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{
"name": "Answer a Notion questions queue in place using You.com research",
"tags": [],
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"id": "14bffe39-57ae-4716-9089-31042921d546",
"name": "When a Question Is Added",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.notionTrigger",
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"parameters": {
"pollTimes": {
"item": [
{
"mode": "everyMinute"
}
]
},
"databaseId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "id",
"value": "REPLACE_WITH_QUESTIONS_DATABASE_ID"
}
},
"credentials": {
"notionApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
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"typeVersion": 1
},
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"id": "d634b4ac-7c6e-4bb1-9817-ef27e8355438",
"name": "If Row Needs Research",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.if",
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"parameters": {
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"leftValue": "",
"caseSensitive": true,
"typeValidation": "loose"
},
"combinator": "and",
"conditions": [
{
"id": "cond-question",
"operator": {
"type": "string",
"operation": "notEmpty"
},
"leftValue": "={{ $json['Question'] }}",
"rightValue": ""
},
{
"id": "cond-status",
"operator": {
"type": "string",
"operation": "equals"
},
"leftValue": "={{ $json['Status'] }}",
"rightValue": "To Research"
}
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"id": "03b9b4aa-a1c6-40a3-a334-45c8f1e59233",
"name": "Research the Question",
"type": "@youdotcom-oss/n8n-nodes-youdotcom.youDotCom",
"onError": "continueErrorOutput",
"position": [
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],
"parameters": {
"input": "={{ $('When a Question Is Added').item.json['Question'] }}",
"operation": "research"
},
"credentials": {
"youDotComApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "09ce5e4c-dcad-4675-8a36-1b8cf0baec63",
"name": "Write Answer and Mark Answered",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.notion",
"position": [
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"parameters": {
"pageId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "id",
"value": "={{ $('When a Question Is Added').item.json.id }}"
},
"options": {},
"resource": "databasePage",
"operation": "update",
"propertiesUi": {
"propertyValues": [
{
"key": "Answer|rich_text",
"textContent": "={{ ($('Research the Question').item.json.output?.content ?? 'No answer was returned.').toString().slice(0, 1900) }}"
},
{
"key": "Sources|rich_text",
"textContent": "={{ (($('Research the Question').item.json.output?.sources ?? []).map((s, i) => (i + 1) + '. ' + (s.title || s.url) + ' - ' + s.url).join('\\n') || 'No sources were returned.').slice(0, 1900) }}"
},
{
"key": "Status|select",
"selectValue": "Answered"
}
]
}
},
"credentials": {
"notionApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
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"typeVersion": 2.2
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{
"id": "442678e8-f0a8-4461-af61-be8a093e65ea",
"name": "Log the Research Failure",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.notion",
"position": [
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],
"parameters": {
"pageId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "id",
"value": "={{ $('When a Question Is Added').item.json.id }}"
},
"options": {},
"resource": "databasePage",
"operation": "update",
"propertiesUi": {
"propertyValues": [
{
"key": "Answer|rich_text",
"textContent": "={{ 'Research did not complete: ' + ($json.error?.message ?? $json.error ?? 'unknown error') + '. The row was left as To Research so you can retry it.' }}"
}
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}
},
"credentials": {
"notionApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
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{
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"name": "Overview",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
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"parameters": {
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"height": 668,
"content": "## Answer a Notion questions queue in place using You.com research\n\n### How it works\n\n1. A Notion trigger picks up each new row added to your questions database.\n2. A guard skips any row with an empty question or a status that is not `To Research`.\n3. The You.com research operation answers the question and returns a cited Markdown write-up with a source list.\n4. A Notion update writes the answer and sources back into the same row and flips its status to `Answered`.\n\n### Setup steps\n\n- [ ] Install the You.com community node `@youdotcom-oss/n8n-nodes-youdotcom` (self-hosted n8n only).\n- [ ] Add You.com and Notion credentials and select them on their nodes.\n- [ ] Point `When a Question Is Added` at a Notion database with `Question` (title), `Status` (select), `Answer` (text), and `Sources` (text).\n- [ ] Add `To Research` and `Answered` as options on the `Status` select.\n\n### Customization\nRaise the depth on `Research the Question` from `standard` to `deep` or `exhaustive`, or swap the Notion trigger for a Schedule trigger that queries `Status = To Research` to run on n8n Cloud."
},
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},
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"id": "cf56d67a-c1ef-457c-b887-3dd1e3822f22",
"name": "Section Intake",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
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],
"parameters": {
"color": 7,
"width": 568,
"height": 384,
"content": "## Intake and guard\n\nA Notion trigger fires on each new question row, and the guard drops empty or not-ready rows before spending a research call."
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
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"id": "5e622028-06c2-43cd-80eb-aa609375fabd",
"name": "Section Research",
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"parameters": {
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"width": 428,
"height": 368,
"content": "## Research the question\n\nYou.com researches the question and returns a cited Markdown answer plus a source list in a single call."
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "10a15ddb-6578-46ab-807e-411b50b3a232",
"name": "Section Answer",
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"parameters": {
"color": 7,
"width": 480,
"height": 620,
"content": "## Answer in place\n\nThe same row gets the answer and sources written back and its status flips to `Answered`. A failed lookup logs a note and leaves the row as `To Research` so you can retry it."
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
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"id": "6a6497f0-21c5-42ec-b6ac-68e9646732ec",
"name": "Warning self-hosted",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
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"parameters": {
"color": 3,
"width": 716,
"height": 150,
"content": "## Self-hosted only\n\nThe You.com node is a community node, so this runs on self-hosted n8n. On n8n Cloud, use the HTTP Request plus Schedule trigger variant described in the README."
},
"typeVersion": 1
}
],
"active": false,
"settings": {
"executionOrder": "v1"
},
"connections": {
"If Row Needs Research": {
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{
"node": "Research the Question",
"type": "main",
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]
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},
"Research the Question": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Write Answer and Mark Answered",
"type": "main",
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}
],
[
{
"node": "Log the Research Failure",
"type": "main",
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}
]
]
},
"When a Question Is Added": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "If Row Needs Research",
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}
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}
}
}
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notionApiyouDotComApi
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About this workflow
This workflow monitors a Notion questions database and, for items marked “To Research,” uses You.com Research to generate a cited answer, then writes the answer and sources back to the same Notion page and updates the status to “Answered”. Triggers when a new page is added to a…
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