EximiaAI This workflow corresponds to n8n.io template #17114 — we link there as the canonical source.
This workflow follows the Form → Form Trigger recipe pattern — see all workflows that pair these two integrations.
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"name": "Link Analyzer",
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"content": "## Display Error\n"
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"content": "## Add \"http\" to the link, if not present"
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"content": "## Capture Input and set production URL"
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"content": "## HTTP Request and Route"
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"content": "## Check for redirect and loops"
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"height": 272,
"content": "## Return to first page"
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"content": "URL Analyzer\n\nThis workflow analyzes a URL by following HTTP redirects until the final destination is reached.\n\nFeatures\n\nSupports shortened URLs (bit.ly, tinyurl, t.ly, etc.)\nFollows HTTP redirects\nExtracts Open Graph metadata\nExtracts page title and meta description\nReturns the final destination URL\nHandles common HTTP errors\n\nRequirements\n\nNo external APIs\nNo API keys required\nUses only core n8n nodes\n\nSetup\n\n1. Activate the workflow.\n2. Open the **URL Analyzer Form** node.\n3. Copy its **Production URL**.\n4. Paste the URL into the **Set URL** node, replacing `REPLACE_WITH_PRODUCTION_FORM_URL`, so the \"Redirect to input page\" node redirects back to the input form.\n\n\nNotes\n\nThe workflow follows redirects until a final 200 OK response is received.\nConfigure a maximum redirect limit (recommended: 10) to avoid infinite redirect loops."
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"parameters": {
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"jsCode": "// ---------- Input ----------\n\nconst html = typeof $json.data === \"string\" ? $json.data : \"\";\n\nif (!html) {\n\treturn {\n\t\tjson: {\n\t\t\terror: \"No HTML content found.\",\n\t\t\tstatusCode: $json.statusCode ?? null\n\t\t}\n\t};\n}\n\n// ---------- Helpers ----------\n\nfunction decodeEntities(str) {\n\tif (!str) return null;\n\n\treturn str\n\t\t.replace(/&/g, \"&\")\n\t\t.replace(/</g, \"<\")\n\t\t.replace(/>/g, \">\")\n\t\t.replace(/"/g, '\"')\n\t\t.replace(/'/g, \"'\")\n\t\t.replace(/ /g, \" \")\n\t\t.replace(/\\s+/g, \" \")\n\t\t.trim();\n}\n\nfunction extractAttribute(tag, attribute) {\n\tconst regex = new RegExp(`${attribute}=[\"']([^\"']+)[\"']`, \"i\");\n\tconst match = tag.match(regex);\n\treturn match ? match[1] : null;\n}\n\n// ---------- Parse all META tags only once ----------\n\nconst meta = {};\n\nconst metaTags = html.match(/<meta\\b[^>]*>/gi) || [];\n\nfor (const tag of metaTags) {\n\n\tconst key =\n\t\textractAttribute(tag, \"property\") ||\n\t\textractAttribute(tag, \"name\");\n\n\tif (!key) continue;\n\n\tconst content = extractAttribute(tag, \"content\");\n\n\tmeta[key.toLowerCase()] = decodeEntities(content);\n}\n\n// ---------- Extract generic tags ----------\n\nfunction extract(regex) {\n\tconst match = html.match(regex);\n\treturn match ? decodeEntities(match[1]) : null;\n}\n\nconst title = extract(/<title[^>]*>([\\s\\S]*?)<\\/title>/i);\n\nconst canonical = extract(\n\t/<link[^>]*rel=[\"']canonical[\"'][^>]*href=[\"']([^\"']+)[\"']/i\n);\n\nconst favicon =\n\textract(\n\t\t/<link[^>]*rel=[\"']icon[\"'][^>]*href=[\"']([^\"']+)[\"']/i\n\t) ||\n\textract(\n\t\t/<link[^>]*rel=[\"']shortcut icon[\"'][^>]*href=[\"']([^\"']+)[\"']/i\n\t);\n\nconst language = extract(\n\t/<html[^>]*lang=[\"']([^\"']+)[\"']/i\n);\n\nconst charset =\n\textract(\n\t\t/<meta[^>]*charset=[\"']?([^\"'>\\s]+)/i\n\t);\n\n// ---------- Final URL ----------\n\nlet finalUrl =\n\tmeta[\"og:url\"] ||\n\t$json.headers?.location ||\n\tnull;\n\nlet hostname = null;\n\ntry {\n\n\tif (finalUrl) {\n\t\thostname = new URL(finalUrl).hostname;\n\t}\n\n} catch {}\n\n// ---------- Tracking Parameters ----------\n\nlet tracking = {};\n\ntry {\n\n\tif (finalUrl) {\n\n\t\tconst params = new URL(finalUrl).searchParams;\n\n\t\tfor (const key of [\n\t\t\t\"utm_source\",\n\t\t\t\"utm_medium\",\n\t\t\t\"utm_campaign\",\n\t\t\t\"utm_term\",\n\t\t\t\"utm_content\",\n\t\t\t\"fbclid\",\n\t\t\t\"gclid\",\n\t\t\t\"msclkid\"\n\t\t]) {\n\n\t\t\tif (params.has(key)) {\n\t\t\t\ttracking[key] = params.get(key);\n\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t}\n\n\t}\n\n} catch {}\n\n// ---------- Return ----------\n\nreturn {\n\n\tjson: {\n\n\t\thttp: {\n\n\t\t\tstatusCode: $json.statusCode ?? null,\n\n\t\t\tstatusMessage: $json.statusMessage ?? null,\n\n\t\t\tcontentType: $json.headers?.[\"content-type\"] ?? null,\n\n\t\t\tserver: $json.headers?.server ?? null\n\n\t\t},\n\n\t\tpage: {\n\n\t\t\ttitle,\n\n\t\t\tdescription: meta[\"description\"],\n\n\t\t\tlanguage,\n\n\t\t\tcharset,\n\n\t\t\trobots: meta[\"robots\"],\n\n\t\t\tviewport: meta[\"viewport\"],\n\n\t\t\tauthor: meta[\"author\"],\n\n\t\t\tthemeColor: meta[\"theme-color\"]\n\n\t\t},\n\n\t\tseo: {\n\n\t\t\tcanonical,\n\n\t\t\tdomain: hostname\n\n\t\t},\n\n\t\topenGraph: {\n\n\t\t\ttitle: meta[\"og:title\"],\n\n\t\t\tdescription: meta[\"og:description\"],\n\n\t\t\turl: meta[\"og:url\"],\n\n\t\t\timage: meta[\"og:image\"],\n\n\t\t\ttype: meta[\"og:type\"],\n\n\t\t\tsiteName: meta[\"og:site_name\"]\n\n\t\t},\n\n\t\ttwitter: {\n\n\t\t\ttitle: meta[\"twitter:title\"],\n\n\t\t\tdescription: meta[\"twitter:description\"],\n\n\t\t\timage: meta[\"twitter:image\"],\n\n\t\t\tcard: meta[\"twitter:card\"]\n\n\t\t},\n\n\t\ttracking,\n\n\t\thasOpenGraph: Object.keys(meta).some(k => k.startsWith(\"og:\")),\n\n\t\thasTwitterCards: Object.keys(meta).some(k => k.startsWith(\"twitter:\"))\n\n\t}\n\n};"
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"parameters": {
"options": {
"formTitle": "Error",
"buttonLabel": "Finish",
"formDescription": "=Error: {{ $json.statusCode }} \n{{ $json.statusMessage }}\n{{ $json.body.status }}\n{{ $json.body.detail }}\n{{ $json.error.message }}"
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},
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"content": "## Extract metadata and display results"
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}
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This workflow collects a URL via an n8n Form, follows HTTP redirects to the final destination, extracts page and Open Graph/Twitter metadata from the final HTML, and displays the results back in a form response using only built-in n8n nodes. Receives a URL submission from the…
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