Build a Web Scraper with n8n – Scrape Apartment Listings to Google Sheets
In this video, I’ll show you a real-world use case for n8n, the powerful open-source workflow automation tool. We’ll build a simple web scraper that pulls apartment listing data from a public site (Oikotie) and automatically inserts it into Google Sheets.
🔧 What you'll learn:
How to create an automation workflow in n8n
Using HTTP requests to fetch website data
Parsing HTML using the Cheerio module in JavaScript
Writing structured data into Google Sheets
Tips for getting external modules to work inside Docker
📌 This is a follow-up to the previous video where I showed you how to install n8n locally for free. If you're new to n8n, check that one out first!
📚 Resources mentioned:
Community page with setup instructions and Cheerio tips: https://community.openintegrator.com/...
Installation video: see above link
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