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": "GNCdvewzo4dEsUYN",
"name": "Competitor Price Tracker",
"active": false,
"isArchived": false,
"versionId": "022552b6-a7a4-4028-8841-923149421d57",
"settings": {
"executionOrder": "v1",
"availableInMCP": true
},
"connections": {
"Daily 08:00 Trigger": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Read Competitor List",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Read Competitor List": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Loop Over Competitors",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Scrape Pricing Page": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Extract and Compare Price",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Extract and Compare Price": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Price Changed?",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Price Changed?": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Alert Price Change",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "Update Last Checked",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Alert Price Change": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Update Price and Timestamp",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Update Price and Timestamp": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Loop Over Competitors",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Loop Over Competitors": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Done",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "Scrape Pricing Page",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Update Last Checked": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Loop Over Competitors",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
}
},
"nodes": [
{
"id": "c8c38140-bb37-4722-b4fa-547af8196adc",
"name": "Daily 08:00 Trigger",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger",
"typeVersion": 1.3,
"position": [
0,
272
],
"parameters": {
"rule": {
"interval": [
{
"field": "cronExpression",
"expression": "0 8 * * *"
}
]
}
}
},
{
"id": "3b315f7c-77d9-4840-bb30-a13713b463c4",
"name": "Read Competitor List",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets",
"typeVersion": 4.7,
"position": [
224,
272
],
"parameters": {
"resource": "sheet",
"operation": "read",
"documentId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "id",
"value": "={{ $vars.COMPETITOR_SHEET_ID }}"
},
"sheetName": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "name",
"value": "Competitors"
},
"options": {
"returnAllMatches": "returnAllMatches"
}
},
"credentials": {
"googleSheetsOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
}
},
{
"id": "d9f12fe0-d4e3-4f4a-9588-065b91fc015d",
"name": "Done",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.noOp",
"typeVersion": 1,
"position": [
672,
0
],
"parameters": {}
},
{
"id": "04f0ae26-f0d8-42b6-9e96-6434e1a3a837",
"name": "Scrape Pricing Page",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"typeVersion": 4.4,
"position": [
672,
192
],
"parameters": {
"method": "GET",
"url": "={{ $json.url }}",
"options": {
"timeout": 15000,
"response": {
"response": {
"neverError": true,
"responseFormat": "text",
"outputPropertyName": "body"
}
}
}
}
},
{
"id": "1505802e-d432-429f-a943-20bc622f5b7a",
"name": "Extract and Compare Price",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
"typeVersion": 2,
"position": [
896,
192
],
"parameters": {
"mode": "runOnceForEachItem",
"language": "javaScript",
"jsCode": "const html = $input.item.json?.body ?? '';\nconst competitorName = $('Loop Over Competitors').item.json.name;\nconst competitorUrl = $('Loop Over Competitors').item.json.url;\nconst lastPrice = $('Loop Over Competitors').item.json.last_price ?? '';\n\nconst pricePatterns = [\n /\\$[\\d,]+\\.?\\d*/,\n /USD\\s*[\\d,]+\\.?\\d*/i,\n /[\\d,]+\\.?\\d*\\s*USD/i,\n /\u20ac[\\d,]+\\.?\\d*/,\n /\u00a3[\\d,]+\\.?\\d*/,\n /[\\d,]+\\.?\\d*\\s*VND/i,\n /[\\d,.]+/\n];\n\nlet currentPrice = '';\nfor (const pattern of pricePatterns) {\n const match = html.match(pattern);\n if (match) {\n currentPrice = match[0].trim();\n break;\n }\n}\nif (!currentPrice) currentPrice = 'NOT_FOUND';\n\nconst priceChanged = currentPrice !== 'NOT_FOUND' && currentPrice !== lastPrice;\nconst now = new Date().toISOString();\n\nreturn {\n json: {\n name: competitorName,\n url: competitorUrl,\n current_price: currentPrice,\n last_price: lastPrice,\n price_changed: priceChanged,\n checked_at: now\n }\n};"
}
},
{
"id": "1affff4f-09fc-499f-a4c3-1cbcfbdbb520",
"name": "Price Changed?",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.if",
"typeVersion": 2.3,
"position": [
1120,
192
],
"parameters": {
"conditions": {
"options": {
"caseSensitive": true,
"leftValue": "",
"typeValidation": "strict"
},
"conditions": [
{
"leftValue": "={{ $json.price_changed }}",
"operator": {
"type": "boolean",
"operation": "true"
},
"rightValue": ""
}
],
"combinator": "and"
}
}
},
{
"id": "8ba89714-b8bc-48e3-9447-37d55041244e",
"name": "Alert Price Change",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.slack",
"typeVersion": 2.5,
"position": [
1344,
96
],
"parameters": {
"resource": "message",
"operation": "post",
"authentication": "accessToken",
"select": "channel",
"channelId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "name",
"value": "#pricing-alerts"
},
"messageType": "text",
"text": "={{ '\ud83d\udcb0 *Price Change Detected!*\\n*' + $json.name + '*\\nOld: ' + ($json.last_price || 'unknown') + ' \u2192 New: ' + $json.current_price + '\\n\ud83d\udd17 ' + $json.url }}"
},
"credentials": {
"slackApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
}
},
{
"id": "72aec372-320b-4cc1-a82f-4c2e3f9e6763",
"name": "Update Price and Timestamp",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets",
"typeVersion": 4.7,
"position": [
1568,
272
],
"parameters": {
"resource": "sheet",
"operation": "update",
"documentId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "id",
"value": "={{ $vars.COMPETITOR_SHEET_ID }}"
},
"sheetName": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "name",
"value": "Competitors"
},
"columns": {
"mappingMode": "defineBelow",
"value": {
"url": "={{ $json.url }}",
"last_price": "={{ $json.current_price }}",
"last_changed": "={{ $json.checked_at }}",
"last_checked": "={{ $json.checked_at }}"
},
"matchingColumns": [
"url"
],
"schema": [
{
"id": "url",
"displayName": "url",
"required": false,
"defaultMatch": true,
"display": true,
"type": "string",
"canBeUsedToMatch": true
},
{
"id": "last_price",
"displayName": "last_price",
"required": false,
"defaultMatch": false,
"display": true,
"type": "string",
"canBeUsedToMatch": false
},
{
"id": "last_changed",
"displayName": "last_changed",
"required": false,
"defaultMatch": false,
"display": true,
"type": "string",
"canBeUsedToMatch": false
},
{
"id": "last_checked",
"displayName": "last_checked",
"required": false,
"defaultMatch": false,
"display": true,
"type": "string",
"canBeUsedToMatch": false
}
]
}
},
"credentials": {
"googleSheetsOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
}
},
{
"id": "e8e370db-2761-4d93-8128-2de144f7aded",
"name": "Loop Over Competitors",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.splitInBatches",
"typeVersion": 3,
"position": [
448,
272
],
"parameters": {
"batchSize": 1
}
},
{
"id": "9c3e173a-4091-48c5-9524-33a00bbdadf5",
"name": "Update Last Checked",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets",
"typeVersion": 4.7,
"position": [
1344,
288
],
"parameters": {
"resource": "sheet",
"operation": "update",
"documentId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "id",
"value": "={{ $vars.COMPETITOR_SHEET_ID }}"
},
"sheetName": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "name",
"value": "Competitors"
},
"columns": {
"mappingMode": "defineBelow",
"value": {
"url": "={{ $json.url }}",
"last_checked": "={{ $json.checked_at }}"
},
"matchingColumns": [
"url"
],
"schema": [
{
"id": "url",
"displayName": "url",
"required": false,
"defaultMatch": true,
"display": true,
"type": "string",
"canBeUsedToMatch": true
},
{
"id": "last_checked",
"displayName": "last_checked",
"required": false,
"defaultMatch": false,
"display": true,
"type": "string",
"canBeUsedToMatch": false
}
]
}
},
"credentials": {
"googleSheetsOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
}
}
],
"tags": [],
"meta": {
"aiBuilderAssisted": true,
"builderVariant": "mcp"
},
"description": "Daily automated competitor pricing monitor. Reads competitor URLs from Google Sheets, scrapes pricing pages, compares prices, sends Slack alerts on changes, and logs results back to the sheet."
}
Credentials you'll need
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googleSheetsOAuth2ApislackApi
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About this workflow
Competitor Price Tracker. Uses googleSheets, httpRequest, slack. Scheduled trigger; 10 nodes.
Source: https://github.com/VoTrongHoang-Dyor/n8n-workflow-templates/blob/main/workflows/competitor-price-tracker/workflow.json — original creator credit. Request a take-down →
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