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ProspectLens Company Research to Google Sheets

Original n8n title: Automate Company Research Using Prospectlens and Google Sheets

ByAnthony @scrapeninja on n8n.io

This n8n workflow automates the process of researching companies by gathering relevant data such as traffic volume, foundation details, funding information, founders, and more.

Event trigger★★★★☆ complexity7 nodesGoogle SheetsHTTP Request
Data & Sheets Trigger: Event Nodes: 7 Complexity: ★★★★☆ Added:

This workflow corresponds to n8n.io template #2390 — we link there as the canonical source.

This workflow follows the Google Sheets → HTTP Request recipe pattern — see all workflows that pair these two integrations.

The workflow JSON

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{
  "id": "wwvUsosYUyMfpGbB",
  "meta": {
    "templateCredsSetupCompleted": true
  },
  "name": "ProspectLens company research",
  "tags": [],
  "nodes": [
    {
      "id": "fd68acdf-ed1e-4f69-a046-fcdaa626acca",
      "name": "When clicking \u2018Test workflow\u2019",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger",
      "position": [
        720,
        400
      ],
      "parameters": {},
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "d4e4875a-e41f-4248-937a-a4658c23eb5e",
      "name": "Filter",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.filter",
      "notes": "Only process rows which have empty processed_at field",
      "position": [
        1160,
        400
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "options": {
          "looseTypeValidation": true
        },
        "conditions": {
          "options": {
            "leftValue": "",
            "caseSensitive": true,
            "typeValidation": "loose"
          },
          "combinator": "and",
          "conditions": [
            {
              "id": "5aca0836-4797-41d3-8094-f3a170e5a3c9",
              "operator": {
                "type": "string",
                "operation": "empty",
                "singleValue": true
              },
              "leftValue": "={{ $json.processed_at }}",
              "rightValue": ""
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "notesInFlow": true,
      "typeVersion": 2
    },
    {
      "id": "e12c1846-dd38-414c-8e2e-8d0834ad8668",
      "name": "Sticky Note",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
      "position": [
        880,
        20
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "width": 725,
        "height": 316.25,
        "content": "## Company research via Google Sheets and ProspectLens\n\nGet your API key:\nhttps://apiroad.net/marketplace/apis/prospectlens\n\nCopy Google Sheet template:\nhttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1S2S18hvfBoFsUgRYPyizH6uv7WwI218frvOqu2bV3wk/edit?gid=0#gid=0"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "b0385041-92c4-41a4-b0e8-9f2a7cc6fd56",
      "name": "Save company data into Sheets",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets",
      "position": [
        2000,
        380
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "columns": {
          "value": {
            "data": "={{ JSON.stringify($json.data).substr(0, 2000) }}",
            "name": "={{ $json.data.properties.title }}",
            "funds": "={{ $json.data.info.funding_rounds_summary.funding_total.value }}",
            "domain": "={{ $('Filter').item.json.domain }}",
            "traffic": "={{ $json.data.info.semrush_summary.semrush_visits_latest_month }}",
            "location": "={{ $json.data.info.semrush_location_list[0].location_identifiers[0].value }}",
            "description": "={{ $json.data.properties.short_description }}",
            "domain_name": "={{ $json.data.info.company_about_fields.website.hostname }}",
            "processed_at": "={{ (new Date).toISOString()  }}",
            "year_founded": "={{ $json.data.info.overview_fields_extended.founded_on.value }}",
            "funding_round": "={{ $json.data.info.funding_rounds_summary.last_funding_type }}",
            "last_funding_at": "={{ $json.data.info.funding_rounds_summary.last_funding_at }}"
          },
          "schema": [
            {
              "id": "domain",
              "type": "string",
              "display": true,
              "removed": false,
              "required": false,
              "displayName": "domain",
              "defaultMatch": false,
              "canBeUsedToMatch": true
            },
            {
              "id": "name",
              "type": "string",
              "display": true,
              "removed": false,
              "required": false,
              "displayName": "name",
              "defaultMatch": false,
              "canBeUsedToMatch": true
            },
            {
              "id": "description",
              "type": "string",
              "display": true,
              "removed": false,
              "required": false,
              "displayName": "description",
              "defaultMatch": false,
              "canBeUsedToMatch": true
            },
            {
              "id": "processed_at",
              "type": "string",
              "display": true,
              "required": false,
              "displayName": "processed_at",
              "defaultMatch": false,
              "canBeUsedToMatch": true
            },
            {
              "id": "data",
              "type": "string",
              "display": true,
              "required": false,
              "displayName": "data",
              "defaultMatch": false,
              "canBeUsedToMatch": true
            },
            {
              "id": "domain_name",
              "type": "string",
              "display": true,
              "required": false,
              "displayName": "domain_name",
              "defaultMatch": false,
              "canBeUsedToMatch": true
            },
            {
              "id": "traffic",
              "type": "string",
              "display": true,
              "required": false,
              "displayName": "traffic",
              "defaultMatch": false,
              "canBeUsedToMatch": true
            },
            {
              "id": "location",
              "type": "string",
              "display": true,
              "removed": false,
              "required": false,
              "displayName": "location",
              "defaultMatch": false,
              "canBeUsedToMatch": true
            },
            {
              "id": "funds",
              "type": "string",
              "display": true,
              "removed": false,
              "required": false,
              "displayName": "funds",
              "defaultMatch": false,
              "canBeUsedToMatch": true
            },
            {
              "id": "year_founded",
              "type": "string",
              "display": true,
              "removed": false,
              "required": false,
              "displayName": "year_founded",
              "defaultMatch": false,
              "canBeUsedToMatch": true
            },
            {
              "id": "funding_round",
              "type": "string",
              "display": true,
              "removed": false,
              "required": false,
              "displayName": "funding_round",
              "defaultMatch": false,
              "canBeUsedToMatch": true
            },
            {
              "id": "last_funding_at",
              "type": "string",
              "display": true,
              "removed": false,
              "required": false,
              "displayName": "last_funding_at",
              "defaultMatch": false,
              "canBeUsedToMatch": true
            },
            {
              "id": "row_number",
              "type": "string",
              "display": true,
              "removed": true,
              "readOnly": true,
              "required": false,
              "displayName": "row_number",
              "defaultMatch": false,
              "canBeUsedToMatch": true
            }
          ],
          "mappingMode": "defineBelow",
          "matchingColumns": [
            "domain"
          ]
        },
        "options": {},
        "operation": "update",
        "sheetName": {
          "__rl": true,
          "mode": "list",
          "value": "gid=0",
          "cachedResultUrl": "https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1X2hKT8cD6fTQUdALg91EwQDCM58YNY4pHe-7rmESzlk/edit#gid=0",
          "cachedResultName": "Sheet1"
        },
        "documentId": {
          "__rl": true,
          "mode": "list",
          "value": "1X2hKT8cD6fTQUdALg91EwQDCM58YNY4pHe-7rmESzlk",
          "cachedResultUrl": "https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1X2hKT8cD6fTQUdALg91EwQDCM58YNY4pHe-7rmESzlk/edit?usp=drivesdk",
          "cachedResultName": "n8n_prospectlens"
        }
      },
      "credentials": {
        "googleSheetsOAuth2Api": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 4.4
    },
    {
      "id": "e048f8d0-57c2-43ac-bedf-1a517b203df3",
      "name": "Loop Over Items",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.splitInBatches",
      "notes": "Used to keep low concurrency (1 thread)",
      "position": [
        1400,
        380
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "options": {}
      },
      "notesInFlow": true,
      "typeVersion": 3
    },
    {
      "id": "b6898b5e-dba5-425d-8f9b-d996dcb6cff2",
      "name": "ProspectLens API call",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
      "notes": "ProspectLens API",
      "onError": "continueErrorOutput",
      "maxTries": 2,
      "position": [
        1680,
        380
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "url": "=https://prospectlens.apiroad.net/lookup?domain={{ $json.domain }}",
        "options": {
          "response": {
            "response": {}
          }
        },
        "authentication": "genericCredentialType",
        "genericAuthType": "httpHeaderAuth"
      },
      "credentials": {
        "httpHeaderAuth": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      },
      "notesInFlow": true,
      "retryOnFail": true,
      "typeVersion": 4.2
    },
    {
      "id": "4c625e34-728c-49ae-8e22-4b4a343354cb",
      "name": "Get all rows from Sheets",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets",
      "position": [
        940,
        400
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "options": {},
        "sheetName": {
          "__rl": true,
          "mode": "list",
          "value": "gid=0",
          "cachedResultUrl": "https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1X2hKT8cD6fTQUdALg91EwQDCM58YNY4pHe-7rmESzlk/edit#gid=0",
          "cachedResultName": "Sheet1"
        },
        "documentId": {
          "__rl": true,
          "mode": "list",
          "value": "1X2hKT8cD6fTQUdALg91EwQDCM58YNY4pHe-7rmESzlk",
          "cachedResultUrl": "https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1X2hKT8cD6fTQUdALg91EwQDCM58YNY4pHe-7rmESzlk/edit?usp=drivesdk",
          "cachedResultName": "n8n_prospectlens"
        }
      },
      "credentials": {
        "googleSheetsOAuth2Api": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 4.4
    }
  ],
  "active": false,
  "settings": {
    "executionOrder": "v1"
  },
  "versionId": "ea844f9f-c06e-4a0c-98db-a670709c2025",
  "connections": {
    "Filter": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Loop Over Items",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Loop Over Items": {
      "main": [
        [],
        [
          {
            "node": "ProspectLens API call",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "ProspectLens API call": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Save company data into Sheets",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ],
        [
          {
            "node": "Loop Over Items",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Get all rows from Sheets": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Filter",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Save company data into Sheets": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Loop Over Items",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "When clicking \u2018Test workflow\u2019": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Get all rows from Sheets",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    }
  }
}

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About this workflow

This n8n workflow automates the process of researching companies by gathering relevant data such as traffic volume, foundation details, funding information, founders, and more.

Source: https://n8n.io/workflows/2390/ — original creator credit. Request a take-down →

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