n8n Workflow: Automating Website Screenshots from Google Sheets

This n8n workflow captures screenshots of websites listed in a Google Sheet and saves them to Google Drive using the CustomJS PDF Toolkit.

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Features

• Monitors a Google Sheet for new rows with website URLs.
• Captures screenshots of the websites using the CustomJS PDF Toolkit.
• Uploads the screenshots to a specified Google Drive folder.

Notice

Community nodes can only be installed on self-hosted instances of n8n.

Requirements

• Self-hosted n8n instance
• A Google Sheets document containing website URLs and Titles.
• A Google Drive folder to store the screenshots.
• A CustomJS API key for website screenshots.
• n8n credentials for Google Sheets and Google Drive.

Workflow Steps

1. Google Sheets Trigger

   • Monitors a specified sheet for new rows.
   • Extracts the URL and Title from the row.

2. Website Screenshot Node

   • Uses CustomJS PDF Toolkit to take a screenshot of the given URL.

3. Google Drive Upload

   • Saves the screenshot to a specific Google Drive folder.
   • Uses the Title column as the filename.

Setup Guide

1. Connect Google Sheets

• Ensure your Google Sheet has a column named Url for website URLs and Name for website names.
• Set up Google Sheets credentials in n8n.

2. Configure CustomJS API

• Sign up at CustomJS.

• Retrieve your API key from the profile page.

• Add your API key as n8n credentials.

3. Set Up Google Drive

• Create a folder in Google Drive to store screenshots.
• Copy the folder ID and set it in the Google Drive node in n8n.

Perfect for:

• Website monitoring
• Generating visual archives of web pages
• Automating content curation

This workflow streamlines the process of capturing and organizing website screenshots efficiently.