Automation library · Research and reporting

Research people with Perplexity AI

Started by an event in a connected app, and works across Google Sheets and Slack. 15 steps, 1 branch, 1 loop or waits: a working afternoon to understand properly.

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15 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
1Branch: places the flow splits
1Loop or waits
2Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Logic 6Service 8

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

  1. 1When clicking 'Execute workflow'Manual triggerStarts it
  2. 2Get All RowsGoogle SheetsService
  3. 3Filter, Pending OnlyFilterLogic
  4. 4Loop Over RowsSplit In BatchesLogic
  5. 5Set Status, ProcessingGoogle SheetsService
  6. 6Get Config TabGoogle SheetsService
  7. 7Build Dynamic PromptCodeLogic
  8. 8Perplexity, Research CallHttp RequestService
  9. 9Parse Perplexity ResponseCodeLogic
  10. 10Write Error to SheetGoogle SheetsService
  11. 11Map Fields to Sheet ColumnsCodeLogic
  12. 12Slack, API Error AlertSlackService
  13. 13Write Results to SheetGoogle SheetsService
  14. 14Any Fields Missing?IfLogic
  15. 15Slack, Missing Fields AlertSlackService

How it's built

Starts on
An event in a connected app
Steps
15, with 1 branch, 1 loop or waits
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 an event in a connected app.

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. 15 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 15 steps before you point it at anything that matters.