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SERP Analysis with Serper & OpenAI

Original n8n title: Template - Serp Analysis (serper)

Template - SERP Analysis (Serper). Uses formTrigger, httpRequest, googleSheets, openAi. Event-driven trigger; 36 nodes.

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SERP Analysis with Serper & OpenAI — n8n workflow card showing Form Trigger, HTTP Request, Google Sheets integration

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{
  "name": "Template - SERP Analysis (Serper)",
  "nodes": [
    {
      "parameters": {
        "formTitle": "Keyword Research Form",
        "formFields": {
          "values": [
            {
              "fieldLabel": "Focus Keyword",
              "requiredField": true
            },
            {
              "fieldLabel": "Country",
              "fieldType": "dropdown",
              "fieldOptions": {
                "values": [
                  {
                    "option": "de"
                  },
                  {
                    "option": "us"
                  }
                ]
              }
            },
            {
              "fieldLabel": "hl",
              "fieldType": "dropdown",
              "fieldOptions": {
                "values": [
                  {
                    "option": "de"
                  },
                  {
                    "option": "en"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ]
        },
        "options": {}
      },
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.formTrigger",
      "typeVersion": 2.2,
      "position": [
        -1340,
        1080
      ],
      "id": "349ba094-8f87-4bcb-83f1-d286e7b96f76",
      "name": "On form submission"
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "url": "https://google.serper.dev/search",
        "authentication": "genericCredentialType",
        "genericAuthType": "httpHeaderAuth",
        "sendQuery": true,
        "queryParameters": {
          "parameters": [
            {
              "name": "q",
              "value": "={{ $json['Focus Keyword']}}"
            },
            {
              "name": "gl",
              "value": "={{ $json.Country }}"
            },
            {
              "name": "device",
              "value": "mobile"
            },
            {
              "name": "exclude",
              "value": "[\"video\", \"image\", \"news\", \"places\"]"
            },
            {
              "name": "hl",
              "value": "={{ $json.hl }}"
            }
          ]
        },
        "sendHeaders": true,
        "headerParameters": {
          "parameters": [
            {
              "name": "Content-Type",
              "value": "application/json"
            }
          ]
        },
        "options": {}
      },
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
      "typeVersion": 4.2,
      "position": [
        -1120,
        980
      ],
      "id": "0262df51-ba80-46db-bf76-03417617fe44",
      "name": "get_mobile_serp_results",
      "credentials": {
        "httpHeaderAuth": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "fieldToSplitOut": "faqs",
        "options": {}
      },
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.splitOut",
      "typeVersion": 1,
      "position": [
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        900
      ],
      "id": "fd37ed1e-149b-49bb-a1fc-345d642997f2",
      "name": "get_questions"
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "operation": "append",
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          "__rl": true,
          "value": "1Wdynwg7WmGldyWOd8r-mf9VjnCHJQtHosxJskNLfb2A",
          "mode": "list",
          "cachedResultName": "SERP Analysis (Serper)",
          "cachedResultUrl": ""
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          "__rl": true,
          "value": 954676522,
          "mode": "list",
          "cachedResultName": "FAQs",
          "cachedResultUrl": ""
        },
        "columns": {
          "mappingMode": "defineBelow",
          "value": {
            "question": "={{ $json.question }}",
            "snippet": "={{ $json.snippet }}",
            "title": "={{ $json.title }}",
            "link": "={{ $json.link }}"
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            {
              "id": "title",
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              "required": false,
              "defaultMatch": false,
              "display": true,
              "type": "string",
              "canBeUsedToMatch": true
            },
            {
              "id": "link",
              "displayName": "link",
              "required": false,
              "defaultMatch": false,
              "display": true,
              "type": "string",
              "canBeUsedToMatch": true
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            {
              "id": "snippet",
              "displayName": "snippet",
              "required": false,
              "defaultMatch": false,
              "display": true,
              "type": "string",
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      "name": "insert_faqs",
      "alwaysOutputData": true,
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        "sendQuery": true,
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              "value": "={{ $json['Focus Keyword']}}"
            },
            {
              "name": "gl",
              "value": "={{ $json.Country }}"
            },
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              "value": "desktop"
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              "value": "={{ $json.hl }}"
            }
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      "name": "get_desktop_serp_results",
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      "name": "get_queries"
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      "name": "insert_related_searches",
      "alwaysOutputData": true,
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        }
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              "type": "array"
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              "name": "search_parameters.device",
              "value": "={{ $json.searchParameters.device }}",
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      "parameters": {
        "content": "# Insert Related Searches\n",
        "height": 380,
        "width": 960,
        "color": 4
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        "content": "## Workflow Instructions\n#### Requirements\nTo use this workflow, you will need accounts and API access for the following services:\n- **Google Sheets**\n- **Serper Dev**\n- **OpenAI**\n#### Google Spreadsheet Setup\nCreate a Google Spreadsheet with **three sheets** named exactly as follows:\n1. **SERP Analysis**  \n   Columns (in order):  \n   `position`, `title`, `link`, `snippet`, `short_summary`, `potential_focus_keyword`, `relevant_long_tail_keywords`, `unigrams`, `bigrams`, `trigrams`\n2. **FAQs**  \n   Columns (in order):  \n   `question`, `title`, `link`, `snippet`\n3. **Related Searches**  \n   Columns (in order):  \n   `query`\n> **Tip:** Make sure the sheet names and column headers match exactly, including capitalization and spacing, to ensure the workflow functions correctly.\n#### Getting Started\n1. **Set up your Google Spreadsheet** as described above.\n2. **Configure your API credentials** for Serper and OpenAI within n8n.\n3. **Import the workflow** into your n8n instance.\n4. **Update any required variables or nodes** in the workflow to point to your specific spreadsheet and API keys.\n5. **Run the workflow** and monitor the results in your Google Sheets.\n#### Support & Contact\nDeveloped by **Marvomatic**\n- [Website](https://marvomatic.com)\n- [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@marvomatic)\n- [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@marvomatic)\n\nFor business inquiries, email: [hello@marvomatic.com](mailto:hello@marvomatic.com)",
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          "value": {
            "position": "={{ $('Loop Over Items').item.json.position }}",
            "title": "={{ $('Loop Over Items').item.json.title }}",
            "link": "={{ $('Loop Over Items').item.json.link }}",
            "snippet": "={{ $('Loop Over Items').item.json.snippet }}",
            "potential_focus_keyword": "={{ $json.message.content.potential_focus_keyword ?  $json.message.content.potential_focus_keyword: \"\" }}",
            "unigrams": "={{ $json.message.content.n_gram_analysis.unigrams ?  $json.message.content.n_gram_analysis.unigrams: \"\" }}",
            "relevant_long_tail_keywords": "={{ $json.message.content.relevant_long_tail_keywords ?  $json.message.content.relevant_long_tail_keywords: \"\" }}",
            "bigrams": "={{ $json.message.content.n_gram_analysis.bigrams ?  $json.message.content.n_gram_analysis.bigrams: \"\" }}",
            "trigrams": "={{ $json.message.content.n_gram_analysis.trigrams ?  $json.message.content.n_gram_analysis.trigrams: \"\" }}",
            "short_summary": "={{ $json.message.content.short_summary ?  $json.message.content.short_summary: \"\" }}"
          },
          "matchingColumns": [],
          "schema": [
            {
              "id": "position",
              "displayName": "position",
              "required": false,
              "defaultMatch": false,
              "display": true,
              "type": "string",
              "canBeUsedToMatch": true
            },
            {
              "id": "title",
              "displayName": "title",
              "required": false,
              "defaultMatch": false,
              "display": true,
              "type": "string",
              "canBeUsedToMatch": true
            },
            {
              "id": "link",
              "displayName": "link",
              "required": false,
              "defaultMatch": false,
              "display": true,
              "type": "string",
              "canBeUsedToMatch": true
            },
            {
              "id": "snippet",
              "displayName": "snippet",
              "required": false,
              "defaultMatch": false,
              "display": true,
              "type": "string",
              "canBeUsedToMatch": true
            },
            {
              "id": "short_summary",
              "displayName": "short_summary",
              "required": false,
              "defaultMatch": false,
              "display": true,
              "type": "string",
              "canBeUsedToMatch": true
            },
            {
              "id": "potential_focus_keyword",
              "displayName": "potential_focus_keyword",
              "required": false,
              "defaultMatch": false,
              "display": true,
              "type": "string",
              "canBeUsedToMatch": true
            },
            {
              "id": "relevant_long_tail_keywords",
              "displayName": "relevant_long_tail_keywords",
              "required": false,
              "defaultMatch": false,
              "display": true,
              "type": "string",
              "canBeUsedToMatch": true
            },
            {
              "id": "unigrams",
              "displayName": "unigrams",
              "required": false,
              "defaultMatch": false,
              "display": true,
              "type": "string",
              "canBeUsedToMatch": true
            },
            {
              "id": "bigrams",
              "displayName": "bigrams",
              "required": false,
              "defaultMatch": false,
              "display": true,
              "type": "string",
              "canBeUsedToMatch": true
            },
            {
              "id": "trigrams",
              "displayName": "trigrams",
              "required": false,
              "defaultMatch": false,
              "display": true,
              "type": "string",
              "canBeUsedToMatch": true
            }
          ],
          "attemptToConvertTypes": false,
          "convertFieldsToString": false
        },
        "options": {}
      },
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets",
      "typeVersion": 4.5,
      "position": [
        1460,
        1580
      ],
      "id": "6c9c8793-2d05-4897-b7c5-3f2a8c31e2bf",
      "name": "insert_serp_analysis",
      "credentials": {
        "googleSheetsOAuth2Api": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "options": {}
      },
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.splitInBatches",
      "typeVersion": 3,
      "position": [
        1120,
        1360
      ],
      "id": "ddab64b7-027e-4ed9-b5d2-3c5cd08aa7f7",
      "name": "Loop Over Items"
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "modelId": {
          "__rl": true,
          "value": "gpt-4o-mini",
          "mode": "list",
          "cachedResultName": "GPT-4O-MINI"
        },
        "messages": {
          "values": [
            {
              "content": "You are a SEO-specialist and your task is to analyze the articles from our competitors. The ultimate goal is to write an article that is better than the competitors article. Apart from that, you are familiar with markdown and you are able to extract only relevant content.",
              "role": "system"
            },
            {
              "content": "=Your task is to analyze the following <article> =  {{ $json.content }} and provide me the following information:\n- Short Summary\n- Potential Focus Keyword\n- Relevant long-tail keywords\n- N-Gram-Analysis\n"
            }
          ]
        },
        "jsonOutput": true,
        "options": {
          "temperature": 0
        }
      },
      "type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.openAi",
      "typeVersion": 1.8,
      "position": [
        1140,
        1580
      ],
      "id": "09bf9148-59a2-4a15-ba1e-b93a04e366a6",
      "name": "Analyze Content",
      "credentials": {
        "openAiApi": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "parameters": {},
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.merge",
      "typeVersion": 3,
      "position": [
        -420,
        500
      ],
      "id": "3770a01b-51c7-4799-a4dc-bccd53c36f76",
      "name": "merge_related_searches"
    },
    {
      "parameters": {},
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.merge",
      "typeVersion": 3,
      "position": [
        -400,
        900
      ],
      "id": "2833526f-c8e7-4962-9404-1c88d589d030",
      "name": "merge_faqs"
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "compare": "selectedFields",
        "fieldsToCompare": "query",
        "options": {}
      },
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.removeDuplicates",
      "typeVersion": 2,
      "position": [
        20,
        500
      ],
      "id": "c0f3b915-532f-4c2d-8e50-33bc5b3cc44c",
      "name": "remove_duplicates_in_related_searches"
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "compare": "selectedFields",
        "fieldsToCompare": "faqs",
        "options": {}
      },
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.removeDuplicates",
      "typeVersion": 2,
      "position": [
        40,
        900
      ],
      "id": "60b88dd3-d1af-451d-8eca-e244f6fdc38e",
      "name": "removed_duplicates_in_faqs"
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "method": "POST",
        "url": "https://scrape.serper.dev",
        "authentication": "genericCredentialType",
        "genericAuthType": "httpHeaderAuth",
        "sendQuery": true,
        "queryParameters": {
          "parameters": [
            {
              "name": "url",
              "value": "={{ $json.link }}"
            },
            {
              "name": "includeMarkdown",
              "value": "true"
            }
          ]
        },
        "sendHeaders": true,
        "headerParameters": {
          "parameters": [
            {
              "name": "Content-Type",
              "value": "application/json"
            }
          ]
        },
        "options": {}
      },
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
      "typeVersion": 4.2,
      "position": [
        580,
        1580
      ],
      "id": "d3de725a-c32d-44e3-9925-b97aa291689e",
      "name": "scrape_url",
      "credentials": {
        "httpHeaderAuth": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "connections": {
    "On form submission": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "get_mobile_serp_results",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          },
          {
            "node": "get_desktop_serp_results",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "get_mobile_serp_results": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "clean_results_mobile",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "get_questions": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "removed_duplicates_in_faqs",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "get_desktop_serp_results": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "clean_results_desktop",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "get_queries": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "remove_duplicates_in_related_searches",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "get_faq_mobile": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "merge_faqs",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "get_organic_results_mobile": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "top_3_by_mobile",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "get_organic_results_desktop": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "top_3_by_desktop",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "get_faq_desktop": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "merge_faqs",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 1
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "clean_results_mobile": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "get_related_searches_mobile",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          },
          {
            "node": "get_organic_results_mobile",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          },
          {
            "node": "get_faq_mobile",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "clean_results_desktop": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "get_organic_results_desktop",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          },
          {
            "node": "get_faq_desktop",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          },
          {
            "node": "get_related_searches_desktop",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "get_related_searches_mobile": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "merge_related_searches",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "get_related_searches_desktop": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "merge_related_searches",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 1
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "top_3_by_mobile": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "get_urls_to_crawl",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "top_3_by_desktop": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "get_urls_to_crawl",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 1
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "get_urls_to_crawl": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Split Out",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Split Out": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Remove Duplicates",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Remove Duplicates": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Limit",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Limit": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "get_links",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "get_links": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Loop Over Items",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "get_metadata": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Analyze Content",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "insert_serp_analysis": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Loop Over Items",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Loop Over Items": {
      "main": [
        [],
        [
          {
            "node": "scrape_url",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Analyze Content": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "insert_serp_analysis",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "merge_related_searches": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "get_queries",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "merge_faqs": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "get_questions",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "remove_duplicates_in_related_searches": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "insert_related_searches",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "removed_duplicates_in_faqs": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "insert_faqs",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "scrape_url": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "get_metadata",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    }
  },
  "active": false,
  "settings": {
    "executionOrder": "v1"
  },
  "versionId": "906cd459-23f1-4cad-bd4e-0c2e68b0c01d",
  "meta": {
    "templateCredsSetupCompleted": true
  },
  "id": "GC4Ynw42APmu86h8",
  "tags": [
    {
      "createdAt": "2025-03-02T12:05:53.836Z",
      "updatedAt": "2025-03-02T12:05:53.836Z",
      "id": "utwtHTzeqUdktrxJ",
      "name": "SEO"
    },
    {
      "createdAt": "2025-03-29T14:05:42.024Z",
      "updatedAt": "2025-03-29T14:05:42.024Z",
      "id": "FTx17qhhXpcrm35X",
      "name": "Template"
    }
  ]
}

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How this works

This workflow delivers instant SERP insights by analysing search engine results pages for any keyword you submit via a simple form, empowering marketers and SEO specialists to uncover competitor strategies and content opportunities without manual effort. It fetches both mobile and desktop results using Serper's API, extracts related searches and FAQs, then leverages OpenAI to generate actionable summaries before logging everything into Google Sheets for easy review. The pivotal step involves OpenAI's intelligent processing of raw SERP data into tailored recommendations, saving hours of sifting through results.

Use this when conducting quick keyword research or auditing campaign performance, especially for e-commerce sites tracking seasonal trends. Avoid it for high-volume, real-time monitoring, as it's optimised for on-demand analysis rather than continuous scraping. Common variations include swapping OpenAI for custom AI prompts to focus on specific metrics like local search rankings or integrating additional tools for backlink extraction.

About this workflow

Template - SERP Analysis (Serper). Uses formTrigger, httpRequest, googleSheets, openAi. Event-driven trigger; 36 nodes.

Source: https://github.com/Marvomatic/n8n-templates/blob/main/serp-analysis/serp_analysis_serper.json — original creator credit. Request a take-down →

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