# Track competitor X announcements with Bright Data and OpenAI: n8n workflow

> Started by a clock, and works across Google Sheets, Slack and n8n data table. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/workflow/track-competitor-x-announcements-with-bright-data-and-openai (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Track competitor X announcements with Bright Data and OpenAI

Started by a clock, and works across Google Sheets, Slack and n8n data table. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 24 steps, 2 branches, 1 loop or waits: large, and worth reading before you trust it with anything live.

Large Calls a model: OpenAI

[Download free](https://millionrounds.com/login?next=%2Fapp%2Fworkflow%2Ftrack-competitor-x-announcements-with-bright-data-and-openai)

**24 steps** Large: read it before trusting it with anything live

**2** Branches: places the flow splits

**1** Loop or waits

**3** Services it connects to

## The flow

Starts it 3 Model 2 Logic 10 Service 9

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

- 1 **Every Weekday Morning** Schedule trigger *Starts it*
- 2 **Or Run It Now** Manual trigger *Starts it*
- 3 **Model** Lm Chat Open Ai *Model*
- 4 **If The Run Fails** Error trigger *Starts it*
- 5 **Settings** Set *Logic*
- 6 **Say What They Announced** Chain Llm *Model*
- 7 **Say It Broke** Slack *Service*
- 8 **Read What We Already Saw** Data Table *Service*
- 9 **Build The Digest** Code *Logic*
- 10 **Plan The Crawl** Code *Logic*
- 11 **One Row Per Post** Split Out *Logic*
- 12 **Rows For The Watch List** Code *Logic*
- 13 **Send The Digest** Slack *Service*
- 14 **Ask X For Their Posts** Http Request *Service*
- 15 **Log The Posts** Google Sheets *Service*
- 16 **Remember These Posts** Data Table *Service*
- 17 **Wait For The Crawl** Wait *Logic*
- 18 **Ask If It Is Done** Http Request *Service*
- 19 **Ready Or Try Again** Code *Logic*
- 20 **Crawl Finished?** If *Logic*
- 21 **Download The Posts** Http Request *Service*
- 22 **Score Against Their Own Normal** Code *Logic*
- 23 **Anything Worth Reading?** If *Logic*
- 24 **Say It Was Quiet** Slack *Service*

## How it's built

- **Starts on:** A clock
- **Steps:** 24, with 2 branches, 1 loop or waits
- **Size:** Large: read it before trusting it with anything live
- **Connects to:** Google Sheets, Slack, n8n data table
- **Model:** OpenAI

## Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Google Sheets and Slack accounts, and a key for OpenAI. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on a clock.

Does it use AI?

Yes. It calls OpenAI. Model calls are billed by the provider, not by n8n.

How long does it take to set up?

Take your time. At 24 steps it is large: read it before trusting it with anything live.

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 24 steps before you point it at anything that matters.

## Run it in n8n

- **Create your n8n account** Free to start. n8n is where the workflow runs. [Create an n8n account ↗](https://millionrounds.com/n8n)
- **Download the workflow** Free with a Millionrounds account. [Download free](https://millionrounds.com/login?next=%2Fapp%2Fworkflow%2Ftrack-competitor-x-announcements-with-bright-data-and-openai)
- **Paste it into n8n** Open a new workflow in n8n and paste. Then connect your own accounts.

Stored with the author's traces removed: canvas notes, instance identifiers, saved credential names and any live document they had left behind.

## Connects to

Each opens the other workflows that use it.

[Google Sheets](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=Google+Sheets#library)[Slack](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=Slack#library)[n8n data table](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=n8n+data+table#library)

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