Automation library · Alerts and monitoring

Monitor competitor prices from Google Shopping with SearchApi

Started by a clock, and works across Google Sheets and Slack. 12 steps: a working afternoon to understand properly.

Medium

12 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
0Branches: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
2Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Logic 6Service 5

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

  1. 1Schedule DailySchedule triggerStarts it
  2. 2SettingsSetLogic
  3. 3Get Price HistoryGoogle SheetsService
  4. 4Split ProductsCodeLogic
  5. 5Search Google ShoppingSearch ApiService
  6. 6Find Market PriceCodeLogic
  7. 7Format Price AlertCodeLogic
  8. 8Only With PriceFilterLogic
  9. 9Alert GateFilterLogic
  10. 10Append to HistoryGoogle SheetsService
  11. 11Update LatestGoogle SheetsService
  12. 12Send to SlackSlackService

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
12
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Google Sheets, Slack
Model
None. This is plumbing, not judgement

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own 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. 12 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 12 steps before you point it at anything that matters.