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Weekly competitor Facebook ads intelligence report with Airtop and Gmail

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1. Workflow Overview

README Monitor Competitor Facebook Ads with Airtop Use Case Monitor a competitor’s active Facebook ads and get a weekly HTML intelligence brief by email — saving time on manual research and helping...

Best for

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

Tools used

n8n-nodes-base.scheduletrigger, n8n-nodes-base.airtop, n8n-nodes-base.gmail, 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 Airtop.

Original n8n.io source

1.1 Workflow description

Title
Weekly competitor Facebook ads intelligence report with Airtop and Gmail
Workflow name
Weekly competitor Facebook ads intelligence report with Airtop and Gmail

README

Monitor Competitor Facebook Ads with Airtop

Use Case

Monitor a competitor’s active Facebook ads and get a weekly HTML intelligence brief by email — saving time on manual research and helping you spot messaging, offers, and creative trends quickly.

What This Automation Does

  • Runs weekly on a set schedule.
  • Uses Airtop to visit the competitor’s Facebook Ad Library page and extract up to 30 active ads.
  • Summarizes each ad with key points: message, topic, CTA, duration active, language, target audience.
  • Sends the compiled HTML report via Gmail.

How It Works

  1. Schedule Trigger – Fires once a week at the configured time.
  2. Airtop Extraction – Loads the Ad Library URL and runs a prompt to extract and format the ads into HTML.
  3. Email Delivery – Sends the HTML report to your specified recipient using Gmail.

Setup Requirements

  1. Airtop API KeyGenerate here.
  2. Airtop Credential in n8n — Add your API key under “Airtop” in n8n.
  3. Gmail OAuth2 Credential — Connect the Gmail account to send reports.
  4. Competitor’s Ad Library URL — Replace the default view_all_page_id in the workflow with your target.

Next Steps

  • Duplicate the Airtop step for multiple competitors.
  • Enrich reports by visiting ad landing pages for deeper analysis.
  • Send outputs to Slack or archive in a shared workspace.

Read about ways to monitor your competitors ads here

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 Trigger

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

Block 2 - Query Facebook Ad Library

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

Block 3 - Send Report

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

Block 4 - Sticky Note

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

3. Summary Table

Workflow Weekly competitor Facebook ads intelligence report with Airtop and Gmail
Complexity beginner
Nodes 4
Categories Market Research, Multimodal AI
Author Airtop
Published 12 Aug 2025

4. Reproducing the Workflow from Scratch

  1. 1. Download the workflow JSON

    Use the JSON export at /data/workflows/7272/7272.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 Weekly competitor Facebook ads intelligence report with Airtop and Gmail do?

README Monitor Competitor Facebook Ads with Airtop Use Case Monitor a competitor’s active Facebook ads and get a weekly HTML intelligence brief by email — saving time on manual research and helping...

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.