Automation library · Alerts and monitoring

Monitor SEO keyword rankings with SERP API and Slack

Started by a clock, and works across Email, Google Sheets and Slack. 11 steps, 1 loop or waits: a working afternoon to understand properly.

Medium

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

The flow

Starts it 1Logic 5Service 5

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

  1. 1Daily SEO Check TriggerCronStarts it
  2. 2Get Keywords DatabaseGoogle SheetsService
  3. 3Filter Active Keywords OnlyFilterLogic
  4. 4Fetch Google Rankings via SERP APIHttp RequestService
  5. 5Wait For ResponseWaitLogic
  6. 6Parse Rankings & Detect ChangesCodeLogic
  7. 7Filter Significant Ranking DropsFilterLogic
  8. 8Update Rankings in Google SheetGoogle SheetsService
  9. 9Send Slack Ranking AlertSlackService
  10. 10Send Email Ranking AlertEmail SendService
  11. 11Generate SEO Monitoring SummaryCodeLogic

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
11, 1 loop or waits
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Email, Google Sheets, Slack
Model
None. This is plumbing, not judgement

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Email, 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. 11 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 11 steps before you point it at anything that matters.