🚀 AY N8N Workflow Scraper — Community Library Intelligence

The most comprehensive scraper for ayn8n.com – Extract, analyze, and download 6,000+ community n8n workflows from the largest open-source workflow library.

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🎯 Why This Actor?

ayn8n.com hosts the largest open library of n8n workflows — over 6,000 community-contributed automations with full JSON files. This actor lets you scrape them all at scale.

Feature	Manual Browsing	This Actor
Scrape workflows	❌ One at a time	✅ Up to 6,000+
Category filtering	❌ Basic browsing	✅ Filter by any category
Download JSON files	❌ Click each one	✅ Bulk download
View & download counts	❌ View on page	✅ Structured data
Multiple scrape modes	❌	✅ Listing, Sitemap, Detail
Difficulty levels	❌ View on page	✅ Parsed & structured
Export-ready	❌	✅ JSON, CSV, Excel

Perfect for: Automation researchers, n8n tutorial creators, market analysts, ML engineers, and workflow library builders.

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⚡ Key Features

🔍 Smart Scraping (3 Modes)

• Listing Mode — Paginate through all workflow cards (fastest for bulk)
• Sitemap Mode — Parse sitemap.xml → scrape full detail pages
• Detail Mode — Scrape specific workflow URLs for deep extraction
• Automatic pagination with smart stopping
• Real-time progress logging in Apify UI

📊 Rich Data Extraction

Every workflow includes:

• Title & Description — Full text as displayed on site
• Categories — marketing, ai & automation, data-processing, etc.
• Difficulty Level — beginner, intermediate, advanced
• View Count — Total views (e.g., 1,674)
• Download Count — Number of downloads (e.g., 287)
• Publication Date — When the workflow was published
• Direct URL — Link to the full workflow page

📥 Optional JSON Download

• Download the raw n8n workflow JSON files for every workflow
• Stored in Apify Key-Value Store for easy retrieval
• Ready to import directly into n8n

🚀 Performance

• CheerioCrawler — Pure HTTP scraping (no browser overhead)
• 10x faster than browser-based scrapers
• Low compute cost — Minimal Apify credits
• Scrapes 30 workflows in ~5 seconds

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💡 Use Cases

📚 Build a Workflow Library

Scrape all workflows → Store in database → Build searchable library

Example: Create your own workflow marketplace with 6,000+ templates

🤖 Train AI Models

Scrape workflow descriptions + categories → Fine-tune LLMs

Example: Build an AI that recommends workflows based on natural language queries

📊 Market Research

Scrape all workflows → Analyze categories & trends → Strategic insights

Example: Discover that "AI & Automation" category has 3x more views → Focus content there

🛠️ Content Creation

Find trending workflows → Analyze view counts → Create tutorials

Example: The most-downloaded workflows become your next tutorial series

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📂 Output Data

1️⃣ Dataset (Structured Workflow Records)

Each workflow includes:

{
  "title": "UGC Video Generator - AI-Powered Marketing Content from Single Image",
  "slug": "ugc-video-generator-ai-powered-marketing-content-from-single-image",
  "url": "https://www.ayn8n.com/workflows/ugc-video-generator...",
  "description": "Automatically generates authentic UGC-style marketing videos from a product image...",
  "categories": ["ecommerce", "marketing"],
  "difficulty": "intermediate",
  "viewCount": 1674,
  "downloadCount": 287,
  "date": "Sep 29, 2025",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-03-03T21:23:03.340Z"
}

Download as: JSON, CSV, or Excel from the Dataset tab

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2️⃣ Key-Value Store (JSON Workflow Files)

When downloadJson is enabled, raw n8n workflow JSON files are saved:

Key-Value Store
├── ugc-video-generator-ai-powered-marketing.json
├── automated-lead-generation-from-local.json
├── ai-powered-seo-readability-audit.json
└── ... (one file per workflow)

Each file is a complete n8n workflow — ready to import directly into your n8n instance!

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📸 Example Output

What You'll Get After Running

When your actor finishes, you'll find data in two places:

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1️⃣ Dataset Tab — Structured Workflow Data

Location: Run → Dataset tab

Sample records:

[
  {
    "title": "Automated Customer Creation and Invoice Delivery with QuickBooks",
    "categories": ["finance", "integration"],
    "difficulty": "beginner",
    "viewCount": 344,
    "downloadCount": 44,
    "date": "Sep 24, 2025"
  },
  {
    "title": "AI-Powered SEO Readability & LLM Friendliness Audit for Websites",
    "categories": ["marketing", "analytics"],
    "difficulty": "intermediate",
    "viewCount": 201,
    "downloadCount": 34,
    "date": "Sep 24, 2025"
  },
  {
    "title": "n8n + Claude Code + Agents Coordinator",
    "categories": ["ai & automation", "communication"],
    "difficulty": "advanced",
    "viewCount": 99,
    "downloadCount": 17,
    "date": "Dec 16, 2025"
  }
]

↓ Download as: JSON file · CSV spreadsheet · Excel workbook

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2️⃣ Key-Value Store — Raw Workflow JSON Files (Optional)

Location: Run → Key-Value Stores → default

When downloadJson is enabled, each workflow's raw n8n JSON is stored:

{
  "nodes": [
    { "type": "n8n-nodes-base.gmailTrigger", "name": "Gmail Trigger" },
    { "type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.agent", "name": "AI Agent" },
    { "type": "n8n-nodes-base.gmail", "name": "Gmail Send" }
  ],
  "connections": { ... },
  "settings": { ... }
}

↓ Import directly into n8n!

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📊 Visual Guide

After your actor runs, you'll see:

Run #12345 (Succeeded)
├── 📊 Dataset (6,000+ items)
│   └── Download as JSON/CSV/Excel
│
├── 🗂️ Key-Value Stores (if downloadJson enabled)
│   ├── workflow-slug-1.json ← Raw n8n workflow
│   ├── workflow-slug-2.json
│   └── ... (one per workflow)
│
└── 📝 Log
    └── Execution details

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💡 What You Can Do With This Data

Dataset (Structured records):

• ✅ Import into spreadsheet for analysis
• ✅ Build a searchable workflow library
• ✅ Feed into database or data pipeline
• ✅ Create dashboards and visualizations
• ✅ Train ML models on workflow metadata

Key-Value Store (Raw JSON files):

• ✅ Import workflows directly into n8n
• ✅ Analyze workflow node structures
• ✅ Build workflow recommendation engines
• ✅ Create workflow comparison tools

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⚙️ Input Configuration

Scrape Mode

Choose your data collection strategy:

Mode	Description	Use Case
listing	Paginate listing pages (card data) ⭐	Fast bulk collection
sitemap	Parse sitemap → scrape detail pages	Full metadata extraction
detail	Scrape specific workflow URLs	Targeted deep scraping

Parameters

{
  "scrapeMode": "listing",
  "maxWorkflows": 1000,
  "downloadJson": false,
  "maxRequestsPerCrawl": 50000
}

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
scrapeMode	String	listing	Scraping strategy (see above)
maxWorkflows	Integer	10000	Max workflows to scrape (0 = unlimited)
downloadJson	Boolean	false	Download raw n8n JSON workflow files
startUrls	Array	[]	Specific URLs for detail mode
maxRequestsPerCrawl	Integer	50000	Safety limit on HTTP requests

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🎓 Example Inputs

Quick Test (30 workflows)

{
  "scrapeMode": "listing",
  "maxWorkflows": 30
}

Full Listing Scrape (All Workflows)

{
  "scrapeMode": "listing",
  "maxWorkflows": 0
}

Sitemap Mode (Full Detail Pages)

{
  "scrapeMode": "sitemap",
  "maxWorkflows": 500
}

Scrape Specific Workflows

{
  "scrapeMode": "detail",
  "startUrls": [
    { "url": "https://www.ayn8n.com/workflows/ugc-video-generator-ai-powered-marketing-content-from-single-image" },
    { "url": "https://www.ayn8n.com/workflows/automated-lead-generation-from-local-business-directories" }
  ]
}

Full Scrape with JSON Downloads

{
  "scrapeMode": "listing",
  "maxWorkflows": 0,
  "downloadJson": true
}

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💰 Pricing

Uses standard Apify compute pricing

Cost Examples (Listing Mode):

• 30 workflows: ~$0.01 (5 seconds)
• 500 workflows: ~$0.05 (under 1 minute)
• 1,000 workflows: ~$0.10 (under 2 minutes)
• 6,000+ workflows: ~$0.50 (under 10 minutes)

Why So Cheap?

• 🚀 CheerioCrawler — No browser instance needed
• ⚡ Pure HTTP — Minimal compute per request
• 📦 Efficient — 12 workflows per page request

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🤖 API & Automation

Trigger this actor programmatically and integrate with:

• n8n (meta!)
• Make.com
• Zapier
• Custom scripts
• Cron jobs

Node.js Example:

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: 'YOUR_API_TOKEN' });

const run = await client.actor('YOUR_USERNAME/ayn8n-scraper').call({
  scrapeMode: 'listing',
  maxWorkflows: 1000
});

const dataset = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(`Scraped ${dataset.items.length} workflows`);

Python Example:

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient('YOUR_API_TOKEN')

run = client.actor('YOUR_USERNAME/ayn8n-scraper').call(
    run_input={
        'scrapeMode': 'listing',
        'maxWorkflows': 1000
    }
)

dataset = client.dataset(run['defaultDatasetId']).list_items()
print(f"Scraped {len(dataset.items)} workflows")

cURL Example:

curl -X POST https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/YOUR_USERNAME~ayn8n-scraper/runs \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "scrapeMode": "listing",
    "maxWorkflows": 1000
  }'

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📊 Performance & Efficiency

• Blazing Fast: 30 workflows in ~5 seconds, 6,000+ in under 10 minutes
• Lightweight: No browser needed (CheerioCrawler)
• Reliable: Smart pagination with automatic end detection
• Cost-Effective: Minimal Apify compute units per run
• Scalable: Handle 1 to 6,000+ workflows easily
• Robust: Built-in error handling and retry logic

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🎯 Real-World Applications

For Tutorial Creators

Weekly Workflow:

1. Run actor with maxWorkflows: 100
2. Sort by viewCount to find trending workflows
3. Download the top JSON files
4. Create step-by-step tutorials
5. Repeat weekly

Result: Always know what the community is building

For ML Engineers

Dataset Creation:

1. Run with scrapeMode: listing + downloadJson: true
2. Collect 6,000+ workflow JSONs
3. Extract node patterns and structures
4. Fine-tune LLM on workflow generation
5. Build AI workflow assistant

Result: Train models on real-world automation patterns

For Market Researchers

Quarterly Analysis:

1. Scrape all workflows
2. Analyze categories and difficulty distribution
3. Track view/download trends
4. Compare to previous quarters
5. Present insights to stakeholders

Result: Data-driven automation market intelligence

For Workflow Library Builders

Platform Creation:

1. Scrape all metadata + JSON files
2. Import into your database
3. Build search and filtering
4. Add user reviews and ratings
5. Launch your own workflow marketplace

Result: Your own curated workflow library

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🔄 Workflow Integration

Use with n8n (Ironic!)

Trigger: Schedule (weekly)
  ↓
Action: Run Apify Actor
  ↓
Action: Get Dataset Items
  ↓
Action: Filter by viewCount > 500
  ↓
Action: Send Slack Notification with trending workflows

Use with Make.com

Schedule → Apify → Google Sheets → Email Report

Use with Zapier

New Actor Run → Get Results → Update Airtable

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🛠️ Technical Details

Built With:

• Apify SDK — Actor framework
• Crawlee — Web scraping library
• CheerioCrawler — Pure HTTP + Cheerio parser
• Node.js 22 — Runtime

Data Source:

• ayn8n.com — Open n8n workflow library
• 6,000+ community-contributed workflows
• Full metadata + optional JSON download

Output Formats:

• JSON (structured)
• CSV (spreadsheets)
• Excel (business reports)

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💬 Support & Custom Development

Need Help?

• 📧 Email: mustaphaliaichi@gmail.com
• 💬 GitHub: https://github.com/MuLIAICHI
• 🌐 Website: n8nlearninghub.com

Custom Services Available:

• 🎨 Custom analysis reports
• 🤖 ML model fine-tuning
• 🔧 Bespoke scrapers
• 📊 Data visualization
• 🚀 Automation consulting

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🎓 About the Creator

Built by MuLIAICHI, an AI Engineer and n8n community contributor with:

• 📚 Popular tutorial website (n8nlearninghub.com)
• 🔬 Open-source projects on GitHub
• 🤖 Expertise in LLM fine-tuning
• 🎯 Deep n8n automation knowledge

Other Projects:

• n8n Workflow Analysis Project — Open-source analysis of 6,000+ workflows
• n8n Marketplace Analyzer — Comprehensive n8n marketplace intelligence
• FreelancerBot Pro — AI-powered freelancing assistant

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🚀 Get Started Now

1. Try it free with Apify's free tier ($5 credit)
2. Run a test with 30 workflows
3. See the data in seconds
4. Scale up as needed

Quick Start:

{
  "scrapeMode": "listing",
  "maxWorkflows": 100
}

Click "Try for Free" above to start! 🎉

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⭐ Why Choose This Actor?

✅ Most comprehensive — All metadata + optional raw JSON files ✅ Fastest — CheerioCrawler, no browser overhead ✅ Cheapest — Minimal compute per run ✅ 3 scrape modes — Listing, Sitemap, Detail ✅ Export-ready — JSON, CSV, Excel ✅ Well documented — Clear examples and guides ✅ Actively maintained — Regular updates ✅ Built by an expert — Deep n8n knowledge