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Send daily Reddit digest email with Google Sheets scoring and SMTP

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1. Workflow Overview

This N8N Template shows you how to create a basic Reddit scraper and email yourself the highest scoring threads This is for founders, service providers and anyone who wants to do more social listen...

Best for

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

Tools used

n8n-nodes-base.scheduletrigger, n8n-nodes-base.googlesheets, n8n-nodes-base.set, n8n-nodes-base.httprequest, n8n-nodes-base.code, n8n-nodes-base.xml, n8n-nodes-base.emailsend, n8n-nodes-base.stickynote

Source and attribution

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

Original n8n.io source

1.1 Workflow description

Title
Send daily Reddit digest email with Google Sheets scoring and SMTP
Workflow name
Send daily Reddit digest email with Google Sheets scoring and SMTP

This N8N Template shows you how to create a basic Reddit scraper and email yourself the highest scoring threads

This is for founders, service providers and anyone who wants to do more social listening but doesn't want to pay for an expensive tool.

It uses a basic google sheet for configuration so you can manage and filter without updating any code.

How it works

  • We start with a scheduler (but you could manually trigger if you want)
  • We read in a google sheet with the configuration of which subreddits you want to search, as well as minimum scoring so you can weight importance of each subreddit.
  • Then you use an RSS feed to get the content
  • Next, we normalize the RSS feed so that we can extract the important information
  • Then we go back to the Google sheet (this time a different tab) that has the keywords we want to look for. We also include key words we don't want.
  • We score each post based on the key words and additional pain points written into the scoring node.
  • Then we filter out the posts that don't score high enough, or that we've already "seen"
  • We keep track of the posts we've seen in another tab in the excel sheet. This prevents duplication
  • Then we create the email, sending just the title as a link and send it via SMTP

Requirements

  • Google sheets account & credentials
  • Google sheet with
  • Email for SMTP

How to Customize

  • Create your own Google Sheets Template like this: Google Doc Template
  • In the scoring node, update with painpoints (this could be added to Google Sheet config if you want)
  • Update weights and scoring metrics in scoring node
  • Update with your email

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 - Schedule

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger - scheduleTrigger
Config choices
Version 1.3

Block 2 - Read Sources

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

Block 3 - Build Feed URL

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.set - set
Config choices
Version 3.4

Block 4 - Fetch Feed XML1

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest - httpRequest
Config choices
Version 4.3

Block 5 - Split Atom Entries

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

Block 6 - Parse XML

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

Block 7 - Normalize Post Fields

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.set - set
Config choices
Version 3.4

Block 8 - Read Keywords

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

Block 9 - Scoring

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

Block 10 - Collect Candidates

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

Block 11 - Read Seen

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

Block 12 - Filter New Only

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

Block 13 - Append Seen

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

Block 14 - Build Email Digest

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

Block 15 - Send email

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.emailSend - emailSend
Config choices
Version 2.1

Block 16 - Sticky Note

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

Block 17 - Sticky Note1

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

Block 18 - Sticky Note2

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

Block 19 - Sticky Note3

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

Block 20 - Sticky Note4

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

Block 21 - Merge

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.merge - merge
Config choices
Version 3.2

Block 22 - Sticky Note5

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

Block 23 - Sticky Note6

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

Block 24 - Sticky Note7

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

3. Summary Table

Workflow Send daily Reddit digest email with Google Sheets scoring and SMTP
Complexity advanced
Nodes 24
Categories Market Research, AI Summarization
Author Rachel Stewart
Published 13 Jan 2026

4. Reproducing the Workflow from Scratch

  1. 1. Download the workflow JSON

    Use the JSON export at /data/workflows/12696/12696.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 Send daily Reddit digest email with Google Sheets scoring and SMTP do?

This N8N Template shows you how to create a basic Reddit scraper and email yourself the highest scoring threads This is for founders, service providers and anyone who wants to do more social listen...

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.