n8n Template Scraper

This Apify actor scrapes all workflow templates from N8N's template library. It fetches comprehensive information about each template including its configuration, metadata, and usage statistics.

🎯 Use Cases

• Template Discovery: Find and analyze all available N8N workflow templates
• Workflow Analysis: Study different automation patterns and node combinations
• Template Statistics: Track template popularity and usage metrics
• Category Analysis: Analyze template distribution across different categories

✨ Features

• Complete Coverage: Scrapes all templates from the N8N template library
• Detailed Data: Captures comprehensive template information including configurations and metadata
• Efficient Pagination: Automatically handles pagination to fetch all available templates
• Structured Output: Provides well-organized data in a clean JSON format

📤 Output

The actor stores all template data in a dataset with the following fields:

• id: Unique identifier of the template
• name: Name of the template
• description: Detailed description of what the template does
• categories: List of categories the template belongs to
• nodes: Array of nodes used in the workflow
• totalViews: Number of times the template has been viewed
• createdAt: Template creation timestamp
• updatedAt: Last update timestamp
• type: Type of the template

Example Output:

1{
2	"id": 428,
3	"name": "Add a task to Google Tasks",
4	"totalViews": 1139,
5	"purchaseUrl": null,
6	"user": {
7		"id": 5298,
8		"name": "sshaligr",
9		"username": "shraddha",
10		"bio": null,
11		"verified": true,
12		"links": "[]",
13		"avatar": "https://gravatar.com/avatar/7ecff5dc00cb5fa3e3365819f6b208663d8564580fa03b9aec987be3b16c81a0?r=pg&d=retro&size=200"
14	},
15	"description": "",
16	"createdAt": "2020-06-26T21:20:03.191Z",
17	"nodes": [
18		{
19			"id": 332,
20			"icon": "file:googleTasks.svg",
21			"name": "n8n-nodes-base.googleTasks",
22			"codex": {
23				"data": {
24					"resources": {
25						"primaryDocumentation": [
26							{
27								"url": "https://docs.n8n.io/integrations/builtin/app-nodes/n8n-nodes-base.googletasks/"
28							}
29						],
30						"credentialDocumentation": [
31							{
32								"url": "https://docs.n8n.io/integrations/builtin/credentials/google/oauth-single-service/"
33							}
34						]
35					},
36					"categories": [
37						"Productivity"
38					],
39					"nodeVersion": "1.0",
40					"codexVersion": "1.0"
41				}
42			},
43			"group": "[\"input\"]",
44			"defaults": {
45				"name": "Google Tasks"
46			},
47			"iconData": {
48				"type": "file",
49				"fileBuffer": "data:image/svg+xml;base64,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"
50			},
51			"displayName": "Google Tasks",
52			"typeVersion": 1,
53			"nodeCategories": [
54				{
55					"id": 4,
56					"name": "Productivity"
57				}
58			]
59		}
60	]
61}

📥 Input

This actor doesn't require any input parameters. It will automatically scrape all available templates from the N8N template library.

🚀 Usage

1. Start the Actor: Click the "Start" button to begin the scraping process
2. Wait for Results: The actor will automatically fetch all templates
3. Download Data: Once complete, download the results in JSON or CSV format

🔌 Integrations

Make.com Integration: Apify Actors can be easily integrated with other platforms and services using tools like Make. This allows you to automate workflows and connect your scraped data to various applications. For example, you can automatically send data to a Google Sheet, trigger email notifications, or update a CRM system whenever the Actor finishes running and produces new results.

Gmail Integration: You can also integrate Apify Actors with Gmail through Google Workspace to automate email workflows. For instance, you can set up automated email notifications with scraped data or send personalized emails based on the extracted information.

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