Automation library · Alerts and monitoring

Monitor competitor prices with OpenAI and Google Sheets

Started by a clock, and works across Google Sheets, Notion and Slack. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 19 steps, 2 branches, 1 loop or waits: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenAI

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19 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
2Branches: places the flow splits
1Loop or waits
3Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Model 1Logic 9Service 8

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

  1. 1When Scheduled Daily at 8 AMSchedule triggerStarts it
  2. 2Build Initial Config ValuesCodeLogic
  3. 3Fetch Competitor URLs from SheetsGoogle SheetsService
  4. 4Loop Over Competitor URL ListSplit In BatchesLogic
  5. 5Create Daily Competitor SummaryCodeLogic
  6. 6Fetch Competitor Web PageHttp RequestService
  7. 7Post Summary to SlackSlackService
  8. 8Convert HTML to Plain TextCodeLogic
  9. 9Process Fetch ErrorCodeLogic
  10. 10OpenAI Price and Stock ExtractionOpen AiModel
  11. 11Post Fetch Error Alert to SlackSlackService
  12. 12Parse AI Extraction ResultsCodeLogic
  13. 13Check Extraction ConfidenceIfLogic
  14. 14Post Low Confidence Alert to SlackSlackService
  15. 15Evaluate Price ChangesCodeLogic
  16. 16Assess Significant Price DropIfLogic
  17. 17Notify Slack About Price DropSlackService
  18. 18Update Competitor Price SheetGoogle SheetsService
  19. 19Log Price Drop in NotionNotionService

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
19, with 2 branches, 1 loop or waits
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Google Sheets, Notion, Slack
Model
OpenAI

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Google Sheets, Notion 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 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. 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.