Automation library · Data collection

Track website changes with Firecrawl and OpenAI

Started by a clock, and works across Gmail and Notion. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 20 steps: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenAI

20 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
0Branches: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
2Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Model 1Logic 9Service 9

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

  1. 1Schedule TriggerSchedule triggerStarts it
  2. 2Define Target URLsSetLogic
  3. 3Split OutSplit OutLogic
  4. 4Define What Matters To YouSetLogic
  5. 5Scrape Target URLsFirecrawlService
  6. 6Capture ScreenshotsFirecrawlService
  7. 7Save SnapshotsNotionService
  8. 8Get Last SnapshotsNotionService
  9. 9Construct Notion BlocksCodeLogic
  10. 10Get Many BlocksNotionService
  11. 11Split Out BlocksSplit OutLogic
  12. 12Combine Website DataCodeLogic
  13. 13Append BlocksNotionService
  14. 14Split Out DataSplit OutLogic
  15. 15Compare SnapshotsOpen AiModel
  16. 16Combine Snapshots and AI AnalysisCodeLogic
  17. 17Split Out UpdatesSplit OutLogic
  18. 18Create UpdatesNotionService
  19. 19Send Email UpdatesGmailService
  20. 20Construct Update PagesHttp RequestService

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
20
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Gmail, Notion
Model
OpenAI

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Gmail and Notion 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?

Plan an afternoon. 20 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 20 steps before you point it at anything that matters.