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Scrapping of European Union events with Google Sheets

Started by a clock, and works across Google Sheets. 16 steps, 2 branches, 1 loop or waits: a working afternoon to understand properly.

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16 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
2Branches: places the flow splits
1Loop or waits
1Service it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Logic 12Service 3

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

  1. 1Schedule TriggerSchedule triggerStarts it
  2. 2page+1CodeLogic
  3. 3Initiate Static DataCodeLogic
  4. 4Load Old RecordsGoogle SheetsService
  5. 5Return Lines ScrappedCodeLogic
  6. 6Query EU WebsiteHttp RequestService
  7. 7AggregateAggregateLogic
  8. 8Combine New + Old RecordsMergeLogic
  9. 9Extract BlocksHtmlLogic
  10. 10Events Already Existing?IfLogic
  11. 11Parse InformationHtmlLogic
  12. 12Store New RecordsGoogle SheetsService
  13. 13Collect FieldsSetLogic
  14. 14Store TablesCodeLogic
  15. 15IfIfLogic
  16. 1615 secWaitLogic

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
16, with 2 branches, 1 loop or waits
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. 16 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 16 steps before you point it at anything that matters.