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Detect stale website content with OpenAI and Google Sheets

Started by a clock, and works across Gmail and Google Sheets. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 14 steps, 1 branch: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenAI

14 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
1Branch: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
2Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Model 2Logic 7Service 4

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

  1. 1Weekly Scan (Monday 7 AM)Schedule triggerStarts it
  2. 2OpenAI Chat ModelLm Chat Open AiModel
  3. 3Site ConfigurationSetLogic
  4. 4AI Content Freshness AnalyzerAgentModel
  5. 5Fetch Sitemap XMLHttp RequestService
  6. 6Build Report RowSetLogic
  7. 7Parse Sitemap URLsCodeLogic
  8. 8Save to Content Audit SheetGoogle SheetsService
  9. 9Any Stale Pages?IfLogic
  10. 10Combine Into OneAggregateLogic
  11. 11Fetch Page ContentHttp RequestService
  12. 12Build Email BodyCodeLogic
  13. 13Extract Page TextHtmlLogic
  14. 14Email Content Audit ReportGmailService

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
14, with 1 branch
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Gmail, Google Sheets
Model
OpenAI

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Gmail and Google Sheets accounts, and a key for OpenAI. 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 OpenAI. Model calls are billed by the provider, not by n8n.

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.