N8n Template Scraper

Collect workflow templates from n8n.io with complete information about automation workflows. Get creator profiles, workflow details, integration lists, and complete workflow data ready to import into your n8n instance.

What This Actor Does

This Actor collects workflow templates from n8n.io's public template library. n8n is a workflow automation platform where users share their automation workflows.

What you get for each workflow:

• Workflow name, description, and view counts
• Creator information and verification status
• List of integrations and tools used
• Integration categories
• Links to view workflows on n8n.io
• Complete workflow data for free templates (ready to import into n8n)
• Basic information only for paid workflows

Use cases:

• Find automation workflow ideas and inspiration
• Research popular integration patterns
• Discover workflow creators and their work
• Build automation template collections
• Analyze workflow automation trends
• Import workflows into your n8n instance

Pricing

This Actor uses pay-per-event pricing. You are charged per successfully scraped workflow (both free and paid workflows).

How it works:

• You pay for each workflow that is successfully collected
• Free workflows include complete workflow data for import
• Paid workflows include basic information only (to respect creators' intellectual property)
• No charges for failed requests or errors
• The Actor automatically stops when your spending limit is reached

Cost control:

• Set a spending limit in your Apify account before running
• The Actor respects your spending limits and stops automatically
• Monitor your usage in real-time through the Apify Console

How to Use

Search for Workflows

Enter keywords to find specific workflows. Leave empty to browse all workflows.

Examples of searches:

• "email automation"
• "data"
• "slack"
• "lead generation"

Set Collection Size

Choose how many workflows you want to collect (between 1 and 100,000). The Actor will automatically gather workflows until it reaches your target or spending limit.

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
search	string	""	Keywords to search for workflow templates. Leave empty to browse all workflows.
maxResults	integer	10	Maximum number of workflows to collect (1–100,000).

Output Data

Each workflow is saved as one record in the dataset. The Actor provides five dataset views optimized for different use cases.

Complete Output Fields

Field	Type	Description
id	number	Unique workflow ID
name	string	Workflow title
description	string	Full workflow description
createdAt	string	Publication date (ISO 8601)
totalViews	number	Number of views on n8n.io
price	number	Price in USD (0 = free)
isPaid	boolean	Whether the workflow is a paid template
creatorId	number	Creator's user ID
creatorName	string	Creator's display name
creatorUsername	string	Creator's username
creatorVerified	boolean	Whether the creator is verified
creatorBio	string	Creator's profile bio
creatorLinks	array	Creator's social/website links
creatorAvatar	string	Creator's avatar URL
nodes	array	List of integration nodes used
nodeCount	number	Total number of nodes (steps)
uniqueNodeTypes	number	Number of distinct node types
nodeCategories	array	Categories of integrations used
workflowUrl	string	Direct link to view on n8n.io
purchaseUrl	string|null	Purchase link (paid workflows only)
workflowTemplate	object|null	Complete workflow JSON for free templates, null for premium
scrapedAt	string	Collection timestamp (ISO 8601)
searchQuery	string	Search keywords used for this run

Dataset Views

• Overview — Quick summary of each workflow (name, creator, views, price)
• Detailed View — Full metadata including categories and technical details
• Creator Focus — Creator profiles and social links
• Technical Details — Node breakdown and integration analysis
• With Templates — Workflows with complete importable template data

Note on Paid Workflows

To respect creators' work, paid workflows are collected with basic information only (name, description, creator, integrations list) but without the complete workflow data. This ensures you can discover and purchase paid templates while protecting creators' intellectual property.

Usage Examples

Find Email Automation Workflows

{
  "search": "email automation",
  "maxResults": 50
}

Browse All Workflows

{
  "search": "",
  "maxResults": 100
}

Research Slack Integrations

{
  "search": "slack",
  "maxResults": 200
}

No Results

When your search doesn't find matching workflows, the Actor completes successfully and saves a record with search suggestions to the Key-Value Store. Check the Actor's Output tab for details.

Common Use Cases

For Automation Enthusiasts

• Discover new ways to automate your work
• Learn from community-created workflows
• Find workflows for specific tools you use

For Developers

• Build workflow discovery tools
• Create automation template libraries
• Research integration patterns

For Businesses

• Analyze popular automation tools in your industry
• Find workflows to adapt for your team
• Study integration patterns across thousands of templates

For Researchers

• Study automation trends
• Analyze which services are commonly integrated
• Track workflow popularity over time

Data Quality

Data is automatically cleaned and organized:

• Consistent ISO 8601 date formats
• Cleaned text descriptions (normalized whitespace)
• Structured format for easy analysis
• Only complete workflow records are included

Important Notes

About the Data:

• Data comes from n8n.io's public template library
• All workflows are publicly available
• View counts reflect n8n.io popularity metrics

Collection Limits:

• Minimum: 1 workflow per run
• Maximum: 100,000 workflows per run
• Results depend on available templates on n8n.io

Tips for Best Results

Search Keywords

• Use specific terms for better matches (e.g., "Gmail to Slack" vs. "email")
• Try different variations (e.g., "lead gen", "lead generation")
• Use tool names to find specific integrations

Collection Size

• Start with smaller numbers (10–50) to test your search
• Increase the limit once you confirm the search works well
• More results will take longer to collect

Empty Searches

• Leaving search empty returns all available workflows
• Useful for building complete workflow databases
• Results vary based on available templates on n8n.io