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Track Google Shopping price alerts with ScraperAPI, Airtable and Gmail

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1. Workflow Overview

Quick Overview This workflow runs every morning, reads an active watchlist from Airtable, scrapes Google Shopping results via ScraperAPI, and writes offer snapshots back to Airtable for price histo...

Best for

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

Tools used

n8n-nodes-base.stickynote, n8n-nodes-base.scheduletrigger, n8n-nodes-base.airtable, n8n-nodes-base.splitinbatches, n8n-nodes-scraperapi-official.scraperapi, n8n-nodes-base.code, n8n-nodes-base.if, n8n-nodes-base.gmail

Source and attribution

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

Original n8n.io source

1.1 Workflow description

Title
Track Google Shopping price alerts with ScraperAPI, Airtable and Gmail
Workflow name
Track Google Shopping price alerts with ScraperAPI, Airtable and Gmail

Quick Overview

This workflow runs every morning, reads an active watchlist from Airtable, scrapes Google Shopping results via ScraperAPI, and writes offer snapshots back to Airtable for price history. It then compiles today’s below-target matches and sends an HTML alert digest using Gmail.

How it works

  1. Runs every day at 8:00 AM on a schedule.
  2. Reads all active watchlist entries from Airtable.
  3. For each watchlist query, uses ScraperAPI to fetch Google Shopping results and flattens the response into individual offers with a scrape timestamp and an alert flag when price is at or below the target.
  4. Appends each offer snapshot (query, title, merchant, price, link, and metadata) to an Airtable results table.
  5. Searches Airtable for today’s result rows where the alert flag is true.
  6. Builds an HTML digest that keeps the cheapest alerting offer per query and, if any alerts exist, sends the digest by email through Gmail.

Setup

  1. Connect your Airtable credentials and select the base/table for the watchlist and the base/table where offer snapshots should be created.
  2. Ensure your Airtable watchlist table includes at least {active} (checkbox), {query} (text), and {target_price} (number) fields, and your results table includes fields matching the workflow’s mappings (query, product_title, merchant, price, currency, link, product_id, scraped_at, is_alert).
  3. Add your ScraperAPI credential and confirm Google Shopping scraping is enabled for your account.
  4. Connect your Gmail account, set the recipient address in the email node, and optionally adjust the daily schedule time to your preference.

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 - Sticky Note

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

Block 2 - Sticky Note1

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

Block 3 - Sticky Note2

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

Block 4 - Sticky Note3

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

Block 5 - Sticky Note4

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

Block 6 - Every Morning at 8am

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

Block 7 - Fetch Watchlist from Airtable

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.airtable - airtable
Config choices
Version 2.2

Block 8 - Loop Over Watchlist Items

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

Block 9 - Fetch Google Shopping Results

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-scraperapi-official.scraperApi - scraperApi
Config choices
Version 1

Block 10 - Flatten Shopping Offers

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

Block 11 - Append Offer to Airtable

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.airtable - airtable
Config choices
Version 2.2

Block 12 - Fetch Today's Alerts

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.airtable - airtable
Config choices
Version 2.2

Block 13 - Build Alert Summary

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

Block 14 - If Alerts Exist

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.if - if
Config choices
Version 2.3

Block 15 - Send Alerts via Gmail

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.gmail - gmail
Config choices
Version 2.2

3. Summary Table

Workflow Track Google Shopping price alerts with ScraperAPI, Airtable and Gmail
Complexity advanced
Nodes 15
Categories Market Research
Author ScraperAPI
Published 16 Jun 2026

4. Reproducing the Workflow from Scratch

  1. 1. Download the workflow JSON

    Use the JSON export at /data/workflows/16436/16436.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 Track Google Shopping price alerts with ScraperAPI, Airtable and Gmail do?

Quick Overview This workflow runs every morning, reads an active watchlist from Airtable, scrapes Google Shopping results via ScraperAPI, and writes offer snapshots back to Airtable for price histo...

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 use case.