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Track broken backlinks with DataForSEO

Started by a clock, and works across Asana and Google Sheets. 16 steps, 1 branch: a working afternoon to understand properly.

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16 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
1Branch: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
2Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Logic 10Service 5

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

  1. 1Schedule TriggerSchedule triggerStarts it
  2. 2Initialize "items" fieldSetLogic
  3. 3Set "items" fieldSetLogic
  4. 4Get lost backlinksData For Seo Backlinks ApiService
  5. 5Merge "items" with DFS responseSetLogic
  6. 6Has more pages?IfLogic
  7. 7Filter (has new backlinks)FilterLogic
  8. 8Create spreadsheetGoogle SheetsService
  9. 9Prepare columns for Google SheetsSetLogic
  10. 10Append columnsGoogle SheetsService
  11. 11Set final "items" fieldSetLogic
  12. 12Split out itemsSplit OutLogic
  13. 13Prepare data for Google SheetsSetLogic
  14. 14Append row in sheetGoogle SheetsService
  15. 15AggregateAggregateLogic
  16. 16Create a taskAsanaService

How it's built

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

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Asana and Google Sheets 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. 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.