Automated Weekly Tech Event Scraper with Bright Data
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This n8n workflow automates the weekly collection of online technology events from websites like Eventbrite. It bypasses anti-bot measures using Bright Data, extracts key details such as event titles and dates, cleans the data, and seamlessly saves it into a Google Sheet.
About This Workflow
Tired of manually searching for upcoming technology events or webinars? This powerful n8n workflow is your solution. It provides a robust, automated way to stay informed about the latest online tech gatherings without lifting a finger. Designed to run weekly, this automation leverages Bright Data's Web Unlocker to efficiently scrape event listings from complex websites like Eventbrite, ensuring you get accurate, up-to-date information. After scraping, a built-in data cleaning process removes duplicates and irrelevant entries, presenting you with only the most valuable event details. Finally, all the structured information is neatly organized and appended to a Google Sheet, creating a dynamic, easily shareable database of events for your personal or professional needs.
Key Features
- Automated Weekly Execution: Configured to run automatically every Monday at 8 AM, ensuring fresh data.
- Advanced Web Scraping: Integrates with Bright Data's Web Unlocker to overcome anti-bot protections and scrape dynamic content from challenging websites.
- Targeted Data Extraction: Precisely extracts event titles and dates from raw HTML, focusing on relevant information.
- Intelligent Data Cleaning: Utilizes a custom JavaScript code node to remove duplicate entries, filter out irrelevant "Trends" sections, and standardize data.
- Google Sheets Integration: Automatically appends cleaned event data to a specified Google Sheet for centralized storage and easy access.
How To Use
- Schedule Trigger: No configuration needed unless you want to change the frequency (default: weekly, Monday, 8 AM).
- Scrape Event Website (HTTP Request):
- Replace
API_KEYin theAuthorizationheader with your actual Bright Data API key. - Modify the
urlparameter in the body (e.g.,https://www.eventbrite.com/d/online/technology--events/) to target your desired event listing page. - Ensure your Bright Data
zoneis correctly set (e.g.,n8n_unblocker).
- Replace
- Parse HTML - Extract Event Cards:
- If scraping a different website, you might need to update the
cssSelectorvalues forTitleandDate and Timeto match the new site's HTML structure.
- If scraping a different website, you might need to update the
- Format Event Data (Code Node): This node is pre-configured for cleaning Eventbrite-like data; no changes are typically needed unless your source data structure fundamentally changes or you need different filtering logic.
- Save to Google Sheet:
- Connect your Google Sheets account credential.
- Select the
Document IDof your target Google Spreadsheet. - Choose the
Sheet Namewhere the data should be appended (e.g., 'Sheet1'). - Ensure your Google Sheet has 'Title' and 'Date & Time' columns for correct mapping. The node will create them if they don't exist, but it's good practice to pre-create.
Apps Used
Workflow JSON
{
"id": "f258c635-a1fe-40b5-b045-d7f3fa24a395",
"name": "Automated Weekly Tech Event Scraper with Bright Data",
"nodes": 21,
"category": "Operations",
"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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