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E-commerce price monitor with Firecrawl, Claude-Sonnet AI & Telegram alerts

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1. Workflow Overview

Introduction Automate price monitoring for e commerce competitors—ideal for retailers, analysts, and pricing teams. Scrapes competitor sites, extracts pricing/stock data via AI, detects changes, an...

Best for

  • Market Research automation workflows
  • AI Summarization automation workflows
  • advanced n8n builders looking for reusable templates

Tools used

n8n-nodes-base.scheduletrigger, @mendable/n8n-nodes-firecrawl.firecrawl, n8n-nodes-base.perplexity, n8n-nodes-base.splitout, n8n-nodes-base.httprequest, n8n-nodes-base.code, n8n-nodes-base.merge, n8n-nodes-base.googlesheets

Source and attribution

This workflow is cataloged by N8N Workflows and links back to its original n8n.io source page by Cheng Siong Chin.

Original n8n.io source

1.1 Workflow description

Title
E-commerce price monitor with Firecrawl, Claude-Sonnet AI & Telegram alerts
Workflow name
E-commerce price monitor with Firecrawl, Claude-Sonnet AI & Telegram alerts

Introduction

Automate price monitoring for e-commerce competitors—ideal for retailers, analysts, and pricing teams. Scrapes competitor sites, extracts pricing/stock data via AI, detects changes, and sends instant alerts for dynamic pricing strategies.

How It Works

Scrapes competitor URLs via Firecrawl and Apify, extracts data with AI, detects price/stock changes, logs to Google Sheets, and sends Telegram alerts.

Workflow Template

Trigger → Scrape URL → AI Extract → Parse → Merge Historical → Detect Changes → Update Sheets + Send Telegram Alert

Workflow Steps

  1. Trigger & Scrape → Manual/scheduled trigger → Firecrawl + Apify fetch competitor data
  2. AI Processing → Claude extracts product details → Parses and structures data
  3. Change Detection → Reads historical prices → Merges with current data → Identifies updates
  4. Output → Logs alerts to Sheets → Updates historical data → Sends Telegram notification

Setup Instructions

1. Firecrawl API Get key from dashboard → Add to n8n 2. Apify API Get key from console → Add to n8n → Configure actors 3. AI Model (Claude/OpenAI) Get API key → Add to n8n 4. Google Sheets OAuth2 Create OAuth2 in Google Cloud Console → Authorize in n8n → Enable API 5. Telegram Bot Create via BotFather → Get token & chat ID → Add to n8n 6. Spreadsheet Setup Create Sheet with required columns → Copy ID → Paste in workflow

Prerequisites

Self-hosted n8n, Firecrawl account, Apify account, Claude/OpenAI API key, Google account (Sheets OAuth2),Telegram bot

Customization

Add more URLs, adjust scraping intervals, change detection thresholds, switch to Slack/email alerts, integrate databases

Benefits

Saves 2+ hours daily, real-time tracking, automated alerts, historical analysis, multi-source scraping

1.2 Logical Blocks

This catalog entry is organized from the workflow JSON. The node-level section below shows the executable blocks available for review before importing the template.

2. Block-by-Block Analysis

Block 1 - ⏰ Monitor Every 6 Hours

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger - scheduleTrigger
Config choices
Version 1.2

Block 2 - Scrape a url and get its content

Type / Role
@mendable/n8n-nodes-firecrawl.firecrawl - firecrawl
Config choices
Version 1

Block 3 - Message a model

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.perplexity - perplexity
Config choices
Version 1

Block 4 - Split Out

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.splitOut - splitOut
Config choices
Version 1

Block 5 - Get Results Apify

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest - httpRequest
Config choices
Version 4.2

Block 6 - Start Actor Apify

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest - httpRequest
Config choices
Version 4.2

Block 7 - Converts unstructured AI text into organized, usable data fields

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.code - code
Config choices
Version 2

Block 8 - 🔀 Merge Current with Historical1

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.merge - merge
Config choices
Version 3

Block 9 - 🔍 Detect Price & Stock Changes1

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.code - code
Config choices
Version 2

Block 10 - 💾 Update Historical Data1

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets - googleSheets
Config choices
Version 4.7

Block 11 - When clicking ‘Execute workflow’

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger - manualTrigger
Config choices
Version 1

Block 12 - 🤖 AI Extract Product Data using Claude-Sonnet 4.5

Type / Role
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.anthropic - anthropic
Config choices
Version 1

Block 13 - 🔀 Merge Current with Historical

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.merge - merge
Config choices
Version 3

Block 14 - 📊 Read Historical Data

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets - googleSheets
Config choices
Version 4.7

Block 15 - 📝 Log Alert Details

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets - googleSheets
Config choices
Version 4.7

Block 16 - Send a text message

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.telegram - telegram
Config choices
Version 1.2

Block 17 - Sticky Note

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote - stickyNote
Config choices
Version 1

Block 18 - Pause the workflow to let the Apify scraping task finish

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.wait - wait
Config choices
Version 1.1

Block 19 - Sticky Note1

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote - stickyNote
Config choices
Version 1

3. Summary Table

Workflow E-commerce price monitor with Firecrawl, Claude-Sonnet AI & Telegram alerts
Complexity advanced
Nodes 19
Categories Market Research, AI Summarization
Author Cheng Siong Chin
Published 27 Oct 2025

4. Reproducing the Workflow from Scratch

  1. 1. Download the workflow JSON

    Use the JSON export at /data/workflows/10216/10216.json as the source template for this automation.

  2. 2. Import the template into n8n

    Open n8n, import the downloaded JSON, and review each node before activating the workflow.

  3. 3. Configure credentials and variables

    Replace placeholder credentials, API keys, webhook URLs, account IDs, and environment-specific values with your own settings.

  4. 4. Test with sample data

    Run the workflow manually or in a staging workspace, inspect node output, and confirm downstream systems receive the expected data.

  5. 5. Activate and monitor

    Enable the workflow only after testing, then monitor executions, errors, and rate limits during the first production runs.

5. General Notes & Resources

Review imported nodes carefully before activation. This catalog entry is intended to help you inspect the workflow structure, understand required services, and find related templates faster.

Node names, credentials, schedules, webhook paths, and external service limits may need adjustment for your workspace.

Frequently asked questions

What does E-commerce price monitor with Firecrawl, Claude-Sonnet AI & Telegram alerts do?

Introduction Automate price monitoring for e commerce competitors—ideal for retailers, analysts, and pricing teams. Scrapes competitor sites, extracts pricing/stock data via AI, detects changes, an...

What do I need before importing this workflow?

Review the workflow JSON, configure any required credentials in n8n, and test the automation in a safe workspace before using it in production.

Can I customize this workflow?

Yes. Use the block-by-block analysis and the downloadable JSON to inspect each node, then adjust credentials, prompts, schedules, filters, or destinations for your Market Research, AI Summarization use case.