Automation library · Lead generation

Build backlink prospecting lead lists with Apify

Started by another system calling it, and works across Apify and Google Sheets. 14 steps: a working afternoon to understand properly.

Medium

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

The flow

Starts it 3Logic 1Service 10

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

  1. 1Manual Trigger ExecutionManual triggerStarts it
  2. 2Scheduled Monthly TriggerSchedule triggerStarts it
  3. 3Webhook POST HandlerWebhookStarts it
  4. 4Read Blacklist DomainsGoogle SheetsService
  5. 5Read Queries from SheetsGoogle SheetsService
  6. 6Retrieve Last Run StatusApifyService
  7. 7Format Queries and DomainsCodeLogic
  8. 8Fetch Leads from APIApifyService
  9. 9Fetch Domain LeadsApifyService
  10. 10Fetch Batch 1 DataApifyService
  11. 11Execute Link ProspectingApifyService
  12. 12Append Leads to SheetsGoogle SheetsService
  13. 13Append to Blacklist DomainsGoogle SheetsService
  14. 14Append to Batch 1 SheetGoogle SheetsService

How it's built

Starts on
Another system calling it
Steps
14
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Apify, Google Sheets
Model
None. This is plumbing, not judgement

Questions

What does it need to run?

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

What starts it?

It starts on another system calling it.

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. 14 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 14 steps before you point it at anything that matters.