Automation library · Data collection

Track weekly keyword rankings with Google SERP and Serper API

Started by a clock, and works across Google Sheets. 10 steps, 2 loops or waits: a working afternoon to understand properly.

Medium

10 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
0Branches: places the flow splits
2Loops or waits
1Service it connects to

The flow

Starts it 2Logic 5Service 3

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

  1. 1Run Every MondaySchedule triggerStarts it
  2. 2When clicking ‘Execute workflow’Manual triggerStarts it
  3. 3Get Targeted KeywordsGoogle SheetsService
  4. 4Loop Over ItemsSplit In BatchesLogic
  5. 5Delay Between Keyword QueriesWaitLogic
  6. 6Keyword Searching on GoogleHttp RequestService
  7. 7Merging ResultMergeLogic
  8. 8Extracting Ranking & URLCodeLogic
  9. 9Formating outputCodeLogic
  10. 10Update Rank and URLs (Google Sheet)Google SheetsService

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
10, 2 loops 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. 10 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 10 steps before you point it at anything that matters.