AutoTrader.ca Deal Alerts to Telegram + Google Sheets (n8n, Apify)

Get new AutoTrader.ca deal alerts in Telegram—while logging everything to Google Sheets automatically

This n8n workflow runs every morning, scrapes newly listed AutoTrader.ca used cars via Apify, records each new listing to Google Sheets, and sends a below-market deal summary to your Telegram chat.

What this workflow does

• Scheduled daily runs: Executes every day at 7:00 using a schedule node.
• Builds search parameters: Uses configured values for make/model, price, mileage, year, location, plus a deal threshold.
• Scrapes recent listings with Apify: Runs the AutoTrader Canada Car Scraper actor (ID: bBoEDhBBfWHh82dce) to fetch listings posted within the last N days, including market median price details.
• Prevents duplicate alerts: Compares new listings against previously processed ones using each listing’s URL, so you don’t get repeat Telegram messages.
• Logs to Google Sheets: Formats each new listing into a consistent row and appends it to your selected worksheet.
• Deal filtering: Sends only listings at or below the configured percentage under AutoTrader’s market median (or all listings if deals-only mode is disabled).
• Telegram summary: Aggregates qualifying listings into a single message and sends it to Telegram.

Use cases

• Car buyers monitoring AutoTrader.ca for undervalued listings in a specific region.
• Automation engineers building a repeatable deal-tracking pipeline with n8n.
• Operators who want a searchable history of listings in Google Sheets plus real-time Telegram notifications.

Technical details

• Apify integration: Uses Apify OAuth/API token to run the AutoTrader Canada Car Scraper actor (bBoEDhBBfWHh82dce).
• n8n nodes used: set, filter, telegram, aggregate, sticky note, google sheets.
• Outputs: Google Sheets rows for every new listing, Telegram message for qualifying deals.