portfolio companies
• Alerting teams about client or competitor news
• Tracking market-sensitive announcements

Images:

• finlight node configuration screenshot

• Full Make.com scenario screenshot

Scenario 2: Weekly Market Trends Report

Trigger: Schedule every Monday at 9 AM

Search Query:
`("mergers and acquisitions" OR "market trends" OR "economic outlook") AND (exchange:NASDAQ OR exchange:NYSE)`

Actions:

1. Aggregate articles from the past week and sort by relevance
2. Create a Google Doc or PDF with headlines and summaries
3. Email the report to marketing, research, or strategy teams
   

Use cases:

• Weekly market briefings for internal teams
• Research content for newsletters or blogs
• Automated client update reports

Images:

• finlight node configuration screenshot

• Full Make.com scenario screenshot

Getting Started with Real-Time Financial News Automation

1. Visit the finlight documentation to see all available query options.
2. Decide on your method:
   1. Webhooks for real-time triggers (Pro tier)
   2. Search for scheduled or on-demand queries (all tiers)
3. Connect finlight to your Make.com account and start building your automation.

For a step-by-step connection guide, visit the official Make.com integration page.

Share What You Build

We’re excited to see how you use real-time financial and geopolitical intelligence in your workflows. If you create something interesting, share it with us — we may feature it on our blog.