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Detect competitor product launches from ads with Google Sheets and OpenAI

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by Zain Khan ✓ · 7 views · created 2026-06-12 · Market Research, AI Summarization

Unknown. This template uses community nodes we can't verify statically. Uses community nodes that can't be verified statically (unverified community packages are off by default in 3.0). Static check, last run 2026-10-19.

What this workflow does

This AI workflow has 25 nodes and runs on a schedule (every day). Along the way it connects Google Sheets, OpenAI Chat Model and Adyntel (community).

How it runs

Trigger: On a schedule (every day).

  1. Read Competitors (Google Sheets): uses Google Sheets
  2. Loop Over Competitors (Loop Over Items (Split in Batches)): loops over the items in batches
  3. Search Facebook Ads (Adyntel): uses Adyntel
  4. Search Google Ads (Adyntel): work with google ads
  5. Search LinkedIn Ads (Adyntel): work with linked in ads
  6. Merge: merges the data from its input branches
  7. Extract All Ad Copy (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
  8. Read Known Terms (Google Sheets): uses Google Sheets
  9. Extract New Terms (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
  10. Any New Terms? (If): checks a condition and branches into true / false

…plus 12 more steps. See the full node list below.

Services it uses

Google SheetsOpenAI Chat ModelAdyntel (community)

Before you upgrade to n8n 3.0

We can't fully verify this one: it relies on 1 community package, and n8n 3.0 turns unverified community packages off by default (N8N_UNVERIFIED_PACKAGES_ENABLED=false).

  • Check that n8n-nodes-adyntel is verified or supports 3.0 (used in Search LinkedIn Ads, Search Google Ads, Search Facebook Ads).

Nodes used (10)

From the author

Quick Overview This scheduled workflow scans competitor ads via Adyntel (Meta, Google, and LinkedIn), extracts newly appearing terms from ad copy, and uses OpenAI to classify potential launch signals, then logs results and updates baselines in Google Sheets.…

Excerpt from Zain Khan's description on n8n.io.

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