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Analyze competitor strategy from YouTube & RSS with Gemini

Started by a clock, and works across Apify, Notion, RSS, Telegram and one other. It hands the judgement calls to Gemini. 18 steps: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: Gemini

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18 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
0Branches: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
5Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Model 1Logic 7Service 9

The steps in the order they run, from what starts it.

  1. 1Schedule TriggerSchedule triggerStarts it
  2. 2YouTube (Competitor A): Search VideoYou TubeService
  3. 3YouTube (Competitor B): Search VideoYou TubeService
  4. 4RSS Feed (Competitor A): TechCrunchRss Feed ReadService
  5. 5RSS Feed (Competitor B): n8n BlogRss Feed ReadService
  6. 6Merge (YouTube) (Mode Append)MergeLogic
  7. 7Merge (RSS): Mode AppendMergeLogic
  8. 8Apify - Run an ActorApifyService
  9. 9Merge (All Data): Mode AppendMergeLogic
  10. 10Apify - Get Dataset ItemsApifyService
  11. 11Code (Data Prep)CodeLogic
  12. 12Code - Normalize Apify ItemsCodeLogic
  13. 13Google Gemini - GenerateGoogle GeminiModel
  14. 14Code - Robust Parser (Gemini JSON)CodeLogic
  15. 15Notion - Create Database PageNotionService
  16. 16Telegram: Send MessageTelegramService
  17. 17Code (Build Notion Blocks)CodeLogic
  18. 18HTTP Request (Notion Append Children)Http RequestService

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
18
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Apify, Notion, RSS, Telegram, YouTube
Model
Gemini

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Apify, Notion, RSS, Telegram and YouTube accounts, and a key for Gemini. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on a clock.

Does it use AI?

Yes. It calls Gemini. Model calls are billed by the provider, not by n8n.

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 18 steps is enough that you should read each one before running it.

How do I import it?

Copy the workflow, open a new workflow in n8n and paste. The steps appear on the canvas, ready for your own accounts.

Before you run it

Nothing here has been tested by us. It is somebody's working automation, read and described from its own steps. Treat the connections it wants as a list of accounts it will touch, and read the 18 steps before you point it at anything that matters.