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Find broken links and redirect chains from sitemaps with Slack

Started by a clock, and works across Slack and n8n data table. 22 steps, 2 branches: large, and worth reading before you trust it with anything live.

Large

22 stepsLarge: read it before trusting it with anything live
2Branches: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
2Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 2Logic 13Service 7

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

  1. 1Check Every MondaySchedule triggerStarts it
  2. 2Or Run It NowManual triggerStarts it
  3. 3SettingsSetLogic
  4. 4Fetch The SitemapHttp RequestService
  5. 5Read The SitemapCodeLogic
  6. 6Is It An Index Of Sitemaps?IfLogic
  7. 7Fetch Each Child SitemapHttp RequestService
  8. 8Gather Every Page URLMergeLogic
  9. 9Read The Child SitemapsCodeLogic
  10. 10Pick The Pages To CrawlCodeLogic
  11. 11Fetch Each PageHttp RequestService
  12. 12Collect Every LinkCodeLogic
  13. 13Check Each Link OnceHttp RequestService
  14. 14Judge Every LinkCodeLogic
  15. 15Read What You ReportedData TableService
  16. 16Only The New ProblemsCodeLogic
  17. 17Anything New To Report?IfLogic
  18. 18Build The ReportCodeLogic
  19. 19Nothing New This WeekNo OpLogic
  20. 20Post The ReportSlackService
  21. 21One Row Per ProblemCodeLogic
  22. 22Remember What You ReportedData TableService

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
22, with 2 branches
Size
Large: read it before trusting it with anything live
Connects to
Slack, n8n data table
Model
None. This is plumbing, not judgement

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Slack account. 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?

Take your time. At 22 steps it is large: read it before trusting it with anything live.

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 22 steps before you point it at anything that matters.