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Here is your daily lost backlinks report for {{ $('Get lost backlinks').item.json.tasks[0].data.target }}.

During the past day, we identified {{ $('Get lost backlinks').item.json.tasks[0].result[0].total_count }} backlinks.

You can review the full list here: Lost Backlinks to {{ $('Get lost backlinks').item.json.tasks[0].data.target }} - {{ $now.format(\"yyyy-MM-dd\") }} ", "options": {}, "subject": "=Lost Backlinks to {{ $('Get lost backlinks').item.json.tasks[0].data.target }} - {{ $now.format(\"yyyy-MM-dd\") }}" }, "credentials": { "gmailOAuth2": { "name": "" } }, "typeVersion": 2.2 }, { "id": "bb54ec0f-e627-4784-85e0-0cb87178ced4", "name": "Schedule Trigger", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger", "position": [ -96, 624 ], "parameters": { "rule": { "interval": [ { "triggerAtHour": 9 } ] } }, "typeVersion": 1.3 }, { "id": "524ac1d6-6b27-41de-a8c1-4af416c098d8", "name": "Aggregate", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.aggregate", "position": [ 1488, 1088 ], "parameters": { "options": {}, "aggregate": "aggregateAllItemData" }, "typeVersion": 1 }, { "id": "e3aad525-4606-4c5f-a826-cd740ea1c7a6", "name": "Prepare columns for Google Sheets", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.set", "position": [ 144, 1088 ], "parameters": { "mode": "raw", "options": {}, "jsonOutput": "{\n \"Date\": \"\",\n \"Target\": \"\",\n \"Backlink\": \"\",\n \"Spam Score\": \"\",\n \"Backlink Rank\": \"\",\n \"Domain from\": \"\",\n \"Domain from Rank\": \"\",\n \"URL from\": \"\",\n \"URL from Rank\": \"\",\n \"Backlink Is Broken\":\"\",\n \"Backlinks Is Dofollow\":\"\"\n}\n" }, "typeVersion": 3.4 }, { "id": "fd6e2c7c-b6f8-4c0a-94c8-49149708c272", "name": "Prepare data for Google Sheets", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.set", "position": [ 1040, 1088 ], "parameters": { "mode": "raw", "options": {}, "jsonOutput": "={\n \"Date\": \"{{ $now.format('yyyy-MM-dd') }}\",\n \"Target\": \"{{ $('Get lost backlinks').item.json.tasks[0].data.target }}\",\n \"Backlink\": \" {{ $json.url_to }}\",\n \"Spam Score\": \"{{ $json.backlink_spam_score }}\",\n \"Backlink Rank\": \"{{ $json.rank }}\",\n \"Domain from\": \"{{ $json.domain_from }}\",\n \"Domain from Rank\": \"{{ $json.domain_from_rank }}\",\n \"URL from\": \"{{ $json.url_from }}\",\n \"URL from Rank\": \"{{ $json.page_from_rank }}\",\n \"Backlink Is Broken\":\"{{ $json.is_broken }}\",\n \"Backlinks Is Dofollow\":\"{{ $json.dofollow }}\"\n}" }, "typeVersion": 3.4 }, { "id": "038308b0-030d-49f3-b292-4ba0e35a69be", "name": "Sticky Note", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [ -816, 464 ], "parameters": { "width": 400, "height": 496, "content": "This workflow runs on a scheduled basis, tracks lost backlinks via the DataForSEO Backlinks API, records them in Google Sheets, and sends daily email updates to help you detect link drops early.\n\n## How it works\n1. Triggers automatically according to the set schedule.\n2. Pulls recently lost backlinks using the DataForSEO Backlinks API.\n3. Creates or updates a Google Sheets report with the latest data.\n4. Sends an automated email with the report link.\n\n## Setup steps\n1. Create or select your DataForSEO connection (use [your API login and password](https://app.dataforseo.com/api-access)).\n2. Enter the target domain you want to monitor.\n3. Connect Google Sheets to store your backlink reports.\n4. 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