mahavishnu This workflow corresponds to n8n.io template #4901 — we link there as the canonical source.
This workflow follows the Google Docs → HTTP Request recipe pattern — see all workflows that pair these two integrations.
The workflow JSON
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{
"id": "eGHpM6RNrSQcTJRt",
"meta": {
"templateCredsSetupCompleted": true
},
"name": "ideabrowser-scraper",
"tags": [],
"nodes": [
{
"id": "a19357ec-0bff-4f07-b403-fa18f82abf86",
"name": "Markdown1",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.markdown",
"position": [
2040,
800
],
"parameters": {
"html": "={{ $json.data }}",
"options": {}
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "7fbca587-d982-4800-b559-6e01008af711",
"name": "Get the links",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
"position": [
580,
800
],
"parameters": {
"jsCode": "for (const item of $input.all()) {\n const rawData = item.json.data;\n\n // Step 1: Extract base path for idea\n const basePathRegex = /\\/idea\\/[^\"\\/]+/;\n const basePathMatch = rawData.match(basePathRegex);\n\n if (!basePathMatch) {\n item.json.error = \"No valid idea path found in rawData\";\n continue;\n }\n\n const basePath = basePathMatch[0]; // e.g., /idea/ai-powered-historical-ad-style-generator\n\n // Step 2: Generate insight links\n const insightPages = [\n \"\",\n \"/value-ladder\",\n \"/why-now\",\n \"/proof-signals\",\n \"/market-gap\",\n \"/execution-plan\",\n \"/value-equation\",\n \"/value-matrix\",\n \"/acp\",\n \"/community-signals\",\n \"/keywords\"\n ];\n\n const insightLinks = insightPages.map(page => {\n return `https://www.ideabrowser.com${basePath}${page}`; \n });\n\n // Step 3: Extract only readable text by removing HTML tags\n const cleanText = rawData.replace(/<[^>]+>/g, '').trim();\n\n // Step 4: Update item with results\n item.json.insightLinks = insightLinks;\n item.json.ideaPath = basePath;\n item.json.cleanText = cleanText; // \ud83d\udc48 This is the new key with only readable text\n}\n\nreturn $input.all();"
},
"typeVersion": 2
},
{
"id": "10bfccb0-c5d3-4002-ad31-9e6d00d710a3",
"name": "Get URL data of idea",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"position": [
380,
800
],
"parameters": {
"url": "https://ideabrowser.com/idea-of-the-day ",
"options": {},
"authentication": "genericCredentialType",
"genericAuthType": "httpHeaderAuth"
},
"credentials": {
"httpHeaderAuth": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 4.2
},
{
"id": "2ac9f703-006b-494d-b53f-372c8dbd8233",
"name": "Create google doc",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleDocs",
"position": [
780,
580
],
"parameters": {
"title": "={{ $today.toLocaleString().concat(\"-\",$json.ideaPath.split(\"/\")[2] )}}",
"folderId": "10Lxy7-UbLzEGcTnDk12n8pOiWyyu1EE4"
},
"credentials": {
"googleDocsOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 2
},
{
"id": "bf9d318c-310e-4c49-bbb0-3cfbc1e16f7d",
"name": "Merge the data",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.merge",
"position": [
1000,
800
],
"parameters": {
"mode": "combine",
"options": {},
"combineBy": "combineAll"
},
"typeVersion": 3.2
},
{
"id": "286f31e3-d9e5-4a3a-8590-7c11e82c6e78",
"name": "Split the url",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.splitOut",
"position": [
1260,
800
],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"fieldToSplitOut": "insightLinks"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "7ac224d8-4eb9-429a-bae3-607e49f2d498",
"name": "Loop over URL",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.splitInBatches",
"position": [
1580,
780
],
"parameters": {
"options": {}
},
"typeVersion": 3
},
{
"id": "82e59148-8aa9-4eb7-a65b-37c375d63ef0",
"name": "Get URL content of each page",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"position": [
1820,
800
],
"parameters": {
"url": "={{ $json.insightLinks }}",
"options": {},
"authentication": "genericCredentialType",
"genericAuthType": "httpHeaderAuth"
},
"credentials": {
"httpHeaderAuth": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 4.2
},
{
"id": "c5902af1-187e-4471-8833-8c3b68732d36",
"name": "Update the google docs with the data",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleDocs",
"position": [
2240,
800
],
"parameters": {
"actionsUi": {
"actionFields": [
{
"text": "={{ $json.data }}",
"action": "insert"
}
]
},
"operation": "update",
"documentURL": "={{ $('Create google doc').item.json.id }}"
},
"credentials": {
"googleDocsOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 2
},
{
"id": "0cd82b9e-1b64-4853-aaab-3036fe33aa5d",
"name": "Schedule Trigger",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger",
"position": [
200,
800
],
"parameters": {
"rule": {
"interval": [
{
"triggerAtHour": 8
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 1.2
}
],
"active": false,
"settings": {
"timezone": "Asia/Kolkata",
"callerPolicy": "workflowsFromSameOwner",
"executionOrder": "v1",
"executionTimeout": -1
},
"versionId": "a1e9d613-2210-4565-a36c-c483d51130fb",
"connections": {
"Markdown1": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Update the google docs with the data",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Get the links": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Create google doc",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
},
{
"node": "Merge the data",
"type": "main",
"index": 1
}
]
]
},
"Loop over URL": {
"main": [
[],
[
{
"node": "Get URL content of each page",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Split the url": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Loop over URL",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Merge the data": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Split the url",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Schedule Trigger": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Get URL data of idea",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Create google doc": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Merge the data",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Get URL data of idea": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Get the links",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Get URL content of each page": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Markdown1",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Update the google docs with the data": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Loop over URL",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
}
}
}
Credentials you'll need
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googleDocsOAuth2ApihttpHeaderAuth
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About this workflow
This automation runs daily at 8:00 AM to automatically collect and organize business idea insights from IdeaBrowser.com into a structured Google Docs document. The workflow performs the following actions: Data Collection: Fetches the "idea of the day" content from…
Source: https://n8n.io/workflows/4901/ — original creator credit. Request a take-down →
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