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Track Daily Product Hunt Launches with Website Verification in Google Sheets

ByIfeoluwa Ajetomobi @vickylove on n8n.io

This workflow helps you stay updated with daily launches on Product Hunt. It automatically fetches product details (name, tagline, description, and website), checks if the website redirects to another URL, and logs the final information into a Google Sheet.

Cron / scheduled trigger★★★★☆ complexity12 nodesHTTP RequestGoogle Sheets
Data & Sheets Trigger: Cron / scheduled Nodes: 12 Complexity: ★★★★☆ Added:

This workflow corresponds to n8n.io template #3588 — we link there as the canonical source.

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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{
  "nodes": [
    {
      "id": "53bf4cb6-8f55-4d8d-b4af-48345f75cdd5",
      "name": "Daily Trigger1",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger",
      "position": [
        -660,
        6580
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "rule": {
          "interval": [
            {}
          ]
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "774624c1-cb4d-4355-9ed7-448d393c5f3b",
      "name": "Set Date1",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
      "position": [
        -440,
        6580
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "values": {
          "string": [
            {
              "name": "today",
              "value": "={{ new Date().toISOString().split('T')[0] }}"
            }
          ]
        },
        "options": {}
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "951eb189-8143-48d7-88c9-3ce235de83f6",
      "name": "Sticky Note16",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
      "position": [
        -260,
        6400
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "content": "### \ud83d\udd10 How to Get Your Product Hunt Token\n\nTo get your Product Hunt token, follow the official guide here:  \n\ud83d\udc49 [Product Hunt OAuth Token Guide](https://api.producthunt.com/v2/docs/oauth_user_authentication/oauth_authorize_ask_for_access_grant_code_on_behalf_of_the_user)\n"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "ae83bb19-a981-4b28-8dcd-ecd9501bd3d0",
      "name": "Sticky Note17",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
      "position": [
        820,
        6280
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "width": 360,
        "height": 280,
        "content": "### \ud83d\udcc4 How to Connect Google Sheets in n8n\n\nTo connect your Google Sheets to n8n:\n\n1. Go to your n8n Credentials page.\n2. Select **Google Sheets** and add new credentials.\n3. Authenticate your Google account and give the required permissions.\n\nFollow the full guide here:  \n\ud83d\udc49 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWGXlZBGu4k\n"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "4a0c04d4-3ce2-4ebb-94a3-2a0441e25e23",
      "name": "Fetches today\u2019s Product Hunt posts via API.",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
      "notes": "### \ud83d\udd10 How to Get Your Product Hunt Token\n\nTo get your Product Hunt token, follow the official guide here:  \n\ud83d\udc49 [Product Hunt OAuth Token Guide](https://api.producthunt.com/v2/docs/oauth_user_authentication/oauth_authorize_ask_for_access_grant_code_on_behalf_of_the_user)\n",
      "position": [
        -220,
        6580
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "url": "https://api.producthunt.com/v2/api/graphql",
        "method": "POST",
        "options": {},
        "sendBody": true,
        "sendHeaders": true,
        "bodyParameters": {
          "parameters": [
            {
              "name": "query",
              "value": "query {   posts(first: 10, postedAfter: \"{{ $node[\\\"Set Date1\\\"].json[\\\"today\\\"] }}T00:00:00Z\", postedBefore: \"{{ $node[\\\"Set Date1\\\"].json[\\\"today\\\"] }}T23:59:59Z\") {     edges {       node {         name         tagline         description         website       }       cursor     }     pageInfo {       hasNextPage       endCursor     }   } }"
            }
          ]
        },
        "headerParameters": {
          "parameters": [
            {
              "name": "Authorization",
              "value": "=Bearer YOUR_TOKEN_HERE"
            },
            {
              "name": "User-Agent",
              "value": "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/91.0.4472.124 Safari/537.36"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "notesInFlow": false,
      "typeVersion": 4.2
    },
    {
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      "name": "Extracts Product Info",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
      "position": [
        0,
        6580
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "jsCode": "return $json.data.posts.edges.map(edge => {\n  return {\n    json: {\n      name: edge.node.name,\n      tagline: edge.node.tagline,\n      description: edge.node.description,\n      website: edge.node.website\n    }\n  };\n});\n"
      },
      "typeVersion": 2
    },
    {
      "id": "f7846147-cd50-4b5e-bb79-0f17ff7d5900",
      "name": "Resolve Website Redirection",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
      "position": [
        220,
        6680
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "url": "={{ $json.website }}\n",
        "options": {
          "fullResponse": true,
          "followRedirect": false,
          "followAllRedirects": false,
          "ignoreResponseCode": true
        },
        "responseFormat": "string",
        "dataPropertyName": "body",
        "allowUnauthorizedCerts": true
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "11f5df7a-bc46-4ae6-b97d-0ce8c15d804d",
      "name": "Data  2 (website url)",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
      "position": [
        440,
        6680
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "values": {
          "string": [
            {
              "name": "next_url",
              "value": "={{$json[\"headers\"][\"location\"]}}"
            }
          ]
        },
        "options": {},
        "keepOnlySet": true
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "3fd9b50e-c30b-44dd-ac53-83b0a597db2e",
      "name": "Data 1 (product info)",
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      "position": [
        440,
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      ],
      "parameters": {
        "values": {
          "string": [
            {
              "name": "name",
              "value": "={{ $json.name }}"
            },
            {
              "name": "tagline",
              "value": "={{ $json.tagline }}"
            },
            {
              "name": "description",
              "value": "={{ $json.description }}"
            }
          ]
        },
        "options": {},
        "keepOnlySet": true
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "68acc44b-10cd-4bae-bf01-b304cd753f15",
      "name": "Merge Data",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.function",
      "position": [
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      ],
      "parameters": {
        "functionCode": "// Initialize empty arrays for both data sources\nlet productData = [];\nlet redirectData = [];\n\ntry {\n  productData = $items(\"Data to Keep4\");\n} catch (error) {\n  console.log(\"Error fetching product data:\", error.message);\n}\n\ntry {\n  redirectData = $items(\"Data to Keep3\");\n} catch (error) {\n  console.log(\"Error fetching redirect data:\", error.message);\n}\n\nconst mergedItems = [];\n\nfor (let i = 0; i < productData.length; i++) {\n  const product = productData[i].json;\n  \n  const mergedItem = {\n    name: product.name,\n    tagline: product.tagline,\n    description: product.description,\n    next_url: null\n  };\n  \n  if (i < redirectData.length && redirectData[i] && redirectData[i].json) {\n    let url = redirectData[i].json.next_url;\n    // Remove ?ref=producthunt from the URL\n    if (url && url.includes('?ref=producthunt')) {\n      url = url.replace('?ref=producthunt', '');\n    }\n    mergedItem.next_url = url;\n  }\n  \n  mergedItems.push({ json: mergedItem });\n}\n\nconsole.log(`Product data items: ${productData.length}`);\nconsole.log(`Redirect data items: ${redirectData.length}`);\nconsole.log(`Merged items: ${mergedItems.length}`);\n\nreturn mergedItems;"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
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      "name": "Appends all details",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets",
      "position": [
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      ],
      "parameters": {
        "columns": {
          "value": {
            "name": "={{ $json.name }}",
            "tagline": "={{ $json.tagline }}",
            "description": "={{ $json.description }}"
          },
          "schema": [
            {
              "id": "name",
              "type": "string",
              "display": true,
              "removed": false,
              "required": false,
              "displayName": "name",
              "defaultMatch": false,
              "canBeUsedToMatch": true
            },
            {
              "id": "tagline",
              "type": "string",
              "display": true,
              "required": false,
              "displayName": "tagline",
              "defaultMatch": false,
              "canBeUsedToMatch": true
            },
            {
              "id": "description",
              "type": "string",
              "display": true,
              "required": false,
              "displayName": "description",
              "defaultMatch": false,
              "canBeUsedToMatch": true
            },
            {
              "id": "next_url",
              "type": "string",
              "display": true,
              "removed": false,
              "required": false,
              "displayName": "next_url",
              "defaultMatch": false,
              "canBeUsedToMatch": true
            }
          ],
          "mappingMode": "autoMapInputData",
          "matchingColumns": [
            "name"
          ],
          "attemptToConvertTypes": false,
          "convertFieldsToString": false
        },
        "options": {},
        "operation": "appendOrUpdate",
        "sheetName": {
          "__rl": true,
          "mode": "list",
          "value": "gid=0",
          "cachedResultUrl": "demo",
          "cachedResultName": "Sheet1"
        },
        "documentId": {
          "__rl": true,
          "mode": "list",
          "value": "demo",
          "cachedResultUrl": "demo",
          "cachedResultName": "Get product hunt products"
        },
        "authentication": "serviceAccount"
      },
      "typeVersion": 4.5
    },
    {
      "id": "6be5f1a1-c6e9-4dea-9199-523cd7f4b659",
      "name": "Sticky Note18",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
      "position": [
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      ],
      "parameters": {
        "width": 280,
        "height": 260,
        "content": "### About Me  \n\nHey there! I\u2019m **Ajetomobi Ifeoluwa** \u2013 the brains (and vibe) behind this template. When I\u2019m not crafting cool workflows, I\u2019m busy making the web more beautiful and functional as a **UI/UX Designer** and **Vibe Coder**. Want your project to stand out? Let\u2019s chat! Check out my [portfolio](https://ifeoluwaajetomobi.framer.website/) and my work on [Behance](https://www.behance.net/ajetomoifeoluw). Let\u2019s create something awesome together! \ud83c\udfa8\u2728\n\n"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    }
  ],
  "connections": {
    "Set Date1": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Fetches today\u2019s Product Hunt posts via API.",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Merge Data": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Appends all details",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Daily Trigger1": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Set Date1",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Data  2 (website url)": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Merge Data",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Data 1 (product info)": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Merge Data",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Extracts Product Info": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Resolve Website Redirection",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          },
          {
            "node": "Data 1 (product info)",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Resolve Website Redirection": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Data  2 (website url)",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Fetches today\u2019s Product Hunt posts via API.": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Extracts Product Info",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    }
  }
}
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About this workflow

This workflow helps you stay updated with daily launches on Product Hunt. It automatically fetches product details (name, tagline, description, and website), checks if the website redirects to another URL, and logs the final information into a Google Sheet.

Source: https://n8n.io/workflows/3588/ — original creator credit. Request a take-down →

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