Automation library · Alerts and monitoring

Monitor Instagram competitor trends with Claude

Started by a clock, and works across Email, Google Sheets and Twilio. 10 steps, 1 loop or waits: a working afternoon to understand properly.

Medium

10 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
0Branches: places the flow splits
1Loop or waits
3Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Logic 3Service 6

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

  1. 1Schedule TriggerCronStarts it
  2. 2Get Competitor ListGoogle SheetsService
  3. 3Loop Over CompetitorsSplit In BatchesLogic
  4. 4Get Competitor PostsHttp RequestService
  5. 5Calculate Performance MetricsCodeLogic
  6. 6Generate AI Insights (Claude AI)Http RequestService
  7. 7Send Email AlertEmail SendService
  8. 8Send WhatsApp Alert (Twilio)TwilioService
  9. 9Log AlertGoogle SheetsService
  10. 10End WorkflowSetLogic

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
10, 1 loop or waits
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Email, Google Sheets, Twilio
Model
None. This is plumbing, not judgement

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Email, Google Sheets and Twilio 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. 10 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 10 steps before you point it at anything that matters.