# Trend hunter with BrightData: n8n workflow template

> Started by a clock, and works across Gmail, Google Sheets, LinkedIn and RSS. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI and OpenRouter.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/workflow/trend-hunter-with-brightdata (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

[Automation library](https://millionrounds.com/workflows) · [Data collection](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?category=Data+collection#library)

# Trend hunter with BrightData

Started by a clock, and works across Gmail, Google Sheets, LinkedIn and RSS. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI and OpenRouter. 26 steps, 1 branch, 2 loops or waits: large, and worth reading before you trust it with anything live.

Large Calls a model: OpenAI, OpenRouter

[Download free](https://millionrounds.com/login?next=%2Fapp%2Fworkflow%2Ftrend-hunter-with-brightdata)

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

**1** Branch: places the flow splits

**2** Loops or waits

**4** Services it connects to

## The flow

Starts it 2 Model 4 Logic 12 Service 8

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

- 1 **Schedule Trigger** Schedule trigger *Starts it*
- 2 **glitch_busters** Tool Workflow *Model*
- 3 **Get Glitch Busters** Execute Workflow trigger *Starts it*
- 4 **4o Mini Model** Lm Chat Open Router *Model*
- 5 **News RSS Feeds** Set *Logic*
- 6 **Agent G-734 | Posts** Agent *Model*
- 7 **Model API** Http Request *Service*
- 8 **Split Out Feeds** Split Out *Logic*
- 9 **Glitch Image** Open Ai *Model*
- 10 **Response** Set *Logic*
- 11 **Read RSS News Feeds** Rss Feed Read *Service*
- 12 **Send Approval Email** Gmail *Service*
- 13 **Filter** Filter *Logic*
- 14 **Post to LinkedIn** Linked In *Service*
- 15 **Extract URLs** Set *Logic*
- 16 **Log to Google Sheets** Google Sheets *Service*
- 17 **Aggregate URLs to Single Objects** Aggregate *Logic*
- 18 **URL Cleaner** Code *Logic*
- 19 **Initiate batch extraction from URL** Bright Data *Service*
- 20 **Loop Over Items** Split In Batches *Logic*
- 21 **Check the status of a batch extraction** Bright Data *Service*
- 22 **If Status is Ready** If *Logic*
- 23 **Download the snapshot content** Bright Data *Service*
- 24 **Wait 5 Seconds** Wait *Logic*
- 25 **Select Top Post & Format Data** Code *Logic*
- 26 **Create Image Prompt** Set *Logic*

## How it's built

- **Starts on:** A clock
- **Steps:** 26, with 1 branch, 2 loops or waits
- **Size:** Large: read it before trusting it with anything live
- **Connects to:** Gmail, Google Sheets, LinkedIn, RSS
- **Model:** OpenAI, OpenRouter

## Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Gmail, Google Sheets, LinkedIn and RSS accounts, and a key for OpenAI and OpenRouter. 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 and OpenRouter. Model calls are billed by the provider, not by n8n.

How long does it take to set up?

Take your time. At 26 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 26 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%2Ftrend-hunter-with-brightdata)
- **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.

[Gmail](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=Gmail#library)[Google Sheets](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=Google+Sheets#library)[LinkedIn](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=LinkedIn#library)[RSS](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=RSS#library)

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