# Monitor daily traffic spikes with Databox and OpenAI: n8n workflow

> Started by a clock, and works across Slack. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 22 steps, 1 loop or waits: large, and worth reading before you trust it...

Source: https://millionrounds.com/workflow/monitor-daily-traffic-spikes-with-databox-and-openai (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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

# Monitor daily traffic spikes with Databox and OpenAI

Started by a clock, and works across Slack. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 22 steps, 1 loop or waits: large, and worth reading before you trust it with anything live.

Large Calls a model: OpenAI

[Download free](https://millionrounds.com/login?next=%2Fapp%2Fworkflow%2Fmonitor-daily-traffic-spikes-with-databox-and-openai)

**22 steps** Large: read it before trusting it with anything live

**0** Branches: places the flow splits

**1** Loop or waits

**1** Service it connects to

## The flow

Starts it 1 Model 12 Logic 7 Service 2

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

- 1 **Hourly Traffic Monitor1** Schedule trigger *Starts it*
- 2 **GPT-4o Model1** Lm Chat Open Ai *Model*
- 3 **GPT-4o Model2** Lm Chat Open Ai *Model*
- 4 **Set client data** Code *Logic*
- 5 **Traffic Investigation Agent1** Agent *Model*
- 6 **Traffic Investigation Agent2** Agent *Model*
- 7 **Loop Over Items1** Split In Batches *Logic*
- 8 **Format Slack Report2** Set *Logic*
- 9 **Send Investigation Report2** Slack *Service*
- 10 **Aggregate2** Aggregate *Logic*
- 11 **sessions** Mcp Client *Model*
- 12 **sessions2** Mcp Client *Model*
- 13 **new users** Mcp Client *Model*
- 14 **new users2** Mcp Client *Model*
- 15 **ad costs** Mcp Client *Model*
- 16 **clicks** Mcp Client *Model*
- 17 **cllicks2** Mcp Client *Model*
- 18 **ad costs2** Mcp Client *Model*
- 19 **Send Investigation Report1** Slack *Service*
- 20 **Merge1** Merge *Logic*
- 21 **Aggregate1** Aggregate *Logic*
- 22 **Code in JavaScript4** Code *Logic*

## How it's built

- **Starts on:** A clock
- **Steps:** 22, 1 loop or waits
- **Size:** Large: read it before trusting it with anything live
- **Connects to:** Slack
- **Model:** OpenAI

## Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Slack account, 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?

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.

## 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%2Fmonitor-daily-traffic-spikes-with-databox-and-openai)
- **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.

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

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Also alerts and monitoring, with the same services where possible, closest in size first.

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