# Generate structured research reports with OpenAI and Wikipedia: n8n workflow

> Started by another system calling it, and works across Google Sheets and Slack. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/workflow/generate-structured-research-reports-with-openai-and-wikiped (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

[Automation library](https://millionrounds.com/workflows) · [Research and reporting](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?category=Research+and+reporting#library)

# Generate structured research reports with OpenAI and Wikipedia

Started by another system calling it, and works across Google Sheets and Slack. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 16 steps, 1 branch, 1 loop or waits: a working afternoon to understand properly.

Medium Calls a model: OpenAI

[Download free](https://millionrounds.com/login?next=%2Fapp%2Fworkflow%2Fgenerate-structured-research-reports-with-openai-and-wikiped)

**16 steps** Medium: a working afternoon

**1** Branch: places the flow splits

**1** Loop or waits

**2** Services it connects to

## The flow

Starts it 2 Model 2 Logic 8 Service 4

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

- 1 **Webhook** Webhook *Starts it*
- 2 **Receive Research Topic** Set *Logic*
- 3 **Validate Research Topic** If *Logic*
- 4 **z** Open Ai *Model*
- 5 **Parse Search Queries** Code *Logic*
- 6 **Search Web** Http Request *Service*
- 7 **Prepare Search Results** Code *Logic*
- 8 **Process Search Results** Split In Batches *Logic*
- 9 **Extract Website Content** Http Request *Service*
- 10 **Clean Website Content** Code *Logic*
- 11 **Merge Research Data** Merge *Logic*
- 12 **AI Research Engine** Open Ai *Model*
- 13 **Research Report Formatter** Code *Logic*
- 14 **Update row in sheet** Google Sheets *Service*
- 15 **Send a message** Slack *Service*
- 16 **Return Research Response** Respond To Webhook *Starts it*

## How it's built

- **Starts on:** Another system calling it
- **Steps:** 16, with 1 branch, 1 loop or waits
- **Size:** Medium: a working afternoon
- **Connects to:** Google Sheets, Slack
- **Model:** OpenAI

## Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Google Sheets and Slack accounts, and a key for OpenAI. 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?

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. 16 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 16 steps before you point it at anything that matters.

## Run it in n8n

- **Create your n8n account** Free to start. n8n is where the workflow runs. [Create an n8n account ↗](https://millionrounds.com/n8n)
- **Download the workflow** Free with a Millionrounds account. [Download free](https://millionrounds.com/login?next=%2Fapp%2Fworkflow%2Fgenerate-structured-research-reports-with-openai-and-wikiped)
- **Paste it into n8n** Open a new workflow in n8n and paste. Then connect your own accounts.

Stored with the author's traces removed: canvas notes, instance identifiers, saved credential names and any live document they had left behind.

## Connects to

Each opens the other workflows that use it.

[Google Sheets](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=Google+Sheets#library)[Slack](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=Slack#library)

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