Automation library · Data collection

Save Y Combinator job listings to Google Sheets with Apify

Started by a clock, and works across Google Sheets. 12 steps, 1 branch: a working afternoon to understand properly.

Medium

12 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
1Branch: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
1Service it connects to

The flow

Starts it 2Logic 6Service 4

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

  1. 1Run manuallyManual triggerStarts it
  2. 2Every day at 08:00 UTCSchedule triggerStarts it
  3. 3ConfigurationSetLogic
  4. 4Validate template setupCodeLogic
  5. 5Start ActorHttp RequestService
  6. 6Select current runCodeLogic
  7. 7Run is terminal?IfLogic
  8. 8Validate terminal runCodeLogic
  9. 9Poll same Actor runHttp RequestService
  10. 10Fetch exact run datasetHttp RequestService
  11. 11Validate and project jobsCodeLogic
  12. 12Upsert Google Sheets by jobKeyGoogle SheetsService

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
12, with 1 branch
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Google Sheets
Model
None. This is plumbing, not judgement

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Google Sheets account. 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. 12 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 12 steps before you point it at anything that matters.