Automation library · Alerts and monitoring

Monitor competitor Meta Ads creatives and send alerts

Started by a clock, and works across Google Sheets, Slack and Telegram. 19 steps, 3 branches: a working afternoon to understand properly.

Medium

19 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
3Branches: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
3Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Logic 11Service 7

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

  1. 1Schedule TriggerSchedule triggerStarts it
  2. 2Add parametersSetLogic
  3. 3Read existing IDsGoogle SheetsService
  4. 4Page or keywordsSwitchLogic
  5. 5Collect ID listCodeLogic
  6. 6Facebook Ads API by pageHttp RequestService
  7. 7Facebook Ads API by keywordsHttp RequestService
  8. 8Attach existing idsMergeLogic
  9. 9Check the paginationCodeLogic
  10. 10Filter new creativesCodeLogic
  11. 11IfIfLogic
  12. 12Split OutSplit OutLogic
  13. 13Set Next URLSetLogic
  14. 14Add to sheetGoogle SheetsService
  15. 15Count new adsCodeLogic
  16. 16Facebook Ads API paginationHttp RequestService
  17. 17Any new ads?IfLogic
  18. 18Send a text messageTelegramService
  19. 19Send a messageSlackService

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
19, with 3 branches
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Google Sheets, Slack, Telegram
Model
None. This is plumbing, not judgement

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Google Sheets, Slack and Telegram 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. 19 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 19 steps before you point it at anything that matters.