Shiv Gupta This workflow corresponds to n8n.io template #5153 — we link there as the canonical source.
This workflow follows the Form Trigger → Google Sheets recipe pattern — see all workflows that pair these two integrations.
The workflow JSON
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{
"id": "H2OMONcmT6qIf0p0",
"meta": {
"templateCredsSetupCompleted": true
},
"name": "TikTok Post Scraper via Keywords | Bright Data + Sheets Integration",
"tags": [],
"nodes": [
{
"id": "3c96466a-128d-403a-8449-b54001944b1d",
"name": "Google Sheets",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets",
"position": [
-540,
-560
],
"parameters": {
"columns": {
"value": {
"url": "={{ $json.url }}",
"input": "={{ $json.input }}",
"music": "={{ $json.music }}",
"ratio": "={{ $json.ratio }}",
"width": "={{ $json.width }}",
"region": "={{ $json.region }}",
"cdn_url": "={{ $json.cdn_url }}",
"post_id": "={{ $json.post_id }}",
"secu_id": "={{ $json.secu_id }}",
"hashtags": "={{ $json.hashtags }}",
"post_type": "={{ $json.post_type }}",
"shortcode": "={{ $json.shortcode }}",
"timestamp": "={{ $json.timestamp }}",
"video_url": "={{ $json.video_url }}",
"account_id": "={{ $json.account_id }}",
"digg_count": "={{ $json.digg_count }}",
"play_count": "={{ $json.play_count }}",
"profile_id": "={{ $json.profile_id }}",
"create_time": "={{ $json.create_time }}",
"description": "={{ $json.description }}",
"is_verified": "={{ $json.is_verified }}",
"profile_url": "={{ $json.profile_url }}",
"share_count": "={{ $json.share_count }}",
"offical_item": "={{ $json.offical_item }}",
"collect_count": "={{ $json.collect_count }}",
"comment_count": "={{ $json.comment_count }}",
"original_item": "={{ $json.original_item }}",
"preview_image": "={{ $json.preview_image }}",
"original_sound": "={{ $json.original_sound }}",
"profile_avatar": "={{ $json.profile_avatar }}",
"tt_chain_token": "={{ $json.tt_chain_token }}",
"video_duration": "={{ $json.video_duration }}",
"discovery_input": "={{ $json.discovery_input }}",
"profile_username": "={{ $json.profile_username }}",
"profile_biography": "={{ $json.profile_biography }}",
"profile_followers": "={{ $json.profile_followers }}"
},
"schema": [
{
"id": "url",
"type": "string",
"display": true,
"removed": false,
"required": false,
"displayName": "url",
"defaultMatch": false,
"canBeUsedToMatch": true
},
{
"id": "post_id",
"type": "string",
"display": true,
"removed": false,
"required": false,
"displayName": "post_id",
"defaultMatch": false,
"canBeUsedToMatch": true
},
{
"id": "description",
"type": "string",
"display": true,
"removed": false,
"required": false,
"displayName": "description",
"defaultMatch": false,
"canBeUsedToMatch": true
},
{
"id": "create_time",
"type": "string",
"display": true,
"removed": false,
"required": false,
"displayName": "create_time",
"defaultMatch": false,
"canBeUsedToMatch": true
},
{
"id": "digg_count",
"type": "string",
"display": true,
"removed": false,
"required": false,
"displayName": "digg_count",
"defaultMatch": false,
"canBeUsedToMatch": true
},
{
"id": "share_count",
"type": "string",
"display": true,
"removed": false,
"required": false,
"displayName": "share_count",
"defaultMatch": false,
"canBeUsedToMatch": true
},
{
"id": "collect_count",
"type": "string",
"display": true,
"removed": false,
"required": false,
"displayName": "collect_count",
"defaultMatch": false,
"canBeUsedToMatch": true
},
{
"id": "comment_count",
"type": "string",
"display": true,
"removed": false,
"required": false,
"displayName": "comment_count",
"defaultMatch": false,
"canBeUsedToMatch": true
},
{
"id": "play_count",
"type": "string",
"display": true,
"removed": false,
"required": false,
"displayName": "play_count",
"defaultMatch": false,
"canBeUsedToMatch": true
},
{
"id": "video_duration",
"type": "string",
"display": true,
"removed": false,
"required": false,
"displayName": "video_duration",
"defaultMatch": false,
"canBeUsedToMatch": true
},
{
"id": "hashtags",
"type": "string",
"display": true,
"removed": false,
"required": false,
"displayName": "hashtags",
"defaultMatch": false,
"canBeUsedToMatch": true
},
{
"id": "original_sound",
"type": "string",
"display": true,
"removed": false,
"required": false,
"displayName": "original_sound",
"defaultMatch": false,
"canBeUsedToMatch": true
},
{
"id": "profile_id",
"type": "string",
"display": true,
"removed": false,
"required": false,
"displayName": "profile_id",
"defaultMatch": false,
"canBeUsedToMatch": true
},
{
"id": "profile_username",
"type": "string",
"display": true,
"removed": false,
"required": false,
"displayName": "profile_username",
"defaultMatch": false,
"canBeUsedToMatch": true
},
{
"id": "profile_url",
"type": "string",
"display": true,
"removed": false,
"required": false,
"displayName": "profile_url",
"defaultMatch": false,
"canBeUsedToMatch": true
},
{
"id": "profile_avatar",
"type": "string",
"display": true,
"removed": false,
"required": false,
"displayName": "profile_avatar",
"defaultMatch": false,
"canBeUsedToMatch": true
},
{
"id": "profile_biography",
"type": "string",
"display": true,
"removed": false,
"required": false,
"displayName": "profile_biography",
"defaultMatch": false,
"canBeUsedToMatch": true
},
{
"id": "preview_image",
"type": "string",
"display": true,
"removed": false,
"required": false,
"displayName": "preview_image",
"defaultMatch": false,
"canBeUsedToMatch": true
},
{
"id": "post_type",
"type": "string",
"display": true,
"removed": false,
"required": false,
"displayName": "post_type",
"defaultMatch": false,
"canBeUsedToMatch": true
},
{
"id": "discovery_input",
"type": "string",
"display": true,
"removed": false,
"required": false,
"displayName": "discovery_input",
"defaultMatch": false,
"canBeUsedToMatch": true
},
{
"id": "offical_item",
"type": "string",
"display": true,
"removed": false,
"required": false,
"displayName": "offical_item",
"defaultMatch": false,
"canBeUsedToMatch": true
},
{
"id": "secu_id",
"type": "string",
"display": true,
"removed": false,
"required": false,
"displayName": "secu_id",
"defaultMatch": false,
"canBeUsedToMatch": true
},
{
"id": "original_item",
"type": "string",
"display": true,
"removed": false,
"required": false,
"displayName": "original_item",
"defaultMatch": false,
"canBeUsedToMatch": true
},
{
"id": "shortcode",
"type": "string",
"display": true,
"removed": false,
"required": false,
"displayName": "shortcode",
"defaultMatch": false,
"canBeUsedToMatch": true
},
{
"id": "width",
"type": "string",
"display": true,
"removed": false,
"required": false,
"displayName": "width",
"defaultMatch": false,
"canBeUsedToMatch": true
},
{
"id": "ratio",
"type": "string",
"display": true,
"removed": false,
"required": false,
"displayName": "ratio",
"defaultMatch": false,
"canBeUsedToMatch": true
},
{
"id": "video_url",
"type": "string",
"display": true,
"removed": false,
"required": false,
"displayName": "video_url",
"defaultMatch": false,
"canBeUsedToMatch": true
},
{
"id": "music",
"type": "string",
"display": true,
"removed": false,
"required": false,
"displayName": "music",
"defaultMatch": false,
"canBeUsedToMatch": true
},
{
"id": "cdn_url",
"type": "string",
"display": true,
"removed": false,
"required": false,
"displayName": "cdn_url",
"defaultMatch": false,
"canBeUsedToMatch": true
},
{
"id": "is_verified",
"type": "string",
"display": true,
"removed": false,
"required": false,
"displayName": "is_verified",
"defaultMatch": false,
"canBeUsedToMatch": true
},
{
"id": "account_id",
"type": "string",
"display": true,
"removed": false,
"required": false,
"displayName": "account_id",
"defaultMatch": false,
"canBeUsedToMatch": true
},
{
"id": "profile_followers",
"type": "string",
"display": true,
"removed": false,
"required": false,
"displayName": "profile_followers",
"defaultMatch": false,
"canBeUsedToMatch": true
},
{
"id": "tt_chain_token",
"type": "string",
"display": true,
"removed": false,
"required": false,
"displayName": "tt_chain_token",
"defaultMatch": false,
"canBeUsedToMatch": true
},
{
"id": "region",
"type": "string",
"display": true,
"removed": false,
"required": false,
"displayName": "region",
"defaultMatch": false,
"canBeUsedToMatch": true
},
{
"id": "timestamp",
"type": "string",
"display": true,
"removed": false,
"required": false,
"displayName": "timestamp",
"defaultMatch": false,
"canBeUsedToMatch": true
},
{
"id": "input",
"type": "string",
"display": true,
"removed": false,
"required": false,
"displayName": "input",
"defaultMatch": false,
"canBeUsedToMatch": true
}
],
"mappingMode": "defineBelow",
"matchingColumns": [
"url"
],
"attemptToConvertTypes": false,
"convertFieldsToString": false
},
"options": {},
"operation": "appendOrUpdate",
"sheetName": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "list",
"value": 1067534155,
"cachedResultUrl": "https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/YOUR_GOOGLE_SHEET_ID/edit#gid=1067534155",
"cachedResultName": "Tiktok by keyword"
},
"documentId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "list",
"value": "YOUR_GOOGLE_SHEET_ID",
"cachedResultUrl": "https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/YOUR_GOOGLE_SHEET_ID/edit?usp=drivesdk",
"cachedResultName": "Tiktok by keyword data Scraping "
}
},
"credentials": {
"googleSheetsOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 4.6
},
{
"id": "e7b9dde9-0cd6-429e-b5ea-1e8269d7df7e",
"name": "Decode Snapshot from Response",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"position": [
-900,
-560
],
"parameters": {
"url": "=https://api.brightdata.com/datasets/v3/snapshot/s_mbghznsg225nzgyhz8",
"options": {},
"sendQuery": true,
"sendHeaders": true,
"queryParameters": {
"parameters": [
{
"name": "format",
"value": "json"
}
]
},
"headerParameters": {
"parameters": [
{
"name": "Authorization",
"value": "Bearer YOUR_TOKEN_HERE"
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 4.2
},
{
"id": "461df00a-925d-4bbf-b28e-7aa367ad54d5",
"name": "Wait 1 minute",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.wait",
"position": [
-1540,
-540
],
"parameters": {
"unit": "minutes",
"amount": 1
},
"typeVersion": 1.1
},
{
"id": "f15192de-4d53-4716-a2d1-876494712c81",
"name": "Accepts keyword input from the user.",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.formTrigger",
"position": [
-2580,
-540
],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"formTitle": "TikTok ",
"formFields": {
"values": [
{
"fieldLabel": "Keyword"
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 2.2
},
{
"id": "a1bcfe64-ac31-43c2-b0d5-33caa9ef50a6",
"name": "Sends keyword to Bright Data's Discover API to start scraping.",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"position": [
-2280,
-540
],
"parameters": {
"url": "https://api.brightdata.com/datasets/v3/trigger",
"method": "POST",
"options": {},
"jsonBody": "=[\n {\n \"search_keyword\": \"{{ $json.Keyword }}\",\n \"country\": \"\"\n },\n {\n \"search_keyword\": \"{{ $json.Keyword }}\",\n \"country\": \"\"\n },\n {\n \"search_keyword\": \"{{ $json.Keyword }}\",\n \"country\": \"\"\n }\n]",
"sendBody": true,
"sendQuery": true,
"sendHeaders": true,
"specifyBody": "json",
"queryParameters": {
"parameters": [
{
"name": "dataset_id",
"value": "gd_lu702nij2f790tmv9h"
},
{
"name": "include_errors",
"value": "true"
},
{
"name": "type",
"value": "discover_new"
},
{
"name": "discover_by",
"value": "keyword"
},
{
"name": "limit_per_input",
"value": "2"
}
]
},
"headerParameters": {
"parameters": [
{
"name": "Authorization",
"value": "Bearer YOUR_TOKEN_HERE"
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 4.2
},
{
"id": "da3fc0d4-98a6-48a3-b691-6e29db0969c0",
"name": "Checks the scraping status using snapshot ID.",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"position": [
-1880,
-540
],
"parameters": {
"url": "=https://api.brightdata.com/datasets/v3/progress/{{ $json.snapshot_id }}",
"options": {},
"sendHeaders": true,
"headerParameters": {
"parameters": [
{
"name": "Authorization",
"value": "Bearer YOUR_TOKEN_HERE"
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 4.2,
"alwaysOutputData": true
},
{
"id": "76797c1e-d329-4003-af3f-fac14a3fbdc8",
"name": "Sticky Note",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
-2660,
-680
],
"parameters": {
"color": 3,
"width": 280,
"height": 340,
"content": "\ud83d\udfe5 1. Form Trigger Node\n\ud83d\udccc Purpose:\n\nUser submits a keyword input.\n\nThis starts the scraping process.\n\n"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "b849575e-2a93-42e3-a084-f536e634e035",
"name": "Sticky Note1",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
-2360,
-760
],
"parameters": {
"color": 4,
"width": 340,
"height": 420,
"content": "\ud83d\udfe9 2. HTTP Request (Trigger Scraping on Bright Data)\n\ud83d\udd17 POST to Bright Data\n\nSends the keyword to Bright Data.\n\nTriggers scraping using dataset ID.\n\nTikTok keyword-based discovery initiated.\n\n"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "e3648a2b-a0e7-41ab-9794-bd8fa1faf16a",
"name": "Sticky Note2",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
-1980,
-700
],
"parameters": {
"color": 5,
"width": 320,
"height": 360,
"content": "\ud83d\udfe6 3. Snapshot Progress Check\n\ud83d\udd0d GET - snapshot status\n\nFetches the current snapshot_id.\n\nChecks if the scraping task is finished (status == ready)."
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "850f3c9d-2184-42b7-b6c5-e155c2d43f57",
"name": "Sticky Note3",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
-1320,
-720
],
"parameters": {
"color": 2,
"width": 260,
"height": 360,
"content": "\ud83d\udfea 4. IF Node (Check Completion)\n\ud83d\udccc Condition:\n\nIf snapshot is ready \u2192 move forward.\n\nElse \u2192 wait and retry."
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "3a54a9d4-07ff-4e04-831b-f618e9bdd48b",
"name": "Check Final Status",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.if",
"position": [
-1240,
-540
],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"conditions": {
"options": {
"version": 2,
"leftValue": "",
"caseSensitive": true,
"typeValidation": "strict"
},
"combinator": "or",
"conditions": [
{
"id": "35ed620d-b5d5-4e97-bcc5-52b283d85616",
"operator": {
"name": "filter.operator.equals",
"type": "string",
"operation": "equals"
},
"leftValue": "={{ $json.status }}",
"rightValue": "ready"
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 2.2
},
{
"id": "5cca9c7d-d10c-4817-9d10-d0c904ad059b",
"name": "Sticky Note4",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
-1640,
-720
],
"parameters": {
"color": 6,
"width": 280,
"height": 380,
"content": "\ud83d\udfe5 5. Wait Node\n\ud83d\udd52 Delays by 1 minute\n\nIf snapshot is not ready, pause for 1 minute.\n\nThen return to recheck loop."
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "75b635ea-6e6c-41e7-8cae-168b2c6f8c00",
"name": "Sticky Note6",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
-640,
-740
],
"parameters": {
"color": 3,
"width": 300,
"height": 380,
"content": "\ud83d\udfe8 6. Final Data Storage\n\ud83d\udccc Google Sheets Integration:\n\nStores extracted TikTok data.\n\nIncludes all post metrics and profile info.\n\n"
},
"typeVersion": 1
}
],
"active": false,
"settings": {
"executionOrder": "v1"
},
"versionId": "e61d0a2b-f49c-4f76-ae0c-55f397d4ea32",
"connections": {
"Google Sheets": {
"main": [
[]
]
},
"Wait 1 minute": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Check Final Status",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Check Final Status": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Decode Snapshot from Response",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "Checks the scraping status using snapshot ID.",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Decode Snapshot from Response": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Google Sheets",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Accepts keyword input from the user.": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Sends keyword to Bright Data's Discover API to start scraping.",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Checks the scraping status using snapshot ID.": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Wait 1 minute",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Sends keyword to Bright Data's Discover API to start scraping.": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Checks the scraping status using snapshot ID.",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
}
}
}
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About this workflow
Automatically scrapes TikTok posts based on keyword search using Bright Data API and stores comprehensive data in Google Sheets for analysis and monitoring.
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