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{
"id": "MVDc7al8dnpBvlD2",
"meta": {
"templateCredsSetupCompleted": true
},
"name": "Competitor Content Gap Analyzer: Automated Website Topic Mapping",
"tags": [],
"nodes": [
{
"id": "8d912fd2-61b3-41df-9631-c7eaf6050bc9",
"name": "AI Agent",
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.agent",
"position": [
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],
"parameters": {
"text": "=You are a competitive content analyst.\nAnalyze the competitor website page provided in `markdown`.\n\nReturn ONLY valid JSON matching this schema:\n\n{\n \"page_url\": \"string\",\n \"title\": \"string\",\n \"content_type\": \"string\",\n \"main_topics\": [\n {\n \"topic\": \"string\",\n \"level\": \"number (must start at 1 for top-level)\",\n \"subtopics\": [\n {\n \"topic\": \"string\",\n \"level\": \"number (increment by 1 for each deeper heading)\",\n \"subtopics\": []\n }\n ]\n }\n ],\n \"key_entities\": [\"string\"],\n \"depth_score_1_to_5\": \"number\"\n}\n\nRules:\n- Strict JSON output. No extra text, no explanations.\n- content_type: choose from [\"landing\",\"blog\",\"service\",\"about\"].\n- \"main_topics\" must always start at level 1.\n- Subtopics increment level by +1 relative to their parent.\n- If no subtopics, return [].\n- Always close JSON properly.\n\nContent to analyze:\n{{ $json[\"markdown\"] }}\n",
"options": {},
"promptType": "define"
},
"typeVersion": 2.2
},
{
"id": "d09b94e5-09d8-4477-9034-843079795ea3",
"name": "Sticky Note",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
80,
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],
"parameters": {
"width": 304,
"height": 304,
"content": "## Competitor Content Gap Analyzer: Automated Website Topic Mapping\nStay ahead of competitors by uncovering their content strategies automatically. This workflow crawls competitor websites, extracts structured topic hierarchies, entities, and depth scores, and delivers actionable insights directly into Google Sheets\u2014no more manual browsing, just clean, analyzable data you can act on.\n"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "a9a4fa59-bc0a-4175-afd8-46855bb271d3",
"name": "Prepare Apify Input",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
"position": [
576,
64
],
"parameters": {
"jsCode": "// 1) Read POST body (supports Webhook { body: {...} } or raw JSON)\nconst src = items?.[0]?.json ?? {};\nconst bodyRaw = (src.body ?? src ?? {});\nconst body = (typeof bodyRaw === 'string')\n ? (() => { try { return JSON.parse(bodyRaw); } catch { return {}; } })()\n : bodyRaw;\n\n// 2) Helpers\nfunction normalizeDomain(input = '') {\n const s = String(input).trim();\n if (!s) return '';\n return s\n .replace(/^https?:\\/\\//i, '') // remove protocol\n .replace(/^www\\./i, '') // remove www\n .replace(/\\/+$/g, ''); // remove trailing slashes\n}\nfunction splitList(input) {\n if (Array.isArray(input)) return input.map(String);\n return String(input || '')\n .split(/[,\\n\\r;]+/)\n .map(s => s.trim())\n .filter(Boolean);\n}\nfunction toGlobs(list) {\n return splitList(list).map(p => (p.endsWith('*') ? p : `${p}*`));\n}\n\n// 3) Map incoming fields\nconst row = {\n client_name: body.client_name ?? body.name ?? '',\n client_domain: body.client_domain ?? '',\n competitors: body.competitors ?? body.competitor ?? body.url ?? '',\n include_paths: body.include_paths ?? '',\n exclude_paths: body.exclude_paths ?? '',\n max_pages: body.max_pages ?? '',\n crawl_depth: body.crawl_depth ?? '',\n notify_email: body.notify_email ?? body.email ?? '',\n processed: (typeof body.processed === 'boolean'\n ? body.processed\n : String(body.processed ?? '').toLowerCase() === 'true'),\n rowIndex: body.rowIndex ?? null,\n};\n\n// 4) Early exit if sender marked it processed\nif (row.processed === true) return [];\n\n// 5) Build Apify fields\nconst competitorDomain = normalizeDomain(row.competitors);\nconst clientDomain = normalizeDomain(row.client_domain);\n\nconst startUrls = competitorDomain\n ? [{ url: `https://${competitorDomain}/`, method: 'GET' }]\n : [];\n\nif (!startUrls.length) {\n return [{ json: { error: 'NO_START_URLS', raw_competitors: row.competitors || '' } }];\n}\n\nconst includeArr = toGlobs(row.include_paths);\nconst excludeArr = toGlobs(row.exclude_paths);\n\nconst maxPages = Number(row.max_pages) || 20;\nconst crawlDepth = Number(row.crawl_depth) || 1;\n\n// 6) Output for next nodes\nreturn [{\n json: {\n client_name: String(row.client_name || ''),\n client_domain: clientDomain,\n competitor_domain: competitorDomain,\n startUrls,\n includeArr,\n excludeArr,\n max_pages_num: maxPages,\n crawl_depth_num: crawlDepth,\n notify_email: String(row.notify_email || ''),\n rowIndex: row.rowIndex,\n }\n}];"
},
"typeVersion": 2
},
{
"id": "82bce0ee-a888-4e7e-9dc6-47bdcf3e18e9",
"name": "Crawl Competitor Website",
"type": "@apify/n8n-nodes-apify.apify",
"position": [
1024,
-32
],
"parameters": {
"actorId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "list",
"value": "aYG0l9s7dbB7j3gbS",
"cachedResultUrl": "https://console.apify.com/actors/aYG0l9s7dbB7j3gbS/input",
"cachedResultName": "Website Content Crawler (apify/website-content-crawler)"
},
"timeout": {},
"customBody": "={{ JSON.stringify({\n crawlerType: \"cheerio\",\n startUrls: $json.startUrls, \n useSitemaps: false,\n maxDepth: $json.crawl_depth_num || 0,\n maxRequestsPerCrawl: $json.max_pages_num || 20,\nmaxConcurrency:1,\n respectRobotsTxtFile: true,\n ignoreHttpsErrors: true,\n proxyConfiguration: { useApifyProxy: true },\n removeCookieWarnings: true,\n removeElementsCssSelector: \"nav, footer, script, style, noscript, svg, img[src^='data:']\",\n blockMedia: true,\n saveMarkdown: true,\n saveHtml: false,\n saveFiles: false,\n saveScreenshots: false\n}) }}\n"
},
"credentials": {
"apifyApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "d7eb2fc0-464d-450e-9be9-ac7e2e9488c3",
"name": "Fetch Crawled Dataset",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"position": [
1248,
-32
],
"parameters": {
"url": "={{ \"https://api.apify.com/v2/datasets/\" + ($json.data?.defaultDatasetId || $json.defaultDatasetId || \"auD8MlRMr6mZQpRS1\") + \"/items?clean=true&format=json&offset=0&limit=1\" }}",
"options": {}
},
"typeVersion": 4.2
},
{
"id": "9e970002-63b5-4f1b-8189-b59eb92a9471",
"name": "Extract Page Metadata",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
"position": [
1472,
-32
],
"parameters": {
"jsCode": "// Renamed variables for clarity; behavior unchanged.\nconst sourceItem = items?.[0]?.json;\nif (!sourceItem) return [];\n\nconst markdownText = String(sourceItem.markdown || sourceItem.text || '');\nconst wordCount = markdownText.trim().split(/\\s+/).filter(Boolean).length;\n\nfunction getTitleFromMarkdown(markdown, url) {\n const lines = markdown.split(/\\r?\\n/).map(line => line.trim());\n\n const h1Line = lines.find(line => /^#\\s+/.test(line));\n if (h1Line) return h1Line.replace(/^#\\s+/, '').trim();\n\n const firstMeaningfulLine = lines.find(line => line.length > 0 && line.length < 120);\n if (firstMeaningfulLine) return firstMeaningfulLine;\n\n try {\n const parsedUrl = new URL(url);\n const pathSegments = parsedUrl.pathname.split('/').filter(Boolean);\n return (pathSegments.pop() || parsedUrl.hostname).replace(/[-_]/g, ' ');\n } catch {\n return url;\n }\n}\n\nreturn [{\n json: {\n page_url: sourceItem.url,\n title: getTitleFromMarkdown(markdownText, sourceItem.url),\n word_count: wordCount,\n reading_time_min: Math.max(1, Math.ceil(wordCount / 200)),\n excerpt: markdownText.slice(0, 600),\n markdown: markdownText\n }\n}];"
},
"typeVersion": 2
},
{
"id": "7e929b2d-89d8-4a36-a13e-f82ae18f3f03",
"name": "Analyze Page Content",
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.lmChatGoogleGemini",
"position": [
1776,
192
],
"parameters": {
"options": {}
},
"credentials": {
"googlePalmApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "f8c1643b-4382-49c0-9ec3-35876bd52eb2",
"name": "Parse and Normalize Gemini JSON",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
"position": [
2048,
-32
],
"parameters": {
"jsCode": "\nfunction stripCodeFences(text = \"\") {\n \n return String(text)\n .replace(/^\\s*```(?:json)?\\s*/i, \"\")\n .replace(/\\s*```\\s*$/i, \"\")\n .trim();\n}\n\nfunction safeParseModelJson(payload) {\n \n if (payload && (payload.page_url || payload.main_topics || payload.key_entities)) return payload;\n\n let raw = payload?.output ?? payload;\n if (typeof raw !== \"string\") raw = JSON.stringify(raw ?? {});\n raw = stripCodeFences(raw);\n\n let obj;\n try { obj = JSON.parse(raw); } catch {}\n\n\n if (Array.isArray(obj)) {\n if (obj[0]?.output) {\n try { obj = JSON.parse(stripCodeFences(obj[0].output)); } catch { obj = obj[0] || {}; }\n } else {\n obj = obj[0] || {};\n }\n } else if (obj && typeof obj === \"object\" && typeof obj.output === \"string\") {\n try { obj = JSON.parse(stripCodeFences(obj.output)); } catch {}\n }\n\n return obj || {};\n}\n\nfunction normalizeTopicTree(nodes = [], level = 1) {\n return nodes.map(node => ({\n topic: String(node?.topic ?? \"\"),\n level: Number(node?.level) || level,\n subtopics: normalizeTopicTree(node?.subtopics || [], (Number(node?.level) || level) + 1),\n }));\n}\n\nfunction toTopicTree(modelObj) {\n let t = modelObj.main_topics;\n if (typeof t === \"string\") {\n try { t = JSON.parse(t); } catch { t = []; }\n }\n if (!Array.isArray(t)) t = [];\n return normalizeTopicTree(t, 1);\n}\n\nfunction toBulletLines(tree, indent = \"\") {\n const lines = [];\n for (const node of tree) {\n const text = String(node.topic || \"\").trim();\n if (text) lines.push(`${indent}- ${text}`);\n if (node.subtopics?.length) lines.push(...toBulletLines(node.subtopics, indent + \" \"));\n }\n return lines;\n}\n\nfunction parseEntitiesToBullets(value) {\n let arr = value;\n\n if (typeof arr === \"string\") {\n const s = arr.trim();\n if (/^- /m.test(s)) {\n // Already looks like \"- item\" lines\n arr = s.split(/\\r?\\n/).map(l => l.replace(/^\\s*-\\s*/, \"\").trim()).filter(Boolean);\n } else {\n try { arr = JSON.parse(s); }\n catch { arr = s.split(\",\").map(x => x.trim()).filter(Boolean); }\n }\n }\n\n if (!Array.isArray(arr)) arr = [];\n return arr.length ? arr.map(e => `- ${String(e)}`).join(\"\\n\") : \"- (none)\";\n}\n\nfunction chooseUrl(...candidates) {\n for (const c of candidates) {\n const v = String(c ?? \"\").trim();\n if (v && !/^n\\/?a$/i.test(v)) return v; // reject \"N/A\", \"n/a\"\n }\n return \"\";\n}\n\n// ---------- main ----------\nconst inputPayload = items?.[0]?.json ?? {};\nconst modelObj = safeParseModelJson(inputPayload);\n\n// Build bullets\nconst topicTree = toTopicTree(modelObj);\nconst mainTopicsFlat = topicTree.length ? toBulletLines(topicTree).join(\"\\n\") : \"- (none)\";\nconst keyEntitiesFlat = parseEntitiesToBullets(modelObj.key_entities);\n\n// Prefer the true URL from \"Extract Page Metadata\"\nlet urlFromMeta;\ntry {\n urlFromMeta =\n $items(\"Extract Page Metadata\", 0, 0)?.json?.page_url ||\n $items(\"Extract Page Metadata\", 0, 0)?.json?.url;\n} catch {}\n\nconst pageUrl = chooseUrl(\n urlFromMeta,\n inputPayload?.page_url,\n modelObj?.page_url\n);\n\n// Output\nreturn [{\n json: {\n page_url: pageUrl,\n main_topics_flat: mainTopicsFlat,\n key_entities_flat: keyEntitiesFlat,\n }\n}];"
},
"typeVersion": 2
},
{
"id": "e5c2649e-d2ea-49a0-a3ad-5f9916843da2",
"name": "Derive Sheet Name",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
"position": [
2272,
-32
],
"parameters": {
"jsCode": "\nfunction toSheetName(raw) {\n let s = String(raw || '').trim();\n if (!s) return 'Page';\n if (!/^https?:\\/\\//i.test(s)) s = 'https://' + s;\n\n try {\n const u = new URL(s);\n const host = u.hostname.replace(/^www\\./, '');\n let path = (u.pathname || '/')\n .replace(/\\/+/g, '/')\n .replace(/^\\/|\\/$/g, '');\n let name = path ? `${host}_${path}` : host;\n name = name.replace(/[:\\\\\\/\\?\\*\\[\\]]/g, '\u00b7').replace(/\\s+/g, ' ').trim();\n return name || 'Page';\n } catch {\n let name = s.replace(/^https?:\\/\\//i, '').replace(/[:\\\\\\/\\?\\*\\[\\]]/g, '\u00b7').trim();\n return name || 'Page';\n }\n}\n\n// Make N random digits as a string (e.g., \"48291\")\nfunction randDigits(n = 5) {\n let out = '';\n for (let i = 0; i < n; i++) out += Math.floor(Math.random() * 10);\n return out;\n}\n\nconst MAX_LEN = 90; // Sheets tab name limit\nconst DIGITS = 5; // how many random digits to append\n\nreturn items.map(({ json }) => {\n const url = json.page_url ?? json.url ?? json.pageUrl ?? '';\n const base = toSheetName(url);\n\n const suffix = '_' + randDigits(DIGITS); \n const roomForBase = Math.max(0, MAX_LEN - suffix.length);\n const safeBase = base.length > roomForBase ? base.slice(0, roomForBase) : base;\n\n const sheet_name = `${safeBase}${suffix}`;\n\n return {\n json: {\n ...json,\n sheet_name,\n _sheet_name_src: url \n }\n };\n});"
},
"typeVersion": 2
},
{
"id": "7b85f71d-7bdf-4de2-a572-494347582699",
"name": "Merge",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.merge",
"position": [
2720,
-16
],
"parameters": {},
"typeVersion": 3.2
},
{
"id": "6182edc0-197d-40b6-bdd0-a00b6d0fa73e",
"name": "Save Data Of The request",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets",
"position": [
1024,
160
],
"parameters": {
"columns": {
"value": {
"max_pages": "={{ $json.max_pages_num }}",
"client_name": "={{ $json.client_name }}",
"competitors": "={{ $json.competitor_domain }}",
"crawl_depth": "={{ $json.crawl_depth_num }}",
"notify_email": "={{ $json.notify_email }}",
"exclude_paths": "={{ $json.excludeArr }}",
"include_paths": "={{ $json.includeArr }}"
},
"schema": [
{
"id": "client_name",
"type": "string",
"display": true,
"removed": false,
"required": false,
"displayName": "client_name",
"defaultMatch": false,
"canBeUsedToMatch": true
},
{
"id": "competitors",
"type": "string",
"display": true,
"required": false,
"displayName": "competitors",
"defaultMatch": false,
"canBeUsedToMatch": true
},
{
"id": "include_paths",
"type": "string",
"display": true,
"required": false,
"displayName": "include_paths",
"defaultMatch": false,
"canBeUsedToMatch": true
},
{
"id": "exclude_paths",
"type": "string",
"display": true,
"required": false,
"displayName": "exclude_paths",
"defaultMatch": false,
"canBeUsedToMatch": true
},
{
"id": "max_pages",
"type": "string",
"display": true,
"required": false,
"displayName": "max_pages",
"defaultMatch": false,
"canBeUsedToMatch": true
},
{
"id": "crawl_depth",
"type": "string",
"display": true,
"required": false,
"displayName": "crawl_depth",
"defaultMatch": false,
"canBeUsedToMatch": true
},
{
"id": "notify_email",
"type": "string",
"display": true,
"required": false,
"displayName": "notify_email",
"defaultMatch": false,
"canBeUsedToMatch": true
}
],
"mappingMode": "defineBelow",
"matchingColumns": [],
"attemptToConvertTypes": false,
"convertFieldsToString": false
},
"options": {},
"operation": "append",
"sheetName": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "list",
"value": "gid=0",
"cachedResultUrl": "https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1OvrhykXjzBI0_VqXurrQOMMtvBWfBVlttZVI1LhcRoQ/edit#gid=0",
"cachedResultName": "CONFIG"
},
"documentId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "list",
"value": "1OvrhykXjzBI0_VqXurrQOMMtvBWfBVlttZVI1LhcRoQ",
"cachedResultUrl": "https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1OvrhykXjzBI0_VqXurrQOMMtvBWfBVlttZVI1LhcRoQ/edit?usp=drivesdk",
"cachedResultName": "Content Gap Analyzer"
}
},
"credentials": {
"googleSheetsOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 4.7
},
{
"id": "2b28b4f7-e07d-4d14-950c-61a2d36fdb34",
"name": "Check if the data exist",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.if",
"position": [
800,
64
],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"conditions": {
"options": {
"version": 2,
"leftValue": "",
"caseSensitive": true,
"typeValidation": "strict"
},
"combinator": "and",
"conditions": [
{
"id": "c87f5a6e-e9c8-4c57-a5b3-2c77371cd529",
"operator": {
"name": "filter.operator.equals",
"type": "string",
"operation": "equals"
},
"leftValue": "={{ $json.startUrls[0].method }}",
"rightValue": "GET"
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 2.2
},
{
"id": "7273236a-42f6-4c62-8f79-52e039e15433",
"name": "Has content to email",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.if",
"position": [
3392,
-16
],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"conditions": {
"options": {
"version": 2,
"leftValue": "",
"caseSensitive": true,
"typeValidation": "strict"
},
"combinator": "and",
"conditions": [
{
"id": "f1cdaf14-a4af-4ec9-8db2-4a8ddb78f4c4",
"operator": {
"type": "string",
"operation": "regex"
},
"leftValue": "={{ $json.page_url }}",
"rightValue": "^https?://"
},
{
"id": "8600a236-03c6-45db-91fe-89f93926c97e",
"operator": {
"type": "string",
"operation": "notEmpty",
"singleValue": true
},
"leftValue": "={{ $json.main_topics }}",
"rightValue": ""
},
{
"id": "ba4c3349-2b5c-4122-873e-fd93e5f3b944",
"operator": {
"type": "string",
"operation": "notEmpty",
"singleValue": true
},
"leftValue": "={{ $json.key_words }}",
"rightValue": ""
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 2.2
},
{
"id": "c97679a0-efc5-43ab-b603-c40173c6d4e7",
"name": "Save the data collected",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets",
"position": [
3168,
-16
],
"parameters": {
"columns": {
"value": {},
"schema": [
{
"id": "page_url",
"type": "string",
"display": true,
"removed": false,
"required": false,
"displayName": "page_url",
"defaultMatch": false,
"canBeUsedToMatch": true
},
{
"id": "main_topics",
"type": "string",
"display": true,
"removed": false,
"required": false,
"displayName": "main_topics",
"defaultMatch": false,
"canBeUsedToMatch": true
},
{
"id": "key_words",
"type": "string",
"display": true,
"removed": false,
"required": false,
"displayName": "key_words",
"defaultMatch": false,
"canBeUsedToMatch": true
}
],
"mappingMode": "autoMapInputData",
"matchingColumns": [],
"attemptToConvertTypes": false,
"convertFieldsToString": false
},
"options": {},
"operation": "appendOrUpdate",
"sheetName": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "name",
"value": "={{ $('Derive Sheet Name').item.json.sheet_name }}"
},
"documentId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "list",
"value": "1OvrhykXjzBI0_VqXurrQOMMtvBWfBVlttZVI1LhcRoQ",
"cachedResultUrl": "https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1OvrhykXjzBI0_VqXurrQOMMtvBWfBVlttZVI1LhcRoQ/edit?usp=drivesdk",
"cachedResultName": "Content Gap Analyzer"
}
},
"credentials": {
"googleSheetsOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"executeOnce": true,
"typeVersion": 4.7
},
{
"id": "ecec493c-7b3b-4746-90f7-1b28ce224d9c",
"name": "Create sheet for the data",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets",
"position": [
2512,
64
],
"parameters": {
"title": "={{ $json.sheet_name }}",
"options": {},
"operation": "create",
"documentId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "list",
"value": "1OvrhykXjzBI0_VqXurrQOMMtvBWfBVlttZVI1LhcRoQ",
"cachedResultUrl": "https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1OvrhykXjzBI0_VqXurrQOMMtvBWfBVlttZVI1LhcRoQ/edit?usp=drivesdk",
"cachedResultName": "Content Gap Analyzer"
}
},
"credentials": {
"googleSheetsOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"executeOnce": false,
"notesInFlow": false,
"retryOnFail": false,
"typeVersion": 4.7
},
{
"id": "0964d490-2039-4658-be5f-c9b374fab9dc",
"name": "Send report ",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.gmail",
"position": [
3616,
-32
],
"parameters": {
"sendTo": "={{ $('Prepare Apify Input').item.json.notify_email }}",
"message": "=<div style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #333;\">\n <h2 style=\"color:#4CAF50;\">\ud83d\udcca Competitor SEO Content Analysis Report</h2>\n\n <p><b>Page URL:</b> <a href=\"{{ $json.page_url }}\" target=\"_blank\">{{ $json.page_url }}</a></p>\n\n <h3>Main Topics</h3>\n <pre style=\"background:#f9f9f9; padding:10px; border:1px solid #ddd; white-space:pre-wrap; margin:0;\">\n{{ $json.main_topics }}\n </pre>\n\n <h3>Keywords Identified</h3>\n <pre style=\"background:#f9f9f9; padding:10px; border:1px solid #ddd; white-space:pre-wrap; margin:0;\">\n{{ $json.key_words }}\n </pre>\n</div>",
"options": {},
"subject": "=SEO Audit Report: {{ $json.page_url }}"
},
"credentials": {
"gmailOAuth2": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"executeOnce": true,
"typeVersion": 2.1
},
{
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960,
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"parameters": {
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"height": 112,
"content": "### Save Data Of The request\nAppend sheet.\nUse **Google Sheets OAuth2** credential"
},
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"name": "Sticky Note3",
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"parameters": {
"color": 5,
"width": 256,
"height": 144,
"content": "### Crawl Competitor Website\nRun apify/website-content-crawler with startUrls; saveMarkdown: true.\nCredentials: Use **Apify API** credential."
},
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"parameters": {
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"content": "### Analyze Page Send markdown; expect strict JSON back.\nCredentials: \nUse **Google Gemini/PaLM** credential."
},
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"name": "Sticky Note5",
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3536,
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"parameters": {
"color": 5,
"width": 256,
"height": 128,
"content": "### Send report \nSend Email\nCredentials: Use **Gmail OAuth2** credential. (required)."
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
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"content": "\n## Benefits\n- **Competitor mapping at scale** Automatically map sites into hierarchical topics and entities.\n- **Data-driven content strategy** Identify gaps, weak spots, and opportunities to stand out.\n- **Seamless integration** Results flow straight into Google Sheets for filtering, charting, or export.\n- **Time & resource savings** Eliminate copy-paste research and focus on strategy.\n"
},
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"name": "Sticky Note6",
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"position": [
912,
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"parameters": {
"color": 6,
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"height": 176,
"content": "## Target audience\n- SEO specialists and digital marketers\n- Content strategists and copywriters\n- Agencies running content audits\n- SaaS startups monitoring competition\n- E-commerce teams benchmarking rivals"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
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"id": "b74a1d37-14b2-4cf4-8b1e-5ffc0c54ec84",
"name": "Sticky Note7",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
1280,
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],
"parameters": {
"color": 5,
"width": 406,
"height": 176,
"content": "## Required APIs\n- Google Sheets credentials (trigger & save)\n- Apify API token (crawler)\n- Gemini (Google Generative AI) key (content parsing)\n- Gmail OAuth2 credentials (send report emails)"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
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"id": "c8dde663-90f0-46e7-bebe-de63a7c58f74",
"name": "Sticky Note8",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
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1744,
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],
"parameters": {
"color": 2,
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"height": 176,
"content": "## Easy customization\n- **Competitor domains:** Update in the Google Sheets config.\n- **Crawl depth & limits:** Adjust `max_pages_num` and `crawl_depth_num`.\n- **Output format:** Modify the Code node to add or remove Google Sheets columns.\n- **Delivery channels:** Add Slack or Email nodes for instant audit reports."
},
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"name": "Sticky Note9",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
2448,
208
],
"parameters": {
"color": 5,
"width": 224,
"height": 112,
"content": "### Create sheet for the data\nCredentials:\nUse **Google Sheets OAuth2** credential."
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "874709c8-edd9-4084-b3bd-ad925b039f40",
"name": "Sticky Note10",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
96,
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],
"parameters": {
"color": 5,
"width": 208,
"height": 208,
"content": "### Webhook \u2014 Start Here\n\n**Production URL**\nCopy the **Production** URL from the Webhook node and share it with your form/app.\n\n"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
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"id": "00661d71-a7b1-485e-bff7-a1888df54b85",
"name": "Sticky Note11",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
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416,
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"width": 448,
"height": 336,
"content": "### Submission form\n**POST (required)**\n- `competitor` (domain or URL; aliases: `competitors`, `url`)\n- `notify_email` (recipient; alias: `email`)\n\n**Optional**\n- `include_paths` (e.g. `/blog/`, `/services/*`)\n- `exclude_paths` (e.g. `/login`, `/wp-admin/*`)\n- `max_pages` (default 20)\n- `crawl_depth` (default 1)\n\n**Webhook URL**\nSet `webhookUrl` to your n8n endpoint (e.g. `https://<host>/webhook/competitors`).se '/webhook-test/competitors'"
},
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},
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"name": "Start Here",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.webhook",
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352,
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"parameters": {
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"responseBody": "=<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html lang=\"en\">\n<head>\n <meta charset=\"UTF-8\" />\n <title>Competitor Crawl Request</title>\n <meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1\" />\n <style>\n :root{\n --bg-0:#0b1220;\n --bg-1:#0f172a;\n --bg-2:#111827;\n --card:#0b1220;\n --text:#e5e7eb;\n --muted:#94a3b8;\n --line:#1f2937;\n --accent:#7c3aed; /* violet */\n --accent-2:#06b6d4; /* cyan */\n --ok:#10b981; /* green */\n --err:#ef4444; /* red */\n }\n *{box-sizing:border-box}\n html,body{height:100%}\n body{\n margin:0;\n background:\n radial-gradient(1200px 600px at 20% -10%, rgba(124,58,237,.18), transparent 60%),\n radial-gradient(1000px 400px at 120% 10%, rgba(6,182,212,.20), transparent 60%),\n linear-gradient(180deg, #0b1220, #0b1220 60%, #0a1020 100%);\n color:var(--text);\n font-family: ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, Segoe UI, Roboto, Arial, \"Noto Sans\", \"Apple Color Emoji\",\"Segoe UI Emoji\";\n display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center;\n padding:24px;\n }\n .card{\n width:100%;\n max-width: 720px;\n background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255,255,255,.03), rgba(255,255,255,.01));\n border:1px solid var(--line);\n border-radius: 16px;\n box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(0,0,0,.45), inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,.03);\n backdrop-filter: blur(8px);\n overflow: hidden;\n }\n .card header{\n padding:20px 24px;\n border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);\n display:flex; align-items:center; gap:12px;\n background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(124,58,237,.15), rgba(124,58,237,.02));\n }\n .logo{\n width:36px; height:36px; border-radius:10px;\n background: conic-gradient(from 210deg, var(--accent), var(--accent-2));\n box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px rgba(255,255,255,.06), 0 8px 16px rgba(124,58,237,.2);\n }\n h1{font-size:1.15rem; margin:0}\n .sub{font-size:.9rem; color:var(--muted); margin-top:2px}\n form{padding:20px 24px 24px}\n .grid{\n display:grid;\n grid-template-columns: 1fr;\n gap:16px;\n }\n @media (min-width: 720px){\n .grid{ grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }\n .grid .full{ grid-column: 1 / -1; }\n }\n label{\n display:block; font-size:.92rem; font-weight:600; margin-bottom:8px; color:#c7d2fe;\n }\n input, select, textarea{\n width:100%;\n background:#0d1426;\n color:var(--text);\n border:1px solid #1e293b;\n border-radius:10px;\n padding:12px 12px;\n font-size: 0.98rem;\n outline:none;\n transition: border .15s, box-shadow .15s, transform .02s;\n }\n input::placeholder, textarea::placeholder{ color:#6b7280 }\n input:focus, select:focus, textarea:focus{\n border-color: var(--accent);\n box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(124,58,237,.2);\n }\n select[multiple]{\n min-height:132px;\n padding:10px;\n }\n small.help{ display:block; color:var(--muted); margin-top:6px; }\n .row{\n display:flex; gap:10px; align-items:center; margin-top:6px;\n }\n .row input{ flex:1 }\n .pill{\n display:inline-flex; align-items:center; gap:8px;\n padding:10px 14px; border-radius:999px;\n border:1px solid #233046; background:#0e1629;\n font-weight:700; letter-spacing:.2px;\n color:#e9d5ff;\n cursor:pointer; user-select:none;\n transition: transform .02s, background .15s, border .15s;\n }\n .pill:hover{ background:#121b31; border-color:#2a3a57 }\n .submit{\n display:flex; gap:12px; align-items:center; justify-content:flex-end;\n padding:18px 24px; border-top:1px solid var(--line);\n background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(6,182,212,.08), rgba(6,182,212,.02));\n }\n button{\n all:unset;\n background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--accent), var(--accent-2));\n padding:12px 18px; border-radius:12px; cursor:pointer; font-weight:700;\n box-shadow: 0 10px 22px rgba(124,58,237,.25);\n }\n button[disabled]{ opacity:.7; cursor:not-allowed; box-shadow:none }\n .msg{ padding:12px 16px; font-weight:600; }\n .success{ color: var(--ok); }\n .error{ color: var(--err); }\n .inline-note{ font-size:.85rem; color:var(--muted); margin-left:10px }\n </style>\n</head>\n<body>\n <div class=\"card\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Competitor Crawl Request\">\n <header>\n <div class=\"logo\" aria-hidden=\"true\"></div>\n <div>\n <h1>Competitor Crawl Request</h1>\n <div class=\"sub\">Send a domain and optional scoping rules for the crawl</div>\n </div>\n </header>\n\n <form id=\"requestForm\" novalidate>\n <div class=\"grid\">\n <div class=\"full\">\n <label for=\"competitors\">Competitor URL / Domain</label>\n <input id=\"competitors\" name=\"competitors\" type=\"text\" required placeholder=\"https://example.com or example.com\" />\n <small class=\"help\">A full URL or bare domain is fine \u2014 we\u2019ll normalize it.</small>\n </div>\n\n <div>\n <label for=\"name\">Your Name</label>\n <input id=\"name\" name=\"name\" type=\"text\" required placeholder=\"Your name\u2026\" autocomplete=\"name\" />\n </div>\n\n <div>\n <label for=\"email\">Email (for report)</label>\n <input id=\"email\" name=\"email\" type=\"email\" required placeholder=\"you@domain.com\" autocomplete=\"email\" inputmode=\"email\" />\n <small class=\"help\">We\u2019ll email the summary here.</small>\n </div>\n\n <div class=\"full\">\n <label for=\"include_paths\">Include paths (multi-select)</label>\n <select id=\"include_paths\" multiple>\n <option value=\"/\">/</option>\n <option value=\"/blog/\">/blog/</option>\n <option value=\"/services/\">/services/</option>\n <option value=\"/products/\">/products/</option>\n <option value=\"/news/\">/news/</option>\n <option value=\"/portfolio/\">/portfolio/</option>\n </select>\n <div class=\"row\">\n <input id=\"include_custom\" type=\"text\" placeholder=\"Custom paths (comma-separated, e.g. /guide/, /docs/ )\" />\n <span class=\"pill\" id=\"add_include\">+ Add</span>\n </div>\n <small class=\"help\">Hold Ctrl/\u2318 to select multiple. Custom items are appended automatically.</small>\n </div>\n\n <div class=\"full\">\n <label for=\"exclude_paths\">Exclude paths (multi-select)</label>\n <select id=\"exclude_paths\" multiple>\n <option value=\"/privacy\">/privacy</option>\n <option value=\"/terms\">/terms</option>\n <option value=\"/login\">/login</option>\n <option value=\"/cart\">/cart</option>\n <option value=\"/checkout\">/checkout</option>\n <option value=\"/wp-admin\">/wp-admin</option>\n <option value=\"/tag/\">/tag/</option>\n <option value=\"/category/\">/category/</option>\n <option value=\"/feed\">/feed</option>\n </select>\n <div class=\"row\">\n <input id=\"exclude_custom\" type=\"text\" placeholder=\"Custom paths (comma-separated, e.g. /search, /admin )\" />\n <span class=\"pill\" id=\"add_exclude\">+ Add</span>\n </div>\n <small class=\"help\">Use this to skip utility/low-value areas.</small>\n </div>\n\n <div>\n <label for=\"max_pages\">Max pages</label>\n <select id=\"max_pages\">\n <option value=\"5\">5</option>\n <option value=\"10\">10</option>\n <option value=\"20\" selected>20</option>\n <option value=\"50\">50</option>\n <option value=\"100\">100</option>\n <option value=\"200\">200</option>\n </select>\n <span class=\"inline-note\">Default 20</span>\n </div>\n\n <div>\n <label for=\"crawl_depth\">Crawl depth</label>\n <select id=\"crawl_depth\">\n <option value=\"0\">0 (only start URL)</option>\n <option value=\"1\" selected>1</option>\n <option value=\"2\">2</option>\n <option value=\"3\">3</option>\n </select>\n <span class=\"inline-note\">Default 1</span>\n </div>\n </div>\n\n <div class=\"submit\">\n <div id=\"response\" class=\"msg\" aria-live=\"polite\"></div>\n <button id=\"submitBtn\" type=\"submit\">Send Request</button>\n </div>\n </form>\n </div>\n\n <script>\n const $ = (id) => document.getElementById(id);\n\n function showMsg(text, type) {\n const el = $('response');\n el.className = 'msg ' + (type || '');\n el.textContent = text;\n }\n\n function normalizeUrl(input) {\n const s = (input || '').trim();\n if (!s) return '';\n return /^https?:\\/\\//i.test(s) ? s : `https://${s}`;\n }\n\n function selectedValues(selectEl) {\n return Array.from(selectEl.options)\n .filter(o => o.selected)\n .map(o => o.value.trim())\n .filter(Boolean);\n }\n\n function parseCustom(inputEl) {\n return (inputEl.value || '')\n .split(',')\n .map(s => s.trim())\n .filter(Boolean);\n }\n\n function addCustomToSelect(inputEl, selectEl) {\n parseCustom(inputEl).forEach(v => {\n const opt = document.createElement('option');\n opt.value = v;\n opt.textContent = v;\n opt.selected = true;\n selectEl.appendChild(opt);\n });\n inputEl.value = '';\n }\n\n // Wire add buttons\n $('add_include').addEventListener('click', () => addCustomToSelect($('include_custom'), $('include_paths')));\n $('add_exclude').addEventListener('click', () => addCustomToSelect($('exclude_custom'), $('exclude_paths')));\n\n $('requestForm').addEventListener('submit', async (e) => {\n e.preventDefault();\n showMsg('', '');\n\n if (!e.target.checkValidity()) {\n e.target.reportValidity();\n return;\n }\n\n const name = $('name').value.trim();\n const email = $('email').value.trim();\n const competitors = normalizeUrl($('competitors').value.trim());\n\n const emailOk = /^[^\\s@]+@[^\\s@]+\\.[^\\s@]+$/.test(email);\n if (!emailOk) { $('email').focus(); return showMsg('\u274c Please enter a valid email.', 'error'); }\n\n if (!competitors) { $('competitors').focus(); return showMsg('\u274c Please enter a competitor URL.', 'error'); }\n\n // Merge dropdown selections + any custom text entries\n const includeSel = selectedValues($('include_paths'));\n const excludeSel = selectedValues($('exclude_paths'));\n const includeCustom = parseCustom($('include_custom'));\n const excludeCustom = parseCustom($('exclude_custom'));\n\n const include_paths = [...includeSel, ...includeCustom].join(', ');\n const exclude_paths = [...excludeSel, ...excludeCustom].join(', ');\n\n const max_pages = $('max_pages').value;\n const crawl_depth = $('crawl_depth').value;\n\n const submitBtn = $('submitBtn');\n submitBtn.setAttribute('disabled','true');\n submitBtn.textContent = 'Sending\u2026';\n\n try {\n const webhookUrl = 'https://n8nworkflow.eu/webhook-test/competitors'; // use production /webhook/... when you deploy\n const res = await fetch(webhookUrl, {\n method: 'POST',\n headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },\n body: JSON.stringify({\n name,\n email,\n competitors,\n include_paths,\n exclude_paths,\n max_pages,\n crawl_depth\n })\n });\n\n if (res.ok) {\n showMsg('\u2705 Request sent. 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