Collect and validate supplier price comparisons with Apify

by Cory · 0 views · created 2026-09-22 · Market Research

What this workflow does

This workflow has 16 nodes and runs manually, when you click “Execute workflow”. It uses only n8n's built-in nodes. It also calls api.apify.com over HTTP.

How it runs

Trigger: Manually, when you click “Execute workflow”.

1. Configure comparison inputs (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
2. Validate mode and start settings (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
3. Start a new comparison? (If): checks a condition and branches into true / false
4. Start one Apify comparison (HTTP Request): calls api.apify.com (POST)
5. Validate comparison run ID (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
6. Verify start response and return run ID (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
7. Get Apify run status (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API (GET)
8. Verify run identity and status (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
9. Is the comparison complete? (If): checks a condition and branches into true / false
10. Wait: waits 10 seconds

…plus 4 more steps. See the full node list below.

HTTP calls to: api.apify.com

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Nodes used (6)

• Manual Triggern8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger
• Coden8n-nodes-base.code
• HTTP Requestn8n-nodes-base.httpRequest
• Ifn8n-nodes-base.if
• Waitn8n-nodes-base.wait
• No Operation, do nothingn8n-nodes-base.noOp

From the author

Quick overview This manual workflow starts or resumes an Apify Supplier Catalog Comparison actor run, polls until it succeeds, then downloads SUMMARY, REVIEW, and COMPARISON.csv outputs and exports a validated CSV plus a DIAGNOSTICS.json report. How it works…

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