This workflow corresponds to n8n.io template #4432 — we link there as the canonical source.
This workflow follows the Chainllm → Google Sheets recipe pattern — see all workflows that pair these two integrations.
The workflow JSON
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"meta": {
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},
"name": "Generate Content Ideas with Gemini and Store in Google Sheets",
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"name": "AI",
"createdAt": "2025-04-13T05:38:08.053Z",
"updatedAt": "2025-04-13T05:38:08.053Z"
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"updatedAt": "2025-04-13T15:23:40.462Z"
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"name": "Engineering",
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"name": "When clicking \u2018Execute workflow\u2019",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger",
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"parameters": {},
"typeVersion": 1
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"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
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"parameters": {
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"content": "## Workflow Setup\n\n**Credentials:** Configure your Google AI and Google Sheets credentials in n8n.\n\n**Google Sheets:** Create a new Google Sheet or use an existing one. Note down the Spreadsheet ID (found in the URL)\n\n**Google Sheets Node:** Update the 'Write to Google Sheet' node with your Spreadsheet ID and desired sheet/range\n\nThis workflow generates content ideas using Google AI based on a topic and saves them to your Google Sheet."
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"id": "d1ac37c4-554b-4d72-9f55-f922a2aeccee",
"name": "Loop Over Items",
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"name": "Code",
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"parameters": {
"jsCode": "return $input.first().json.output"
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"typeVersion": 2
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"name": "LLM Content Generator",
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.chainLlm",
"position": [
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"parameters": {
"text": "=Provide me a blog post for the following title : {{ $json.title }} and description {{ $json.description }}",
"batching": {},
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{
"message": "You are an expert content generator"
}
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"retryOnFail": true,
"typeVersion": 1.7
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{
"id": "8f0b5c9d-81d8-49cd-80ff-cbb73742af49",
"name": "Google Gemini Chat Model for Content Generation",
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.lmChatGoogleGemini",
"position": [
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"parameters": {
"options": {},
"modelName": "models/gemini-2.0-flash-exp"
},
"credentials": {
"googlePalmApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
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"typeVersion": 1
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"name": "Structured Output Parser for Content Idea Generator",
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.outputParserStructured",
"position": [
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"parameters": {
"schemaType": "manual",
"inputSchema": "[{\n\t\"type\": \"array\",\n\t\"properties\": {\n\t\t\"title\": {\n\t\t\t\"type\": \"string\"\n\t\t},\n\t\t\"description\": {\n\t\t\t\"type\": \"string\"\n\t\t}\n\t}\n}]"
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"typeVersion": 1.2
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"name": "Google Sheets",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets",
"position": [
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"parameters": {
"columns": {
"value": {
"title": "={{ $('Set the title & description').item.json.title }}",
"content": "={{ $json.text }}",
"description": "={{ $('Set the title & description').item.json.description }}"
},
"schema": [
{
"id": "title",
"type": "string",
"display": true,
"removed": false,
"required": false,
"displayName": "title",
"defaultMatch": false,
"canBeUsedToMatch": true
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{
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"type": "string",
"display": true,
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"displayName": "description",
"defaultMatch": false,
"canBeUsedToMatch": true
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{
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"display": true,
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"displayName": "content",
"defaultMatch": false,
"canBeUsedToMatch": true
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"matchingColumns": [
"title"
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"attemptToConvertTypes": false,
"convertFieldsToString": false
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"options": {},
"operation": "appendOrUpdate",
"sheetName": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "list",
"value": "gid=0",
"cachedResultUrl": "https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17ahJiPGh4mbW9VQpQ_3TZCU-VDV-YlkOKFEhoEU1Zgo/edit#gid=0",
"cachedResultName": "Sheet1"
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"mode": "list",
"value": "17ahJiPGh4mbW9VQpQ_3TZCU-VDV-YlkOKFEhoEU1Zgo",
"cachedResultUrl": "https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17ahJiPGh4mbW9VQpQ_3TZCU-VDV-YlkOKFEhoEU1Zgo/edit?usp=drivesdk",
"cachedResultName": "Content Ideas"
}
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"credentials": {
"googleSheetsOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 4.6
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"name": "Sticky Note1",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
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"parameters": {
"color": 4,
"width": 540,
"height": 280,
"content": "## Google Sheet\n\nMake sure to have the following column names on your google sheet.\n\n1. title\n2. description\n3. content"
},
"typeVersion": 1
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"name": "Sticky Note4",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
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"parameters": {
"color": 5,
"width": 440,
"height": 240,
"content": "## LLM Usages\n\nGoogle Gemini LLM is being utilized for the structured data extraction handling."
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
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"name": "Set the title & description",
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"parameters": {
"options": {},
"assignments": {
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{
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"name": "title",
"type": "string",
"value": "={{ $json.title }}"
},
{
"id": "522324ba-b6c3-4650-b447-469edcc08aee",
"name": "description",
"type": "string",
"value": "={{ $json.description }}"
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"typeVersion": 3.4
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"name": "Set the input fields",
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"parameters": {
"options": {},
"assignments": {
"assignments": [
{
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"name": "topic",
"type": "string",
"value": "Web scraper"
}
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"name": "Content Idea Generator",
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.chainLlm",
"position": [
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-40
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"parameters": {
"text": "=Generate 5 content ideas related to the following topic: {{ $json.topic }}\n\nOutput the response in the following schema.\n\nJSON Schema\n\n[{\n\t\"type\": \"array\",\n\t\"properties\": {\n\t\t\"title\": {\n\t\t\t\"type\": \"string\"\n\t\t},\n\t\t\"description\": {\n\t\t\t\"type\": \"string\"\n\t\t}\n\t}\n}]",
"batching": {},
"messages": {
"messageValues": [
{
"message": "You are an expert content generator"
}
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},
"promptType": "define",
"hasOutputParser": true
},
"retryOnFail": true,
"typeVersion": 1.7
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{
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"name": "Google Gemini Chat Model for Content Idea Generator",
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.lmChatGoogleGemini",
"position": [
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],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"modelName": "models/gemini-2.0-flash-exp"
},
"credentials": {
"googlePalmApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 1
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"active": false,
"settings": {
"executionOrder": "v1"
},
"versionId": "dc820836-0e70-4b3e-856a-68a5f27faab9",
"connections": {
"Code": {
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"node": "Loop Over Items",
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"Google Sheets": {
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{
"node": "Set the title & description",
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"Set the input fields": {
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{
"node": "Content Idea Generator",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
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]
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{
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"type": "main",
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}
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"Content Idea Generator": {
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{
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"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
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[
{
"node": "LLM Content Generator",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"When clicking \u2018Execute workflow\u2019": {
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{
"node": "Set the input fields",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
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},
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"type": "ai_languageModel",
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"ai_languageModel": [
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{
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"Structured Output Parser for Content Idea Generator": {
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{
"node": "Content Idea Generator",
"type": "ai_outputParser",
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}
}
Credentials you'll need
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googlePalmApigoogleSheetsOAuth2Api
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About this workflow
This n8n workflow automates the process of generating content ideas based on a user-defined topic, then expands each idea into a more detailed content piece (like a blog post) using Google Gemini, and finally saves all the generated data (idea title, description, and full…
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