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Track recurring job pain points with SerpApi, Gemini, and Google Sheets

Ready for 3.0

by Ayaan Sheikh ✓ · 5 views · created 2026-07-11 · Market Research, AI Summarization

Ready for 3.0. This template uses no nodes that n8n 3.0 removes. No removed nodes, versions or helpers found. Static check, last run 2026-10-19.

What this workflow does

This AI workflow has 11 nodes and runs on a schedule (every week). Along the way it connects Google Sheets and Google Gemini. It also calls serpapi.com over HTTP.

How it runs

Trigger: On a schedule (every week).

  1. Set Search Config (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 3 fields: role, location, sheetTab
  2. Fetch Job Postings (SerpApi) (HTTP Request): calls serpapi.com
  3. Split Out: splits a list into separate items
  4. AI Model (Google Gemini): uses Google Gemini
  5. Parse AI Output (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
  6. Append to Google Sheet (Google Sheets): append
  7. Read All Sheet Rows (Google Sheets): uses Google Sheets
  8. Aggregate: combines items into one
  9. Rank Pain Points by Frequency (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
  10. Write Summary Sheet (Google Sheets): append

Services it uses

Google SheetsGoogle Gemini

HTTP calls to: serpapi.com

Before you upgrade to n8n 3.0

Nothing in this workflow is removed in n8n 3.0, so it should import and run after the upgrade.

Nodes used (8)

From the author

Quick Overview This workflow runs weekly to pull Google Jobs results via SerpApi, uses Google Gemini to extract operational pain points and an automation opportunity from each posting, logs them to Google Sheets, and writes a frequency-ranked pain-point…

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