Automation library · Data collection

Build a Reddit no-API weekly digest with ScrapeOps

Started by a clock, and works across Email and Google Sheets. 17 steps, 2 loops or waits: a working afternoon to understand properly.

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17 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
0Branches: places the flow splits
2Loops or waits
2Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Logic 10Service 6

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

  1. 1Weekly Schedule TriggerSchedule triggerStarts it
  2. 2Configure Subreddits & Week RangeCodeLogic
  3. 3 Split Subreddits Into BatchesSplit In BatchesLogic
  4. 4Read Existing Posts from SheetGoogle SheetsService
  5. 5ScrapeOps: Fetch Subreddit ListingScrape OpsService
  6. 6Build Weekly DigestCodeLogic
  7. 7 Merge Scraped + Existing PostsMergeLogic
  8. 8 Polite Delay (1–3s)WaitLogic
  9. 9Append Weekly Digest to SheetGoogle SheetsService
  10. 10Deduplicate New PostsCodeLogic
  11. 11Parse Listing HTML → Post MetadataCodeLogic
  12. 12Send Weekly Digest EmailEmail SendService
  13. 13Append New Posts to SheetGoogle SheetsService
  14. 14 ScrapeOps: Fetch Post Details (JSON)Scrape OpsService
  15. 15Merge Post Metadata + TextMergeLogic
  16. 16Extract Selftext & Post TypeCodeLogic
  17. 17Finalize & Normalize Post FieldsCodeLogic

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
17, 2 loops or waits
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Email, Google Sheets
Model
None. This is plumbing, not judgement

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Email and Google Sheets accounts. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on a clock.

Does it use AI?

No. Every step is fixed logic or a call to a service, so it does the same thing every time.

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 17 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 17 steps before you point it at anything that matters.