Just finished setting up a Data Extraction Bot for a client
I’m pretty excited about this new workflow I made. Here’s what it does:
- Uses Apify to scrape YCombinator data
- Breaks down the info we got
- Makes the links work and grabs more details
- Adds extra info to make the data more useful
I’m curious how many n8n workflows you guys have made. Is this something you do a lot? I’m still learning the ropes and would love to hear about your experiences.
Also, do you have any tips for making these kinds of data extraction workflows better? I feel like there’s probably a lot more I could do to improve it. Let me know what you think!
Impressive work on your YCombinator data extraction workflow. I’ve implemented several n8n setups, mostly for automating internal processes and integrating various SaaS tools. For enhancing data extraction, consider implementing error handling and retry mechanisms to ensure robustness. Additionally, you might want to explore data validation techniques to maintain quality. Have you thought about incorporating machine learning for entity recognition or sentiment analysis? This could add significant value to the extracted data. Keep iterating on your workflow; it’s a solid foundation for more advanced implementations.
Wow, that’s a really cool project you’ve got going there! I’ve been using n8n for about a year now, and I’ve built maybe 15-20 workflows. Mostly for automating some tedious tasks at work, but nothing as advanced as what you’re doing.
For improving data extraction, have you considered adding some data cleaning steps? Sometimes the raw data can be a bit messy. I’ve found that using the ‘Function’ node to run some custom JavaScript can really help standardize the data format.
Also, depending on how often you need to run this, you might want to look into setting up some monitoring. I once had a workflow break silently and didn’t notice for days. Now I always add a simple notification step at the end, just to let me know it’s completed successfully.
Keep up the great work! It’s always exciting to see what other people are building with these tools.
hey that sounds pretty cool! i’ve made a few n8n workflows but nothing that complex. for improving data extraction, maybe look into regex patterns or api integrations if available? could help grab more specific info. keep it up, always fun to see what others are building!