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Analyze Reddit posts with AI to identify business opportunities

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by Alex Huang · 34,324 views · created 2025-02-22 · Market Research, AI Summarization

Needs changes. This template uses 1 thing(s) that n8n 3.0 removes: AI Agent v1 (old agent modes). 1 breaking item(s) found. Static check, last run 2026-10-19.

What this workflow does

This AI workflow has 18 nodes and runs manually, when you click “Execute workflow”. Along the way it connects OpenAI Chat Model, Gmail, OpenAI and Google Sheets and 1 more.

How it runs

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

  1. Get Posts (Reddit): search
  2. Filter Posts By Features (If): checks a condition and branches into true / false
  3. Select Key Fields (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 5 fields: upvotes, subreddit_subscribers, postcontent…
  4. Merge: merges the data from its input branches
  5. Analysis Content By AI (AI Agent): runs an AI agent, with model: OpenAI Chat Model
  6. Filter Posts By Content (If): checks a condition and branches into true / false
  7. Post Summarization (Summarization Chain): summarizes text with AI, with model: OpenAI Chat Model
  8. Find Proper Solutions (OpenAI): uses OpenAI
  9. Merge: merges the data from its input branches
  10. Post Sentiment Analysis (Sentiment Analysis): scores sentiment with AI, with model: OpenAI Chat Model

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

Services it uses

OpenAI Chat ModelGmailOpenAIGoogle SheetsReddit

Before you upgrade to n8n 3.0

1 thing in this workflow is removed in n8n 3.0. Fix it before you upgrade:

  • AI Agent v1 (old agent modes) in Analysis Content By AI (v1.7): replace with Latest AI Agent node (Tools Agent). For SQL Agent, use a Postgres or MySQL tool with a recent AI Agent.
Removed in 3.0Replace with
AI Agent v1 (old agent modes)
Analysis Content By AI (v1.7)
Latest AI Agent node (Tools Agent). For SQL Agent, use a Postgres or MySQL tool with a recent AI Agent.

Nodes used (12)

From the author

Use case Manually monitoring Reddit for viable business ideas is time-consuming and inconsistent. This workflow automatically analyzes trending Reddit discussions using AI to surface high-potential opportunities, filter irrelevant content, and generate…

Excerpt from Alex Huang's description on n8n.io.

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