Automate Tech Stack Discovery with BuiltWith & Google Sheets
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This n8n workflow automates the process of identifying the technology stack of websites. It reads a list of domains from Google Sheets, queries the BuiltWith API for detailed tech information, and then updates your Google Sheet with the findings, streamlining competitive intelligence and market research.
About This Workflow
Unlock critical competitive intelligence and streamline your market research with this powerful n8n workflow. Designed for product managers, marketers, and sales professionals, it fully automates the often tedious task of discovering website technology stacks. Simply provide a list of domains in a Google Sheet, and the workflow will leverage the BuiltWith API to fetch comprehensive data on technologies used, their categories, and detection timestamps. The extracted insights are then seamlessly written back to your Google Sheet, enriching your datasets for lead qualification, competitive analysis, or strategic planning without any manual effort.
Key Features
- Effortless Domain Input: Start your analysis by simply listing domains in a Google Sheet.
- BuiltWith API Integration: Automatically query the BuiltWith API to retrieve detailed tech stack information for each domain.
- Intelligent Data Extraction: Custom code node intelligently parses complex API responses to extract key technology, category, and detection dates.
- Automated Google Sheet Updates: Seamlessly update your original Google Sheet with the newly acquired tech stack data, enhancing your existing records.
- Configurable and Extensible: Easily adapt the workflow to extract additional BuiltWith data points or integrate with other tools.
How To Use
- Configure Google Sheets (Read):
- Click on the
Read Domains from Google Sheetsnode. - In the
Credentialssection, add or select your Google Sheets account. - Under
Document ID, select the Google Sheet containing your list of domains. This sheet should have a column namedDomainwith the URLs you want to analyze (e.g.,webflow.com). - Under
Sheet Name, select the specific tab within your spreadsheet.
- Click on the
- Set Up BuiltWith API Key:
- Click on the
Fetch detail via BuiltWithnode. - In the
Query Parameterssection, replaceYOUR_API_KEYwith your actual BuiltWith API key. You can obtain one from your BuiltWith account.
- Click on the
- Ensure Data Mapping (BuiltWith to Google Sheets):
- The
Extract Tech Stack Infonode is pre-configured to parse the BuiltWith API response. No changes are typically needed here unless you want to extract different fields.
- The
- Configure Google Sheets (Update):
- Click on the
Update Google Sheetnode. - Select the same Google Sheets credential,
Document ID, andSheet Nameas in theRead Domains from Google Sheetsnode. - The workflow is set to match rows using
row_numberand update columns likeURL,Category,Technology,First Detected, andLast Detected. Ensure these columns exist in your Google Sheet.
- Click on the
- Run the Workflow:
- The
Manual Triggerallows you to test the workflow by clicking "Test workflow". For automated runs, replace theManual Triggerwith aCronnode or another trigger type to schedule executions.
- The
Apps Used
Workflow JSON
{
"id": "bccdd704-7661-48ec-8100-f64bccbb9f4c",
"name": "Automate Tech Stack Discovery with BuiltWith & Google Sheets",
"nodes": 17,
"category": "Marketing",
"status": "active",
"version": "1.0.0"
}Note: This is a sample preview. The full workflow JSON contains node configurations, credentials placeholders, and execution logic.
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