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Track competitor Google Ads and send a weekly digest to Slack

Started by a clock, and works across Apify and Slack. 8 steps, 1 branch: small enough to read in one sitting and change without fear.

Small

8 stepsSmall: readable in one sitting
1Branch: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
2Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Logic 5Service 2

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

  1. 1Every Monday 07:00Schedule triggerStarts it
  2. 2Your competitorsCodeLogic
  3. 3Fetch each competitor's live adsApifyService
  4. 4Rank what's runningCodeLogic
  5. 5Any ads found?IfLogic
  6. 6Build the digestCodeLogic
  7. 7No ads returnedNo OpLogic
  8. 8Send the digest to SlackSlackService

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
8, with 1 branch
Size
Small: readable in one sitting
Connects to
Apify, Slack
Model
None. This is plumbing, not judgement

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Apify 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?

Not long. At 8 steps it can be read in one sitting and changed without fear.

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 8 steps before you point it at anything that matters.