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Automate web research with GPT-4, Claude & Apify for content analysis and insights

Ready for 3.0

by Peter Zendzian · 1,753 views · created 2025-08-01 · Market Research, AI RAG

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 37 nodes and runs when another workflow calls it (plus 1 other trigger). Along the way it connects Qdrant Vector Store, Embeddings Ollama, OpenAI Chat Model and Anthropic Chat Model. It also calls api.apify.com over HTTP.

How it runs

Trigger: When another workflow calls it (plus 1 other trigger).

  1. Set Node (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 5 fields: query, qdrant_url, collection_name…
  2. Smart Query Builder (AI Agent): runs an AI agent, with model: OpenAI Chat Model; output parser: Structured Output Parser
  3. RAG Web Browser (HTTP Request): calls api.apify.com (POST)
  4. Continue of No Error (If): checks a condition and branches into true / false
  5. Markdown Cleaner (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
  6. Normalize text (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
  7. Duplicate Check (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
  8. Set Values (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 11 fields: crawl, searchResult, metadata…
  9. Processing (If): checks a condition and branches into true / false
  10. Early Content Filter (AI Agent): runs an AI agent, with model: Anthropic Chat Model; output parser: Structured Output Parser

…plus 10 more steps. See the full node list below.

Services it uses

Qdrant Vector StoreEmbeddings OllamaOpenAI Chat ModelAnthropic Chat Model

HTTP calls to: api.apify.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 (15)

From the author

This n8n template demonstrates how to automate comprehensive web research using multiple AI models to find, analyze, and extract insights from authoritative sources. Use cases are many: Try automating competitive analysis research, finding latest regulatory…

Excerpt from Peter Zendzian's description on n8n.io.

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