Schedule Trigger Automate

This workflow is ideal for:

• Content Managers who need to monitor changes on webpages, such as Terms of Service or privacy policies, to stay compliant.
• Digital Marketers who want to track competitor websites for updates and changes in offerings or messaging.
• Developers looking to automate the monitoring of documentation or API changes on various platforms.
• Small Business Owners who need to keep an eye on industry-related pages to adapt their strategies accordingly.

This workflow addresses the challenge of manually tracking changes on webpages. It automates the following:

• Continuous Monitoring: Automatically checks a specified webpage at scheduled intervals.
• Change Detection: Utilizes hashing to detect content changes, ensuring users are only notified of significant updates.
• Documentation: Automatically logs changes in Google Sheets and stores snapshots in Google Drive for future reference.

1. Scheduled Trigger: The workflow initiates based on a predefined schedule, ensuring regular checks on the specified webpage.
2. Variables Setup: The URL of the webpage to be monitored is defined, allowing easy updates.
3. Fetch Webpage: An HTTP request node retrieves the current content of the webpage.
4. Extract Contents: The relevant content is extracted using HTML selectors, focusing on the specific information to monitor.
5. Hash Generation: A hash of the extracted content is created to facilitate change detection.
6. Remove Duplicates: The workflow checks if the generated hash is new or has been seen before, preventing unnecessary notifications.
7. Snapshot Creation: If a change is detected, the current content is saved as a text file in Google Drive.
8. Log Changes: The details of the change, including the hash, change date, and a link to the Google Drive file, are logged in a Google Sheet.
9. Email Notification: An email is sent to notify the user of the detected change, providing all relevant details.