Track competitor prices in a shared sheet
They set up an agent to check competitor sites on a schedule and log pricing and contact details into Google Sheets.
- What they did
- They built an automated scraper to visit competitor websites every hour. The agent collects product pricing, company details, and contact information, then writes the results into Google Sheets. After setup, it keeps running on its own without extra input.
- How it went
- Competitor research dropped from 10–15 hours a month to about 2 minutes. The sheet now refreshes automatically every hour. The main risk is making sure the scraper stays accurate as sites change.
- Tips
- Start with a small list of sites and verify the fields before turning on the schedule. Pause for approval before enabling any recurring run or making changes to live data.
Try it yourself with n8n
Help me build an n8n workflow that checks these competitor sites on a [hourly/daily] schedule: [URLs]. Extract each site’s product prices, company details, and contact information, then add the rows to a Google Sheet named [sheet name]. Include a column that compares each price to the previous run and marks any change. First, test it once end to end and show me the draft sheet. Before you turn on the recurring schedule or write over existing data, stop and ask for my approval.
Fill in the [brackets]. Agents can make mistakes, so review anything before it is sent, paid or deleted.
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