DividendSteps ETF Research Packet via HTTP Request (n8n)

Turn DividendSteps ETF searches into a ready-to-read research packet—automatically

This n8n workflow uses an HTTP Request to query the DividendSteps website page search API, fetches matching ETF-related pages as Markdown, and compiles a single, attributed “ETF research packet” with source links, review dates, and explicit handling for empty results and retrieval errors.

What this workflow does

• Manual trigger: Run the workflow whenever you want by triggering it manually in n8n.
• Search via HTTP GET: Send an HTTP GET request to the DividendSteps page search API using your configured query term and a results limit (1–20).
• Validate response + stop on no-results: Check the search response. If there are no matches (or the response indicates an error), the workflow stops and returns an explicit no-results/error payload.
• Fetch each matched page: For every matched result, make additional HTTP requests to the DividendSteps page API, preserving HTTP status and structured failures as explicit errors.
• Extract and compile research: Convert retrieved Markdown into a single output Markdown packet that includes:
  • Outbound source links found in each page
  • Date mentions that are unclassified, so you can review them later
  • The original page content
  • Limitations and any retrieval errors

Use cases

• Generate an ETF research reading packet for a specific ticker/theme (e.g., “dividend growth”, “covered call”) without manually opening multiple pages.
• Automate recurring due-diligence notes for an internal SaaS or content pipeline.
• Test and monitor reliability by capturing explicit empty-match behavior and HTTP retrieval failures.

Technical details

• Nodes/logic: Manual Trigger, HTTP Request, if, set, code, sticky note.
• DividendSteps APIs: Uses the DividendSteps search API and page API documented at https://dividendsteps.com/openapi.json.
• Important note: The public API indexes published pages rather than live market quotes—an empty match does not prove a fund or payment doesn’t exist.