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true }, { "id": "Rating", "type": "string", "display": true, "required": false, "displayName": "Rating", "defaultMatch": false, "canBeUsedToMatch": true }, { "id": "Reviews Count", "type": "string", "display": true, "required": false, "displayName": "Reviews Count", "defaultMatch": false, "canBeUsedToMatch": true }, { "id": "Last Checked", "type": "string", "display": true, "required": false, "displayName": "Last Checked", "defaultMatch": false, "canBeUsedToMatch": true }, { "id": "Change Detected", "type": "string", "display": true, "removed": true, "required": false, "displayName": "Change Detected", "defaultMatch": false, "canBeUsedToMatch": true }, { "id": "New Deal", "type": "string", "display": true, "removed": true, "required": false, "displayName": "New Deal", "defaultMatch": false, "canBeUsedToMatch": true }, { "id": "Image", "type": "string", "display": true, "required": false, "displayName": "Image", "defaultMatch": false, "canBeUsedToMatch": true }, { "id": "row_number", "type": "number", "display": true, "removed": true, "readOnly": true, "required": false, "displayName": "row_number", "defaultMatch": false, "canBeUsedToMatch": true } ], "mappingMode": "defineBelow", "matchingColumns": [ "AppSumo URL" ], "attemptToConvertTypes": false, "convertFieldsToString": false }, "options": {}, "operation": "update", "sheetName": { "__rl": true, "mode": "list", "value": "gid=0", "cachedResultUrl": "https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1L_Fn_wm55wc5EXi_ZIVmmXyFrz9nJ-29Xd71Ndz_XIk/edit#gid=0", "cachedResultName": "Sheet1" }, "documentId": { "__rl": true, "mode": "url", "value": "https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1L_Fn_wm55wc5EXi_ZIVmmXyFrz9nJ-29Xd71Ndz_XIk/edit?usp=sharing" } }, "credentials": { "googleSheetsOAuth2Api": { "name": "" } }, "typeVersion": 4 }, { "id": "fdefa234-338b-4616-8e86-542e8cf22371", "name": "Sticky Note", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [ 0, 0 ], "parameters": { "width": 688, "height": 784, "content": "# \ud83d\udecd\ufe0f AppSumo Lifetime Deal Monitor \u2192 Google Sheets\n\nThis workflow automatically tracks AppSumo lifetime deals daily. It fetches the AppSumo browse page using **ScrapeOps Proxy with JS rendering**, parses each deal into structured data, filters by your target categories, and saves new or updated deals to Google Sheets with full deduplication.\n\n### How it works\n1. \u23f0 **Daily Schedule Trigger** fires every day at 09:00 automatically.\n2. \ud83c\udf10 **Fetch AppSumo Deals via ScrapeOps** loads the browse page with JavaScript rendering enabled.\n3. \ud83d\udd0d **Parse AppSumo Deals HTML \u2192 Structured JSON** extracts name, URL, category, prices, discount, rating, reviews, image, and timestamps.\n4. \ud83d\udd0e **Filter Relevant Deal Categories** keeps only deals matching your target keywords.\n5. \ud83d\udccb **Lookup Deal in Google Sheet (by URL)** checks if the deal already exists in your sheet.\n6. \ud83d\udd00 **Merge Scrape + Existing Row** combines scraped data with any existing sheet row.\n7. \ud83d\udd00 **IF New Deal** routes new vs. existing deals to separate write paths.\n8. \ud83d\udcbe **Append New Deal to Sheet** adds a fresh row for new deals.\n9. \ud83d\udd04 **Update Existing Deal Row** refreshes pricing and status for known deals.\n\n### Setup steps\n- Register for a free ScrapeOps API key: https://scrapeops.io/app/register/n8n\n- Add ScrapeOps credentials in n8n. Docs: https://scrapeops.io/docs/n8n/overview/\n- [Duplicate the Google Sheet](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1L_Fn_wm55wc5EXi_ZIVmmXyFrz9nJ-29Xd71Ndz_XIk/edit#gid=0\") and paste your Sheet URL into the Lookup, Append, and Update nodes.\n- Edit the category/keyword list in **Filter Relevant Deal Categories** to match your interests.\n- Run once manually to confirm, then activate.\n\n### Customization\n- Add Slack, Gmail, or Discord alerts on the **New Deal** path.\n- Change the schedule time in the trigger node to suit your timezone." }, "typeVersion": 1 }, { "id": "d4da614f-e5ca-4b2e-8062-49e840ff0e75", "name": "Sticky Note1", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [ 736, 400 ], "parameters": { "color": 7, "width": 496, "height": 288, "content": "## 1. Trigger & Fetch\nRuns daily at 09:00 and loads the AppSumo browse page via [ScrapeOps Proxy](https://scrapeops.io/docs/n8n/proxy-api/) with JavaScript rendering enabled." }, "typeVersion": 1 }, { "id": "3c8d58b5-7f66-46c2-9f65-259aa428abde", "name": "Sticky Note2", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [ 1248, 400 ], "parameters": { "color": 7, "width": 336, "height": 288, "content": "## 2. Parse Deals\nExtracts title, URL, prices, discount, category, rating, reviews, image, status, and timestamps from the raw HTML into clean structured JSON." }, "typeVersion": 1 }, { "id": "7b2a13d0-3b48-427a-8cb2-51663953981a", "name": "Sticky Note3", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [ 1600, 400 ], "parameters": { "color": 7, "width": 336, "height": 288, "content": "## 3. Filter by Category\nKeeps only deals that match your target categories or keywords. Edit the list inside this node to customize what gets tracked." }, "typeVersion": 1 }, { "id": "c65b592c-690c-4abe-be87-517ede20c410", "name": "Filter Relevant Deal Categories", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.code", "position": [ 1712, 512 ], "parameters": { "jsCode": "// Filter for specific categories\nconst targetCategories = ['No-Code', 'Automation', 'AI', 'Productivity', 'Marketing'];\n\nreturn items.filter(item => {\n const category = item.json['Category'] || '';\n const title = item.json['Product Name'] || '';\n \n // Check if any target category is mentioned in tags or title\n const isRelevant = targetCategories.some(cat => \n category.toLowerCase().includes(cat.toLowerCase()) || \n title.toLowerCase().includes(cat.toLowerCase())\n );\n \n return isRelevant;\n});" }, "typeVersion": 2 }, { "id": "af8f272e-50e8-4b9f-8bda-8b4c8195b63b", "name": "Sticky Note4", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [ 1952, 400 ], "parameters": { "color": 7, "width": 448, "height": 288, "content": "## 4. Deduplicate & Merge\nLooks up each deal by its AppSumo URL in Google Sheets, then merges scraped data with any existing row to enrich the record." }, "typeVersion": 1 }, { "id": "db326fc5-7633-4926-9658-5139bb6efbbc", "name": "Sticky Note5", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [ 2416, 320 ], "parameters": { "color": 7, "width": 784, "height": 480, "content": "## 5. Route & Write to Google Sheets\nNew deals are appended as fresh rows. 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