Automation library · Alerts and monitoring

Competitive price monitoring & alerts with Bright Data

Started by a clock, and works across Email, Google Sheets and Slack. 14 steps, 1 branch, 2 loops or waits: a working afternoon to understand properly.

Medium

14 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
1Branch: places the flow splits
2Loops or waits
3Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Logic 7Service 6

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

  1. 1Schedule TriggerSchedule triggerStarts it
  2. 2Load Competitor URLsSetLogic
  3. 3Loop Through CompetitorsSplit In BatchesLogic
  4. 4Scrape with Bright DataHttp RequestService
  5. 5Aggregate All ResultsAggregateLogic
  6. 6Wait for ScrapingWaitLogic
  7. 7Create Daily SummaryCodeLogic
  8. 8Fetch Scraped DataHttp RequestService
  9. 9Send Daily Report to SlackSlackService
  10. 10Parse Price DataCodeLogic
  11. 11Log to Google SheetsGoogle SheetsService
  12. 12Check If Alert NeededIfLogic
  13. 13Send Slack AlertSlackService
  14. 14Send Email AlertEmail SendService

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
14, with 1 branch, 2 loops or waits
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Email, Google Sheets, Slack
Model
None. This is plumbing, not judgement

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Email, Google Sheets and Slack 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. 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.