Track Real Estate Competitor Prices & Features with Google Sheets & Email Alerts

The workflow JSON

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{
  "id": "azsNX19ORoakJxeu",
  "meta": {
    "templateCredsSetupCompleted": true
  },
  "name": "Competitor Price & Feature Tracker for Real Estate Projects",
  "tags": [],
  "nodes": [
    {
      "id": "8ac2caf3-a568-499c-b19c-c8bda3aec69c",
      "name": "Cron",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.cron",
      "position": [
        -1100,
        0
      ],
      "parameters": {},
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "6c9875ce-1e1a-4720-ae4b-18d9f0b8f8c0",
      "name": "Fetch Competitor Data",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
      "position": [
        -880,
        0
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "url": "={{$node['Cron'].parameter['cronExpression'] === '0 0 * * *' ? 'https://api.competitor1.com/projects' : 'https://api.competitor2.com/projects'}}",
        "options": {
          "timeout": 10000
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "4ca2aabd-5816-42bc-a3e3-4d584031c4fe",
      "name": "Parse Data",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.function",
      "position": [
        -440,
        0
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "functionCode": "return items.map(item => {\n  const project = item.json;\n  return {\n    json: {\n      projectName: project.name,\n      price: project.price,\n      features: project.features || [],\n      location: project.location,\n      timestamp: new Date().toISOString()\n    }\n  };\n});"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "d4fa57e7-ffe7-43f9-aa13-b9e1dbb1d981",
      "name": "Log to Google Sheets",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets",
      "position": [
        -220,
        0
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "range": "CompetitorData!A:E",
        "options": {},
        "sheetId": "your-google-sheet-id",
        "operation": "append"
      },
      "credentials": {
        "googleApi": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "88731364-e054-42cb-96e8-8bc4b9a016cf",
      "name": "Check Price Change",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.if",
      "position": [
        0,
        0
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "conditions": {
          "number": [
            {
              "value1": "={{$node['Parse Data'].json['price']}}",
              "value2": "={{$node['Parse Data'].json['previousPrice'] || $node['Parse Data'].json['price']}}",
              "operation": "changed"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "a1bd7b91-8b15-4d6c-9050-b76e0de6360d",
      "name": "Wait For Data",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.wait",
      "position": [
        -660,
        0
      ],
      "parameters": {},
      "typeVersion": 1.1
    },
    {
      "id": "8a366005-3e4f-4133-9607-4b3a47d85632",
      "name": "Send Alert Email",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.emailSend",
      "position": [
        220,
        0
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "text": "=\ud83c\udfe0 Price Change Alert: {{$node['Parse Data'].json['projectName']}} at {{$node['Parse Data'].json['location']}} changed from {{$node['Parse Data'].json['previousPrice'] || 'N/A'}} to {{$node['Parse Data'].json['price']}}. Features: {{$node['Parse Data'].json['features'].join(', ')}}",
        "options": {},
        "subject": "Price Change Alert",
        "toEmail": "user@example.com",
        "fromEmail": "user@example.com",
        "emailFormat": "text"
      },
      "credentials": {
        "smtp": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 2.1
    },
    {
      "id": "32be80e1-6174-4860-98be-a350162405c2",
      "name": "Sticky Note",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
      "position": [
        -880,
        -520
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "color": 4,
        "width": 960,
        "height": 420,
        "content": "## Operational Process\n- **Set Cron**: Triggers the workflow on a scheduled basis (e.g., hourly).\n- **Fetch Competitor Data**: Performs GET requests to retrieve competitor pricing and feature data (e.g., https://api.competitor.com).\n- **Wait For Data**: Introduces a delay to ensure data is fully retrieved.\n- **Parse Data**: Processes and extracts relevant pricing and feature details.\n- **Log to Google Sheets**: Appends the parsed data to a Google Sheet for tracking.\n- **Check Price Change**: Evaluates if there\u2019s a significant price change.\n- **Send Alert Email**: Sends an email notification if a price change is detected.\n- **No Action for Minor Changes**: Skips action if no significant price change is found.\n\n\n## Customization Options\n- Adjust the Cron schedule for different intervals (e.g., daily).\n- Modify the HTTP node to fetch additional competitor data (e.g., features, availability).\n- Customize email alert content in the `Send Alert Email` node.\n- Enhance Google Sheets log with additional fields (e.g., timestamp, competitor name).\n- Add Slack or WhatsApp notifications for additional alert channels."
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    }
  ],
  "active": false,
  "settings": {
    "executionOrder": "v1"
  },
  "versionId": "113728ef-35f9-4b06-8ef3-9c95ca42aeb2",
  "connections": {
    "Cron": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Fetch Competitor Data",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Parse Data": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Log to Google Sheets",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Wait For Data": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Parse Data",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Check Price Change": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Send Alert Email",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Log to Google Sheets": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Check Price Change",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Fetch Competitor Data": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Wait For Data",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    }
  }
}

Credentials you'll need

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• googleApi
• smtp

About this workflow

This solution monitors competitor pricing and features for real estate projects by fetching data from a competitor API, parsing it, logging it to Google Sheets, and sending email alerts for significant price changes. It runs on a scheduled basis to keep real-time track of market…

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