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Google Play Store and SerpApi app rank & rating monitor

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This workflow is provided as-is. Please review and test before using in production.

1. Workflow Overview

Google Play Store App Rank and Rating Monitoring What and who this is for This workflow will be useful for anyone looking to do SEO tracking on the Google Play Store. It automates checking Google P...

Best for

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

Tools used

n8n-nodes-base.googlesheets, n8n-nodes-base.wait, n8n-nodes-base.scheduletrigger, n8n-nodes-base.stickynote, n8n-nodes-base.splitinbatches, n8n-nodes-serpapi.serpapi, n8n-nodes-base.code

Source and attribution

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

Original n8n.io source

1.1 Workflow description

Title
Google Play Store and SerpApi app rank & rating monitor
Workflow name
Google Play Store and SerpApi app rank & rating monitor

Google Play Store App Rank and Rating Monitoring

What and who this is for

This workflow will be useful for anyone looking to do SEO tracking on the Google Play Store. It automates checking Google Play Store rank positions and average ratings for a list of app titles.

The SerpApi component can also be modified to use other APIs for anyone looking for SEO tracking on any other search engine supported by SerpApi.

How it works

This workflow takes in a list of keywords and app titles to identify the apps' rank in Google Play Store search results. It also grabs the average rating of the app. The search uses SerpApi's Google Play Store API.

The results are then synced to two different sheets in a Google Sheet. The first is a log of all past run. The latest results are appended to the bottom of the log. The second updates a kind of "dashboard" to show the results from the latest run.

The workflow includes a Wait node that delays 4 seconds between each app title and keyword pair to prevent hitting the default Google Sheets' API per minute rate limit. You can delete this if you have a high enough custom rate limit on the Google Sheets API.

The Schedule Trigger is configured to run at 10 AM UTC every day.

How to use

  1. Create a free SerpApi account here: https://serpapi.com/
  2. Add SerpApi credentials to n8n. Your SerpApi API key is here: https://serpapi.com/manage-api-key
  3. Connect your Google Sheets accounts to n8n. Help available here: https://n8n.io/integrations/google-sheets/
  4. Copy this Google Sheet to your own Google account: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DiP6Zhe17tEblzKevtbPqIygH3dpPCW-NAprxup0VqA/edit?gid=1750873622#gid=1750873622
  5. Set your own list of keywords and app titles to match in the 'Latest Run' sheet. This is the source list used to run the searches and must be set.
  6. Connect your Google Sheet in the 'Get Keywords and Titles to Match' Google Sheet node
  7. Connect your Google Sheet in the 'Update Rank & Rating Log' Google Sheet node
  8. Connect your Google Sheet again in the 'Update Latest Run' Google Sheet node
  9. (Optional) Update the schedule or disable the schedule to only run manually

Documentation

SerpApi Google Play Store API SerpApi n8n Node Intro Guide

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 - Update Rank & Rating Log

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets - googleSheets
Config choices
Version 4.5

Block 2 - Wait

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

Block 3 - Schedule Trigger

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

Block 4 - Sticky Note

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

Block 5 - Sticky Note1

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

Block 6 - Sticky Note2

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

Block 7 - Sticky Note3

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

Block 8 - Get Keywords and Titles to Match

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets - googleSheets
Config choices
Version 4.5

Block 9 - Loop Over Keywords

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

Block 10 - Search Google Play

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-serpapi.serpApi - serpApi
Config choices
Version 1

Block 11 - Parse Rank & Rating for Target App

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

Block 12 - Sticky Note4

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

Block 13 - Sticky Note5

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

Block 14 - Sticky Note6

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

Block 15 - Update Latest Run

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets - googleSheets
Config choices
Version 4.5

3. Summary Table

Workflow Google Play Store and SerpApi app rank & rating monitor
Complexity advanced
Nodes 15
Categories Market Research, Multimodal AI
Author SerpApi
Published 12 Sept 2025

4. Reproducing the Workflow from Scratch

  1. 1. Download the workflow JSON

    Use the JSON export at /data/workflows/8519/8519.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 Google Play Store and SerpApi app rank & rating monitor do?

Google Play Store App Rank and Rating Monitoring What and who this is for This workflow will be useful for anyone looking to do SEO tracking on the Google Play Store. It automates checking Google P...

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, Multimodal AI use case.