{"product_id":"n8n-workflow-review-google-news-brand-mentions-in-google-sheets","title":"n8n Workflow: Review Google News Brand Mentions in Google Sheets","description":"\u003ch3\u003eFind where your brand shows up on Google News—and capture the proof in Google Sheets\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis n8n workflow searches Google News for your brand mentions, consolidates duplicate results, reads the most relevant pages, and logs matching passages, observed links, and review statuses to \u003cstrong\u003eGoogle Sheets\u003c\/strong\u003e—so you can review media coverage without running outreach.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat this workflow does\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLoads your targeting inputs\u003c\/strong\u003e: brand domain, brand aliases, excluded domains, plus country and language settings—then validates limits and required values before making paid requests.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eManages query inputs safely\u003c\/strong\u003e: reads queries from a “Queries” sheet, rejects duplicates or oversized batches, and checks for duplicate saved keys when results are read.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSearches Google News\u003c\/strong\u003e: pulls article titles, publishers, publication dates, and URLs using HasData. Missing responses are marked as unavailable (not proof that coverage doesn’t exist).\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCombines duplicates and prioritizes candidates\u003c\/strong\u003e: merges duplicate article URLs, keeps all queries that produced each article, excludes your own domain\/configured sources, prioritizes multi-query matches, and orders by publication date while limiting page reads across the full run.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReads selected articles and extracts evidence\u003c\/strong\u003e: matches brand aliases using word boundaries and looks for direct links to your domain or subdomains. Failed reads and truncated content remain distinguishable from usable evidence.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSaves an inventory + review queue\u003c\/strong\u003e: writes discovery inventory and a review queue to Google Sheets, including filtering for \u003ccode\u003ereview_unlinked_mention\u003c\/code\u003e to identify matching text without a link match.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eUse cases\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eMedia monitoring for SaaS operators: quickly assess whether Google News mentions link back to your website.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eBrand research workflows: build a list of coverage candidates and capture supporting passages for internal review.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eAutomation engineers: maintain a repeatable n8n process for ongoing Google News brand tracking.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eTechnical details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003en8n nodes\/logic\u003c\/strong\u003e: if, set, code, html, sticky note, http request\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIntegrations\u003c\/strong\u003e: Google Sheets for “Queries” input and results logging; Google News search via HasData\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"N8N Commerce","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46164217233587,"sku":"N8N-20478","price":13.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0749\/6279\/6723\/files\/mWmqnoikg4yxGKq_85abY_3K8Zirtz.png?v=1791278371","url":"https:\/\/buyflowscripts.com\/products\/n8n-workflow-review-google-news-brand-mentions-in-google-sheets","provider":"N8N Commerce","version":"1.0","type":"link"}