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Weekly LinkedIn connections sync & analysis with Google Sheets

Started by a clock, and works across Google Sheets. 12 steps, 1 branch, 2 loops or waits: a working afternoon to understand properly.

Medium

12 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
1Branch: places the flow splits
2Loops or waits
1Service it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Logic 6Service 5

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

  1. 1Weekly Sync (Sunday 2AM)CronStarts it
  2. 2Start LinkedIn ScrapeHttp RequestService
  3. 3Extract Run IDCodeLogic
  4. 4Wait for Scrape (30s)WaitLogic
  5. 5Check Scrape StatusHttp RequestService
  6. 6Scrape Completed?IfLogic
  7. 7Get Scraped DataHttp RequestService
  8. 8Wait & Retry (60s)WaitLogic
  9. 9Process Connections DataCodeLogic
  10. 10Clear Existing DataGoogle SheetsService
  11. 11Save Connections to SheetsGoogle SheetsService
  12. 12Generate Sync SummaryCodeLogic

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
12, with 1 branch, 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. 12 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 12 steps before you point it at anything that matters.