n8n Workflow Templates Scraper

Pull ready-made automations from the public n8n.io template catalog at scale — title, description, author, view count, the exact apps each workflow wires together, and the full importable node-graph blueprint. Search by keyword, narrow to any of 7 categories, filter by any of 422 integrations, and sort by all-time views or newest. Built for automation builders, no-code agencies, and RPA teams who need a structured library of proven n8n workflows without opening and copying each template by hand.

Why This Scraper?

• The complete ~10,000-template catalog — browse the entire public n8n.io library in one run, or cap each query to the exact number of templates you want with maxResults.
• Full importable workflow blueprint — flip includeWorkflowJson on and every row carries the runnable node graph, node parameters, and step-to-step connections you can import straight into n8n. The competing scraper never fetches this.
• 7 category filters — AI, Sales, IT Ops, Marketing, Document Ops, Support, and Other, matching n8n's own catalog tabs exactly.
• 422 integration filters — pull only the workflows that use Slack, OpenAI, Google Sheets, Notion, Telegram, Gmail, Postgres, Discord, or any other app by name.
• Sort by all-time views or newest first — surface the most-proven automations, or catch what creators published this week.
• Every app in every workflow, named — each row lists the integrations the template chains together plus a nodeCount, so you can see a workflow's shape before you open it.
• Creator profiles attached — author name, username, bio, avatar, verified-creator flag, and profile links come with every template for outreach and attribution.
• Keyword search plus direct template links — search free-text queries like "invoice OCR" or paste specific n8n.io/workflows/1234 URLs; both work in the same run.

Use Cases

Automation Research

• Discover the most-viewed workflows for a given app or use case
• Track what n8n creators are publishing week over week with newest-first sorting
• Benchmark how many nodes typical workflows in a category use
• Map which integrations pair together most often across the catalog

Building a Template Library

• Assemble a curated internal library of proven workflows for your team
• Export importable blueprints and load them straight into your own n8n instance
• Keep a versioned snapshot of the catalog as templates get added or updated
• Seed a starter-kit gallery for onboarding new automation builders

Competitive & Market Intelligence

• See which apps dominate a category (AI, Sales, Marketing) by workflow volume
• Track emerging integrations by watching newly published templates
• Compare view counts to gauge which automations resonate with the community
• Identify gaps where few templates exist for a popular integration

Training Data & AI

• Build a dataset of real workflow graphs to fine-tune automation-generation models
• Extract node-and-connection structures for automation-recommendation engines
• Corpus of natural-language descriptions paired with runnable node graphs

Agency & Consulting Delivery

• Source ready-made workflows to deliver client automations faster
• Find creators to collaborate with using attached profile links and usernames
• Filter to a client's exact stack (e.g. Slack + Google Sheets) in one query

Getting Started

Search by Keyword

The simplest way to start — one keyword, capped to a handful of results:

{
    "searchQueries": ["chatgpt"],
    "maxResults": 25
}

Filter by Category and App

Narrow to AI-category workflows that use OpenAI, newest first:

{
    "categories": ["AI"],
    "apps": ["OpenAI"],
    "sortBy": "createdAt",
    "maxResults": 100
}

Full Blueprint Enrichment

Pull the most-viewed Slack automations with the complete importable node graph on every row:

{
    "searchQueries": ["slack notification"],
    "apps": ["Slack"],
    "sortBy": "views",
    "maxResults": 50,
    "includeWorkflowJson": true
}

Scrape Specific Templates by URL

Paste template links directly — these always carry the full blueprint:

{
    "startUrls": [
        "https://n8n.io/workflows/1234-slack-daily-digest",
        "https://n8n.io/workflows/5678"
    ]
}

Input Reference

What to Scrape

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
searchQueries	array	["chatgpt"]	Keywords to search the template library (e.g. "slack notification" or "invoice OCR"). Each query produces its own set of results. Leave empty to browse the whole library or to scrape only the template URLs.
startUrls	array	[]	Direct links to specific templates (e.g. "https://n8n.io/workflows/1234"). Use this to scrape exact templates you already have in mind. Works with or without search queries.

Filters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
categories	array	[]	Only include templates in these categories: AI, Sales, IT Ops, Marketing, Document Ops, Support, Other. Leave empty for all categories.
apps	array	[]	Only include templates that use these integrations (e.g. "Slack", "OpenAI", "Google Sheets", "Gmail", "Notion"). Match the app name as it appears on n8n.io. Leave empty for any integration.
sortBy	string	"views"	How to order the templates: Most viewed or Newest first.

Results

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
maxResults	integer	50	Maximum number of templates to return per search query. Set to 0 for all available templates. The library has over 10,000 templates, so keep this modest unless you want the full catalog.

Enrichment

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
includeWorkflowJson	boolean	false	Also fetch each template's complete workflow definition (the node graph and connections you can import into n8n) plus its preview image. Adds one extra fetch per template, so it increases runtime and cost — leave off if you only need the summary and author details.

Output

Here's a representative result with full blueprint enrichment enabled:

{
    "id": 2462,
    "name": "Send a ChatGPT daily digest to Slack",
    "description": "Summarize your unread emails with OpenAI and post the digest to a Slack channel every morning.",
    "templateUrl": "https://n8n.io/workflows/2462",
    "totalViews": 48213,
    "createdAt": "2024-11-08T09:12:44.000Z",
    "price": 0,
    "purchaseUrl": null,
    "authorName": "Jane Doe",
    "authorUsername": "janedoe",
    "authorVerified": true,
    "authorBio": "Automation consultant. I build AI workflows for lean teams.",
    "authorAvatar": "https://gravatar.com/avatar/abc123.jpg",
    "authorLinks": ["https://janedoe.dev"],
    "categories": ["AI", "IT Ops"],
    "apps": ["Gmail", "OpenAI", "Slack"],
    "nodeCount": 6,
    "workflowJson": {
        "nodes": [
            { "name": "Schedule Trigger", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger", "position": [240, 300], "parameters": {} }
        ],
        "connections": {
            "Schedule Trigger": { "main": [[{ "node": "Gmail", "type": "main", "index": 0 }]] }
        }
    },
    "imageUrl": "https://n8niostorageaccount.blob.core.windows.net/preview/2462.png",
    "recordType": "template"
}

Core Fields

Field	Type	Description
id	number	Unique n8n template identifier
name	string	Template title
description	string	Template description
templateUrl	string	Canonical n8n.io template URL
totalViews	number	Total view count on n8n.io
createdAt	string	ISO timestamp the template was published
recordType	string	Always "template"

Workflow Shape

Field	Type	Description
apps	string[]	Integration/app display names the template uses (e.g. "Slack", "OpenAI")
nodeCount	number	Number of nodes (steps) in the workflow
categories	string[]	Category names the template belongs to. Populated when includeWorkflowJson is on, and always present for startUrls; empty on summary-only rows

Author

Field	Type	Description
authorName	string	Creator display name
authorUsername	string	Creator username on n8n.io
authorVerified	boolean	Whether the creator is a verified n8n creator
authorBio	string	Creator bio
authorAvatar	string	Creator avatar image URL
authorLinks	string[]	Creator profile and website links

Pricing & Blueprint

Field	Type	Description
price	number	Price for paid templates (0 for free)
purchaseUrl	string	Purchase link for paid templates (null for free)
workflowJson	object	Full importable workflow: node graph, parameters, and connections. Populated when includeWorkflowJson is on, and always present for startUrls
imageUrl	string	Preview image URL. Populated with the blueprint fetch; null for templates that ship no preview

Tips for Best Results

• Start small — set maxResults to 25-50 on your first run to confirm the results match what you need, then scale up.
• Match category and app names exactly — spacing and casing matter: use "IT Ops" and "Document Ops" (not "ITOps"), and "Google Sheets" and "OpenAI" as they appear on n8n.io.
• Combining categories narrows to their intersection — listing "AI" and "Sales" returns only templates tagged with both, not either. Use one category at a time to widen.
• Only enable includeWorkflowJson when you need the runnable graph — it adds one fetch per template, so leave it off for a fast summary-only pass over thousands of results. This same fetch also fills each row's categories and preview imageUrl, so those are empty on a summary-only search run and populated once enrichment is on (or when you use startUrls).
• Use startUrls for known templates — pasted template links always return the full blueprint, even with the enrichment toggle off.
• Sort by newest to monitor the catalog — set sortBy to "Newest first" and re-run on a schedule to catch templates published since your last pass.
• Leave every field empty to mirror the whole library — no queries, no URLs, and no filters browses the full catalog (respecting maxResults).

Pricing

From $4.00 per 1,000 results — 20% below the closest comparable n8n template scraper, and the only one that returns the full importable workflow blueprint. Bronze, Silver, and Gold subscribers pay progressively less; the table below shows total cost at each discount tier.

Results	No discount	Bronze	Silver	Gold
100	$0.48	$0.45	$0.43	$0.40
1,000	$4.80	$4.50	$4.30	$4.00
10,000	$48.00	$45.00	$43.00	$40.00
100,000	$480.00	$450.00	$430.00	$400.00

A "result" is any template row in the output dataset. No compute or time-based charges — you pay per result, plus a small fixed per-run start fee.

Integrations

Export data in JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, or RSS. Connect to 1,500+ apps via:

• Zapier / Make — Workflow automation
• Google Sheets — Direct spreadsheet export
• Slack / Email — Notifications on new results
• Webhooks — Trigger custom APIs on run completion
• Apify API — Full programmatic access

Legal & Ethical Use

This actor collects publicly available workflow templates from n8n.io for research, cataloging, and integration purposes. Users are responsible for complying with applicable laws and n8n's Terms of Service, and for respecting each template creator's licensing and attribution. Do not use extracted data for spam, harassment, or any illegal purpose.